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Jesus Andrade and Dan Wright recall, Stockton City Council, California (2017)
| Stockton City Council recall |
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Dan Wright |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2017 Recalls in California California recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An effort in Stockton, California, to recall City Councilmen Jesus Andrade and Dan Wright from their positions was initiated in June 2017. Petitioners JR Guillory and Motecuzoma Sanchez established recall committees with the city clerk on June 29, 2017. Guillory and Sanchez considered a recall of Mayor Michael Tubbs but did not include Tubbs in their June 29 filing.[1]
Recall supporters
Guillory told local media that Andrade and Wright were targeted for recall due to concerns over the city's election process. In 2016, Andrade and Wright placed second in their top-two primaries but won their seats in the general election. Stockton uses by-district elections for primaries and at-large elections for general elections.
Guillory says that the will of voters in the districts represented by Andrade and Wright were not respected by city law. He also said that Andrade and Wright were targeted for supporting privatization of public services and failing to help small businesses.[1]
Recall opponents
Andrade provided the following response to the recall effort:
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“I don’t know what their rationale is. It just takes away from the work I’ve been doing and the work we’ve all been doing on the council. ... They still have lots of steps they need to take. I don’t know if it’s a credible thing or an attention-gaining thing.[1][2] |
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| —Jesus Andrade (2017) | ||
Wright provided the following response to the recall effort:
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It just seems to me like they didn’t like the results of the election. I just don’t get it. I believe our council is working as well as it’s worked in quite some time right now. It’s very surprising to me that anyone would want to disrupt that cohesiveness.[1][2] |
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| —Dan Wright (2017) | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
The Stockton City Charter requires recall organizers to gather valid signatures from 20 percent of the registered voters in each targeted district to require an election.[1] Petitioners submitted seven signatures for the recall against Andrade.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Stockton Record, "Critics file paperwork to recall council members, say Tubbs is next," June 30, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Recall Elections Blog, "California: First attempt to recall Stockton Councilman fails." March 29, 2018
