SAN DIEGO (Oct. 10, 2013): Nathan Fletcher’s campaign has suggested to reporters that Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez should cut their pay in half while running for mayor. What follows is a response from Faulconer’s campaign:
“San Diego voters should be more concerned about Nathan’s own attendance record as a state Assemblyman when he ran for mayor,” said Tony Manolatos, spokesman for Faulconer’s campaign. “It’s well-documented that Nathan collected his full salary during the last mayoral election yet he missed 74 percent of his Assembly meetings. He missed hundreds of votes on a wide range of important issues, including public safety, education and the budget. You have to show up for work – even when you’re running for office.
“Nathan went on to miss nearly 60 percent of his Assembly meetings throughout 2012 yet still collected a $95,000 taxpayer funded paycheck.
“Kevin Faulconer hasn’t missed any City Council meetings while running for mayor, and won’t. He also Chairs the city’s Audit Committee.
“It’s shocking that a candidate who has such a documented history of not showing up to work would raise this issue. Since Nathan suddenly feels so strongly about this, we challenge him to return the $56,000 to the taxpayers he took while not showing up to work in 2012 and still taking his full taxpayer-funded salary.”
Background: (59% of $95k = $56,050)