Councilman Muschal’s Response to Evangeline Ugorji’s Claim of Endorsement

Because I feel that I have a responsibility to the people I serve in the South Ward, I need to set the record straight. Allowing lies to fester harms all of us. I trust that residents of the South Ward understand exactly when someone is playing games with them. Only fools believe someone who introduces themself with a lie.

 

I want it to be very clear. I have heard, and residents of South Village have confirmed, that Evangeline Ugorji has been falsely telling voters that I have endorsed her candidacy. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have never, and will never endorse Evangeline Ugorji for any position that would require public trust. In fact, based on personal interactions my wife and I have had with Ms. Ugorji, I urge residents of the South Ward to not support her candidacy.

 

To hear that words are being put in my mouth greatly offends me. My reputation for being honest has always been of the utmost importance to me. Apparently, the same can’t be said for Evangeline.

 

Candidate petitions are the first test any elected official must pass. We have read how Evangeline presented petitions allegedly signed by deceased voters. Now we have learned how she employed a dishonest scheme to trick living voters into signing her petition by claiming that I officially endorsed her candidacy. Her actions are an outrageous breach of public trust.

 

Folks in the South Ward know the saying, “A sucker is born every minute.” Unfortunately for Evangeline, suckers are in short supply in the South Ward.