Politics is a battlefield with disputes winding up in court before voters ever see a ballot. That’s what happened in the case of Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung, who is running in a crowded field for District 4 Orange County Supervisor. Jan Flory, a retired attorney and former Fullerton Mayor and councilmember, took a look at Jung’s ballot statement and noticed some things that didn’t add up. She decided to challenge Jung’s ballot statement and designation legally.
The case was heard on March 26, 2026. Judge Kimberly Knill reviewed the evidence and issued a clear, concise tentative ruling. Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung’s ballot designation as a “Business Owner” was false according to the evidence presented, and elements of his ballot statements were misleading.
Jung’s assertion that as Mayor, he “turned around a $9 million deficit into a balanced budget,” is misleading to voters, concluded Judge Knill. State law requires cities to adopt balanced budgets and those spending plans can include deficit spending. Jung’s attorney, Chad Morgan, argued that the Fullerton city manager found the claim factual. “I conclude that the city manager’s conclusion was not supported by the evidence in the budget,” said Judge Krill. “I don’t need an expert to see that there’s a deficit.”
The judge also ruled another of Jung’s assertions – that he “built 9 new parks,” – was misleading when in fact, no new parks have been opened in Fullerton since he was first elected to the city council in 2020. “It’s...
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