Following Tuesday night’s City Council Meeting where Council Member Hulsey called into question Mayor Sun’s military honors he claimed during the campaign, I was asked by multiple people my thoughts and feelings over this controversy. I think it is a shame.
This issue was brought to my attention by a couple of people during the campaign that wanted me to attack Mayor Sun over this. I refused because I believe that the citizens of Pacific deserved a campaign based on my record not Cy Sun’s. Also I was taught by my father, USAF Capt. Donald C Hildreth who was a military hero in my eyes to always respect the service to our nation by all service members. For me to call his service into question would to me dishonor all veterans.
Now as for how I feel about this issue now, I hope Mayor Sun does find documentation to support his claims or that he admits that he lied to the voters quickly. There is too much to do that this issue only distracts from. However this is not the only issue Mayor Sun needs to come clean about.
During the campaign he made many claims about me and about dedicated employees of the city. He exaggerated what people were paid, he lied about where they lived and he misrepresented interactions that he had with them to gain votes. I am disappointed so many citizens were fooled by his claims in spite of my putting out proof of them being mistruths. But now that he has the ability to check these facts himself I want him to conduct the investigation he claimed he would do and when he finds the truth, admit his error to the people.
So what do I want to see happen now. I want Mayor Sun to provide to the citizens the facts one way or another. If as I suspect, it shows that he lied to the voters to gain office, I hope he does the honorable thing and resigns. The citizens deserve a leader that is more interested in serving the citizens and meeting the demanding needs of the job than winning the office at any cost.
As though you are one to talk.
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