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. [...]
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Will U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez get a free pass this year?
Posted by Admin on January 8th, 2012
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 »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 [...]
Did O.C. Supervisor Bill Campbell hire gay basher Laura Cunningham?
Posted by Admin on November 18th, 2011
Mrs. Jerbal is back!
Chisme has it that O.C. Supervisor Bill Campbell has hired a new Chief of Staff – gay basher Laura Cunningham! You may remember that she was the “Hispanic Outreach Director” for the Yes on Prop. 8 campaign – the ballot measure that made gay marriage illegal here in California.
We know now that [...]
Four Republicans now running for the 72nd Assembly District
Posted by Admin on October 25th, 2011
[ November 17, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
There are now four Republicans running for the 72nd Assembly District, which includes part of Santa Ana. The Republican candidates include Huntington Beach Council Member Matt Harper (Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s former Chief of Staff); Westminster Mayor Pro Tem Tyler Diep; OC Board of Education Trustee Long Pham and Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio.
All of them [...]
Durkeegate Update: The FBI freezes the DPOC’s bank accounts
Posted by Admin on September 14th, 2011
UPDATE: Democratic Party Chair Frank Barbero says the FBI has frozen bank accounts connected to Orange County’s Democratic Party, according to NBC News.
UPDATE: Kang is done: Irvine mayor Sukhee Kang says his bank account shrunk from $20,000 to $700. Kang opened a second account in July to fund his run for congress, but it is missing [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 2012 elections, democratic party of orange county, dpoc, durkeegate, frank barbara, jose solorio, kinde durkee, loretta sanchez, lou correa, oc gop, republican party 9 Comments »Is the Santa Ana Coalition for Better Government a GOP ploy?
Posted by Admin on May 17th, 2011
The Republicans still rule in Orange County – except for the City of Santa Ana, where only one Republican sits on our City Council.
The Democrats control the 69th Assembly District, the 34th State Senate District and the 47th Congressional District. All the Republicans have is Supervisor Janet Nguyen. She might be able to redistrict her [...]
Tan Nguyen is going to jail for trying to suppress the Latino vote
Posted by Admin on February 15th, 2011
Former Republican Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen has been sentenced “to spend 366 days in prison followed by six months in a halfway house for lying to investigators about his role in a scheme to intimidate Latino voters from voting in his 2006 race against incumbent Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez,” according to R. Scott Moxley at the [...]
OC GOP Update: Whitacre loses and Moreno returns
Posted by Admin on January 21st, 2011
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre fought the good fight on Monday night, at the Republican Party of Orange County’s Central Committee meeting – and he has nothing to hang his head about. He got 23 votes, out of a total of 54 elected members of the Central Committee, in his campaign for party chair, against [...]
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre releases his plan to reform the OC GOP
Posted by Admin on January 13th, 2011
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre, who is challenging Scott Baugh for the Chairmanship of the Republican Party of Orange County, today released his five page plan to reform the OC GOP.
Click here to read Whitacre’s entire plan. Here is an excerpt from Whitacre’s plan:
The WHITACRE “ALL IN” Plan for the Republican Party of Orange County Central [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: oc gop, republican party, scott baugh, tim whitacre No Comments »Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre is running for the Chairmanship of the OC GOP
Posted by Admin on December 31st, 2010
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre has announced that he is challenging attorney and lobbyist Scott Baugh for the Chairmanship of the Republican Party of Orange County (OC GOP).
Whitacre is a longtime member of the OC GOP Central Committee. He ran the Nativo Lopez recall campaign and also was involved in a campaign to recall Assemblyman [...]
Posted in elections, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: oc gop, republican party of orange county, Santa Ana, scott baugh, tim whitacre 10 Comments »Who is Lucille Kring?
Posted by Admin on October 5th, 2010
Lucille Kring is the Anaheim Councilwoman who is challenging popular State Senator Lou Correa over in the 34th State Senate District. She is a Republican.
Kring’s Anaheim City Council page includes a lot of information about her, including a bio. Here are a few excerpts:
Lucille Kring was re-elected to the Anaheim City Council in November, 2006 [...]
O.C. Lincoln Club mailer rips Congresswoman Sanchez for spending and Playboy connections
Posted by Admin on September 17th, 2010
The Orange County Lincoln Club, which is a collection of wealthy, conservative Republican fundraisers and businessmen, sent out an hit piece in today’s mail, against Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez.
They ripped Sanchez for her spending, citing that in 2009-2010 alone Sanchez voted to spend nearly three trillion on:
$21 billion in earmark pork for special projects and entities
$80 [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Democratic Party, elections, Latinos, Orange County, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana, Westminster, working families Tags: andy quach, hugh hefner, lincoln club, loretta sanchez, mike carona, oc gop, playboy mansion, van tran 2 Comments »Tran Welcomes Tea Party Express Endorsement Proving He’s On The Fringe
Posted by Admin on July 30th, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
For Immediate Release, July 30, 2010
CONTACT: Jennifer Crider & Andy Stone (202) 485-3440
Tran Welcomes Tea Party Express Endorsement Proving He’s On The Fringe
Van Tran has welcomed the endorsement of Tea Party Express, which begs the obvious question: Does Tran agree with the racist and anti-Semitic attitude that has become a hallmark of [...]
Minutemen take over Independence Day event at Santa Ana Public Library
Posted by Admin on July 4th, 2010
Oh my. It looks like the Independence Day event that was held today at the Santa Ana Public Library was chock full of Mexican-bashing Minutemen. Imagine that.
Lupe Moreno, a former member of the Santa Ana Public Library Board, apparently invited her fellow Minutemen to the event. Moreno is also active in the OC GOP, and [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, immigration, Independence, Latinos, Literature, Politics, Racism, republican party, Santa Ana, working families Tags: immigrants, Latinos, lucille kring, Lupe Moreno, minutemen, oc gop, racists, Santa Ana, van tran 8 Comments »Harry Sidhu loses campaign for OC GOP Central Committee in the 69th A.D.
Posted by Admin on June 9th, 2010
Tought night for Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu. He lost his race for Supervisor, to Shawn Nelson. Sidhu may yet fact him in a run-off.
However, Sidhu also lost over in the 69th Assembly District, in the race for the OC GOP Central Committee.
The top vote-getter was former Santa Ana Councilman Brett Franklin. Minuteman Lupe Moreno also [...]
