OC BLOG Picks up story on Candidate that doesn't live in the City!

Posted on the OC BLOG..Apparently, I am not the only to find this info.

Does Orange Council Candidate Carol Rudat Actually Live In Orange?

Carpetbagging isn't unusual in legislative and congressional races -- central OC used to have a tradition of being represented by legislators who didn't live in their districts.

But Orange City Council candidate Carol Rudat is taking the art of carpetbagging to an entirely new level: the evidence is convincing she doesn't even live in Orange. I first got wind of this this past Friday, and subsequently saw a report on it on Orange Politicos via the Greater Orange eBlog.

A little background is in order. Carol Rudat is the wife of Dave Rudat, a 33-year City of Orange employee who was let go as City Manager last year. He is currently the interim Deputy CEO for the County of Orange.

The Rudats bought a house in Old Towne last year. I have heard from several sources that it is empty. Even the trash cans in alley behind the Rudats' house are empty, while their neighbors are all full. An empty house and empty trash cans are pretty good indications no one is living there.

Voter registration records tell a similar tale. Carol Rudat registered to vote at an Anaheim address in June 1980. This voter registration card dated April 30, 1998 has her registered at a Corona Del Mar address. On January 9, 2001, Mrs. Rudat registered at a new address -- still in Corona Del Mar, just a couple of blocks from the beach. (Plug the address -- 254 Evening Cayon Road, Corona Del Mar, 92625 -- into Windows Live Local and click on "bird's eye view" -- nice neighborhood, but definitely not the City of Orange).

Carol Rudat didn't register to vote in the City of Orange until April 21, 2006 -- just a couple of months before filing to run for Orange City Council.

According to her walk piece, Carol Rudat moved to Orange when she was eleven and went to school in Orange -- but the walk piece doesn't claim she lives in Orange. The Greater Orange eBlog states "Both the Rudats were very active in many Greater Orange community organizations."

That's all well and good -- but if a person wants to be elected to a City Council, that person ought to actually live in the city. It is abundantly clear the Rudats live in Corona Del Mar and not Orange. If Mrs. Rudat wants to be a councilwoman, she should run for Newport Beach City Council.

Why is Carol Rudat running for council in a city she doesn't live in? That's a subject for another post.

**In the Post I placed last week I attacked this very question, however, I had removed following some questions placed to me via e-mail. I would do more research and find more truth and post more info. I think the Greater Orage eBlog will also now have to admit in light of this info, that this candidate, either doesn't live in Orange...or move here in the last few days.

Either way, this is terrible way for the citizens of Orange to Vote**