American politician and businessman
Miguel A. Pulido (born 1956) is an American politician and businessman who served as mayor of Santa Ana, California from 1994 to 2020.
Early life and education [ ]
Pulido was born in Mexico City . He and his parents immigrated to the United States in 1961, settling in Fullerton, California .[1] Pulido attended Troy High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from California State University, Fullerton .[2]
Career [ ]
Pulido was first elected to the City Council on November 4, 1986. He was the first Latino mayor of Santa Ana, serving in the position from November 8, 1994 to December 8, 2020.[3] He is a member of the Democratic Party .[4] In total, he would be elected to serve thirteen consecutive two-year terms as mayor.[5]
Pulido has been a supporter of the OC Streetcar project.[6]
Pulido opposed efforts in both 2006 and 2012 to institute mayoral term limits in Santa Ana.[6] On November 6, 2013, Santa Ana voters overwhelmingly approved "Measure GG", which limited mayors to serve a total of eight years. Measure GG grandfathered terms which preceded its 2013 passage, thus allowing Pulido the possibility of serving an additional four two-year terms.[6] Puldio would go on to be elected to three more terms after the passage of the bill. Since he had served for seven years after the 2013 term-limit measure went into effect, he is ineligible to serve another 2-year term, as that would cause him to exceed the eight-year tenure limit.[7]
In 2016, Pulido was fined for failing to report campaign expenses.[8]
Pulido ran as a candidate in the 2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors election , placing third in a field of four candidates.[9] [10]
Pulido's term as mayor ended on December 8, 2020.[11]
Personal life [ ]
Pulido and his wife, Laura, have three children.[12] Pulido's wife works as a freelance writer.[13]
Electoral history [ ]
City Council [ ]
1986 Santa Ana Ward 3 City Council election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido
13,819
52.13
P. Lee Johnson
12,689
47.87
Total votes
26,508
100
1990 Santa Ana Ward 3 City Council election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
16,433
53.59
Coween Dickerson
14,232
46.41
Total votes
30,665
100
Mayor [ ]
1994 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido
10,288
41.80
Ann Avery Andres
8,830
35.87
Sal Mendo
5,496
22.33
Total votes
24,614
100
Voter turnout
35.05%
1996 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
26,688
65.80
Leah Dupont
13,871
34.20
Total votes
40,559
100
Voter turnout
54.23%
1998 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
24,032
70.18
Ted Moreno
10,214
29.83
Total votes
34,246
100
Voter turnout
50.73%
2000 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
34,102
71.25
Vital D'Caprio
8,025
16.77
Steve Rocco
5,733
11.98
Total votes
47,860
100
Voter turnout
57.33%
2002 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
25,669
100
Total votes
25,669
100
Voter turnout
31.31%
2004 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
38,634
80.55
Stanley Fiala
9,327
19.45
Total votes
47,961
100
Voter turnout
53.02%
2006 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
23,170
68.77
Thomas A. Gordon
8,262
24.52
Stanley Fiala
2,259
6.71
Total votes
33,691
100
Voter turnout
36.14%
2008 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
30,352
54.96
Michele Martinez
16,199
29.33
George M. Collins
7,610
13.78
Stanley Fiala
1,069
1.94
Total votes
55,230
100
Voter turnout
53.47%
2010 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
21,588
49.46
Alfredo Amezcua
11,689
26.78
Charles Hart
4,216
9.66
George M. Collins
3,820
8.75
Roy Alvaredo
2,339
5.36
Total votes
43,652
100
Voter turnout
40.32%
2012 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
27,092
48.18
P. David Benavides
14,995
26.67
George M. Collins
6,289
11.18
Lupe Moreno
3,147
5.60
Roy Alvaredo
3,082
5.48
Miguel Angel Briseno
1,626
2.89
Total votes
56,231
100
Voter turnout
49.20%
2014 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
16,608
50.07
Roman Reyna
11,477
34.60
Mark I. Lopez
5,000
15.07
Laura Perez
85
0.26
Total votes
33,170
100
Voter turnout
35.01%
2016 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
34,317
50.72
Benjamin Vazquez
24,576
36.32
Steve Rocco
8,774
12.97
Total votes
67,667
100
Voter turnout
66.0%
2018 Santa Ana mayoral election[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Miguel A. Pulido (incumbent)
28,360
50.61
Sal Tinajero
27,674
49.39
Total votes
56,034
100
Voter turnout
53.04%
County Supervisor [ ]
2020 1st district Orange County Supervisor primary[14]
Candidate
Votes
%
Andrew Do (incumbent)
40,999
42.31
Sergio Contreras
21,721
22.41
Miguel A. Pulido
19,616
20.24
Kim Bernice Nguyen
14,570
15.04
Total votes
96,906
100
References [ ]
^* Mayor selected from city council