Orange County Register

Jonathan Velte, 27, worked as the inspector of the Orange City Hall voting place during yesterday’s special election.

In his family runs a streak of patriotism. Many family members were in the military and he has worked with the American Legion, he said.

“I’ve done a lot of patriotic things in my life,” he said. “With this at least you feel like you’re serving.”

As an inspector, he processed voters and oversaw other poll workers. Although special elections are generally slow, he still enjoys his works.

“There’s a nice feeling you get, like you’re doing something to help,” Velte said.

When he’s not working as inspector at a voting place, he’s an inspector for Northrop Grumman, a company that makes military aerospace products, he said. As a quality engineer, he inspects the quality of the product’s parts.

‘I’m always an inspector,” he said.

He did not vote in yesterday’s election, but not because he’s disinterested in politics. He lives in Orange, but in the area outside the 72nd District, Velte said.

“I would have (voted(, and I always do.”

– Kristen Salazar

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