A combination of campaign experience, political savvy, and mis-steps by younger and less experienced opponents, combined with the self-destruction of the only Republican in the race, seem to be giving an edge to the AD-69 candidacy of OC Clerk Recorder Tom Daly.…
Tag Archive for Michele Martinez
What Made Michele Martinez Team Up with Van Tran?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
Santa Ana City Council member and AD-69 candidate Michele Martinez made waves this weekend with a taped TV appearance on a Little Saigon TV program hosted by staunch Vietnamese conservative Van Tran. Sporting a new black dye job, Martinez, sat across…
Latest AD-69 Poll Out
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments

This came in from the Michele Martinez campaign for AD-69, so like the poll released by Tom Daly, take these numbers with a grain of salt. We’ll note the care taking to show how Julio Perez has no chance even…
Tom Daly Snags Anaheim Neighborhood Association Endorsement
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
AD-69 canddiate and current OC Clerk Recorder Tom Daly snags a significant endorsement from the Anaheim Neighborhood Association. What makes this endorsement a big deal is this group is very good at getting to the polls and the get out…
Daly Blows Off AD-69 Debate
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Santa Ana city council member Michele Martinez wasn’t the only AD-69 candidate who blew off last night’s debate at Los Amigos. OC Clerk Recorder Tom Daly was in Sacramento for a fundraising trip. Martinez held a fundraiser in Santa Ana…
Unfit for Office
by Dan Chmielewski • • 31 Comments
We were hoping to never have to write about Art Pedroza ever again. But his candidacy for a seat on the Orange County Board of Education (OC BoE) makes it necessary. Readers know this blog won our second federal lawsuit against Mr.…
Martinez to Skip AD-69 Debate to Hold a Fundraiser Instead
by Dan Chmielewski • • 12 Comments
AD-69 candidate and Santa Ana council member Michele Martinez has decided that raising money is more important than making a case to voters and will attend a fundraiser for the AD-69 race rather than attend the first debate that will feature the other AD-69 candidates.

