Throughout her re-election effort, Diaz repeatedly claimed that she reduced the city's $250 million debt by $54 million [REF] but official records show that is not true [REF].
On Nov. 6, 2012, Diaz was re-elected with one-third of the ballots cast in Perth Amboy, receiving 4,404 votes, surpassing top challenger Billy Delgado and second-tier candidates Frank Salado, Miguel Morales, Robert McCoy, and Sharon Hubberman, whose combined vote totals dwarfed those of the incumbent.