De La Torre Goes After "Corrupt" Politicians

The California Assembly has passed Assembly Bill 2092, authored by Assemblymember Hector De La Torre (D-South Gate) that would prohibit persons convicted of corruption from being elected to public office. De La Torre says that the bill closes a loophole that allows individuals convicted of various crimes involving corruption and fraudulence to hold political office after the conviction.

In a document provided to the Sister City by the office of De La Torre, he cites two individuals as examples for his law, former Mayor Sam blogger and Assembly candidate Jim Alger and former Bell Gardens councilwoman Linda Luz Guevara as two individuals previously convicted of perjury who would be ineligible to hold office in California under the legislation, despite the fact their records were later expunged.

In related news, Sister City Blogger Edward Headington told me that De La Torre "received an award from the Pat Brown Institute last week (the Public Servant of the Year Award) and spoke about his efforts to root out corrupt public officials."