SRA Rejects CUSD Recall

SRA Rejects CUSD Recall

During its Feb. 18 meeting, the Saddleback Republican Assembly Board of Directors approved a resolution opposing the recall of two Capistrano school district trustees. The resolution was also approved by SRA’s membership during the Feb. 18 meeting.

Preamble

Saddleback Republican Assembly, a unit of the California Republican Assembly, supported CRA’s endorsement of Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten for election to the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees. SRA finds both trustees to be responsive and responsible representatives, and their performance has been courageous during tough economic times. SRA continues to support these two dedicated leaders.

WHEREAS, Trustees Lopez-Maddox and Winsten have kept their promises to focus on keeping money in the classroom and balancing the budget, and

WHEREAS, Lopez-Maddox and Winsten have kept their promises to provide
transparency, honesty and open government, and

WHEREAS, Lopez-Maddox and Winsten have demonstrated effective leadership, even while under constant attack from the union, and

WHEREAS, the objective of the recall is not about education, children, parents,
constituents, schools, leadership or responsible representation, and

WHEREAS, the recall is an attempt of a union and its allies to control a school board, while Lopez-Maddox and Winsten seek positive change and reform.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Saddleback Republican Assembly opposes the union-backed recall of CUSD Trustees Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten and urges voters in the CUSD area not to support or sign the recall petition.

(/s/) Matt Corrigan
President, Saddleback Republican Assembly
February 18, 2010