OC Political

The OCGOP Endorsements Committee met on September 4-5 to make recommendations for endorsement.  (You can get the recaps here and here.  The consent calendar was here.)  Today is the real fun as the Central Committee meets to accept or reject the recommendations of the Endorsements Committee.  Once the Central Committee acts, a candidate is officially endorsed (or not endorsed) by the Republican Party of Orange County.

The meeting begins at 7 PM at the Costa Mesa Westin Hotel, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

This should be interesting juggling for OC Political tonight, as Emami fled the country, I’m being sworn in as a Central Committee alternate, and several of our bloggers are full-fledged Central Committee members.

Here’s the list of candidates/ballot measures being considered for endorsements…

For ease of reading, I’ve added the following notations to the candidates’ names:
*Recommended for postponement
**Recommended for dual endorsement
^ Opponent was recommended for endorsement
~ No recommendation
Strikeout Withdrew request for endorsement
Candidates without notations were recommended for endorsement.

Summary of OCGOP Endorsement Committee Recommendations – September Meetings

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
1. Greg Ficke for Aliso Viejo City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
2. Jeanne Galindo for Fountain Valley School District Board – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
3. Steven Dicterow for Laguna Beach City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
4. Dean Grose for Los Alamitos City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
5. Larry R. Crandall for Municipal Water District of Orange County – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
6. Debbie Cotton for Ocean View School District Board – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
7. Karina Onofre for Santa Ana City Council, Ward 5 – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
8. Chuck Puckett for Tustin City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
9. John Nielsen for Tustin City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
10. Allan Bernstein for Tustin City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
11. Bill Perkins for Capistrano Unified School District Trustee Area 5 – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
*12. Sam Allevato for San Juan City Council – RECOMMEND POSTPONING TO OCTOBER MEETING
*13. Virginia “Ginny” Kerr for San Juan City Council – RECOMMEND POSTPONING TO OCTOBER MEETING
14. Bill Hunt for Laguna Hills City Council – REMOVED REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT
15. Dore J. Gilbert for Laguna Hills City Council – REMOVED REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT
16. Dr. Raghu Mathur for Laguna Hills City Council – REMOVED REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT
17. Andrew Blount for Laguna Hills City Council – REMOVED REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT
18. Alexia Deligianhi for Orange Unified School District Board – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
19. Michelle Ollada Alipio for Irvine Unified School District Board – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
20. Doug Davert for East Orange County Water District – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
21. Carlos Olvera for Dana Point City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
22. George Collins for Mayor of Santa Ana – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
**23. Charles Hart for Santa Ana City Council Ward 3 – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE BOTH CHARLES AND BRETT
**24. Brett Franklin for Santa Ana City Council Ward 3 – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE BOTH CHARLES AND BRETT
25. Lynn Schott for Irvine City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
26. Alexandria Coronado for Cypress School Board – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
27. Michael Mortenson for San Clemente City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
*28. Jim Dahl for San Clemente City Council – RECOMMEND POSTPONING TO OCTOBER MEETING

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

29. Steven Lang for Capistrano Unified School District – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
30. Jim Reardon for Capistrano Unified School District – RECEOMMEND TO ENDORSE
31. Erik Peterson for Huntington Beach City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
32. Yes on Measure FF (Orange) – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
33. Steven Vargas for Brea City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
34. Susan Hinman for Municipal Water District of Orange County – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
35. Dwight Robinson for Lake Forest City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
36. Adam Nick for Lake Forest City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
37. Jennifer Fitzgerald for Fullerton City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
^38. Barry Levinson for Fullerton City Council
~39. Brian Neil Chuchua for Anaheim City Council – NO RECOMMENDATION
40. Steve Chavez Lodge for Anaheim City Council – REMOVED REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT
41. Jim Fisler for Mesa Consolidated Water District, Div. 2 – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
42. Laurie Davies for Laguna Niguel City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
^43. Ed Sachs for Mission Viejo City Council
44. Wendy Bucknum for Mission Viejo City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
^45. Cathy Schlicht for Mission Viejo City Council
46. Frank Ury for Mission Viejo City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
47. Roger Yoh for Orange County Water District Director, Div. 3 -– RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
48. Baron Night for Buena Park City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
49. Cecilia Iglesias for Santa Ana School Board – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
50. Carol Gamble for Rancho Santa Margarita City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE
51. Brad McGirr for Rancho Santa Margarita City Council – RECOMMEND TO ENDORSE

Additional Endorsements that will be considered:

A.) Steve Nagel for Fountain Valley City Council
B.) Steve Jones for Garden Grove City Council
C.) Yes on Measure EE (Newport Beach)
D.) Yes on Measure HH (Tustin)