Kathleen M. Honeycutt

Candidate Biography:

Kathleen Marie Vieira Honeycutt
Born: March 21, 1941 in Modesto, CA
Married: Theron Otto Honeycutt (m. 1960, d. 2019)
Child: Patricia I., Matthew J., and Tad Theron Honeycutt (Hesperia City Council, 2000-2008)
Family: Honeycutt's husband Theron served on the Hesperia City Council (1992-1995)

Previous: Founder, High Desert Pregnancy and Family Resource Center

• Legal Troubles: In 2007, Tad Honeycutt was indicted on 15 counts of misappropriation of public funds ($23 million), 15 counts of grand theft, three counts of failure to file a state tax return and a single count of filing a false tax return in relation to the financial collapse of California Charter Academy (the largest charter school operator in California) in 2004. As of 2021, these charges are currently pending and the case has not yet gone to trial.

Source: California Legislature Handbook (1994)
Source: "More delays in charter academy trial" by Beau Yarbrough, Hesperia Star (4/14/2011) [Link]
Source: "16 years later, no trial date set for California Charter Academy case" by Beau Yarbrough, San Bernardino Sun (10/4/2023)
Source: "13 years after indictment, no trial or plea deal for California Charter Academy defendants" by Beau Yarbrough, San Bernardino Sun (9/11/2020)