Olga Diaz

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Olga Diaz is a U.S. politician. As of 2010, Diaz is a member of the Escondido City Council.

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Education[]

Diaz graduated from Santa Clara University where she successfully got a Bachelor of Science and Commerce degree in public accounting. Following her graduation, she was wanted by a global accounting firm called PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She continued to serve her alma mater by doing Institutional Research for it.[1]

Personal Information[]

Diaz is a founding member of the Route 78 Rotary Club and a former member of the Escondido Sunrise Rotary Club. She owns two coffee shops in Escondido.[2] She no longer owns The Blue Mug.

Diaz is married to Neil Griffin, a former marine police lieutenant who is currently a crime novelist. They have four children.[3]

Although she has been a California resident her whole life, she is notable as the first Latina and a liberal Democrat elected to the generally conservative council.[4]

Political background[]

Diaz had unsuccessfully run in the 2006 city council election.[5] She won in November 2008 with support not only from urban areas with a liberal voting pattern, but also from affluent areas that normally vote for conservatives.[6]

Diaz's election to the council changed the majority position of the council on immigration issues. The Escondido City Council had become known as the "city without pity" for illegal immigrants.[7][dead link] But as a result of Diaz' election, discussions about implementing controversial immigration laws ended.[8]

In 2014 Diaz unsuccessfully ran against GOP incumbent mayor, Sam Abed, in Escondido's mayoral election.[9]

In 2020, Diaz ran for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. In the March 3 primary, she finished in third place with 26% of the vote, trailing incumbent Supervisor Kristen Gaspar and former Obama administration official Terra Lawson-Remer, who will compete in the November general election.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Full Biography for Olga Diaz". Smart Voter. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  2. ^ San Diego Union Tribune, November 8, 2008
  3. ^ https://us.macmillan.com/author/nealgriffin
  4. ^ Garrick, David (October 25, 2010). "Escondido: Wikipedia deletes entry for Councilwoman Olga Diaz: Diaz deemed not 'notable' enough for online encyclopedia". North County Times. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  5. ^ Chang, Helen Kaiao (July 24, 2009). "Eight greats: 'Wise Latina' leaders from San Diego". San Diego News Network. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  6. ^ North County Times, January 9, 2009
  7. ^ San Diego Union-Tribune, September 11, 2008
  8. ^ Florido, Adrian (July 26, 2009). "How One Vote Changed Escondido's Immigration Equation". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  9. ^ KPBS San Diego, November 5, 2014
  10. ^ https://www.livevoterturnout.com/SanDiego/LiveResults/en/Index_8.html

External links[]

  • Olga Diaz at OlgaDiaz.com (official councilmember website)


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