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Jose Moreno (San Jose council candidate)
Jose "Joe" Moreno was a candidate for District 4 on the Anaheim City Council in California. Moreno was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
District 4 was a new district in 2016. In 2014, voters approved a ballot measure to expand the Anaheim City Council in 2016 from four council members to six council members.[1] Starting with the 2016 elections, city council members were also selected in by-district elections rather than at-large elections.[1]
Moreno previously ran for the city council in 2014.[2] He won 4 percent of the vote in that race, placing eighth of eight candidates competing for the two available council seats.[2]
He also filed as a Republican candidate for the 69th District seat in the California State Assembly in 2012 but dropped out of the race following a determination by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel that his candidacy violated a federal law prohibiting certain public employees from running for office.[3] Although Moreno dropped out of the race on September 27, 2012, his name still appeared on the general election ballot.[3]
Biography
Moreno is an eligibility technician for the Orange County Social Services Agency.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2016
In an email to the Anaheim Blog, Moreno said:[6]
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My campaign is going to be about continuing to support the resort industry and enhancing the communication to all how much this resort has helped all Anaheimers. I’m a die hard Angel Fan, since my little league days, and would support the Angel’s organization creating a San Diego like Petco park here. I envision the city building more parks for leisure and sporting activities, with a focus on youth. I would like to see either city subsidized low cost or free year round sport programs. Lastly, I will support the city subsidizing educational programs at our youth centers that are located in areas where schools have been underperforming.[7] |
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2014
On his 2014 campaign website, Moreno said:[8]
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Individuals, businesses, former politicians and other special interests groups have perpetuated in a feeding frenzy for taxpayer money, city owned /government owned property or other special city benefits. There are those aligned with the city lobbyist Pringle Machine, who seemingly want to maintain the Good old boys network that funnels city contracts to paying clients of the lobbyist while campaign contributions flow back to their city council campaign coffers. Then, there is this new emerging liberal progressive coalition, who at one time supported the Pringle Machine only to have their concerns and complaints continually tossed aside again and again. One of my city council opponents, is a leader of this movement with a seemingly hidden progressive city agenda that would be tragic for the Disneyland Resort. There are thousands of Anaheim businesses and other serving indirect businesses, with thousands of workers employed, and the thousands of Anaheim residents who benefit from our own economic heart, Disneyland so lets make sure we make some educated choices. We cannot sustain the pillaging from the Pringle Machine nor can we support a “Hugo Chavez-esque” policies from the left for Anaheim. I support selling the Anaheim Stadium property in the free market as our city government has shown that it has not been able to optimize the benefits of this property. I support our police but will fight to preserve individual liberties by installing mounted video surveillance on officer vests and patrol cars. We have the money to do it and this act will protect all, officers and residents. I support paying our city’s financial obligations(Bonds, current city Infrastructure, etc.) with the sale of Anaheim Stadium, saving millions of dollars in interests. I support enacting a city wide, year round sports program for all children in Anaheim, using both the profit from the sale of Anaheim Stadium and the savings in paying our bond obligations early. I support enacting a city investment fund that will help Anaheim parents deal with the escalating cost of higher education for their deserving children.[7] |
” |
Elections
2016
The city of Anaheim, California, held elections for city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 12, 2016. Because of a switch from at-large to by-district elections, four of the six city council seats were up for election.[9][10] Incumbent Lucille Kring defeated Arturo Ferreras, Jose Moreno and Robert Williams in the Anaheim City Council District 4 general election.[11]
| Anaheim City Council, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lucille Kring Incumbent |
42.26% | 4,936 |
| Arturo Ferreras | 29.70% | 3,469 |
| Jose Moreno | 14.66% | 1,713 |
| Robert Williams | 13.38% | 1,563 |
| Total Votes | 11,681 | |
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
2014
The city of Anaheim, California held elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was August 8, 2014.[12] Two of the four city council seats were up for election. Incumbent Kris Murray and candidate James Vanderbilt defeated incumbent Gail E. Eastman, Donna Acevedo, Jose F. Moreno, Jose Moreno, Jerry O'Keefe and Doug Pettibone.[13][14]
| Anaheim City Council, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Kris Murray Incumbent |
20.7% | 16,207 | |
| James Vanderbilt |
19.8% | 15,541 | |
| Gail E. Eastman Incumbent | 19.6% | 15,338 | |
| Donna Acevedo | 4.1% | 3,188 | |
| Jose F. Moreno | 14.7% | 11,521 | |
| Jose Moreno | 3.8% | 2,976 | |
| Jerry O'Keefe | 8% | 6,244 | |
| Doug Pettibone | 9.3% | 7,309 | |
| Total Votes | 61,795 | ||
| Source: Orange County Elections - 2014 General Election Results | |||
2012
Moreno ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 69. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Michele Martinez (D), Julio Perez (D), and Francisco Barragan (D). Moreno was defeated by Tom Daly (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Daly |
67.6% | 56,951 | |
| Republican | Jose "Joe" Moreno | 32.4% | 27,354 | |
| Total Votes | 84,305 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Francisco Barragan | 2.2% | 605 | |
| Democratic | Tom Daly |
39.2% | 10,939 | |
| Democratic | Michele Martinez | 16.7% | 4,651 | |
| Democratic | Julio Perez | 20.6% | 5,738 | |
| Republican | Jose Moreno |
21.4% | 5,980 | |
| Total Votes | 27,913 | |||
Personal
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Moreno, a lifelong resident of the Anaheim/Garden Grove area, lives in Anaheim with his wife, Michelle, and their six children: Roselie, Annie, Jason, Michelle, Joe, and Jason.[17][5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jose + Moreno + California + Assembly"
See also
- Anaheim, California
- Municipal elections in Anaheim, California (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Anaheim, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Anaheim, "General Municipal Election - November 4 2014," accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Orange County Register, "Double-GOP Race Showcases New Election Rules," October 5, 2012
- ↑ City of Anaheim, "Qualified Candidate List - November 8, 2016 Election," accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 JoinCalifornia, "Jose 'Joe' Moreno," accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ Anaheim Blog, "Council 2016: Joe Moreno Files to Run in District 4," April 27, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote for Jose "Joe" Moreno, "About," accessed September 3 2016
- ↑ City of Anaheim, "Elections 2016," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ KPCC, "5 changes for Anaheim now that district elections are coming," February 10, 2016
- ↑ City of Anaheim, "Qualified Candidate List - November 8, 2016 Election," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ City of Anaheim, "Nov. 4, 2014 Election," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ City of Anaheim, "2014 Candidate List," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Elections, "2014 Official Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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