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Abraham Cruz recall, City of Industry, California (2019-2020)
| Industry City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| July 21, 2020 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2020 Recalls in California California recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
Voters in City of Industry, California, approved the recall of City Councilmember Abraham Cruz in a special election on July 21, 2020, by a margin of 41-0.[1]
Organizers alleged that Cruz had disclosed confidential information to parties to a lawsuit with the city. Cruz denied the allegation and said that he was targeted for not voting in line with other city council members.[2]
Recall vote
Yes/no recall question
Voters were first asked, "Shall Abraham Cruz be recalled (removed) from the office of Councilmember, City of Industry, County of Los Angeles?"[1]
Abraham Cruz recall, 2020
Abraham Cruz lost the City of Industry City Council recall election on July 21, 2020.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
100.0
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41 | ||
No |
0.0
|
0 | |||
Total Votes |
41 | ||||
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Replacement question
Voters were also asked to vote for a council member to succeed Cruz if he was recalled.[1]
General election
Special general election for City of Industry City Council
Michael Greubel won election in the special general election for City of Industry City Council on July 21, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Greubel (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 41 | |
| Total votes: 41 | |||
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Recall supporters
Planning Commissioner Michael Greubel and other residents initiated the recall effort. Organizers alleged that, in a 2019 meeting with former City Manager Paul Philips, former employee Alex Gonzalez, and former state Sen. Frank Hill, Cruz disclosed information about the city's strategy in a lawsuit over a failed solar energy development project. The petition notice alleged that Cruz had engaged with "individuals who are adverse to the City in pending litigation."[2]
Recall opponents
Cruz said that he met with former City Manager Philips in 2019 for a job recommendation and did not know Gonzalez and Hill would be there. Philips said that Cruz did not disclose confidential information during the meeting.[2]
Cruz also gave the following statement on the recall campaign: "Two state controller audits criticize the City Council for being a rubber stamp with no discussions, and when I started asking questions and doing my job as an independent councilman, I was excluded from closed session discussions and now this bogus recall. ... This is not a city, this company town is run like a criminal, racketeering enterprise.”[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Organizers served Cruz with the recall petition in October 2019. The election was scheduled after 45 registered city voters signed the recall petition. The filing deadline to run to succeed Cruz passed May 7, 2020.[2]
See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2019
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "City of Industry Special Municipal Election July 21, 2020," July 21, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 San Gabriel Valley Tribune, "Industry voters move to recall city councilman in July election," April 24, 2020
- ↑ San Gabriel Valley Tribune, "In a city where elections rarely occur, Industry residents move to recall a councilman," November 15, 2019
