Did Garden Grove Councilman Steve Jones Endorse Tom Daly or Jose Moreno for AD-69?
Posted by Chris Nguyen on September 18, 2012
Almost five months ago, the Tom Daly for Assembly campaign issued a press release called, “Four Garden Grove City Councilmembers Endorse Tom Daly for Assembly” (which you can still find on Daly’s web site, which we ran on OC Political, and which Liberal OC ran). You can also find Jones still listed in Daly’s endorsement list.
Jones sought the Republican Party of Orange County’s endorsement last night. Central Committee Member Tim Whitacre pulled Jones from consideration because Jones had endorsed Democrat Tom Daly (as the press release above indicated).
When questioned, Jones denied that he endorsed Daly (contradicting the press release above).
OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh then asked if Jones had endorsed AD-69 Republican Candidate Jose “Joe” Moreno (not to be confused with Anaheim City School District Trustee Jose F. Moreno).
Jones said he had not but then immediately endorsed Moreno in front of the ~150 people in attendance at the OC GOP Central Committee meeting.
With Jones denying that he endorsed Daly and with him endorsing Moreno live, the Central Committee then had a unanimous voice vote to endorse Jones.
The discrepancy still needs to be resolved however. Was the Daly press release from the spring erroneous, and is Daly still erroneously listing Jones? Or did Jones flip his endorsement just last night? Has Jones contacted Daly to discuss the present status of his endorsement?
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Benedict, Arnold said
Tom Daly’s endorsement list @ his website as of 9/18/2012
Looks like somebody lied to all 150 people at the OC GOP CEntral Committee meeting. Look at all the democrats.
Endorsements.
Anaheim Neighborhood Association
Frank Barbaro – Chairman, Democratic Party of Orange County
Dan Jacobson – Chairman, Democratic Foundation of Orange County
Ray Cordova – Chairman, South County Labor, AFL-CIO
William C. Waggoner – International Union of Operating Engineers
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Joint Council 42
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Teamsters, Local 911
Teamsters, Local 952
Lucy Dunn – President/CEO, Orange County Business Council
Todd Ament – President/CEO, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce
Mike Metzler – Former President & CEO, Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance
Bryan Starr – CEO, Building Industry Association of Orange County
Support Our Anaheim Resort Political Action Committee (S.O.A.R.)
Bill Lockyer – State Treasurer
Jose Solorio – State Assemblyman, 69th District
Tom Umberg – Former State Assemblyman, 69th District
Gail Eastman – Anaheim City Councilwoman
Kris Beard – Garden Grove City Councilman
Bruce Broadwater – Garden Grove City Councilman
Steve Jones – Garden Grove City Councilman
Dina Nguyen – Garden Grove City Councilwoman
Larry Agran – Irvine City Councilman
John Erskine – Former Huntington Beach Mayor
Linda Moulton-Patterson – Former Huntington Beach Mayor
Jerry M. Patterson – Coast Community College District Board Member & Former
U.S. Congressman, 38th District
Arianna Barrios – Rancho Santiago Community College District Board Member
David Chapel – Rancho Santiago Community College District Board Member
Brian Conley – Rancho Santiago Community College District Board Member
John Hanna – Rancho Santiago Community College District Board Member
Leonard Lahtinen – North Orange County Community College District Board Member
Donna Miller – North Orange County Community College District Board Member
Jordan Brandman – Anaheim Union High School District Board Member
Anna Piercy – Anaheim Union High School District Board Member
James Vanderbilt – Anaheim City Elementary School District Board Member
Russ Barrios – Former Orange Unified School District Board Member
Orange County Professional Firefighters Association Local 3631
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