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Tuesday, August 05, 2014
More candidate surprises...
eLECTION Watch 2014
a service of Orange Net News /O/N/N/
Friday's deadline
approaches with lots pulling papers, but few filing...
"Mr. Orange" pulls papers
for Orange Mayor
Eugene Fields, former Orange County Register writer known as
the first "Mr. Orange" in the paper's local Orange City News edition, pulled papers for the Orange City Mayor's
race today.
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| Fields' graduation picture |
Fields, who had moved to Arizona to complete his masters degree in Public
Administration returned to California Orange
Fields is known also as a die-hard Angels fan often tweets about the Angles, often live from home
games. In his blog, Greedo Shot First: and other Urban Legends, Fields' opens up about his long climb towards
achieving his college degrees.
He also
writes about getting his degrees and his goal of public service:
"That desire was to have a positive impact on the world around me.
To change the world - one person at a time. So I went back to get my master's
degree. Instead of majoring in Marriage and Family Therapy to become a Sports
Psychology, I decided to major in Public Administration to understand how
governments worked from the inside. My goal was/is to run for public office to
fight for people like myself who needed a helping hand in order to pursue a degree
later in life. I was fortunate enough to work for an elected official.
The experience only lasted a couple of months, but I gained months worth of material for my coursework. I didn't have to work two jobs anymore, but I still had to do homework. I took a final in a hotel room while watching the Presidential debates. I wrote a paper and took a final in an apartment standing up because I didn't have a desk"
For the post Click on: Change your Stars
For the blog Click on: Greedo Shot First
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| Bill Nelson |
Realtor Bill Nelson has
joined six other Villa Park residents in
pulling papers for one of the three council seats up for election. Nelson, a thirty year Villa
Park resident has held numerous elected, appointed and volunteer
community positions.
Nelson has served as a
trustee of the Orange County Cemetery District, on the Villa Park Investment
Advisory Committee and on the Orange County Grand Jury. He has been active in
scouting, serving in numerous capacities for Villa Park's Troop 850 Cub and Boy Scouts as
well as Vice President of Operations and Manager for a Villa
Park 's Little League\ team.
In addition to real estate,
Nelson was a senior financial manager for ARCO and Southern California Gas
Company.
In OUSD Moffat files as Harrington
explains run
Orange Unified Trustee
Kathy Moffat made her run official with her filing for re-election as two
potential opponents have pulled papers.
One of those
opponents, Brian G. Harrington explained
why to Orange Net News why he
is running:
"I decided to run mainly for the
opportunity to serve my community. Like many other OUSD constituents, I've
followed the debates and discussion over new high schools, surplus properties,
revenue, and so on. What's striking are the voices unheard. What's
also striking are the dollars involved.
$250 million is a lot of money. To see
this as a starting point simply does not match with the economic reality of
this community.
Cutting the number of
public meetings also does not match the mandate of the community.
Representatives of the people must be accessable [sic] and accountable to the voters.
I intend to be a voice for taxpayers,
parents, teachers, students, alumni, and administrators. Tough decisions need
to be made over the next four years. All voices must be heard with honesty and
respect throughout the process."
eLECTION Watch 2014
Today's summary
Orange Mayor's Race
Tita Smith- Pulled Papers
Orange City Council Seats (2)
Jon Dumitru -Filed Papers
Kimberlee "Kim"Nichols -Filed Papers
Fred Whitaker-Filed Papers
Ray Grangoff- Pulled Papers
Gayle Merino-Pulling Papers
Diana Fascenelli-Pulled
Papers
Sanjay Khetani- Pulled
Papers
Stephen Miller- Pulled
Papers
Karl Kreutziger-Pulled
Papers
Robert "Bob"
Collacott- Pulled Papers
Tony Murray-Pulled Papers
Bill Nelson-Pulled Papers
Trustee Area 1
Diane Singer- Pulled Papers
Trustee Area 4
Kathy Moffat- Filed Papers
Zachary Collins-Pulled
Papers
Brian G. Harrington-Pulled
Papers
Trustee Area 5
Timothy Surridge- Filed Papers
Trustee Area 7
Rick Ledesma -Filed Papers
Steve Rocco- Filed Papers
Rancho Santiago College District
Seat 4
Robert Douglas - Filed Papers
