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More Info: Background Info On Auditor-Controller Candidates

Posted by Chris Emami on March 22, 2013

The office of Supervisor Todd Spitzer released a list of all seven candidates who will be interviewed for Auditor-Controller in their newsletter. You can read the full newsletter here.

We’ll have continuing coverage on Auditor-Controller here on OC Political in the coming days and weeks.

Here’s the list with background information on each of the interviewees:

George Beck, CIA, Mission Viejo
- legacy replacement program team member, Los Angeles Unified School District
- former director of accounting, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- former city auditor of the City of Houston, Texas
James Benuzzi, CIA, Orange
- private sector internal auditor
- former member of the Audit Oversight Committee, City of Placentia
- first internal audit manager of the City of Orange
Jan Grimes, CPA, Dana Point
- chief deputy auditor-controller of Orange County
- former director of central accounting operations
- former accounting manager of environmental management agency (now OC Public Works)
Nick Pham, CPA, Aliso Viejo
- private sector regional controller
- former private sector accounting manager
Gustavo Rodriguez, CPA, Fullerton
- private sector financial management consultant
- former CFO of various private sector medical entities
Eric Woolery, CPA, Orange
- Riverside County district attorney’s deputy director of administration
- former private sector CFO
- former member of the Orange County Board of Education
Alexander Yu, CPA, Ladera Ranch
- CFO of Tri-City Healthcare District
- former CFO of various private sector medical entities

(CFO is Chief Financial Officer, CIA is Certified Internal Auditor, and CPA is Certified Public Accountant.)

Posted in 3rd Supervisorial District, Orange, Orange County Auditor-Controller, Orange County Board of Education, Placentia | Tagged: Alexander Yu, Eric Woolery, George Beck, Gustavo Rodriguez, James Benuzzi, Jan Grimes, Nick Pham, Todd Spitzer | 2 Comments »

Republican, Democrat, Independent??? The Partisan Affiliations of Everyone Holding Office In Orange County

Posted by Chris Emami on March 22, 2013

I was working on a database of the part affiliation of all Orange County local elected officials. Finally, I have completed the project with all of the special districts and county seats being added. I also fixed some errors in the previous versions (here, here, and here) and have combined the database into one post.

We have added a button on the menu bar for our readers to always be able to access this database and use it for whatever research/political needs that they may have. Due to the length of th epost you are going to have to click the below link to read the rest of the post.

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2012 City Council Party Affiliation Post

Posted by Chris Emami on November 14, 2012

Chris Nguyen did a great job putting together a local database of all party affiliations for candidates running for local office. I thought that I would take the time to expand on his post and show a database of all Orange County Councilmembers (Also OC Board of Supervisors) that will be serving on City Councils starting next month and what party they are affiliated with.

Please note that a couple of races could potentially change based on a close finish and not all votes being counted. This post will be added to our website in a permanent tab that we will be creating at the top of the site.

Here is the database: Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in 1st Supervisorial District, 2nd Supervisorial District, 3rd Supervisorial District, 4th Supervisorial District, 5th Supervisorial District, Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda | Tagged: Adam Nick, Al Murray, Alexander A. Ethans, Allan Bernstein, Andrew Blount, Andy Quach, Angelica Amezcua, Anthony Petros, Art Brown, Barbara Kogerman, Bert Hack, Beth Krom, Beth Swift, Bill Brough, Bob Baker, Bob Whalen, Brad McGirr, Brad Reese, Brett Murdock, Brian Donahue, Brice Whitaker, Bruce Broadwater, Carlos Olvera, Carmen Cave, Carol Gamble, Carol Warren, Cathy Schlict, Chad Wanke, Cheryl Brothers, Chris Hamm, Chris Phan, Christina Shea, Christine Marick, Chuck Puckett, Connie Boardman, Constance Underhill, Craig Young, Cynthia Conners, Dave Leckness, Dave Sullivan, David Benavides, David John Shawver, David W. Sloan, Dean Grose, Deborah Pauly, Denis Bilodeau, Derek Reeve, Diana Carey, Diana Fascenelli, Dina Nguyen, Don Webb, Dore Gilbert, Doug Bailey, Doug Chaffee, Dwoght Robinson, Edward D. Selich, Elizabeth Pearson, Ellery Deaton, Frank Ury, Fred Smith, Fred Whitaker, G. Henry Charoen, Gail Eastman, Gary A. Miller, Gary Monahan, Gene Hernandez, Gerard Goedhart, Gerri Lee Graham-Mejia, Gordon A. Shanks, Greg Mills, Greg Sebourn, J. Scott Schoeffel, James "Jim" Gomez, Janet Nguyen, Jeff Lalloway, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Jeremy B. Yamaguchi, Jerry McCloskey, Jerry Slusiewicz, Jesse Petrilla, Jill Hardy, Jim Evert, Jim Katapodis, Jim Righeimer, Joe Aguirre, Joe Carchio, Joe Shaw, John Anderson, John Collins, John Moorlach, John Nielsen, John Taylor, Jordan Brandman, Kathryn McCullogh, Keith D. Curry, Kelly H. Boyd, Kris Murray, Larry Agran, Larry Kramer, Laurie Davies, Leroy Mills, Leslie Daigle, Linda Lindholm, Lisa A. Bartlett, Lori Donchak, Lucille Kring, Mariellen Yarc, Mark Maurphy, Mark McCurdy, Mark Schwing, Marty Simonoff, Matt Harper, Melody Carruth, Michael F. Henn, Michael Levitt, Michael Vo, Michele Martinez, Miguel Pulido, Mike Alvarez, Mike Blazey, Mike Munzing, Miller Oh, Milton W. Robbins, Nancy Gardner, Noel Hatch, Pat Bates, Patricia "Trish" Kelley, Peter Herzog, Peter Kim, Phillip B. Tsunoda, Prakash Narain, Randal Bressette, Rebecca Gomez, Rhonda Reardon, Richard Barnett, Richard Murphy, Rigoberto Ramirez, Rob Johnson, Robert "Bob" Ring, Robert Ming, Roman Reyna, Ron Joseph Garcia, Rose Espinoza, Ross Chun, Roy Byrnes, Roy Moore, Sal Tinajero, Sam Allevato, sandy genis, Scott Voigts, Scott William Nelson, Sergio Contreras, Shawn Nelson, Steve Baric, Steve Berry, Steve Dicterow, Steve Hwangbo, Steve Jones, Steve Mensinger, Steve Nagel, Steve Shanahan, Steven Choi, Steven H. Weinberg, Tim Brown, Tim Shaw, Tita Smith, Todd Spitzer, Tom Beamish, Tom Lindsey, Tom Tait, Tony Beall, Tony Iseman, Travis Kiger, Tri Ta, Troy Edgar, Vince Sarmiento, Warren Kusumoto, Wendy Leece, William "Bill" Phillips | 14 Comments »

How Well Did the OC Register’s Endorsements Go?

Posted by Chris Nguyen on November 13, 2012

This year marked the first time that The Orange County Register endorsed candidates for office. While the paper has endorsed for or against ballot measures on a regular basis, this was the paper’s first foray into endorsing City Council candidates.

So here’s who they endorsed, and whether the candidate won or loss (I should note these numbers are subject to change pending further results from the Registrar of Voters, as there are several close races, including, but not limited to, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Mission Viejo, Tustin, and Yorba Linda):

Aliso Viejo (1-2)
W: William “Bill” Phillips
L: Greg Ficke
L: Don Garcia

Anaheim (1-1)
W: Lucille Kring
L: John Leos

Brea (1-1)
W: Marty Simonoff
L: Steven Vargas

Buena Park (1-0)
W: Fred Smith

Costa Mesa (2-1)
W: Steve Mensinger
W: Gary Monahan
L: Colin McCarthy

Cypress (0-0)
No endorsement

Dana Point (1-1)
W: Carlos N. Olvera
L: Ed Stevenson

Fountain Valley (1-1)
W: Steve A. Nagel
L: Patrick Tucker

Fullerton (3-0)
W: Bruce Whitaker
W: Jennifer Fitzgerald
W: Travis Kiger

Garden Grove (0-0)
No endorsement

Huntington Beach (1-2)
W: Dave Sullivan
L: Erik Peterson
L: Barbara Delgleize

Irvine (2-1)
W: Steven S. Choi (Mayor)
W: Christina Shea
L: Lynn Schott

La Habra (0-0)
Uncontested

La Palma (1-2)
W: Peter Kim
L: Robert Carruth
L: Sylvia Colannino Smith

Laguna Beach (1-0)
W: Steve Dicterow

Laguna Hills (1-1)
W: Andrew Blount
L: Raghu P. Mathur

Laguna Niguel (2-1)
W: Jerry McCloskey
W: Laurie Davies
L: Brad Barber

Laguna Woods (3-0)
W: Cynthia S. Conners
W: Milton W. Robbins
W: Noel Hatch

Lake Forest (1-1)
W: Dwight Robinson
L: Jim Gardner

Los Alamitos (1-0)
W: Richard D. Murphy

Mission Viejo (1-1)
W: Frank Ury
L: Wendy Bucknum

Newport Beach (0-0)
Uncontested

Orange (1-2)
W: Tita Smith (Mayor)
L: Ray Grangoff
L: Richard Callahan

Placentia (3-0)
W: Jeremy Yamaguchi
W: Scott Nelson
W: Constance “Connie” Underhill

Rancho Santa Margarita (3-0)
W: Tony Beall
W: Carol Gamble
W: Brad McGirr

San Clemente (0-2)
L: Jim Dahl
L: Mike Mortenson

San Juan Capistrano (1-1)
W: Roy L. Byrnes
L: Kim McCarthy

Santa Ana (0-1)
L: Charles Hart

Seal Beach (0-0)
Uncontested

Stanton (2-0)
W: Carol Warren
W: Al Ethans

Tustin (2-1)
W: John Nielsen
W: Charles E. “Chuck” Puckett
L: Tracy Worley Hagen

Villa Park (0-0)
Uncontested

Westminster (0-3)
L: Ha Minch Mach (Mayor)
L: Charlie Nguyen Manh Chi
L: Helena Rutkowski

Yorba Linda (2-1)
W: Mark Schwing
W: Eugene J. “Gene” Hernandez
L: Nancy Rikel

The Register went 39-27 in Council races (2-1 in mayoral races if you count those separately from Council races), endorsing the winner 59% of the time.

On ballot measures, here’s what happened with The Register’s endorsements:

Ballot Measure	OC Register	OC Voters	Statewide Voters
Proposition 30	No	No	Yes
Proposition 31	No	No	No
Proposition 32	Yes	Yes	No
Proposition 33	Yes	Yes	No
Proposition 34	No	No	No
Proposition 35	Yes	Yes	Yes
Proposition 36	Yes	Yes	Yes
Proposition 37	No	No	No
Proposition 38	No	No	No
Proposition 39	No	Yes	Yes
Proposition 40	Yes	Yes	Yes
Measure M (Coast Community College District – Needs 55% to Pass)	No	Yes	-
Measure N (Fountain Valley School District – Needs 55% to Pass)	No	No	-
Measure O (La Habra City School District – Needs 55% to Pass)	No	Yes	-
Measure P (Ocean View School District – Needs 55% to Pass)	No	No	-
Measure Q (Rancho Santiago Community College District – Needs 55% to Pass)	No	Yes	-
Measure S (Tustin Unified School District – Needs 55% to Pass)	No	Yes	-
Measure T (Brea)	No	Yes	-
Measure U (Brea)	No	No	-
Measure V (Costa Mesa)	Yes	No	-
Measure W (Fullerton)	Yes	No	-
Measure X (Fullerton)	Yes	Yes	-
Measure Y (Garden Grove)	No	Yes	-
Measure Z (Huntington Beach)	Yes	No	-
Measure AA (Huntington Beach)	Yes	Yes	-
Measure BB (Irvine)	No	Yes	-
Measure CC (Laguna Beach)	No	No	-
Measure DD (Los Alamitos)	No	Yes	-
Measure EE (Newport Beach)	No	Yes	-
Measure FF (Orange)	Yes	No	-
Measure GG (Santa Ana)	No	Yes	-
Measure HH (Tustin)	Yes	Yes	-

On statewide ballot measures, The Register went 10-1 (91%) with Orange County voters but 7-4 (64%) with California voters.

On local ballot measures, The Register went 7-14 (33%) with the voters.

I’ll still be number crunching over the next days and weeks, but despite what looks like a dismal endorsement record, it appears The Register was actually middle of the pack on their endorsement success rate in Orange County.

Posted in Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, California, Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fountain Valley School District, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Habra City School District, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Ocean View School District, Orange, Orange County, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rancho Santiago Community College District, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Tustin Unified School District, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda | 3 Comments »

Humongous Grid of Endorsements: State Assembly, City Council, School Board, Special Districts, and Ballot Measures

Posted by Chris Nguyen on November 4, 2012

You may have seen my prior post entitled, “Republican? Democrat? Independent? The Partisan Affiliations of Everyone Running for Everything in Orange County.” In an effort to bring more information to voters, here is my humongous grid of endorsements, showing endorsements from the Democratic Party of Orange County, the Democratic Foundation of Orange County, the Orange County Register, the Republican Party of Orange County, the California Republican Assembly, the Lincoln Club of Orange County, Atlas PAC, and Family Action PAC.

Regrettably, I’ve been unable to find a comprehensive, countywide listing of chamber and union endorsements.

Also, some of these organizations endorsed in uncontested races. I excluded those from the grid.

State Assembly

	DPOC	DFOC	OC Register	OCGOP	CRA	Lincoln Club	Atlas PAC	Family Action PAC
65th District	Sharon Quirk-Silva	Sharon Quirk-Silva	Chris Norby	Chris Norby	Chris Norby	Chris Norby	Chris Norby	Chris Norby
72nd District	-	-	Travis Allen	-	Troy Edgar	-	Travis Allen	Troy Edgar

City Council

	DPOC	DFOC	OC Register	OCGOP	CRA	Lincoln Club	Atlas PAC	Family Action PAC
Aliso Viejo	Ross Chun	-	Greg Ficke Bill Phillips Don Garcia	Greg Ficke Mike Munzing	-	-	Mike Munzing	Mike Munzing
Anaheim	Jordan Brandman	Jordan Brandman	John Leos Lucille Kring	Brian Chuchua Lucille Kring	Brian Chuchua Lucille Kring	Lucille Kring	Brian Chuchua Lucille Kring	-
Brea	-	-	Marty Simonoff Steven Vargas	Steven Vargas	-	-	-	-
Buena Park	-	Art Brown	Fred Smith	Baron Night	Baron Night	Baron Night	-	-
Costa Mesa	-	-	Colin McCarthy Steve Mensinger Gary Monahan	Colin McCarthy Steve Mensinger Gary Monahan	Colin McCarthy Steve Mensinger Gary Monahan	Colin McCarthy Steve Mensinger Gary Monahan	Colin McCarthy Steve Mensinger Gary Monahan	Colin McCarthy Steve Mensinger Gary Monahan
Cypress	-	-	-	Rob Johnson	Rob Johnson Bijan Mohseni	Rob Johnson Bijan Mohseni	-	-
Dana Point	-	-	Carlos N. Olvera Ed Stevenson	Carlos N. Olvera	Carlos N. Olvera Ed Stevenson	Carlos N. Olvera	-	-
Fountain Valley	-	-	Steve A. Nagel	Steve A. Nagel	Steve A. Nagel	Cheryl Brothers Patrick Tucker	-	-
Fullerton	Jan Flory Kitty Jaramillo	Jan Flory Kitty Jaramillo	Bruce Whitaker Travis Kiger Jennifer Fitzgerald	Bruce Whitaker Travis Kiger	Bruce Whitaker Travis Kiger Barry Levinson	Bruce Whitaker Travis Kiger Jennifer Fitzgerald	Bruce Whitaker Barry Levinson	Jennifer Fitzgerald
Garden Grove	Kris Beard	Kris Beard	-	Steve Jones	Mayor: Myke Cossota Council: Steve Jones Zack Barrett	-	-	-
Huntington Beach	Jill Hardy	Jill Hardy Alexander Polsky	Barbara Delgleize Erik Peterson Dave Sullivan	Devin Dwyer Erik Peterson Dave Sullivan	Devin Dwyer Erik Peterson Dave Sullivan	Devin Dwyer Erik Peterson Barbara Delgleize	Devin Dwyer Erik Peterson Dave Sullivan	-
Irvine	Mayor: Larry Agran Council: Beth Krom	Mayor: Larry Agran Council: Beth Krom	Mayor: Steven S. Choi Council: Lynn Schott Christina L. Shea	Mayor: Steven S. Choi Council: Lynn Schott Christina L. Shea	-	Mayor: Steven S. Choi Council: Lynn Schott Christina L. Shea	Mayor: Steven S. Choi Council: Lynn Schott Christina L. Shea	Mayor: Steven S. Choi
La Palma	-	Steven Shanahan	Peter Kim Robert Carruth Sylvia Smith	Peter Kim	Christine Barnes	-	-	-
Laguna Beach	Verna Rollinger	-	Steve Dicterow	Steve Dicterow	-	-	-	-
Laguna Hills	-	-	Andrew Blount Raghu P. Mathur	-	Bill Hunt Raghu P. Mathur	Andrew Blount Dore Gilbert	Andrew Blount Bill Hunt	-
Laguna Niguel	Cynthia Conners	-	Laura A. Davies Jerry McCloskey Brad Barber	Laura A. Davies Jerry McCloskey	Laura A. Davies Jerry McCloskey Jerry Slusiewicz	Laura A. Davies Jerry McCloskey	-	-
Lake Forest	-	-	Jim Gardner Dwight Robinson	Adam Nick Dwight Robinson	Dwight Robinson	Dwight Robinson	Dwight Robinson	Dwight Robinson
Los Alamitos	-	Richard Murphy	Richard Murphy	Dean Grose	Dean Grose Ken Stephens	-	Dean Grose	-
Mission Viejo	-	-	Frank Ury Wendy Bucknum	-	Ed Sachs Cathy Schlict	Frank Ury	Ed Sachs Cathy Schlict	Cathy Schlict
Orange	Larry Labrado Robert Douglas	Mayor: Tita Smith Council: Larry Labrado Robert Douglas	Mayor: Tita Smith Council: Ray Grangoff Richard Callahan	Mayor: Jon Dumitru Council: Ray Grangoff Mark A. Murphy	Mayor: Jon Dumitru Council: Ray Grangoff Mike Alvarez	Ray Grangoff Mark A. Murphy	Mayor: Jon Dumitru Council: Ray Grangoff	Mayor: Jon Dumitru Council: Ray Grangoff
Placentia	-	-	Scott Nelson Connie Underhill Jeremy Yamaguchi	-	-	Council: Scott Nelson Treasurer: Greg Sowards	-	-
Rancho Santa Margarita	-	-	Full Term: Tony Beall Carol Gamble	Full Term: Tony Beall Carol Gamble Short Term: Brad McGirr	Full Term: Tony Beall Carol Gamble Short Term: Brad McGirr	Full Term: Tony Beall Carol Gamble Short Term: Brad McGirr	Tony Beall	Tony Beall
San Clemente	-	-	Mike Mortenson Jim Dahl	Mike Mortenson	Mike Mortenson	Mike Mortenson Jim Dahl	-	-
San Juan Capistrano	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Roy Byrnes Kim McCarthy
Santa Ana	Mayor: David Benavides Ward 1: Vincent Sarmiento Ward 3: Eric Alderete Ward 5: Roman Reyna	Mayor: Miguel Pulido Ward 1: Vincent Sarmiento Ward 3: Eric Alderete Ward 5: Roman Reyna	Ward 3: Charles Hart	Mayor: George M. Collins Ward 3: Charles Hart Brett Franklin Ward 5: Karina Onofre	-	Ward 3: Charles Hart	Ward 3: Charles Hart	Ward 5: Karina Onofre
Stanton		Carol Warren	Carol Warren Al Ethans	-	Al Ethans	Al Ethans	-	-
Tustin	-	-	Tracy Worley Hagen John Nielsen Chuck Puckett	Allan Bernstein John Nielsen Chuck Puckett	Allan Bernstein John Nielsen Chuck Puckett	Allan Bernstein John Nielsen Chuck Puckett	-	Allan Bernstein
Westminster	Mayor: Penny Loomer Council: Sergio Contreras	Mayor: Penny Loomer Council: Sergio Contreras Diana Carey	Mayor: Ha Mach Council: Helena Rutkowski Charlie Nguyen Manh Chi	-	Mayor: Tri Ta Council: Tyler Diep Charlie Nguyen Manh Chi	-	-	-
Yorba Linda	-	-	Nancy Rikel Mark Schwing Gene Hernandez	Nancy Rikel Mark Schwing	-	Gene Hernandez Craig Young	-	-

School Districts
Note: The Orange County Register did not endorse in any school board races.

	DPOC	DFOC	OCGOP	CRA	Lincoln Club	Atlas PAC	Family Action PAC
Rancho Santiago Community College District, Area 3	Nelida Yanez	Nelida Yanez
Rancho Santiago Community College District, Area 5	Mark McLoughlin	Mark McLoughlin
Rancho Santiago Community College District, Area 5		Claudia Alvarez
South Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 3		Jennifer Long
Anaheim City School District	Al Jabbar	Al Jabbar
Anaheim City School District	John Santoianni	John Santoianni
Anaheim Union High School District		Annemarie Randle-Trejo		Hoagy Holguin
Buena Park School District		Barbara Michel
Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 2			Jim Readon	Jim Readon	Jim Readon	Jim Readon	Jim Readon
Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 3			Steve R. Lang	Steve R. Lang	Steve R. Lang	Steve R. Lang	Steve R. Lang
Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 5			Bill Perkins	Bill Perkins		Bill Perkins	Bill Perkins
Cypress School District		Brian Nakamura	Alexandria Coronado	Alexandria Coronado
Cypress School District		Candice Kern
Fountain Valley School District			Jeanne Galindo	Jeanne Galindo
Fountain Valley School District				Jim Cunneen
Garden Grove Unified School District	Bao Nguyen	Bao Nguyen
Garden Grove Unified School District		George West
Huntington Beach Union High School District			John Briscoe	Edward Pinchiff			John Briscoe
Irvine Unified School District	Paul Bokota	Paul Bokota	Michelle Ollada Alipio
Irvine Unified School District	Cyril Yu	Cyril Yu
Los Alamitos Unified School District		Karen Russell
Ocean View School District			Debbie Cotton	Debbie Cotton
Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 3			Alexia L. Deligianni	Alexia L. Deligianni
Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 6				Mark Wayland
Santa Ana Unified School District	Valerie Amezcua	Valerie Amezcua	Ceci Iglesias		Ceci Iglesias	Ceci Iglesias
Santa Ana Unified School District	Myriam Tinajero	Myriam Tinajero
Tustin Unified School District		Monique Ketteringham
Tustin Unified School District		Elias Teferi
Westminster School District	Jamison Power	Jamison Power
Westminster School District	Jo-Ann Purcell	Jo-Ann Purcell

Water and Other Special Districts
Note: The Orange County Register did not endorse in any special district races.

	DPOC	DFOC	OCGOP	CRA	Lincoln Club	Atlas PAC	Family Action PAC
East Orange County Water District	-	-	Douglass S. Davert	Douglass S. Davert	-	-	-
East Orange County Water District	-	-	-	Bill Vanderwerff	-	-	-
Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 1	-	-	Eric Bever	Eric Bever	-	Eric Bever	-
Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 2	-	-	James R. Fisler	James R. Fisler	-	James R. Fisler	-
Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 3	-	-	Ethan Temianka	Ethan Temianka	Ethan Temianka	Ethan Temianka	Ethan Temianka
Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 3	-	-	Larry R. Crandall	-	-	-	-
Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 7	-	-	Jeffery Thomas	-	-	-	-
Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 7	-	-	Susan Hinman	-	-	-	-
Orange County Water District, Division 2	-	-	Denis R. Bilodeau	-	-	-	-
Orange County Water District, Division 3	-	-	Roger C. Yoh	-	-	-	-
South Coast Water District	Wayne Rayfield	-	-	-	-	-	-
Costa Mesa Sanitary District	-	-	Don Harper	Don Harper	Don Harper	Don Harper	-
Costa Mesa Sanitary District	-	-	Jeff R. Mathews	Jeff R. Mathews	Jeff R. Mathews	Jeff R. Mathews	-
Midway City Sanitary District	-	-	-	Joy L. Neugebauer	-	-	-
Rossmoor Community Services	-	Jeffrey Rips	-	-	-	-	-

Ballot Measures

Note: Family Action PAC did not endorse any ballot measures.

	DPOC	DFOC	OC Register	OCGOP	CRA	Lincoln Club	Atlas PAC
Proposition 30	Yes	-	No	No	No	No	No
Proposition 31	No	-	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Proposition 32	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Proposition 33	No	-	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes
Proposition 34	Yes	-	No	No	No	No	No
Proposition 35	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Proposition 36	Yes	-	Yes	No	No	No	-
Proposition 37	Yes	-	No	No	No	No	No
Proposition 38	No	-	No	No	No	No	No
Proposition 39	Yes	-	No	No	No	No	No
Proposition 40	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Measure M (Coast Community College District)	-	-	No	-	-	No	-
Measure N (Fountain Valley School District)	-	-	No	-	No	No	-
Measure O (La Habra City School District)	-	-	No	-	-	No	-
Measure P (Ocean View School District)	-	-	No	-	-	No	-
Measure Q (Rancho Santiago Community College District)	-	-	No	-	-	No	-
Measure S (Tustin Unified School District)	-	-	No	-	-	No	-
Measure T (Brea)	-	-	No	-	-	-	-
Measure U (Brea)	-	-	No	-	-	-	-
Measure V (Costa Mesa)	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Measure W (Fullerton)	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	-
Measure X (Fullerton)	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	-
Measure Y (Garden Grove)	-	-	No	-	-	-	-
Measure Z (Huntington Beach)	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Measure AA (Huntington Beach)	-	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	-
Measure BB (Irvine)	-	-	No	-	-	-	-
Measure CC (Laguna Beach)	-	-	No	-	-	-	-
Measure DD (Los Alamitos)	-	-	No	-	-	No	No
Measure EE (Newport Beach)	-	-	No	-	-	Yes	-
Measure FF (Orange)	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Measure GG (Santa Ana)	-	-	No	-	-	-	-
Measure HH (Tustin)	-	-	Yes	Yes	-	-	-

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Republican? Democrat? Independent? The Partisan Affiliations of Everyone Running for Everything in Orange County

Posted by Chris Nguyen on October 30, 2012

There’s been a lot of talk and mail about the partisan affiliations of candidates, so I’m providing the definitive guide of partisan affiliations for every candidate running for everything in Orange County in the November 6, 2012, general election. Whether they’re running for President of the United States or Director of the Silverado-Modjeska Canyon Recreation and Park District, we’ve got it all:

FEDERAL OFFICES

President and Vice President
Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan – Peace and Freedom
Thomas Hoefling/Robert Ornelas – American Independent
Gary Johnson/James P. Gray – Libertarian
Barack Obama/Joe Biden – Democrat
Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan – Republican
Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala – Green

United States Senator
Elizabeth Emken – Republican
Dianne Feinstein – Democrat

United States Representative, 38th District
Linda T. Sánchez – Democrat
Benjamin Campos – Republican

United States Representative, 39th District
Jay Chen – Democrat
Ed Royce – Republican

United States Representative, 45th District
John Campbell – Republican
Sukhee Kang – Democrat

United States Representative, 46th District
Jerry Hayden – Republican
Loretta Sanchez – Democrat

United States Representative, 47th District
Gary DeLong – Republican
Alan Lowenthal – Democrat

United States Representative, 48th District
Dana Rohrabacher – Republican
Ron Varasteh – Democrat

United States Representative, 49th District
Darrell Issa – Republican
Jerry Tetalman – Democrat

STATE LEGISLATURE

State Senator, 29th District
Greg Diamond – Democrat
Robert “Bob” Huff – Republican

State Senator, 37th District
Mimi Walters – Republican
Steve Young – Democrat

Member of the State Assembly, 55th District
Gregg D. Fritchle – Democrat
Curt Hagman – Republican

Member of the State Assembly, 65th District
Chris Norby – Republican
Sharon Quirk-Silva – Democrat

Member of the State Assembly, 68th District
Christina Avalos – Democrat
Donald P. “Don” Wagner – Republican

Member of the State Assembly, 69th District
Tom Daly – Democrat
Jose “Joe” Moreno – Republican

Member of the State Assembly, 72nd District
Travis Allen – Republican
Troy Edgar – Republican

Member of the State Assembly, 73rd District
James Corbett – Democrat
Diane L. Harkey – Republican

Member of the State Assembly, 74th District
Allan R. Mansoor – Republican
Robert Rush – Democrat

MUNICIPAL OFFICES

Aliso Viejo City Council
Ross Chun – Democrat
Greg Ficke – Republican
Donald A. Garcia – No Party Preference
Mike Munzing – Republican
William A. “Bill” Phillips – Republican

Anaheim City Council
Jordan Brandman – Democrat
Brian Neil Chuchua – Republican
Rodolfo “Rudy” Gaona – Democrat
Lucille Kring – Republican
John Leos – Republican
Linda Linder – Republican
Steven Albert Chavez Lodge – Republican
Jennifer Rivera – Republican
Duane Roberts – Green

Brea City Council
Christine Marick – No Party Preference
Chris Parkin – Republican
Marty Simonoff – Republican
Tory Stone – Republican
Steven Vargas – Republican

Brea City Treasurer
Glenn G. Parker – Democrat

Buena Park City Council
Art Brown – Democrat
Paul D. Gonzales – Republican
Baron Night – Republican
Al Salehi – No Party Preference
Fred R. Smith – Republican
Michael Sohn – No Party Preference
Rod P. Williams – Democrat
Cristi Woodward – No Party Preference

Costa Mesa City Council
Sandra L. “Sandy” Genis – Republican
Colin McCarthy – Republican
Al Melone – No Party Preference
Steve Mensinger – Republican
Gary Monahan – Republican
James Rader – No Party Preference
John Stephens – Democrat
Harold Weitzberg – Democrat

Cypress City Council
Rob Johnson – Republican
Bijan Mohseni – Republican
Jay Sondhi – Republican
Mariellen Yarc – No Party Preference

Dana Point City Council
Norm Denton – Republican
Carlos N. Olvera – Republican
J. Scott Schoeffel – Republican
Ed Stevenson – Republican

Fountain Valley City Council
Cheryl Brothers – Republican
Steve A. Nagel – Republican
Duy T. Nguyen – Republican
Bryan J. Tice – American Independent
Patrick Tucker – Republican

Fullerton City Council
Rick Alvarez – Republican
Don Bankhead – Republican
Brian Bartholomew – No Party Preference
Jennifer Fitzgerald – Republican
Jan M. Flory – Democrat
Matthew Hakim – Democrat
Kitty Jaramillo – Democrat
Travis Kiger – Republican
Barry Levinson – Republican
Jane Rands – Green
Roberta Reid – No Party Preference
Bruce Whitaker – Republican

Mayor of Garden Grove
Bruce A. Broadwater – Democrat
Myke Cossota – Republican
Sherry Runnells Williams – Republican
James Torres Ybarra – Republican

Garden Grove City Council
Zack Barrett – Republican
Kris Beard - Democrat
Phat Bui – Republican
Steve Jones – Republican
Josh McIntosh – No Party Preference
Jenny Nguyen – No Party Preference
John R. O’Neill – Republican
Chris Phan – Republican

Huntington Beach City Council
Bruce J. Brandt – Republican
Tony James Carter – No Party Preference
Barbara Delgleize – Republican
Devin Dwyer – Republican
Jill Hardy - Democrat
Jim Katapodis – Republican
William “Billy” O’Connell – Republican
Erik Peterson – Republican
Alexander S. Polsky – Democrat
Tim Ryan – No Party Preference
Dave Sullivan – Republican
Bob Wentzel – Republican

Huntington Beach City Clerk
Joan L. Flynn – Republican

Huntington Beach City Treasurer
Alisa Cutchen – Republican

Mayor of Irvine
Larry Agran – Democrat
Steven S. Choi – Republican
Katherine Daigle – Republican

Irvine City Council
Evan Chemers – Republican
Gavin Huntley-Fenner – No Party Preference
Beth Krom – Democrat
Lynn Schott – Republican
Christina L. Shea – Republican
PK Wong – No Party Preference

Laguna Beach City Council
Steve Dicterow – Republican
Jane Egly – Democrat
Verna Rollinger - Democrat
Robert M. Ross – No Party Preference
Bob Whalen – Democrat

Laguna Beach City Clerk
Lisette Chel-Walker – Democrat

Laguna Beach City Treasurer
Laura Parisi – No Party Preference

Laguna Hills City Council
Raghu P. Mathur – Republican
Aj Djowharzadeh - Republican
Andrew Blount - Republican
Dore Gilbert - Republican
Bill Hunt - Republican

Laguna Niguel City Council
Laurie Davies – Republican
Tony English – Republican
Jerry McCloskey – Republican
Jerry Slusiewicz – Republican
Brad Barber – Republican

Laguna Woods City Council
Mara G. Hodgkins – Republican
Shari L. Horne – No Party Preference
Milton W. Robbins – Democrat
David Russell Ohrn – No Party Preference
Cynthia S. Conners - Democrat
Noel Hatch – Republican

Lake Forest City Council
Marcia Rudolph – Republican
Ken Carrell – Democrat
Kathy “Kathyz” Zechmeister – Republican
Adam Nick – Republican
Jim Gardner – Republican
Dwight Robinson – Republican
Terry D. Anderson – Republican

La Palma City Council
Robert Carruth – No Party Preference
Patricia “Pat” Craig – Republican
Sylvia Colannino Smith – Republican
Steve Shanahan – Democrat
Gerard Goedhart – Republican
Christine Barnes – Republican
Peter Kim – Republican

Los Alamitos City Council
Ken Stephens – Republican
Dean Grose – Republican
Demi Devaney – Democrat
Richard D. Murphy – Republican

Mission Viejo City Council
Richard W. Coleman – American Independent
Wendy Bucknum – Republican
Frank Ury – Republican
Desi J. Kiss – Republican
Cathy Schlicht – Republican
Ed Sachs – Republican

Newport Beach City Council, District 2
Anthony Petros – Republican

Newport Beach City Council, District 5
Edward D. Selich – Republican

Newport Beach City Council, District 7
Keith D. Curry – Republican

Mayor of Orange
Teresa “Tita” Smith – Democrat
Jon Dumitru – Republican

Orange City Council
Lawrence R. “Larry” Labrado – Democrat
Robert L. Douglas - Democrat
Ray Grangoff – Republican
Mike Alvarez – Republican
Brian A. Del Vecchio – Republican
Mark A. Murphy – Republican
Josh Nothom – Democrat
Richard Callahan – Republican

Orange City Clerk
Mary E. Murphy – Republican

Orange City Treasurer
George Small – Republican
Helen Y. Walker – Republican

Placentia City Council
Jeremy Yamaguchi – Republican
Alan D. Frank – Republican
Scott William Nelson – Republican
Constance “Connie” Underhill – Republican

Placentia City Treasurer
Greg Sowards – Republican
Craig Green – Republican

Rancho Santa Margarita City Council, 4-Year Full Term (2 Seats)
Kenney Hrabik – Republican
Carol Gamble – Republican
Tony Beall – Republican

Rancho Santa Margarita City Council, 2-Year Short Term (1 Seat)
Lawrence McCook – Republican
Glenn Acosta – Republican
Brad McGirr – Republican

San Clemente City Council
0 Robert “Bob” Baker – Democrat
1 Robert “Bob” Baker – Republican
Jim Dahl – Republican
Chris Hamm – Republican
David Clegg – Republican
Mike Mortenson – Republican

San Clemente City Clerk
Joanne Baade – Democrat

San Clemente City Treasurer
T. Pall Gudgeirsson – Republican

San Juan Capistrano City Council
Kim McCarthy – Republican
Roy L. Byrnes – Republican
Sam Allevato – Republican
Ginny Kerr – Republican
Melissa Abbott-Kaffen – Republican
Tom Marantz – Republican

Mayor of Santa Ana
Roy Alvarado
George M. Collins – Republican
Lupe Moreno – Republican
Miguel Angel Briseno – No Party Preference
Miguel A. Pulido – Democrat
P. David Benavides – Democrat

Santa Ana City Council, Ward 1
Estela Amezcua – Democrat
Vincent F. Sarmiento - Democrat

Santa Ana City Council, Ward 3
Angelica Amezcua – Democrat
Shane Ramon Barrows – Democrat
Eric M. Alderete – Democrat
Brett Elliott Franklin – Republican
Charles Hart – Republican
Stefano “Steve” Rocco – No Party Preference

Santa Ana City Council, Ward 5
Karina Onofre – Republican
Roman A. Reyna – Democrat

Stanton City Council
Andrew N. Marques – No Party Preference
Sou Moua – Republican
Bryan Palomares – Republican
Carol Warren – Democrat
Al Ethans – Republican

Tustin City Council
John Nielsen – Republican
Tracy Worley Hagen – Republican
Charles E. “Chuck” Puckett – Republican
David Waldram – Republican
Allan Bernstein – Republican

Mayor of Westminster
Ha Mach – Republican
Tri Ta – Republican
Penny Loomer - Democrat
Al Hamade – Republican
Tamara Sue Pennington – Republican

Westminster City Council
Tyler Diep – Republican
Charlie Nguyen Manh Chi – Republican
Helena Rutkowski – Republican
Sergio Contreras – Democrat
Khai Dao – Libertarian
Diana Carey – Democrat
Al P. Krippner – Republican

Yorba Linda City Council
Kennith L. Peterson – Republican
Mark Schwing – Republican
Nancy Rikel – Republican
Eugene J. “Gene” Hernandez – Republican
Louis Lee Knappenberger, Jr. – Democrat
Craig Young – Republican
Todd P. Cooper – Republican

COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARDS

North Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 7
M. Tony Ontiveros – Republican
Monika Koos – Republican

Rancho Santiago Community College District, Trustee Area 3
Nelida M. Yanez – Democrat
Thomas Anthony Gordon – Republican
Antonio Jesus “Tony” Tapia – Democrat

Rancho Santiago Community College District, Trustee Area 5
Claudia Alvarez – Democrat
Mark McLoughlin – Democrat
R. David Chapel – No Party Preference

South Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 1
Dave Lang – Republican
David L. Martin – No Party Preference

South Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 3
William “Bill” Jay – Republican
Arlene C. Greer – Republican
Jennifer J. Long – Democrat

South Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 7
John S. Williams – Republican
Mike Moodian – No Party Preference
Jan Serrantino Cox – No Party Preference
Timothy “Tim” Jemal – No Party Preference

SCHOOL BOARDS

Anaheim City School District
John Santoianni – Democrat
Bob Gardner – Democrat
Al Jabbar – Democrat
James Derek Vanderbilt – Republican
Jerry Silverman – Democrat

Anaheim Union High School District, 4-Year Full Term (2 Seats)
Katherine H. Smith – Republican
Gerald C. Adams – Republican
Brian O’Neal – Republican
Thomas “Hoagy” Holguin – Republican

Anaheim Union High School District, 2-Year Short Term (1 Seat)
Annemarie Randle-Trejo – Democrat
Vernon F. Beckett – Republican
Thomas Peters – Republican

Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 1
Karin Schnell – Democrat
Amy Hanacek – Democrat

Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 2
Jim Reardon – Republican
Carol L. McCormick – Republican
Don Franklin Richardson – Republican
Michele Taylor-Bible – No Party Preference

Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 3
Yolanda McNamara – Democrat
Steve R. Lang – Republican
John Alpay – Republican

Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 5
Gary Pritchard – Democrat
William “Bill” Perkins – Republican

Centralia School District
Ashi Kothary – Republican
Dennis Salts – Republican
Steve Harris – Democrat
Art Montez - Democrat

Cypress School District
Alexandria Coronado – Republican
Candi Kern – Democrat
Jimmy Fuller – Republican
Brian Nakamura – Democrat

Fountain Valley School District
Jeanne Galindo – Republican
Thomas Hobbs – No Party Preference
Jim Cunneen – Republican
Ian Collins – Democrat

Fullerton Joint Union High School District
William E. “Bill” Dunton – Republican
James A. Najera – Democrat
Andy Montoya – Republican
Barbara R. Kilponen – Republican

Garden Grove Unified School District
Linda Zamora – Democrat
Linda Paulsen-Reed – Republican
Bao Quoc Nguyen – Democrat
George West – Democrat

Huntington Beach City School District
Rob Fishel – No Party Preference
Brian Rechsteiner – Republican
Bridget Kaub – Republican

Huntington Beach Union High School District, 4-Year Full Term (2 Seats)
Edward C. Pinchiff - Republican
Tom Dern - Republican
Susan Henry – Republican
Michael H. Simons – Republican
John Briscoe – Republican

Huntington Beach Union High School District, 2-Year Short Term (1 Seat)
Cathey Ryder – Republican
Duane Dishno – Republican

Irvine Unified School District
Michelle Ollada Alipio – Republican
Margaret Brown – Republican
Michael Parham – Republican
Bob Vu – Republican
Paul Bokota – Democrat
Omar Ezzeldine – No Party Preference
Lauren Brooks – Republican
Carolyn Inmon – No Party Preference
Cyril Yu - Democrat

La Habra City School District
John Dobson – Republican
Elizabeth “Liz” Steves – No Party Preference
Kevin Jacobson – Republican
Susan M. Hango – Republican

Laguna Beach Unified School District
Dee Namba Perry – Democrat
Tammy Keces – Democrat
Jan Vickers – Democrat
Bill Landsiedel – Democrat

Lowell Joint School District
Martha Leonard – Democrat
Fred W. Schambeck
Brandon R. Jones – Republican

Magnolia School District
Nathan Zug – Republican
Gary Shields – Republican
Barbara J. Clendineng – Republican

Ocean View School District
Debbie Cotton – Republican
Gina Clayton-Tarvin – Democrat
Norm Westwell – Libertarian

Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 3
Robert “Bob” Ausmus – Republican
Alexia L. Deligianni – Republican
Michele Gabbard – No Party Preference

Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 6
Mark Wayland – Republican
Tracey L. Colombo Curtis – No Party Preference

Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Suzie R. Swartz – Republican
Don Sedgwick – Republican
Ginny Fay Aitkens – Democrat
Earl H. Carraway – Republican

Santa Ana Unified School District
Cecilia “Ceci” Iglesias – Republican
Robert Allen – Republican
Rob Richardson – Republican
Jose Alfredo Hernandez – Democrat
Myriam Tinajero - Democrat
Valerie Amezcua - Democrat

Tustin Unified School District
Tammie Bullard – Republican
Monique Ketteringham – Democrat
Elias Teferi – Democrat
James H. Laird – Republican
Francine Pace Scinto – Republican

Westminster School District
Jamison Power - Democrat
Jo-Ann W. Purcell - Democrat
Amy Walsh – Republican

WATER BOARDS

East Orange County Water District
Bill Vanderwerff – Republican
Douglas M. Chapman – Republican
Douglass S. Davert – Republican

El Toro Water District
Ralph Sogliuzzo – Republican
Ted F. Martin – Republican
Carol Moore – Republican
Edward Fern – Libertarian
Jose Vergara – Republican
Scott Goldman – Democrat

Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 1
Eric Bever – Republican
Fred R. Bockmiller – Republican

Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 2
Dan Worthington – Republican
James R. Fisler – Republican

Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 3
Ethan Temianka – Republican
Trudy Ohlig-Hall – Republican

Moulton-Niguel Water District, Division 6
Wayne Posey – Republican
Larry McKenney – Republican

Moulton-Niguel Water District, Division 7
Michael Kogus – Republican
Gary R. Kurtz – Republican

Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 3
David Vu Pham – Republican
Wayne Osborne – Republican
Larry R. Crandall – Republican
Joel M. Rattner – Democrat

Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 4
Joan Finnegan – Republican
Dwayne Smith – No Party Preference
Daniel “Skip” Marshall – Republican

Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 6
Don Chadd – Republican
Jeffery Thomas – Republican

Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 7
Vanessa A. Mathews – Republican
Susan Hinman – Republican

Orange County Water District, Division 2
Douglas M. Chapman – Republican
Denis R. Bilodeau – Republican

Orange County Water District; Division 3
Roger C. Yoh – Republican
Frank Alonzo – Republican

Santa Margarita Water District
Stan Dziecielski – Democrat
Betty H. Olson – No Party Preference
Charley Wilson – Republican
Fred Carr – Republican
Charles “Chuck” Gibson – Republican

Serrano Water District, Division 3
Jim Fasbender – Republican
Robert “Woody” Rickerl – Republican

South Coast Water District
Rick Erkeneff – Republican
Joel Bishop – Republican
Gary “Water Watch Dog” Langdale – Republican
Richard Gardner – Democrat
Dick Dietmeier – No Party Preference
Wayne Rayfield - Democrat

OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICTS

Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Art Perry – Republican
James Ferryman – Republican
Jeff R. Mathews – Republican
Don Harper – Republican

Midway City Sanitary District
Jerry Vilander – Republican
Frank Fry – Republican
Joy L. Neugebauer – Republican
Al P. Krippner – Republican

Placentia Library District
Richard DeVecchio – No Party Preference
Diane Cunningham – Democrat
Gayle Carline – Democrat
Joann Sowards – Republican
Elizabeth Minter – Republican

Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District
William C. Poe – Republican
Van M. Jew – No Party Preference
Jim Bell – Republican
Carolyn T. Sylvia – Republican
Eric Frankenberg – Democrat

Silverado-Modjeska Recreation and Park District
Chalynn “Chay” Peterson – No Party Preference
Lisa Collins – Republican
Steve Kerrigan – Liberatrian
Timothy Janca – Democrat
Jane Bove – Democrat

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Former Placentia Councilman Greg Sowards & Wife Jo Ann Pull Papers for Simultaneous Bids for Office

Posted by Chris Nguyen on July 27, 2012

Greg Sowards

Craig Green

In 2010, Placentia City Councilman Greg Sowards lost his re-election bid to elected City Treasurer Chad Wanke by 3.9%. (In the race for two seats, Councilman Joe Aguirre won 23.9% of the vote, Wanke 23.3%, Sowards 19.4%, and three other candidates split the remainder of the vote.) The Placentia Council then appointed Craig Green as Treasurer to fill the vacancy left when Wanke joined the Council.

On Monday, July 16, the first day of the filing period, Green pulled papers to run for re-election as Placentia City Treasurer. The following day, Sowards pulled papers to challenge Green for Treasurer. Then yesterday, Jo Ann Sowards (wife of Greg Sowards), pulled papers to run for the Placentia Library District Board of Trustees. Incumbent Library Trustee Richard DeVecchio has already filed while recently appointed incumbent Gayle Carline has pulled papers. Incumbent Jean Turner has not yet pulled papers.

How will Placentia voters take a husband and wife running for two offices simultaneously? Particularly, when neither one of them is an incumbent. If Green, DeVecchio, Carline, and Turner all file for re-election, will Placentians be willing to vote for a husband-and-wife team of challengers? If one of the incumbents does not file, will one Sowards spouse be able to ride the coattails of the other spouse into office? How much attention will there be for the campaigns for Placentia City Treasurer and Placentia Library Board? How do you even campaign for City Treasurer or Library Board? The Sowards family has just made Placentia’s November elections interesting to watch.

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NOCCC’s Meet the Candidates Night: Central Committee, City Councils (Yorba Linda, Placentia, Fullerton, Anaheim), 3rd Supervisorial District, CD-45

Posted by Chris Nguyen on April 13, 2012

The North Orange County Conservative Coalition held a meet the candidates night last night in Anaheim Hills. By my quick crowd estimate, I believe 75-100 people were present.

Desare’ Ferraro organized the meeting which was guest emceed by Orange County Register writer Brian Calle. Calle also brought the students from the “Mass Media Ethics” course he teaches at Cal State Fullerton.

Deborah Pauly and John Webb were crowd pleasers. Todd Spitzer sent a video camera to film Pauly.

I was shocked to see John Leos speak.

Here’s a run down of the remarks by various candidates (please note that I am paraphrasing what the candidates said; I haven’t run a fact-check on the numerical data several of them asserted; also, I was attempting to write as fast as candidates spoke, so apologies to any candidates for incorrect transcriptions; please feel free to comment below with corrections).

Central Committee

Oddly, candidates for the Republican Party Central Committee did not get a chance to speak. They were only introduced by Calle, stood as a group at the front, and then sat back down.

The Central Committee candidates present were:

55th District

Jim Domen
Desare’ Ferraro
Connie Lanzisera
Robert Lauten
Brenda McCune (our OC Political blogger)
Dennis R. White

65th District

Greg Sebourn
Pat Shuff

68th District

James Brownfield
Deborah Pauly
Nick Wilson

There was a 12th candidate present, but I did not catch the candidate’s name, and the candidate failed to sign in on the NOCCC’s candidate sign-in sheet.

Yorba Linda City Council

After the Central Committee mass introduction, the first speakers were candidate for the Yorba Linda City Council.

Incumbent Councilwoman Nancy Rikel spoke first. She spoke of her successful efforts on Measure B (any major zoning change that exceeds housing densities in Yorba Linda’s current zoning and/or General Plan must be approved by a majority vote), her battles against eminent domain, and her efforts to pass an ethics measure. In response to a question from the audience, she described the process to determine Yorba Linda’s police contract.

Candidate Jim Domen spoke second. He spoke of his co-founding of NOCCC. He also described how he became President of his homeowners association. He felt it was analogous to government: before his presidency, the HOA kept raising dues, similarly to the government raising taxes; during his presidency, he opposed raising dues and used his business experience to cut spending, as government should cut spending instead of raising taxes. He also spoke of his background as a Yorba Linda native and his international business and economics education. In response to a question from the audience, he stated that he supported doing price comparisons between different police agencies in determining the Yorba Linda police contract.

Placentia City Council

Incumbent Councilman Jeremy Yamaguchi (currently serving as Mayor) made a joke about his council service giving him gray hair (he’s 23), and then spoke of his record fighting for fiscally conservative policies, protection of private property, reduction of business regulations, and holding the line against unions. He noted his battle against a strange proposal to regulate Placentia garage sales and against borrowing money for a parking structure for the Placentia train station for a train that doesn’t yet exist. In response to a question from the audience, he stated the only Councilmember to not vote for forming an Economic Development Commission was Connie Underhill, who he noted had been on the Placentia City Council for nearly his entire life.

Fullerton Recall Candidates

Greg Sebourn, who is running in the race to replace Don Bankhead, spoke of the illegal water fee that spiked residents water bills by 10%, which went to the general fund. He stated that 80% of the general fund goes to employee pensions, salaries, and benefits.

Barry Levinson, who is running in the race to replace Pat McKinley, spoke of how ill-prepared recall targets Bankhead, McKinley, and Dick Jones seem at meetings; it seems to him that the trio don’t even read their council agendas before showing up to meetings. He spoke of a Stanford study that found Fullerton’s unfunded pension liability is $500 million. He spoke of Fullerton being targetted by a dozen lawsuits that could cost the city $100 million, thanks to McKinley (police chief until shortly before he ran for Council) and the Fullerton Police Department. He noted those two figures totaled $600 million, while Fullerton’s general fund is $65 million.

Rick Alvarez, who is running in the race to replace Don Bankhead, spoke of his family’s immigrant background. He said he is running as a uniter not a divider. He also noted he is a Planning Commissioner and Traffic Commissioner.

Anaheim City Council

Brian Chuchua spoke of his opposition to the plan to permit the GardenWalk Hotel to retain $158 million (80%) of the transient occupancy tax (TOT) the hotel collects while the City does not allow any other hotel to do the same. He stated the transient occupancy tax is 43% of Anaheim’s general fund. He said he was removed as an Anaheim Chamber Ambassador due to this position on this issue. In response to a question from the audience, he said he is opposed to the high-speed rail project.

I was shocked by who spoke next.

John Leos opened with, “Talk about walking into the lion’s den.” He noted that his family immigrated to Anaheim 100 years ago. He graduated from Canyon High School (author’s note: Emami and I are also Canyon grads), which is literally a block away from the site of the NOCCC meeting. He stated he is a labor union member, and labor is very divided on the $158 million GardenWalk Hotel TOT plan, but that Leos himself opposed the plan.

Third District Supervisor

While being filmed by a representative of the Todd Spitzer campaign, Deborah Pauly spoke to the NOCCC. She stated the Board of Supervisors needs “at least one limited government fiscal conservative who represents the people.” She then noted the cameraman, stared straight into the camera and declared her opponent to be a “retread, big government, special interest career politician.” She pointed to Spitzer’s brochure which has the word integrity right under his picture and stated his consultant believed Spitzer has an intergrity problem. She stated Spitzer waves around a flyer showing he got an “A” rating from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association during his tenure in the Assembly, but she stated Spitzer sent a $1000 check to to get their endorsement, but the check was refused, as the HJTA “cannot be bought.” She then showed a letter from HJTA endorsing her, not Spitzer, for the Third Supervisorial District seat. She noted in December 2001 that Spitzer not only voted for 3%@50, but he actually made the motion to pass 3%@50 during his previous stint as Supervisor. She disputed his statements that no one understood the costs of 3%@50 at the time, as she pointed to a November 2001 actuarial report that was in the Board of Supervisors agenda that she stated warned about the costs of implementing 3%@50.

In response to a question from the audience about the well-known video of her speaking in Yorba Linda, Pauly said she was not speaking about “peaceful moderate Muslims” but of two specific men from the Muslim brotherhood, including Malik Ali.

In response to a question from the audience, she noted that Supervisors John Moorlach and Shawn Nelson had not endorsed either candidate in the Third Supervisorial District and that Supervisors Pat Bates and Janet Nguyen endorsed Spitzer because “apparently, they like money.”

In response to a bizarre question from the audience about the Republican Party equalizing funding for candidates to stop multimillionaire candidates (author’s note: I think the audience member mistakenly thought the $1 million Spitzer warchest was Spitzer’s personal wealth rather than the fact that Spitzer raised all of that money and is not independently wealthy), Pauly stated Scott Baugh was “falling all over” himself to endorse Spitzer. Pauly noted that voters don’t like the feeling of being purchased in an election. She praised the Stop Special Interest Money Now ballot initiative.

In response to a question from the audience, Pauly stated she has not decided on Laura’s Law, as there needs to be a balance between helping people with great need and the potential to abuse the law with false mental health allegations.

Spitzer’s cameraman spoke next, stating he’s a volunteer. He spoke of Spitzer helping his family on a crime issue. He stated that he (the cameraman not Spitzer) is a Coptic Christian and that the Muslim Brotherhood is in Egypt not the United States. He stated Spitzer was speaking at the Mission Viejo Tea Party on Monday (a Tea Party Patriot organizer in the audience shouted out it was a false tea party) and invited NOCCC to attend. The cameraman also invited the audience to attend Spitzer’s open house on Tuesday.

In response to a question from the audience, the cameraman could not confirm or deny if Spitzer would serve a full four-year term.

In response to a question from the audience, the cameraman stated Spitzer was not present due to a scheduling conflict with a long-scheduled open coffee in Irvine.

45th Congressional District

John Webb spoke of his goal of changing the tax structure, restraining the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and supporting energy independence to ensure “no more wars for oil.”

In response to a question from the audience, Webb said he is personally opposed to the California Air Resources Board, calling it a bad idea from the 1960s when “we smoked dope.” He, however, stated he was for states’ rights, implying Congress should not interfere with CARB.

In response to a question from the audience, Webb stated that if elected, he would be the sole member of Congress from Orange County who has combat experience. He cited his military record, his record as a robbery/homicide detective, and his business record. He stated President Barack Obama has committed impeachable offenses.

In response to a question from the audience, he stated the differences between himself and incumbent Congressman John Campbell is that Campbell voted fro TARP, Cash for Clunkers, and Sarbanes-Oxley expansion while Webb would have voted against those actions. Webb also stated Campbell was one of only two Congressmen to vote against the STOCK Act. Webb also said he heard a rumor that Campbell introduced legislation to control the type of bait used in Montana.

In response to a question from the audience, Webb said he would do not just town hall meetings but would go to voters’ homes.

In response to a question from the audience, Webb said he would fly on commercial airlines between Washington, DC and Orange County if elected, very likely on Southwest Airlines.

U.S. Senate

Robert Lauten spoke about wanting to revive the Glass-Steagall Act, to declare U.S. debt fictional, to implement a Hamiltonian economic system, and wanting to abolish the Federal Reserve. He also accused “State Treasurer Richard Citron” of causing the 1994 Orange County bankruptcy (author’s note: for the record, it was County Treasurer-Tax Collector Robert Citron).

The audience looked at Lauten like he was completely nuts.

Wrap Up

All of the above was done in 90 minutes. The program was slated for 60 minutes and was running on schedule until the Third Supervisorial District and 45th Congressional District ran over time and took up nearly half the program.

(Disclaimer related to Fullerton recall section above: In the interest of full disclosure, I should note my day job is working in the Fullerton office of Assemblyman Chris Norby, who served on the Fullerton City Council from 1984-2002. One of my co-workers in the office is Fullerton City Councilman Bruce Whitaker, who was elected in 2010 and is not a target of the recall.)

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