Santa Ana School Board Member Rosie Avila pulled papers today to run for Congress, against Minuteman founder Jim Gilchrist, in the 47th Congressional District.
Liberal OC blogger Sean Mill theorized in a post today that this means she won’t be running again for the School Board. I don’t know about that. If she loses in the primary, as she did in 2006 against Tan Nguyen, a member of the “Trannies,” the acolytes of Assemblyman Van Tran, she could indeed run again for the School Board.
However, Avila should beat Gilchrist. She actually raised a ton of money in 2006, but stupidly did not pay for any mailers. She understimated Tan Nguyen, who was a former Democrat. This time she will likely unload on Gilchrist, who angered the Minutemen when he sued them last year. Besides, Avila is just as anti-Mexican as Gilchrist. So he has no advantage there.
Avila, whose family was German but lived in Guatemala, married a Latino. But she is no Latina. She is very conservative – pro-life, anti-gay, etc. While she may best Gilchrist, she has no chance against Sanchez.
However, it may well be that Avila is jumping off the school board because the school district is seriously tanking. It is in fact in danger now of a state takeover. So it makes sense for her to bid adieu to the SAUSD.
For Avila this campaign will likely mark the end of her career in politics. Even if she does lose the primary, she may well decide not to run for the school board. I hope Mill is right about that.
UPDATE: Gilchrist did not file today so he is out. This means that Avila’s seat on the SAUSD school board will be open in November. Adios Rosie – good riddance!
UPDATE: Total Buzz is reporting that Gilchrist “has decided to endorse Santa Ana School Board member Republican Rosie Avila.”
Here are a few more excerpts from Total Buzz:
Art, I believe Rosie was born in Guatemala (Central…not South America). Doesn’t that make her a Guatemalan and therefore Latina? You might be surprised to know that Latin America is not just made of those of mixed bloodlines. Are those with no visible Indian blood Spanish? There are many in Latin America who are Asian, Black, and from many European countries(and yes some from Germany). Perhaps only liberals can be Latinos in Art’s world of “logic”.
Is she the ugliest woman in the world or what?
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I was in a real hurry when I wrote the post and could not recall what country she was born in. You are right. She was born in Guatemala, to German parents. I think they were missionaries there.
Rosie is no Latina. If anything you could say she was an anchor baby. She is a German. Now her kids are Latinos, by virtue of her marriage to a Latino. But Rosie is not.
You could say she is Guatemalan by birth, but that does not in fact make her a Latina.
And yes, there are people in Latin America from all over the place. In fact a lot of Nazi Germans settled in Argentina and elsewhere in South America after World War II.
Peru used to have a Japanese President, Fujimori. And sure enough, when he was indicted in Peru he fled to Tokyo. He may have been born and raised in Peru, but he was no Peruvian.
And no, not all Latinos are liberals. I for example do not consider myself to be a liberal. Or a conservative. I guess that makes me a moderate.
At any rate, Rosie is toast no matter what the Hell she is. Sanchez will stomp her in November, if she even makes it that far.
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George W. Romney, Mitt’s father, was born in Mexico City. Was he this country’s first Latino governor?
Art, anything you say, we always do the opposite you are such n angry name caller idiot. Please stop pretending you represent all hispanics, we actually find you quite humorous and pathetic. You hate everyone.