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Tag: Ward 3
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State Agency Investigating Solorio for Spending Campaign Cash on Apartment Rent
Officials with the Fair Political Practices Commission will investigate allegations that Jose Solorio, who is running for the Ward 3 seat on the Santa Ana City Council, violated state law through the arrangement.
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Clear Lines Have Been Drawn in Santa Ana’s Ward 3 City Council Race
In the city’s only open council seat, police union-backed Jose Solorio, a former councilman and state assemblyman, is facing several grass-roots candidates.
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Solorio Pays Back Campaign Money He Used for Apartment Rent
Santa Ana City Council candidate Jose Solorio says he personally paid $2,880 to his campaign to reimburse what was spent on his apartment, following a Voice of OC report that the arrangement could violate state law.
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Show Us Your Leases, Says Santa Ana Council Candidate
Amid residency questions in a contentious seven-way City Council race, David De Leon has a message for his opponents: I’m showing you my lease, now show me yours.
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Solorio’s Use of Campaign Cash for Apartment Rent Prompts Legal Questions
Jose Solorio, who is running for Santa Ana City Council, moved from his family home in Ward 1 to an apartment in Ward 3 so he wouldn’t have to face an incumbent. But records show he’s using campaign funds to pay part of the rent, which could be against the law.
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Jose Solorio Seeks Return to Santa Ana City Council
Solorio, who drew controversy late last year over luxurious taxpayer-funded travel as a community college trustee, is the first known candidate in a competitive council race.
