Santa Ana Council Member Vince Sarmiento, who is widely respected by both Democrats and Republicans, sent out a letter via email yesterday encouraging his supporters to back his colleague, Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez, for the 69th Assembly District. Sarmiento and his wife are hosting a fundraiser for her on [...]
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Councilman Sarmiento touts Martinez as the best candidate for the 69th AD
Posted by Admin on February 7th, 2012
Councilman Sarmiento to host a fundraiser for Martinez on 2/23, at his home
Posted by Admin on February 2nd, 2012
[ February 23, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Get ready for Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez’ biggest fundraiser yet, on Thursday, February 23, 2012, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Martinez is the leading Democratic candidate for the 69th Assembly District. She now has the support of Santa Ana’s leading elected officials, including Host Committee Members Assemblymember Jose Solorio, Mayor Miguel Pulido, Councilmember Vincent Sarmiento, Councilmember [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Entertainment, Latino Leaders, mayor miguel pulido, Politics, Santa Ana 
Tags: 69th assembly district, Carlos Bustamante, David Benavides, Fundraiser, jose solorio, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, Sal Tinajero, Vincent Sarmiento 
10 Comments »Solorio gives Daly $2K, but Martinez leads in fundraising in the 69th A.D.
Posted by Admin on February 1st, 2012
The campaign finance reports are in, and the top fundraiser, of the four Democrats running for the 69th Assembly District, is Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez. You can read her report here.
Ultra-liberal union shill Julio Perez came in at 117K and 70K cash at-hand. If you subtract the $23K which he reported in the last reporting period, which was from [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Julio Perez, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana, Tom Daly Tags: 69th assembly district, Francisco J Barragan, fundraising, jose solorio, julio perez, Michele Martinez, sacramento, Santa Ana, tom daly 22 Comments »Councilwoman Martinez’ Assembly campaign eclipses $100,000 in fundraising
Posted by Admin on January 31st, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2012
Contact: Lupe De La Cruz, Office: (714) 564-0130
Councilwoman Martinez Eclipses $100,000 Fundraising Mark
Santa Ana, California – Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez raised over $100,000 between announcing her campaign in September 2011 and December 31, 2011. The figure includes $15,700 in loans from Martinez.
“Michele has gained the early support of people from all [...]
The California Democratic Party rescinds Julio Perez’ endorsement!
Posted by Admin on January 30th, 2012
Ruh roh! It looks like uber-liberal union hack Julio Perez DID NOT get the California Democratic Party endorsement after all. Here is a press release from the California Democratic Party explaining why Perez FAILED:
To: Interested Parties
From: Chris Myers and Dennis Raj
Re: Assembly District 69 Pre-‐Endorsement Conference Results
Date: January 27,2012
Preliminary results:
11 ballots for Julio Perez + 2 provisional
3 ballots for Tom Daly
1 ballots for Michele Martinez
6 ballots for No Endorsements
Click here to read the rest of this article.
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Julio Perez, Labor, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, california democratic party, Erick Plascencia, julio perez, Louise Stewardson, Michele Martinez, Renee Hernandez, Scott McKown, tom daly No Comments »No Gustavo, Michele Martinez and I did not sell out to Miguel Pulido
Posted by Art Pedroza on January 24th, 2012
The OC Weekly’s Gustavo Arellano is a huge fan of far-left Democrat Julio Perez – one of four Democrats vying for the 69th Assembly District. That’s fine. What is not cool is Gustavo’s continued allegation that Santa Ana Council Woman Michele Martinez “sold out” to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido. That is not just untrue [...]
Posted in 2006 Elections, 2008 Elections, 2010 Elections, Alfredo Amezcua, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Dave Ream, Democratic Party, elections, Julio Perez, Latinos, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, al amezcua, alfredo amezcua, gustavo arellano, julio perez, Michele Martinez, miguel pulido, Santa Ana 14 Comments »OC Labor Fed leaves behind moderation as they line up behind Julio Perez
Posted by Admin on January 22nd, 2012
Committed to raising taxes – union hack Julio Perez, Assembly Speaker John Perez and labor boss Teferi Gebre
Moderation isn’t working anymore for Orange County’s labor leaders, according to the Voice of OC. When has this far-left bunch ever been moderate? It is true however that this year they have seemingly lost their minds – lining up [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Labor, Latinos, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 69th assembly district, democrats, Francisco J Barragan, julio perez, Michele Martinez, oc labor federation, Orange County, robert hammond, Teferi Gebre, tom daly 1 Comment »Sources report that Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Alvarez is running again
Posted by Admin on January 22nd, 2012
UPDATE: Sources report that Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez is going to run for reelection this November. There has been some debate about whether or not Measure D, which allowed her to run for a third term, would allow her to run for two more. Alvarez is essentially challenging her detractors to sue [...]
Updated: Thomas Gordon cut out of Santa Ana’s Ward 6
Posted by Admin on January 18th, 2012
Update: The Santa Ana City Council voted unanimously this week to approve the proposed changes to the Santa Ana Ward Maps. Past mayoral candidate Thomas Gordon is now in Ward 4, which is represented by Councilman David Benavides. Gordon will not be able to run against Councilman Sal Tinajero in Ward 6 – ever.
The Santa [...]
Revenge has driven Amezcua ally Barragan to run for the 69th A.D.
Posted by Admin on January 14th, 2012
Santa Ana resident Francisco J. Barragan is finally getting the chance to avenge his pal Alfredo Amezcua’s brutal loss to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido in 2010. Barragan announced yesterday at the Orange County Young Democrats meeting that he is “entering the 69th Assembly District race,” according to the Liberal OC blog.
“After seeing the other candidates I think [...]
Councilwoman Michele Martinez’ Assembly campaign kick-off set for Jan. 14
Posted by Admin on January 13th, 2012
[ January 14, 2012; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
Santa Ana Council Woman Michele Martinez, the leading candidate for the 69th Assembly District, has announced the grand opening of her campaign office and a Volunteer Precinct Walk Kick-Off, on Saturday, January 14, from 9 am to 2 pm. Here are the details:
Please join Team Martinez for a Campaign Office and Volunteer Precinct Walk Kick-Off On [...]
Will U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez get a free pass this year?
Posted by Admin on January 8th, 2012
U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez lost her campaign money in the Kinde Durkee scandal – but it may not matter. Her new 46th congressional district ”encompasses most of Santa Ana, parts of Garden Grove, Anaheim, Westminster and Fullerton. Previous drafts of the maps gave the area, which is home to Disneyland and a heavy population of immigrants, a slight Republican edge,” according to the L.A. [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Democratic Party, elections, Federal Government, Orange, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: anaheim, barack obama, bill campbell, challengers, Curt Pringle, dana rohrabacher, Democratic Party, dpoc, garden grove, janet nguyen, lorettta sanchez, oc gop, Orange, republican party, Santa Ana 1 Comment »Introducing the new OC Politics blog
Posted by Art Pedroza on January 2nd, 2012
Yes its true – I launched a new Orange County political blog on New Year’s Day. I am calling it the “Orange County Politics Blog.”
As many of you may know, I started Orange County’s first political blog, the Orange Juice, back in 2003. It became Orange County’s top political blog and I believe that one [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Blogs, elections, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: art pedroza, OC Politics blog, orange juice, vern nelson 11 Comments »Who is Robert Hammond?
Posted by Admin on December 29th, 2011
Robert Hammond got 34.5% of the vote in 2010, when he ran for the 69th Assembly District as the Republican nominee. Incumbent Jose Solorio blew him out with 65.5% of the vote, according to Smart Voter. Undeterred, Hammond is at it again this year. His Facebook campaign page has 40 likes. Speaking of “likes,” he [...]
Why should Councilwoman Michele Martinez answer to out of town bloggers?
Posted by Admin on December 28th, 2011
Does Michele Martinez really need to worry about what out of town bloggers are saying?
A ruckus has broken out on two Orange County political blogs that are staffed by bloggers who do not live in Santa Ana. They are all upset because Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez isn’t answering their questions about her campaign for [...]
