CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE SCOTT BAUGH ENDORSES THE HOMELESSNESS, DRUG ADDICTION AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT, WHICH WILL APPEAR ON NOVEMBER BALLOT; CALLS OUT SENATOR DAVE MIN FOR EQUIVOCATING

CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE SCOTT BAUGH ENDORSES THE HOMELESSNESS, DRUG ADDICTION AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT, WHICH WILL APPEAR ON NOVEMBER BALLOT; CALLS OUT SENATOR DAVE MIN FOR EQUIVOCATING

 

Earlier this week, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, which submitted over 600,000 signatures of registered California voters, officially qualified for the November 5, 2024, General Election Ballot. With its official qualification, Congressional candidate Scott Baugh issued his wholehearted and unqualified endorsement of the measure:

“Endorsing this ballot measure is an easy decision for anyone who believes that we need to reduce crime in California – and also get many of those who suffer from drug addiction into the kinds of treatment programs that will make a difference,” said Scott Baugh. “Back in 2014 when Proposition 47 passed, it made it harder to prosecute those committing serious crimes. We have seen the results in the severe spike in retail and residential theft. This new measure doesn’t repeal all of Prop. 47, it is focused on restoring the ability of law enforcement to file meaningful criminal charges against those who willfully and repeatedly violate the law.”

In the meantime, Baugh’s opponent for Congress, hardline left-wing State Senator Dave Min is busy trying to dodge why he has not come out in support of this common-sense ballot measure.  

Earlier this week, in a televised interview with political reporter Elex Michaelson on Los Angeles television station FOX11, when asked by Michaelson if he would be open to supporting the measure, he said, “I have to take a closer look at the language, honestly. But you know, ah, it just qualified today, but I’ve been pretty busy with the budget and the campaign I just mentioned so I will, I will try to find some time to read that language.”

Does anyone believe that Min doesn’t know exactly what is in the measure? Min is part of a radical group of self-described “criminal justice reformers” who believe that those who commit crimes are not responsible for their actions. These “reformers” want to leave those who commit crimes out on the streets so that they can close prisons and repurpose the money for priorities that include a state high speed rail system and providing free healthcare to illegal immigrants. Ironically Min is currently under probation after being convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.

“I challenge Senator Min to join me in endorsing the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act. Of course, his key supporters are already opposing the measure, including Governor Gavin Newsom, State Senate President Mike McGuire, and the California Democratic Party, so I expect him to join with them in opposing the common-sense reforms in this measure that will make for a safer California.”

 

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About Scott Baugh

A former Republican Leader of the State Assembly, Scott Baugh is an active member of the community, having founded the OC Marathon Foundation, a local charity that has helped teach 100,000 young people about exercise and nutrition. Scott also serves as Chairman of the Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership, which works with law enforcement, teachers, and parents to keep kids out of gangs. He is a trustee at Pacifica Christian High School of Orange County and is a board member of Angel Force USA which helps veterans deal with mental health issues. Scott and his wife, Wendy, live in Huntington Beach. He has lived in the district for over 33 years.

Learn more about Baugh at baughforcongress.com