Supervisor to call for inquiry into lucrative Santa Clara County contracts with wife of former politician

by: Gabriel Greschler

District 3 Supervisor Otto Lee said Monday he will call for an inquiry into how a former politician’s wife secured big-money, no-bid contracts with Santa Clara County over a decade.

Jean McCorquodale, wife of former supervisor and state Sen. Dan McCorquodale, earned $2.45 million since 2009 by writing grant applications and authoring a county government history book, this news organization reported in late May.

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