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State Sen. Vidak blasts the confirmation of Shiroma to the corrupt ALRB

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Editor Posted in Agriculture, Andy Vidak, California, Democratic Party, Labor Leave a comment

Senator Andy Vidak

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 4, 2016

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Vidak Blasts Confirmation of Shiroma to the Corrupt ALRB

Sacramento – Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford) today made a blistering speech on the Senate Floor in opposition to the confirmation of Genevieve Shiroma as a member of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) and issued the following statement:

There are three points against Shiroma’s confirmation:

Shiroma’s blatant conflict of interest;
the ALRB’s dismal performance under Shiroma’s tenure; and
the ALRB’s failed mission to assist farmworkers under Shiroma’s leadership.

On the blatant conflict of interest: Continue reading→

Will Sharon Quirk-Silva win back her Assembly seat in 2016?

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, AD65, Democratic Party, Fullerton, Republican Party, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Young Kim 3 Comments

Don Wagner with Sharon Quirk-Silva

Former State Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva held a St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser tonight to raise money for her next campaign. That’s right she is going to try to win back her seat in the 65th Assembly District in two years – in 2016.

Quirk-Silva was soundly defeated by a former Ed Royce staffer, Young Kim, in the November, 2014 General Election. Kim got over 42,000 votes and Quirk-Silva barely cleared 35,000 votes.

The 2014 General Election was a tough one for the O.C. Democrats. They also lost in the 34th State Senate District, where Janet Nguyen trounced former State Assemblyman Jose Solorio. And the Democratics on the Irvine and Huntington Beach City Councils got the boot as well. Continue reading→

Pauly’s Pick – Moorlach for the 37th State Senate District

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2015 Elections, 37th State Senate District, Deborah Pauly, Don Wagner, John Moorlach, Labor, Republican Party 2 Comments

PAULY’S PICKS: Tuesday, March 17 Special Election to fill 37th Senate Seat

By: Deborah Pauly

There is only one race on your ballot for the Special Election on March 17 to fill California’s 37th Senate District seat vacated by Mimi Walters when she was elected to Congress.

My recommendation is JOHN MOORLACH.

Here’s why. We need to elect men and women of honor, integrity and honesty at all levels of government. John Moorlach fills that bill. He’s a CPA. Did you know we don’t have a single CPA in the state legislature? That explains a lot, doesn’t it? We need an army of CPAs, but we’ll have to settle for this one for now. (Wagner is an attorney. We have PLENTY of those!) Moorlach predicted the OC bankruptcy in the mid-90s. He was made fun of, discredited and called “chicken little,” at that time — but he stood his ground in declaring that the Treasurer/Tax Collector was playing fast and loose with the taxpayer’s money. Six months later, OC experienced the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. Moorlach ably led us out of it. Cleaned up the OC Treasurer’s Department and instituted investment policies that didn’t put the taxpayers’ dollars at unnecessary risk. Continue reading→

Moorlach endorsed by major public employee pension reformer

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2015 Elections, 37th State Senate District, Carl DeMaio, John Moorlach, Labor, Orange County, Pension Crisis 2 Comments

DeMaio Disses ‘Some’ in GOP, Backs Moorlach for State Senate

Posted by Ken Stone, Times San Diego

Carl DeMaio isn’t a candidate, but he’s staying in the political game with his endorsement of a fellow pension-reformer in a tough race north of San Diego.

“A key race for California State Senate will happen (March 17) in Orange County,” DeMaio said in a statement Wednesday. “I’m writing because it is imperative that my good friend John Moorlach win this key election.” Continue reading→

Rackauckas lies about Moorlach in shameful robo calls

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2015 Elections, 37th State Senate District, Don Wagner, Labor, Tony Rackauckas 3 Comments

Debunking the robo-Rack death penalty lie. John Moorlach for State Senate!

By: Kelly Hubbard, the OC Tea Party Blog

If you live in the 37th State Senate district, which includes the cities of Huntington Beach (south), Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Irvine, Tustin, Lake Forest, Laguna Beach,Laguna Woods, Villa Park, Orange, and Anaheim (east), you may have noticed a series of robo-calls invading your voice-mails lately on behalf of the establishment candidate for State Senate, Union-supported Assemblyman Don Wagner.

The Unions have already spent well over $100,000 on Independent Expenditure mailers and ads supporting Wagner, and the flood of Union money continues to pour in. I’ve been told that in just the last few days alone, Unions and Special Interests have spent over $60,000 on Wagner’s behalf, flooding voter’s voice-mails and mailboxes with lies and distortions targeted at the conservative in this race John Moorlach. Continue reading→

The OC Firefighters Union is promoting bad candidates for the MV CIty Council

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Dave Leckness, Labor, OCFA, Orange County, Rhonda Reardon, Wendy Bucknum 10 Comments

Union buying off politicians in Mission Viejo

Firefighter Union $13,000 & CA Apt Assoc $2,000 promoting Rhonda, Dave & Wendy

By: Joe Holtzman

Folks – –we all know the problems the Orange County fire Authority has had recently with their scandals. The Orange County fire Authority’s union abuses their privileges.

This union is now funding an organization in Mission Viejo that will foster high density development. Click here for proof. The PAC’s treasurer is Dan O’Conner. Dan is a local real estate lackey .

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