BREAKING NEWS! With only 265 ballots left to count, yet maintaining a 290-vote advantage, Torrance City Councilman Aurelio Mattucci has been confirmed as our NEXT CITY TREASURER!
CONGRATULATIONS, AURELIO!
Let us all SAY HIS NAME!
This win is momentous and monumental for me.
Aurelio Mattucci has been the only outspoken conservative on the Torrance City Council.
He consistently opposed tax increases.
He boldly spoke out against the Pride Resolution.
He has repeatedly stood up for law enforcement and local businesses, even pressing for the city to reject the COVID-19 lockdown orders.
He was the only councilman to vote for the gun store, when the Torrance Planning Commission had rejected its application.
And for me, where it gets really personal, he was the only city councilman who stood up for me and rejected the effort to disqualify me when I sought an appointment to the city council in 2022.
That took real courage. Aurelio had barely won re-election in 2022, and his opponent, Jean Adelsman, had the support of the entire political establishment, Republican and Democrat. Creepy Pat Furey resorted to smear Councilman, now Treasurer-Elect Mattucci as "MAGAtucci."
Well, MAGAtucci won!
This victory is particularly gratifying for me, as well, because former city councilman Mike Griffiths loses.
And loses big.
And loses a second time.
Griffiths is one of the most arrogant, dishonest politicians in Torrance. He has lied to me, he has lied to other residents, and he treats everyday people with such disdain. In 2022, when I asked him to simply support a Resolution against George Gascon two years ago, he laughed me off and dismissed the proposal. When I asked him to support certain candidates, he just lectured me with such disdain.
Someone like that has no business representing our city.
His arrogance was particularly legendary when he insisted on announcing that he was "the most experienced city councilman" on the dias during Mayor Chen's tenure. Repeatedly, we had to hear about how he had served longer than anyone else on that dais.
And what difference did it make?
He voted against the gun store. He voted for tax increases. He was OK with the Pride Resolution. This guy was another flabby liberal trying to fit in with the political class. He was one of the wannabe city elites, and the people said "No, Thank You."
This victory is also particularly vindicating because Aurelio didn't send out any mailers. I got one mailer from the Griffiths camp, which included endorsements from Flabby RINO sellout Frank Scotto and Heidi Ashcraft. Those kinds of endorsements would never have moved me, and most voters didn't care, either.
Aurelio is outspoken, rough around the edges, and committed to doing what is best for the city. I am glad he speaks his mind, and he is not afraid to fight for everyone else's freedom of speech, too. We need more people like Treasurer-Elect Mattucci, who will fight for what residents need and want, keep his promises, stand up for what is right, and keep fighting even if everyone else on the city council or in city government is pushing back.
SAY HIS NAME! Aurelio Mattucci is our next City Treasurer!
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