Harry Sidhu

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Harry Sidhu
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46th Mayor of Anaheim
In office
December 4, 2018 –May 24, 2022

Resignation

On May 16, 2022, a filing at the Orange County Superior Court stated that Sidhu was under investigation by the FBI for potential criminal conduct related to the sale of the Angel Stadium property and for his actions related to the registering of a personal aircraft at a false out-of-state address. [10]

The sale of the stadium and its parking lot for $320 million to the Los Angeles Angels is alleged to have violated the Surplus Land Act, which requires public agencies to prioritize affordable housing, parks, and open space when they sell public property. [11] The release of that information prompted California Attorney General Rob Bonta to suspend a pending settlement with the City of Anaheim regarding the stadium sale and the Surplus Land Act. [12] It was alleged that Sidhu provided confidential information to the Angels and hoped to solicit $1 million in campaign contributions from the team. [11]

According to court filings on August 16, 2023, Sidhu agreed to plead guilty to one count of obstruction of justice (for "deleting multiple email messages and documents"), one count of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the FBI, and one count of making false statements to the FAA. [5] [1]

Electoral history

City Council

2004 Anaheim City Council at-large election (2 seats) [13]
CandidateVotes %
Lorri Galloway24,85618.8
Harry Sidhu24,24218.4
Jerry O'Connnell19,04414.4
Lucile Kring15,81912.0
Sefanie O'Neill10,4517.9
Richard "Dick" Larochelle10,4217.9
Andrea James8,1526.2
George Charles Johnson7,2435.5
Robert J. Flores5,0683.8
John R. Karczynski2,2061.7
Rubin Jamison Skipper1,8071.4
Craig Merrihue1,4961.1
Faiz Zuberi1,1370.9
2008 Anaheim City Council at-large election (2 seats) [13]
CandidateVotes %
Harry Sidhu (incumbent)32,65223.2
Lorri Galloway (incumbent)31,69422.6
Gail Eastman27,20019.4
John Karczynski11,6688.3
Kostas "Gus" Roditis10,1607.2
Jennifer Rivera8,2085.8
Robert J. Flores7,1485.1
Steve Perez5,4953.9
Brian Chuchua4,9573.5
Faiz Zuberi1,3361.0

State Assembly

California's 68th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sean Jay Panahi32,61033.0
Republican Steven Choi 19,55919.8
Republican Harry Sidhu19,40519.7
Republican Deborah Pauly 13,88014.1
Republican Alexia Deligianni-Brydges5,0985.2
No party preference Brian Chuchua4,6354.7
Republican Kostas Roditis3,5283.6
Total votes98,715 100.0
General election
Republican Steven Choi 114,210 60.3
Democratic Sean Jay Panahi75,23139.7
Total votes189,441 100.0
Republican hold

Mayor

2018 Anaheim mayoral election [14]
CandidateVotes %
Harry Sidhu26,42232.5%
Ashleigh Aitken 25,94431.9%
Lorri Galloway12,36715.2%
Cynthia Ward7,1218.7%
H. Fuji Shioura3,0243.7%
Robert Williams2,8243.5%
Rudy Gaona2,5063.1%
Tony D. Martin1,1991.5%
Total votes81,407 100%

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  2. ↑ "Harry Sidhu is ahead in Anaheim mayor's race, and resort worker wage measure has the lead". The New Indian Express . November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Anaheim mayor resigns amid corruption probe into his role in Angel Stadium land sale". Los Angeles Times . May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Chow, Vivian (August 16, 2023). "Ex-Anaheim mayor to plead guilty in federal corruption case over Angel Stadium sale". KTLA.
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  10. ↑ "Feds Investigation Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu Over Angel Stadium Sale". The Orange County Register . May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Secret retreats and a powerful 'cabal': Corruption probe reveals who really runs Anaheim". Los Angeles Times . May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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