Foe turned friend: Ironic endorsement for Quinones-Sanchez
Former Councilman Dan Savage, who Quinones-Sanchez unseated, will endorse her tomorrow.
If you researched the root cause of the ongoing battle between Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez and Democratic ward leaders in her district, you'd likely find former Councilman Dan Savage. He was the party-backed councilman she unseated in 2007 and the challenger who lost to her again in 2011.
The fury that resulted has put Latino ward leaders on a mission to reclaim Quinones-Sanchez' seat ever since.
Now for the irony.
Savage – the man whose defeat purportedly started this whole firestorm – will endorse Quinones-Sanchez 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at City Hall.
He'll be joined by City Controller Alan Butkovitz and state Rep. Jason Dawins.
Quinones-Sanchez is running against Manny Morales in the 7th District. Morales seems to have brought the two former foes together. He lost the endorsement of the city Democratic party when it was revealed his Facebook page was riddled with racist, ultra-conservative posts.
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