It appears likely that only one of the three listed candidates for the Menifee City Council seat in District 4 will attend the Sept. 23 Menifee 24/7 Candidates Forum at Liberty High School.
As most residents have probably heard by now, Randy Madrid faces felony charges of perjury and election fraud after his arrest by the District Attorney’s Office for falsifying residence records. You can read our latest reporting on that issue at this link. In addition, we have received no response from Daniel Stephens to our invitation to attend.
In fact, members of our staff have tried numerous ways to contact Stephens, who has no public presence as a candidate and who declined to even submit a candidate statement to the City of Menifee. We have even reached out to Mayor Ricky Estrada – like Stephens, a U.S. Air Force reserve member living in Menifee – asking whether he knows Stephens or can explain his public absence.
Estrada did not respond.
Frank Sandoval, a Menifee resident since 1990, is the only District 4 candidate who has committed to attend. You can read about him here, based on an interview he gave to Menifee 24/7. Guests at the Forum will have an opportunity to hear from Sandoval and ask him questions at the event, which will begin at 7 p.m. in the Liberty High School theater.
In addition, District 2 candidates Ben Diederich, Laz Peterson, and Tom Fuhrman have all announced their intention to attend.
Some of the many hot topics during this election season include flock cameras, warehouses, and overall city development. If you would like to submit a question in advance to be read at the forum, email it to info@menifee247.com
