Jesse Nestor

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Jesse Nestor

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Anaheim, Calif.

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Jesse Nestor ran for election for Mayor of Santa Ana in California. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

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Biography

Jesse Nestor was born in Anaheim, California.

Elections

2022

See also: Mayoral election in Santa Ana, California (2022)

General election

General election for Mayor of Santa Ana

Valerie Amezcua defeated Jose Solorio, Sal Tinajero, and Jesse Nestor in the general election for Mayor of Santa Ana on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Valerie Amezcua (Nonpartisan)	38.5	16,095
		Jose Solorio (Nonpartisan)	27.5	11,507
		Sal Tinajero (Nonpartisan)	26.5	11,078
		Jesse Nestor (Nonpartisan)	7.6	3,162

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,842
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2022

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Jesse Nestor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nestor's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am the son of working-class immigrant parents. Born in Orange County, attended local schools, and worked my way up from Host to Server at The Original Pancake House in Orange. Having worked two jobs while attending Highschool I was the first in the family to attend University at Cal State Northridge, but I put my major on hold when I saw the repercussions of the past and current administration, locally and federally, in my home Santa Ana. Since then, I had been researching and developing solutions to our current economic and social crisis. The only leadership experience I have is the current knowledge from past and failed leadership in Santa Ana. If elected I will not repeat the mistakes of yesterday's leaders and will bring about a new era of triumph and pride in our city. I know what it's like being a part of the working class and seeing things get worse because of the status quo we live in, I am here to liberate my city and create a new movement at home.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Santa Ana First- Cutting every local regulation, zoning, and coding enforcement to allow the residents to decide what they want, fund what they need, not fund those who don't care about us.
• Protect Santa Ana- Allow the residents to hold the police accountable when they fail, and enforce protecting the reidents and their property ,follow a "no-victim,no-crime" mindset.
• Abolish Taxation- Funding shouldn't be collected through coercion but rather earned voluntarily, such as a the working-class in my city. Funds can also be earned by public licensing or city-lottery system. Nothing will hold our local leaders more accountable financially than a seperation of city and money, it's easy to give away money when it' not yours.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Homelessness- The fact that this crisis has not been solved by now with the millions given, proves we've been lied to. It proves our leaders prioritize special interests rather than let the local non-profits and for-profits help the homeless at no cost to the residents. They have proven themselves to pocket the money and are incompetent if they prove themselves not corrupt. They've been advocating to solve the crisis but they use the crisis to get elected and stay elected with no plans to solve it because they have no platform. Communities should have a right to kick out disruptive homeless and protect and help those who want to get off the streets. I want to remove every regulatory and cost measure, to allow non-profits to sustain themselves and for-profits to handle the situation at no cost to the residents.

Cost of Living- The greatest form of raising costs and lowering wages is regulation and taxes, although not a cost the consumer and worker see when getting a paycheck or buying a product, it makes up the greatest fee and punishes anyone for buying and selling, you have the right to buy and sell from and to anyone as long as it affects no one directly. I propose abolishing every tax and price control, so that big sellers fight for you rather than hurt you financially and allow the small guy to take down monopolies.

Never-ending Construction- I will "Stop, Audit, and Renegotiate" every city contract unless they lower cost and finish immediately or face replacement.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Politically I look up to Ron Pual, Calvin Coolidge, and Javier Millie for the movements they created and their work in office.

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