Harry Sidhu

Who is Harry Sidhu?

Harry Sidhu is an American restaurateur and Republican politician, in Orange County, California. He currently owns El Pollo Loco franchises in Orange and Riverside Counties.

Sidhu served for eight years on the Anaheim City Council: two consecutive terms from 2004 through 2012. He is was the first person of Indian heritage to have achieved this position. Sidhu also served as Mayor Pro Tem in 2012 and from December 2009 through December 2011. He is currently appointed to the Orange County Water District Board of Directors to represent the City of Anaheim. Since January 2013, Sidhu has also been an Alternate Commissioner for the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority.

In 2008, Sidhu ran for the California State Senate, but lost the Republican primary to state Assemblywoman Mimi Walters, who went on to win the general election.

In 2010, Harry ran for Orange County Supervisor in the lower-income 4th district despite having lived in the affluent Anaheim Hills for 16 years in the 3rd district. Due to this, signs labeling Sidhu as a carpetbagger were put up by his opponents. Harry went on to lose the election with 36.9% of the vote to Shawn Nelson's 63.1%.