OC Political

The Republican Party of Orange County Central Committee met on August 15 and August 31 to consider endorsements for local offices and ballot measures. Further endorsements will take place on September 19 (and possibly more after that).

OC Political live-blogged the August 15 meeting and the August 31 meeting, but by popular demand here is the list of endorsements so far:

• City Councils and Mayors
  • Aliso Viejo City Council: Mike Munzing
  • Anaheim City Council, District 4: Lucille Kring
  • Anaheim City Council, District 5: Mark Lopez
  • Costa Mesa City Council: Allan Mansoor, Steve Mensinger, Lee Ramos
  • Dana Point City Council: Michelle Brough
  • Fountain Valley City Council: Steve Nagel
  • Fullerton City Council: Larry Bennett, Bruce Whitaker
  • Garden Grove Mayor: Steve Jones
  • Huntington Beach City Council: Patrick Brenden, Joe Carchio, Lyn Semeta
  • Irvine Mayor: Don Wagner
  • Irvine City Council: Anthony Kuo, Christina Shea
  • La Habra City Council: Tom Beamish, Dawn Holthouser, Tim Shaw
  • Laguna Hills City Council: Janine Heft
  • Laguna Niguel City Council: Laurie Davies, John Mark Jennings, Jerry Slusiewicz
  • Lake Forest City Council: Francisco Barajas, Dwight Robinson
  • Los Alamitos City Council: Dean Grose
  • Newport Beach City Council, District 5: Lee Lowrey
  • Newport Beach City Council, District 7: Will O’Neill
  • Orange City Council: Mark Murphy
  • Rancho Santa Margarita City Council: Tony Beall, Carol Gamble
  • San Clemente City Council: Dan Bane
  • Tustin City Council: Allan Bernstein, Austin Lumbard, Charles Puckett
  • Westminster City Council: Kimberly Ho
  • Yorba Linda City Council: Tara Campbell, Gene Hernandez, Craig Young
• College Districts
  • North Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 7: Ryan Bent
  • Rancho Santiago Community College District, Trustee Area 5: Steven Nguyen
• School Districts
  • Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 1: Wendy Shrove
  • Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 2: Jim Reardon
  • Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 3: Laura Ferguson
  • Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 5: Jake Vollebregt
  • Santa Ana Unified School District: Angie Cano
• Water Districts
  • Orange County Water District, Division 6: Cathy Green
  • Mesa Water District, Division 2: James R. Fisler
  • Moulton Niguel Water District, Division 6: Duane Cave
  • Yorba Linda Water District: Ric Collett, Andy Hall
  • No on the Yorba Linda Water District Recall of Directors Bob Kiley and Gary Melton
• Ballot Measures
  • No on Measure J – Anaheim Elementary School District $318 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure K – Brea-Olinda Unified School District $148 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure M – Capistrano Unified School District $889 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure N – Centralia Elementary School District $49 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure O – Fountain Valley School District $63 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure P – Garden Grove Unified School District $311 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure Q – Huntington Beach City School District $159.85 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure R – Ocean View School District $169 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure S – Orange Unified School District $288 Million Facilities Bond
  • No on Measure T – Westminster School District $76 Million Facilities Bond
  • Yes on Measure U – Anaheim 2/3 Vote of the Council to Propose Taxes (Instead of Simple Majority)
  • No on Measure Y ­ Costa Mesa initiative to amend Municipal Code to require voter approval of certain changes in land use, retroactive to July 17, 2015
  • No on Measure HH – Fountain Valley 1% Sales Tax Increase (from 8% to 9%)
  • No on Measure JJ – La Palma 1% Sales Tax Increase (from 8% to 9%)
  • No on Measure LL – Laguna Beach 2% Hotel Tax Increase (from 10% to 12%)
  • Yes on Measure MM – Newport Beach 5/7 Vote of the Council to Propose Taxes (Instead of Simple Majority)
  • No on Measure OO – San Clemente 3% Hotel Tax Increase (from 10% to 13%)
  • No on Measure PP – Santa Ana 700% Pay Raise for City Council (from $125/mtg to $1000/mo for Council and $200/mtg to $1000/mo for Mayor)
  • Yes on Measure QQ – Stanton 1% Sales Tax Repeal (from 9% to 8%)
  • No on Measure SS – Westminster 1% Sales Tax Increase (from 8% to 9%)