Charles Frontera is adamantly denying that he played any
role in the District 22 Patriot Club campaign that urged Republican voter to
cross over in last week’s primary election and sink the state House campaign of
Roseville Mayor John Chirkun.
 |
| Haugh |
The current 22nd District (Roseville and eastern
Warren) Rep. Harold Haugh has alleged that Frontera launched the Patriot Club
group to destroy Chirkun’s candidacy. But now it appears that Haugh, who is term-limited, might have
targeted Frontera to eliminate his future chances of running for office in
Roseville.
weekend but today he forcefully insisted that he has no connections to the
Patriot Club and that he stayed out of Chirkun’s Democratic primary race.
mailed out Patriot Club letters that urged cross-over votes by Republicans for
Chirkun’s Democratic primary contender.
Democratic Party member since he was 16 years old – would know that he would
never be associated with a group with a tea party-style name.
“For John or Harold to say that I have the time or
resources or political pull to do what they claim, it’s ridiculous,” said
Frontera, an unsuccessful candidate for Roseville City Council last November
and an activist in community groups.
Council’s method of putting Haugh’s wife into a vacant council seat, but he said
he never made claims that Chirkun or Harold Haugh were part of a “Democratic
machine” designed to enhance their cronies.
