Supervisorial candidate Shawn Nelson, who serves on the Fullerton City Council, picked up a big endorsement today, according to a press release from his campaign.
Nelson announced that State Senator Mimi Walters has endorse his campaign to replace termed out Supervisor Chris Norby. He previously announced that Congressman Ed Royce had endorsed him.
Nelson is the leading Republican candidate to replace Norby. The other Republican candidate is Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu.
Here is Nelson’s email message:
Senator Mimi Walters Endorses Shawn Nelson for County Supervisor
FULLERTON, CA — Fullerton City Councilman Shawn Nelson today announced that Republican State Senator Mimi Walters has endorsed his candidacy for County Supervisor in the 4th District.
“With government at all levels facing tough budget decisions, the people of the 4th District will be well served by having a proven budget hawk and taxpayer advocate representing them on the Board of Supervisors,” said Senator Walters.
Councilman Shawn Nelson is running in the 4th Supervisorial District, where incumbent Chris Norby is termed-out in 2010. The district includes Fullerton, Buena Park, La Habra, Placentia and part of Anaheim.
“I am proud to have the support of Senator Walters, a recognized champion for taxpayers and property owners,” said Nelson, who is also supported by United States Representative Ed Royce.
Council Member Shawn Nelson was elected to the Fullerton City Council in November 2002 to fill the remaining two years of an unexpired term, and was reelected to a four-year term in November 2004. He served as Mayor in 2004-05 and 2006-07, and as Mayor Pro Tem in 2003-04. Active in the community, Council Member Nelson is a member of the Fullerton Elks Lodge, the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, and the Orange County Bar Association. He is actively involved as a member of Zion Lutheran Church, is a sponsor and “Soccer Dad” for the Fullerton Rangers youth soccer club, and is head coach and a parent sponsor for Fullerton Pop Warner Football’s Mighty Might Team. Council Member Nelson was named the “Local Elected Official for 2009” by the Orange County Republican Party.
That sucking noise you hear is Sidu’s endorsements running out of the room.
Daly is begining to switch from bitting off all his fingernails to his toenails.
That thud was Lewis hitting the floor.
Galloway is checking her address against the actual district she lives…again.
And Rosie is, well…again…who is Rosie?
Egads, an attorney and Republican running for the Orange County Board of Supervisors. It will be interesting to hear his vision for county government, or is this just a stepping stone to a term limited position en route to something bigger?
Shawn needs to update his website while making these announcements.
David,
Nelson hired the most lame GOP consultant around – Dave Gilliard. He needs to fire him ASAP and go hire Scott Hart or Joe Giardiello.
#2 – “just a stepping stone?” Who cares? The issue is whether or not he’d be a better Supervisor than the other candidates. The answer is yes, and it’s not even a close call.
Shawn has proved to the good people of Fullerton that he supports limited government, freedom and liberty.
He successfully fought a city employee pension spike, he promoted privatizing the the city run pool (which now has more hours of operation and is less expensive to use), he is now fighting a big government land grab of an illegal (no blight) redevelopment expansion of 1,200 acres of Fullerton businesses in East and West Fullerton just to mention a few.
Shawn admits error, he learns from his mistakes, and is intelligent; he’s by far the best candidate in the race.
Hmmm. When Mimi endorsed Steve Poinzer, Art wrote that Poizner was “embracing anti-Latinos” and that his steering committee was “populated with notorious anti-Latinos such as Van Tran and Mimi Walters. No thanks!”
http://orangejuiceblog.com/2009/01/ca-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-steve-poizner-embraces-anti-latinos/
But if she’s endorsing Tony Bushala’s pal Shawn Nelson, then it’s a a good thing, a “big endorsement.”
#7,
You may need more of that coffee. I still dislike this bunch, but let’s face it – Nelson is running in the 4th District, which has a lot of Republican voters.
Nelson is a conservative who is not a hater. He is fearless when it comes to opposing schemes to rip off taxpayers. And he will represent everyone in the 4th District very well.
I’m sure that the turncoat Republicans over at Red County are upset that Nelson is getting GOP support. Face it red mob – most Republicans will NOT support Daly, ever.
Face it, Art: if this had been any other GOP candidate other than Bushala’s and Greenhut’s friend Nelson, you’d have ripped the candidate and Mimi Walters as “Mexican-haters.”
Nothing against Nelson. He’d be a good supervisor. This is a comment on you. Your motives are so transparent.