Biography:Harry Sidhu
Harry Sidhu | |
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| 46th Mayor of Anaheim | |
| In office December 4, 2018 – May 24, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Tait |
| Succeeded by | Ashleigh Aitken |
| Mayor Pro Tem of Anaheim | |
| In office January 12, 2010 – December 11, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Hernandez |
| Succeeded by | Gail E. Eastman |
| Member of the Anaheim City Council for the At Large district | |
| In office December 7, 2004 – December 11, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Tait |
| Succeeded by | Lucille Kring |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harish Singh Sidhu[1] July 8, 1957 India |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gin Sidhu |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Drexel University (BS) |
| Website | Official website Campaign website |
Harish "Harry" Singh Sidhu (born July 8, 1957) is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the 46th mayor of Anaheim, California, winning the office in the 2018 election. He was the first person of color and the first Sikh to serve as mayor of Anaheim.[2] He is a former member of the Anaheim City Council and the former Mayor pro tempore of Anaheim.
In May 2022, a court filing stated that he was under FBI investigation for possible corruption involving the sale of Angel Stadium, and the Anaheim City Council unanimously requested that he resign his position as mayor.[3] On May 23, 2022, Sidhu resigned as mayor, effective the following day.[4] According to court filings on August 16, 2023, Sidhu agreed to plead guilty to one count of obstruction of justice, one count of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the FBI, and one count of making false statements to the FAA.[1][5]
Education and early career
Sidhu earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University.[6] He became a U.S. citizen in 1979[6] and worked as a consulting engineer.
Sidhu served as director of the Orange County Water District Board.[7][8] He also serves on the board of Friends of United States, an organization that promotes India–United States relations.[9]
Mayoral career
 | This section is missing information about his actual mayoral career, not just investigations. (May 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
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State Assembly
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|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:California Democratic Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[California Democratic Party|Template:California Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Sean Jay Panahi | style="text-align:right;" | 32,610 | style="text-align:right;" | 33.0 |-
|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:California Republican Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[California Republican Party|Template:California Republican Party/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Steven Choi | style="text-align:right;" | 19,559 | style="text-align:right;" | 19.8 |-
|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:California Republican Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[California Republican Party|Template:California Republican Party/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Harry Sidhu | style="text-align:right;" | 19,405 | style="text-align:right;" | 19.7 |-
|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:California Republican Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[California Republican Party|Template:California Republican Party/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Deborah Pauly | style="text-align:right;" | 13,880 | style="text-align:right;" | 14.1 |-
|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:California Republican Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[California Republican Party|Template:California Republican Party/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Alexia Deligianni-Brydges | style="text-align:right;" | 5,098 | style="text-align:right;" | 5.2 |-
|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:No party preference/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[No party preference|Template:No party preference/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Brian Chuchua | style="text-align:right;" | 4,635 | style="text-align:right;" | 4.7 |-
|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:California Republican Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[California Republican Party|Template:California Republican Party/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Kostas Roditis | style="text-align:right;" | 3,528 | style="text-align:right;" | 3.6 |- |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | 98,715 | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-
|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:California Republican Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[California Republican Party|Template:California Republican Party/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Steven Choi | style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | 114,210 | style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | 60.3 |-
|- class="vcard" | style="background-color: Template:California Democratic Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | class="org" style="width: 130px" | [[California Democratic Party|Template:California Democratic Party/meta/shortname]] | class="fn" | Sean Jay Panahi | style="text-align:right;" | 75,231 | style="text-align:right;" | 39.7 |- |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | 189,441 | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box hold with party link no change
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Mayor
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Romine, Taylor (August 17, 2023). "Former Anaheim mayor agrees to plead guilty to federal charges related to attempted sale of Angel Stadium" (in en). CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/us/anaheim-harish-sidhu-angel-stadium-sale/index.html.
- ↑ "Harry Sidhu is ahead in Anaheim mayor's race, and resort worker wage measure has the lead". The New Indian Express. November 9, 2018. http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2018/nov/09/sikh-businessman-harry-singh-sidhu-elected-mayor-of-anaheim-city-in-california-1895870.html.
- ↑ Robinson, Alicia (19 May 2022). "Anaheim council members ask mayor to step down". Orange County Register. https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/18/majority-of-anaheim-council-asks-mayor-to-step-down/.
- ↑ "Anaheim mayor resigns amid corruption probe into his role in Angel Stadium land sale". Los Angeles Times. May 23, 2022. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-23/anaheim-mayor-harry-sidhu-resigns-corruption-probe-angel-stadium-land-sale.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chow, Vivian (August 16, 2023). "Ex-Anaheim mayor to plead guilty in federal corruption case over Angel Stadium sale". KTLA. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/former-anaheim-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-federal-corruption-charges/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Full Biography for Harry Sidhu". SmartVoter. November 2, 2010. http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/11/02/ca/or/vote/sidhu_hy/bio.html.
- ↑ Cunningham, Matthew (July 6, 2017). "Anaheim: Harry Sidhu Opens Mayoral Campaign Committee". OC Daily. http://www.ocdaily.net/pg/anaheim-harry-sidhu-opens-mayoral-campaign-committee/.
- ↑ Robinson, Alicia (November 8, 2018). "Harry Sidhu is ahead in Anaheim mayor's race, and resort worker wage measure has the lead". Orange County Register. https://www.ocregister.com/2018/11/06/anaheim-election-will-yield-new-city-leaders-decide-resort-worker-wage-measure/.
- ↑ "Friend of United States". https://www.friendsofus.com/.
- ↑ "Feds Investigation Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu Over Angel Stadium Sale". The Orange County Register. May 16, 2022. https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/16/feds-investigating-anaheim-mayor-harry-sidhu-over-angel-stadium-sale/.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Secret retreats and a powerful 'cabal': Corruption probe reveals who really runs Anaheim" (in en-US). Los Angeles Times. May 19, 2022. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-19/fbi-probe-mayor-unelected-people-run-anaheim-angel-stadium.
- ↑ "State attorney general asks for hold on Angel Stadium land sale amid corruption probe". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 2022. https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2022-05-16/angel-stadium-land-sale-anaheim-mayor-corruption-investigation.
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