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“Unfortunately, the context for Chief Kent’s statements is not included in the print flyer or the campaign video, and that has caused confusion among the public,” Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi wrote.
Democratic state Sen. Dave Min (Irvine) does not have the support of his district’s chief of police and other city officials despite a television and print advertisement that showed otherwise, according to a Politico report.
Min, currently campaigning for Orange County’s 47th congressional district to replace outgoing Democrat Rep. Katie Porter, has been highlighting his support from law enforcement in the highly contested House race.
However, Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi wrote in a letter obtained by the outlet that Min’s claims aren’t exactly true.
“Unfortunately, the context for Chief Kent’s statements is not included in the print flyer or the campaign video, and that has caused confusion among the public,” Chi wrote.
“Since your release of the campaign materials, Chief Kent and other Irvine officials and employees have received multiple communications – from local residents, from law enforcement personnel, and from other Police Chiefs – asking whether Chief Kent’s statement is an endorsement of your candidacy for Congress. The answer to that question is ‘no.’”
The advertisements were not created by Min’s campaign but by the pro-gun control organization Giffords PAC, which told Politico that the television ad campaign has concluded and will no longer be broadcast.
He has faced backlash for aligning himself with extreme figures Congressional Progressive Caucus, which includes Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI, Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Cori Bush (D-MO).
Min advanced to the general election in early March after his opponent, Democrat political activist and first-time candidate Joanna Weiss, conceded. Min defeated Weiss by only 6 points, signaling a narrow victory following his run-in with the law.
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