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Freddy Rodriguez recall, Ontario, Oregon (2020-2021)
| Ontario City Council recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| July 6, 2021 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2021 Recalls in Oregon Oregon recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
Voters in Ontario, Oregon, recalled City Councilor Freddy Rodriguez on July 6, 2021.[1][2]
Organizers said that Rodriguez had harassed residents on social media and had a restraining order against him over alleged domestic violence. Rodriguez's formal response to the recall effort can be found here.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Rodriguez was first elected to the council in 2018.[3]
Recall vote
The recall election was scheduled for July 6, 2021. Voters were asked the following question: "Do you vote to recall, Alfredo 'Freddy' Rodriguez from the office of Ontario City Councilor?"[1]
Freddy Rodriguez recall, 2021
Freddy Rodriguez lost the Ontario City Council recall election on July 6, 2021.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
87.9
|
1,583 | ||
No |
12.1
|
217 | |||
Total Votes |
1,800 | ||||
|
|
Recall supporters
Ontario resident Cydney Cooke led the recall effort.[3] Organizers offerred the following grounds for recall:[1]
| “ | On June 4th, 2020 Councilman Rodriguez was met with his first restraining order over alleged domestic violence abuse with his former girlfriend. January 25th, 2021 Councilman Rodriguez was met with a second restraining order over another alleged domestic violence altercation with another former girlfriend. In addition to these orders of restraint against the Councilman, he has been harassing local citizens using his "Councilman Freddy Rodriguez" and private social media pages. ln addition to, he is suspected of violating ordinance # 2693-2014 or "Council lntereferance with Administrative Services" regarding his restraining orders, as quoted by him on his "Councilman Freddy Rodriguez" page on January 27, 2021. Lastly, he publicly intimidated, defamed and attempted to humiliate citizens in a live recorded City Council Work Session on March 4th, 2021 at 6PM.[4] | ” |
Recall oppontents
Rodriguez gave the following response to the recall attempt:[1]
| “ | I acknowledge all victims of domestic violence. Everyone has the right to report unwanted treatment to Authorities. My actions on council and online after last years protection order that stemmed from Pat Caldwell’s Harassment of me, were Not percieved as acceptable of anyone, much less an elected official and I accept any and all Judgment on my actions and apologize for them. I have been placed in a hard situation having to respond to unfair attacks. I was not given a fair voice. My side was silenced by Les Zaitz & recall freddy group. I plead to everyone to read www.HonestyForOntario.com to be informed of all events which has led to this recall including All details of my life, criminal background, and more. thank you ontario citizens for a chance to be heard in this recall.[4] | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
Organizers were required to collect 494 signatures. They submitted 502 signatures to Ontario City Recorder Tori Barnett in May 2021.[3]
A prior effort to recall Rodriguez was unsuccessful. Vernon Dennisson filed a petition against Rodriguez in July 2020 but did not submit paperwork to the city recorder by the October deadline.[3]
See also
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- City council recalls
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- City of Ontario, Oregon
- Ontario Citizens for Freddy Rodriguez's Recall Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Malheur County, "Sample Ballot – July 6, 2021, Recall Election," accessed June 16, 2021
- ↑ Malheur Enterprise, "Freddy Rodriguez ejected from Ontario City Council," July 6, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Argus Observer, "Petitioner Cydney Cooke turns in signatures for recall," May 18, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
