Jan Grimes Appointed OC Auditor-Controller: We Have Vote Totals
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on April 16, 2013
My iPad died earlier, right after the final update and I did not get the chance to do an official post announcing that Jan Grimes was appointed Auditor-Controller. It was fairly easy to track the vote totals since only four candidates even made it to the interview process. Following up from earlier I am posting a list of votes that each Supervisor cast yesterday for Auditor-Controller. Later tonight stay tuned for an interview with Supervisor Shawn Nelson that we will be posting in its entirety. Now onto the vote recap:
Round 1
In this opening round, each Supervisor could vote for up to two applicants to advance to the second round with an applicant needing to finish in the top two in order to advance. Here’s the breakdown:
Janet Nguyen
Eric Woolery
John Moorlach
Jan Grimes
Todd Spitzer
Jan Grimes
Shawn Nelson
George Beck
Jan Grimes
Pat Bates
Eric Woolery
Jan Grimes
Here are the results from this round:
Making The Cut
Jan Grimes (4 votes)
Eric Woolery (2 votes)
Missing The Cut
George Beck (1 vote)
James Benuzzi (0 Votes)
Round 2
In this second round, each Supervisor could vote for up to one applicant in order to give an idea of who would be the top choice. Here’s the breakdown:
Janet Nguyen
Eric Woolery
John Moorlach
Jan Grimes
Todd Spitzer
Jan Grimes
Shawn Nelson
Jan Grimes
Pat Bates
Eric Woolery
Here are the results from this round:
Jan Grimes (3 votes)
Eric Woolery (2 votes)
Final Motion
With the top vote getter being Jan Grimes, John Moorlach made a motion to appoint Jan Grimes. Todd Spitzer seconded the motion and the vote which was more of a formality at this point was as follows
Janet Nguyen- Aye
John Moorlach- Aye
Todd Spitzer- Aye
Shawn Nelson- Aye
Pat Bates- Aye
This made it a 5-0 vote on the actual appointment.
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OCInsider#33 said
Looks like Moorlach was able to wheel and deal himself an open seat to run for in 2014 if his Governor’s race falls through. If there is an appointment for a new D.A. in the next year
Moorlach will have a hard time paying them both back.
joe said
With todays appointment of Democrat Jan Grimes as Orange County Auditor- Controller did Republicans Supervisors John Moorlach, Todd Spitzer, and Shawn Nelson
Moorlach violate the OCGOP bylaws they swore to uphold.
Purposes and Duties
C. Support all Republican nominees and endorsed candidates in Orange County;
H. Endorse Republican candidates for local non-partisan and voter-nominated offices.
OCInsider#33 said
No future OCGOP endorsements for those three.