The political consulting firm owned by a San Diego City Council member’s chief of staff continued to do hundreds of thousands of dollars in business through the November election season, even though it was suspended by state officials early last year.Councilmember Stephen Whitburn
Whitburn declined to comment on the latest spending by the county Democratic Party, which until last May was chaired by Whitburn’s longtime roommate, Will Rodriguez-Kennedy.The District Attorney, party officials investigating potential criminal allegations against Will Rodriguez-Kennedy Cardenas said his principal focus is serving the people and city of San Diego. He also said he does not manage the day-to-day operations of the company.
Margin Victories, which only recently has become one of the San Diego County Democratic Party’s biggest vendors, is not registered with the California secretary of state. Its address is aThe company website describes offering a series of campaign services, including direct mail, community organizing, social media and web development, many of the services promoted by Grassroots Resources.
The company was issued a penalty certification in August 2021. A statement of information — the public record that regulators require of all registered businesses in California — was due by September 2020 but has not yet been filed, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.in the final months of 2022, according to disclosures, making it the party’s largest vendor in the latest election cycle. The party also owes the company at least $250,000 more, the same records show.
Margin Victories is completely independent of Grassroots Resources, Espinoza said. He attributed his business success to his work on recent Campa-Najjar‘s losing campaigns for Congress and the Chula Vista mayor’s office.
Lots of deflecting in this situation. This Whitburn advisor (whom we pay a salary of $10K/month) owns a business that is suspended from doing business by the State Franchise Tax Board, yet has continued to do business? 1/2