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Republican and Democrat recommendations Milt Jacobson’s letter in Saddleback Valley News last week should have been an eye-opener for voters regarding endorsements. As immediate past-president of the Saddleback Republican Assembly, I can confirm that Michael Ferrall, John Paul Ledesma and Jim Woodin received S.R.A.’s endorsement for Mission Viejo City Council. It is commendable that the South Orange County Democratic Club also recommended these three candidates. Daily, I am receiving campaign mailers that are filled with inaccuracies. In one mailer, candidates Diane Greenwood, Bill Barker and Justin McCusker are running together and identify themselves as “real” Republicans. However, Diane Greenwood states on her website that she is backed by the National Political Women’s Caucus, a group that promotes publicly funded abortion and same-sex “marriage.” Bill Barker advocates a socialistic, city-subsidized transportation system for senior citizens as if the vast majority can’t drive themselves or use resident community transportation or the O.C.T.A. Justin McCusker, who calls himself a Republican, has decided to run with these liberal, tax-and-spend candidates. To my knowledge, no Republican group has endorsed this group of three people. Campaign literature can make claims, true or false; it’s up to voters to sort things out. With all the lobbyist-funded hit pieces filling our mailboxes, I hope voters will realize in the midst of the confusion that candidates Ferrall, Ledesma, and Woodin are ethical men who have earned their endorsements. Official party endorsements like the Saddleback Republican Assembly’s and the Democratic Club’s are valuable when voters don’t have personal knowledge of those running for office. As a 26-year resident of our city, I believe S.R.A.’s candidates will keep the Mission Viejo Master Plan and THE CALIFORNIA PROMISE! Phil Steinhauer |
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