A political flier circulating for Imperial Beach mayoral candidate Paloma Aguirre is upsetting some parents whose kids are pictured in the flier.
In the flier, which arrived in the mail last week, about 100 people are pictured holding signs at the beach, with text on it that says, “Vote Paloma Aguirre for IB Mayor.”
The Rector family said they noticed their kids were in the picture after hearing from several friends. According to the family, the picture is from 2018 and wasn’t taken in support of any political candidate. They said the picture was taken after a surf competition and the signs were made for a type of rally to demand clean ocean water. The family also said their kids, ages 12 and 17 at the time, are pictured without their permission.
“I was upset because it was implying that, 'Hey, these people are supporting me,' which is not the case,” said Bobby Rector. When the Rectors saw the flier, the couple said they sent Aguirre a message on Facebook. After not hearing back, they followed up with an email, signed by three other families whose kids were also in the picture. They asked Aguirre to stop using their kids’ image in her political fliers.“I got a call from Paloma, saying that she apologized and that it wasn't meant to imply any support,” said Bobby Rector.
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