This last week has been one of celebration and rememberance. Thursday, August 26th, was the actual anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution. It was the 19th amendment that provided the legal springboard for women to vote through out the United States. It only took 70 years to win the [...]
As we’ve passed the middle point of summer and have mostly recovered from the campaigning of the spring my thoughts have turned to the November elections, my future plans, and my family. My family gave up a lot for me to run my campaign. They adjusted schedules, filled in on commitments, gave up certain savings, [...]
While I campaigned I heard a lot of different commentaries related to government. Many of them you’ve heard before — Noone listens to us; Why vote it doesn’t matter anyway?; What difference will it make? — to cite a few. It is a sad commentary on our communication and education system. Where does the apathy [...]
I have always believed that Riverside was a great place to live — equal distance from mountains and ocean. What’s not to love?? However, this campaign has given me so much more than I could ever have expected. It was a lot of working (they don’t call it “running a campaign” for nothing.) but meeting the [...]
Spent a long day out campaigning today and the more I’m out there the more I appreciate the different people who make up this County. The people I’m meeting are thoughtful, concerned, and involved people. They come from every walk of life and every age, ethnic, and economic background. They all have certain things in [...]
I believe that each of us is connected to the other and that we must use our gifts and talents to the betterment of society and our social network. My talent is a passion for proper government accounting and a persistent belief that there is a better way to do things. Because of these two [...]
Today, May 8th, I spent all day out meeting voters first at a Cinco de Mayo celebration and then at a large backyard barbeque. Everyone was very gracious and commented how well they liked my ideas and speech. It was a long day but rewarding insofar as I got to meet so many people. One [...]
This is the last big push time — less than 6 weeks to election day, less if you consider the enormous growth of Vote By Mail which opens on May 10. Our campaign is sitting pretty well. We need to work hard to get the signs out and meet the voters. We are also at [...]
Inserted below here is my Candidate Statement as presented to the Registrar of Voters Candidate Statement Justine K. Quiñones, CPA I am a credentialed CPA and have earned my MBA in Operational Management. I have been in management positions in three departments of Riverside County over a 22 year career that followed working in private [...]
A lot is said about a voter’s responsibilities but along with responsibilities come rights and vice versa. Voters have the right to the privacy of their vote — it is their choice to share their decisions. Voters have the right to expect that the persons they elect will be performing in accordance with the collective [...]