California political candidate facing six years in prison after listing dive bar as home address

A woman who listed her home address as a local bar while running for Stockton City Council has dropped out of the race after she was arrested on multiple felony charges.

Desiree Lynch, who was running for the District 5 seat, withdrew from the race Monday, effective immediately, according to her attorney, Allen Sawyer, KCRA News 3 reported.

“Today Ms. Lynch resigned and withdrew from the race effective immediately,” Sawyer said in a statement. “In light of the legal process she is facing, there will be no other comment on this matter. Ms. Lynch is focused on taking care of her daughter and will devote 100% of her attention to her family responsibilities.”

Lynch was arrested last week on five felony charges, including three counts of perjury, causing or allowing false voter registration and filing a false nomination or declaration of candidacy.

She is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 2 and faces a maximum sentence of six years and eight months in state prison if convicted.

Who did she make mad in the existing bureaucracy?

Prosecutors allege Lynch used two addresses — one belonging to Harry’s Cocktail Lounge on East Charter Way and another at the Doyle Garden Apartments on East Oak Street — to falsely establish residency in District 5.

Lynch, a mother and nurse, had campaigned on promises to bring “real solutions for working families” and clean up both City Hall and Stockton’s streets.

Following Lynch’s arrest, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office accused her of attempting to cheat the system by manufacturing a false address.
“The integrity of our elections is the bedrock of our democratic process, and we must ensure that every election is run fairly and without fraud,” the DA’s office said. “The constituents of this community deserve a representative who actually lives in their neighborhoods, not an opportunist manufacturing a fake address to cheat the system.”

Lynch was booked into jail on $100,000 bail following her arrest.
She is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 2 and faces a maximum sentence of six years and eight months in state prison if convicted.

Far, far more realistic time in prison than the fentanyl dealers at LAX would receive. Reminds you of the prison used in The Man in the Iron Mask.

Desiree Lynch ran as a nonpartisan candidate.Because municipal and city council elections in Stockton, California, are legally nonpartisan, candidates do not run under the official banner of a major political party like the Democrats or Republicans. However, her campaign did receive formal backing from prominent local Democratic circles, including an endorsement from the group Stockton Democrats Together.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.