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 | |||||
| Claudia Alvarez | |||||||
| South Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 3 |
Jennifer Long | ||||||
| Anaheim City School District |
Al Jabbar | Al Jabbar | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Candice Kern | |||||||
| Fountain Valley School District |
Jeanne Galindo | Jeanne Galindo | |||||
| Jim Cunneen | |||||||
| Garden Grove Unified School District |
Bao Nguyen | Bao Nguyen | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Myriam Tinajero | Myriam Tinajero | ||||||
| Tustin Unified School District |
Monique Ketteringham | ||||||
| Elias Teferi | |||||||
| Westminster School District |
Jamison Power | Jamison Power | |||||
| 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 | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | 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 | – |
| – | – | 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 | – | – | – |
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:
Below, find the list of all the endorsements made by the OC GOP for the November 2012 elections. (This list covers the endorsements made in the August and September meetings. This does not include October endorsements, though those endorsements won’t come until October 15, a measly three weeks before the election.)
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