Olivia Cortes a sham candidate manipulated by Tea Party and Russell Pearce Supporters.

Olivia Cortes is being taken advantage by Tea Party and Russell Pearce supporters. For Immediate Release

4 October 2011




Phoenix, AZ -- Judge Edward Burke punctured the testimony of East Valley Tea Party chairman Greg Western, a Russell Pearce supporter who has been helping Cortes with her campaign in yesterday's court ruling. Judge Burke also stated that without the support of Pearce supporters, Cortes would have had no chance of qualifying as a candidate or running any sort of political campaign.

It is sad for our Latino community to see Olivia Cortes be used and manipulated by Tea Party extremists who have taken advantage of her political ignorance. Cortes admitted repeatedly on the stand during the hearing that she was new to campaigning and acknowledged she didn't have very much information on how to campaign. She acknowledged her reliance on Tea Party and Russell Pearce supporter Greg Western who indeed has much campaigning experience.

These same Tea Party Russell Pearce supporters claim they are against unions, yet have used political signs to promote Cortes utilizing union slogans from United Farm Worker (UFW) to the tune of "Si Se Puede". Why didn't the Tea Party / Pearce supporters solely support Pearce? Was it that important for them in an attempt to dilute the voting pool that they would set aside what they claim to stand for? We believe Tea Party and Pearce supporters have interfered with the purity of elections, and it is disingenuous for them to support Pearce (who is for closed borders) while supporting another candidate, Cortes (who is for open borders).

We hope the people of Mesa, Arizona, specifically those who are members of the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) will vote for the candidate who has minimal ties to scandalous behavior. So far it appears Jerry Lewis is the candidate that will uphold the Constitution of the United States and he seems to takes on the views that are similar to the views of LDS Prophet, Thomas S. Monson. Arizona's reputation has been damaged severely, and we would like to see a candidate who will put Arizona back to work instead of treating the Arizona state legislature like a circus. Arizona wants to be taken seriously again -- not perceived as a laughing stock.

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