Moorlach Gains Support
by Larry Gilbert

Although the 45th Congressional District may be a safe seat for Republicans in November, that does not ignore those times when we have contested Primary races. Having served as president of the Saddleback Republican Assembly for four years, where we interviewed many candidates from school board and city council to judges, California governor (2010) and members of Congress, I feel qualified to back up my endorsement of OC Board of Supervisor John Moorlach for Congress. I have known him over the past 20 years while he served as our appointed and then elected Treasurer/Tax Collector to his current position on the Board of Supervisors.

Before casting your Primary vote, ask yourself what is the biggest challenge facing America today? Our $17-trillion-dollar – and climbing – federal debt. Which of the 45th CD candidates is best qualified to understand and articulate a message and convince peers on the answer to turn that rudderless battleship around? Congress needs representatives who understand and have succeeded in handling billions in public funds. CPA John Moorlach has been there and has walked the talk beginning with "predicting the largest municipal bond portfolio loss and bankruptcy in U.S. history." John is recognized as a "leading expert on municipal bankruptcies." He took a lead role, supported by his BOS peers, in getting Orange County finances back on track. Earlier this year we read that "based on a recovering local economy and “very strong” management practices led to a recent upgrade to the County’s creditworthiness by national rating agency Standard & Poor’s. We need another voice inside the beltway that can detect and expose federal government waste and abuse.

In defining his decision to run for this seat, John stated the following: "I have built a strong and lengthy resume that displays a history of wanting to detect and correct poor governmental fiscal stewardship. The second is that this nation is heading in the wrong direction--with government broke at nearly every level. And, third, and most importantly, I believe that there are sufficient numbers of voters in the District who believe that I can make a difference in Washington, D.C., and want to see me there to use my proven skill sets to improve our country."

Readers. A group of us met with John on Wednesday evening [Feb. 26] where he fielded questions for over an hour. He is the real deal. What you see and hear is what you can expect. That is why I strongly urge all of my friends in the 45th to cast their vote for John in this year's election. The 45th includes all of Mission Viejo, RSM, Coto, Lake Forest, Irvine, Villa Park and parts of Anaheim Hills and Tustin.