Olga Diaz

Olga Diaz is a U.S. politician. As of 2010^[update], Diaz is a member of the city council of Escondido, California. She is notable as the first Latina and a liberal Democrat elected to the generally conservative council.^[1]

Diaz graduated from Santa Clara University. She is married to an Escondido police officer and owns two coffee shops in Escondido.^[2]

Diaz had unsuccessfully run in the 2006 city council election.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] But as a result of Diaz' election, discussions about implementing controversial immigration laws ended.^[6]

References

1. ^ Garrick, David (October 25, 2010). "Escondido: Wikipedia deletes entry for Councilwoman Olga Diaz: Diaz deemed not 'notable' enough for online encyclopedia". North County Times. http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_13afc737-4232-5263-892c-695f32efd8b2.html?mode=story. Retrieved 2010-11-02. 
2. ^ San Diego Union Tribune, November 8, 2008
3. ^ Chang, Helen Kaiao (July 24, 2009). "Eight greats: ‘Wise Latina’ leaders from San Diego". San Diego News Network. http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-07-24/politics-city-county-government/eight-greats-wise-latina-leaders-from-san-diego. Retrieved 2 November 2010. 
4. ^ North County Times, January 9, 2009
5. ^ San Diego Union-Tribune, September 11, 2008
6. ^ Florido, Adrian (July 26, 2009). "How One Vote Changed Escondido's Immigration Equation". Voice of San Diego. http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/government/article_d3dbf2e2-2539-53b6-83a0-079c192d726f.html. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 

External links

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

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