Politics & Government
Court Calls Foul on Local Lawmaker's Self-Description
Kevin Jeffries, R-Lake Elsinore, who represents Temecula on the State Assembly, cannot say he is the "only candidate to OPPOSE raising your vehicle tax, income tax and sales tax, saving families nearly $1,000 a year!" a court commissioner says.
UPDATE: A reactions to the judgement was added to this story at 10:19 p.m.
Temecula's will have to change his description of himself in an upcoming ballot, a commissioner ruled today.
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Kevin Jeffries, R-Lake Elsinore, is running for a seat on the . He wrote in his description for the ballot that he is a "small business owner" who is "only candidate to OPPOSE raising your vehicle tax, income tax and sales tax, saving families nearly $1,000 a year!”
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County Superior Court Commissioner Paulette Durand-Barkley ruled Jeffries must strike the part about being the only candidate to oppose raising those taxes, according to the Press-Enterprise.
Incumbent Supervisor Bob Buster -- who is running against Jeffries -- challenged both statements, pointing out that Jeffries is a full-time assemblyman. Jeffries came back by saying he makes most of his money from his family business renting out a commercial property he owns.
“I have been a small business owner 5 times longer than I have been a legislator, and through my time as a volunteer fireman, parks district member, water board member and legislator, I’ve continued to own and operate my businesses," Jeffries said via an emailed announcement.
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