Congressional candidate is an astronaut on ballot, judge says

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2. "Given the scope of the work performed in 2011, the court does not believe it is (misleading)"

An article in the Sacramento Bee:

http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/03/judge-rules-candidate-can-be-an-astronaut-after-all.html

March 29, 2012
Judge rules candidate can be an 'astronaut' after all

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The suit notes that Hernandez reported to the clerk of the House of Representatives that he received $150,000 last year for serving as the "executive director for strategic operations" with MEI Technologies.

Connelly said the fact that Hernandez worked for NASA only two weeks in 2011 does not mean that he cannot be called an astronaut that year, which also included service at MEI technologies that drew upon his scientific and engineering background.

A key question is whether the ballot designation of "astronaut/scientist/engineer" is misleading as to the cumulative work performed by Hernandez during the 12-month period, according to Connelly.

"Given the scope of the work performed in 2011, the court does not believe it is (misleading)," Connelly said.