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FORMER COUNCILMAN TOM TAIT ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR OF ANAHEIM “OVERWHELMED BY ENDORSEMENTS”

Anaheim, CA – Former Anaheim City Councilman Tom Tait announced today his candidacy for the office of Mayor in the City of Anaheim.

Tom Tait was appointed to fill a vacancy on the City Council in 1995 and was elected to the post in 1996. He was unopposed in his re-election in 2000 and left the City Council in 2004. He has also served the residents of Anaheim as a Budget Commissioner, a Planning Commissioner and as the City representative to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 

Mr. Tait has received unprecedented early support for his campaign from local and regional leaders. Among his endorsements are current Mayor Curt Pringle, Congressmen Ed Royce, Dana Rohrabacher & John Campbell, Supervisors Pat Bates, Bill Campbell, Chris Norby & Janet Nguyen, State Senator Bob Huff, State Assemblyman Jim Silva and former State Senators John Lewis and Dick Ackerman. 

“I am humbled and overwhelmed by endorsements that have poured in from so many leaders of Anaheim and Orange County”, Tom Tait said. “I will work to the best of my ability to be worthy of this support and I will work hard to gain the trust of the residents of Anaheim both as a candidate and as the Mayor of our great City. I believe that I served the City well in the past and I look forward to bringing my experience and business knowledge back to the City Council.” 

While endorsing Tom Tait for Mayor, current Mayor Curt Pringle made the following comment, “I have known Tom for many years and I have the greatest respect for him. Anaheim is a vibrant community and Tom is the best possible person to continue our new tradition of maintaining Anaheim as a ‘freedom friendly’ city.” 

As a councilman, Tom was known for his passion for freedom, an acute sense of fiscal accountability and his ability to work with the community and civic leaders to make Anaheim a better place to live and do business. 

Tom holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming and an MBA and a Law degree from Vanderbilt University. 

Tom is President of an Environmental and Civil Engineering firm based in Orange County. He and his wife Julie reside in Anaheim and have four children.