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The District 8 City Council front-runner pushed back Wednesday on questions about his residency as a rival filed an ethics complaint against him for distributing campaign cupcakes at a city-operated senior center.
In a morning email to supporters, Manny Pelaez called questions about his residency in District 8 a desperate attack.
“Someone is launching an attack, questioning my residency, and consequently, has fed the story to the press,” he wrote. “I want to set the record straight: I live in District 8.”
At issue is whether Pelaez lived in District 8 by July 20, as he says he did. City Clerk Leticia Vacek said Wednesday that his opponents would have to seek relief in district court because she could not disqualify him from the May 6 ballot.
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Twitter: @jbaugh
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