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Free Voter Guides Available at Robynnordell.com

Posted by Craig P. Alexander on October 21, 2016

Are you looking for voter recommendations from people that do not get paid from politics (i.e. consultants and slate cards)?

Are you looking for voter recommendations from people that do not accept money to give a proposition, a ballot measure or a candidate the thumbs up (or down)?

Are you looking for advice on national, state wide and local races that include all of the state wide and local ballot propositions / measures?

Then you should go over to Robyn Nordell’s web site for Voter Recommendations from Robyn and some of her friends like myself.

Her general web site is: Robyn Nordell.

Her Orange County page is: Robyn Nordell Orange County.

Finally my favorite page at her site is Craig’s Pics my voter recommendations which Robyn kindly allows to be published there.

She also has information on some other counties in California.

Who is Robyn Nordell? She is an Orange County homeschool mother and advocate, a pastor’s wife, a tireless advocate for open and transparent government, a social and fiscal conservative and one of the most talented, honest, brightest and kind persons I know. Robyn does not get paid one penny for her work in researching candidates and ballot propositions / measures, putting together her voter recommendations and publishing them on her web site. Plus she is gracious to publish others voter recommendation lists (like my own) even when we make recommendations different from her own. She is a Patriot!

OC GOP Endorsements So Far

Posted by Chris Nguyen on September 1, 2016

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%)

Posted in Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Anaheim City School District, Brea Olinda Unified School District, Capistrano Unified School District, Centralia School District, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fountain Valley School District, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Garden Grove Unified School District, Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach City School District, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mesa Consolidated Water District, Moulton-Niguel Water District, Newport Beach, Ocean View School District, Orange, Orange County Water District, Orange Unified School District, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, Santa Ana, Santa Ana Unified School District, Stanton, Tustin, Westminster, Westminster School District, Yorba Linda, Yorba Linda Water District | Tagged: Allan Bernstein, Allan Mansoor, Andrew Hall, Andy Hall, Angie Cano, Anthony Kuo, Austin Lumbard, Bob Kiley, Bruce Whitaker, Carol Gamble, Cathy Green, Charles E. "Chuck" Puckett, Christina L. Shea, Christina Shea, Chuck Puckett, Craig Young, Dan Bane, Dawn Holthouser, Dean Grose, Don Wagner, Duane Cave, Dwight Robinson, Eugene Hernandez, Francisco Barajas, Gary Melton, Gene Hernandez, Jake Vollebregt, James R. Fisler, Janine Heft, Jerry Slusiewicz, Jim Fisler, Jim Reardon, Joe Carchio, John Mark Jennings, Kimberly Ho, Larry Bennett, Laura Ferguson, Laurie Davies, Lee Lowrey, Lee Ramos, Lucille Kring, Lyn Semeta, Lynn Semeta, Mark Lopez, Mark Murphy, Measure HH, Measure J, Measure JJ, Measure K, Measure LL, Measure M, Measure MM, Measure N, Measure O, Measure OO, Measure P, Measure PP, Measure Q, Measure QQ, Measure R, Measure S, Measure SS, Measure T, Measure U, Measure Y, Michelle Brough, Mike Munzing, Patrick Brenden, Ric Collett, Ryan Bent, Steve A. Nagel, Steve Jones, Steve Mensinger, Steve Nagel, Steven Nguyen, Tara Campbell, Tim Shaw, Tom Beamish, Tony Beall, Wendy Shrove, Will O'Neill | 2 Comments »

Complete List of OC GOP Early Endorsements

Posted by Chris Nguyen on August 18, 2016

The Republican Party of Orange County Central Committee met on Monday night to consider endorsements for local offices and ballot measures.

OC Political live-blogged the meeting, but with the back and forth motions to modify the list, many readers were confused by what the endorsements were, so by popular demand here are the list of early endorsements (most non-early endorsements will be considered on September 1):

Aliso Viejo City Council: Mike Munzing
Costa Mesa City Council: Allan Mansoor, Steve Mensinger, Lee Ramos
Fullerton City Council: Bruce Whitaker
Irvine City Council: Anthony Kuo, Christina Shea
Laguna Niguel City Council: Laurie Davies, John Mark Jennings, Jerry Slusiewicz
Lake Forest City Council: Dwight Robinson
Orange City Council: Mark Murphy
Rancho Santa Margarita City Council: Tony Beall, Carol Gamble
Tustin City Council: Allan Bernstein, Austin Lumbard, Charles Puckett
Westminster City Council: Kimberly Ho
Yorba Linda City Council: Tara Campbell, Gene Hernandez
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
Mesa Water District, Division 2: Jim Fisler
Moulton Niguel Water District, Division 6: Duane Cave
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 S – Orange Unified School District $288 Million Facilities Bond
No on Measure T – Westminster School District $76 Million Facilities Bond
No on Measure HH – Fountain Valley 1% Sales Tax Increase
No on Measure JJ – La Palma 1% Sales Tax Increase
No on Measure SS – Westminster 1% Sales Tax Increase

Posted in Aliso Viejo, Brea Olinda Unified School District, Capistrano Unified School District, Centralia School District, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fountain Valley School District, Fullerton, Irvine, La Palma, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, Mesa Consolidated Water District, Moulton-Niguel Water District, Orange, Orange Unified School District, Rancho Santa Margarita, Republican Central Committee, Tustin, Westminster, Westminster School District, Yorba Linda | Tagged: Allan Bernstein, Allan Mansoor, Anthony Kuo, Austin Lumbard, Bruce Whitaker, Carol Gamble, Charles E. "Chuck" Puckett, Christina Shea, Chuck Puckett, Duane Cave, Dwight Robinson, Gene Hernandez, James R. Fisler, Jerry Slusiewicz, Jim Fisler, Jim Reardon, John Mark Jennings, Kimberly Ho, Laura Ferguson, Laurie Davies, Lee Ramos, Mark Murphy, Measure HH, Measure JJ, Measure K, Measure M, Measure N, Measure O, Measure S, Measure SS, Measure T, Mike Munzing, Steve Mensinger, Tara Campbell, Tony Beall, Wendy Shrove | 1 Comment »

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

Posted by Former Blogger 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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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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Live from OCGOP Central Committee – Third and Final Round of Endorsements

Posted by Chris Nguyen on October 15, 2012

Believe it or not, there’s still one more round of endorsements for the Republican Party of Orange County. They’re up tonight. The races in question are:
San Juan Capistrano City Council
Laguna Niguel City Council
Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 1
Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 6
Huntington Beach Union High School District
No on Measure M (Coast Community College District)
Irvine City Council (Possible Third Endorsement; Christina Shea was endorsed in Round One in August, and Lynn Schott was endorsed in Round Two in September)

7:19 PM – Two new alternates sworn in.

7:20 PM – Elected officials and candidates introduce themselves: Baron Night, Cathy Green, Charles Hart, Greg Sebourn, Mike Munzing, Eric Bever, Sam Allevato, Brian Chuchua, Jerry McCloskey, Robert Ming, Steven Choi, Karina Onofre, Brett Boxmiller, Roy Byrnes, Kim McCarthy, Don Wagner, Lynn Schott, Steve Nagel, Mark McCurdy, Fred Whitaker, Deborah Pauly, Denis Bilodeau, John Briscoe, Lucille Kring, Diane Harkey, Scott Voigts, Ed Royce, Travis Allen, and Larry Kramer.

7:23 PM – Congressman Ed Royce speaks of his race for re-election against Jay Chen and of Assemblyman Chris Norby’s race for re-election against Sharon Quirk-Silva and urges Republicans to assist Royce and Norby. Royce reports the America Shining Super PAC and Chen’s campaign have spent about $1,000,000 against him. Royce notes he’s given $1,000,000 to other Republican congressional candidates, and that’s one of the reasons he’s being targeted.

7:27 PM – Central Committee Member Desare Ferraro introduces the four new Youth Associate Board Members, who several female Central Committee members note are all female. They come from three public high schools and one private high school.

7:30 PM – First Vice Chairman John Warner, filling in for Chairman Scott Baugh, notes the 18 Republican headquarters throughout the county. He speaks of victory party on November 6 at 8 PM at the Costa Mesa Westin, sponsored by Tom Phillips of Eagle Publishing.

7:33 PM – Central Committee Treasurer Mark Bucher speaks of the Pepperdine poll that finds Prop 32 ahead. He speaks of the television ad campaign.

7:35 PM – Endorsements Committee Chair Mark Bucher gives a rundown of the last Endorsements Committee meeting.

7:38 PM – In response to a question, Bucher explains the weird situation in Irvine where if Steven Choi wins the mayor’s race, two council seats will be elected, but if Larry Agran wins the mayor’s race, then three council seats will be elected. Evan Chemers wants a third endorsement.

7:41 PM – Central Committee Member Steve Sarkis pulls San Juan Capistrano City Council.

7:42 PM – On Bucher’s motion and Sarkis’s second, the Central Committee votes unanimously to endorse Jerry McCloskey for Laguna Niguel City Council, Eric Bever for Mesa Consolidated Water District Division 1, Jeff Thomas for Municipal Water District of Orange County Division 6, and John Briscoe for Huntington Beach Union High School District Full-Term.

7:44 PM – On Central Committee Second Vice Chairman Mary Young’s motion, the Central Committee votes unanimously to make no endorsement for San Juan Capistrano City Council.

7:45 PM – There is a slight delay, as the By-Laws are consulted on the procedure to endorse Evan Chemers for Irvine City Council.

7:48 PM – It is a moot point, as no one actually motions for a Chemers endorsements.

7:49 PM – The Central Committee votes unanimously to endorse a “No” vote on Measure M, the Coast Community College District bond measure.

7:50 PM – Central Committee Member Jon Fleischman, publisher of the Flash Report, gives a presentation on all the statewide ballot propositions.

8:11 PM – Assemblywoman Diane Harkey speaks against Proposition 31 because it gives too many concessions to the left and that it gives the executive branch too much power over the Legislature.

8:13 PM – Central Committee Member Marcia Gilchrist says the CRP paid for the door hangers, so their endorsement stands.

8:14 PM – Central Committee Member Bill Dunlap says the Newport HQ is crossing out Yes on 31 and putting No on 31 instead.

8:16 PM – Assemblyman Don Wagner, an OC Political blogger, says the party should allow volunteers to write No on 31 if they oppose 31 out of respect for the volunteers.

8:17 PM – Central Committee Second Vice Chairman Mary Young says CRP paid for the hanger, and it is inappropriate to change the hangers without CRP’s consent.

8:18 PM – Bill Dunlap repeats his belief the hangers should be changed.

8:19 PM – Jon Fleischman echoes Gilchrists and Young’s comments. He also notes that you can’t change a door hanger that says, “The California Republican Party’s endorses…” to another position.

8:20 PM – The Central Committee moves on.

8:21 PM – Mary Young speaks of the importance of volunteering for Republican candidates and ballot measures. She notes Central Committee Secretary Zonya Townsend’s church registered 1,174 new Republicans.

8:23 PM – Zonya Townsend speaks of volunteerism and presents two OCGOP Volunteers of the Month.

8:42 PM – Central Committee Treasurer Mark Bucher says all the bills are paid.

8:43 PM – Diane McGlinchey speaks about the Romney campaign in OC. She thanks Marcia Gilchrist for subsidizing 1,000 Romney signs in OC.

8:46 PM – Mike Munzing promotes his fundraiser on Wednesday, October 17 from 5:30 PM-8:30 PM at Stadium Brewing.

8:47 PM – John Warner promotes the presidential debate watching party sponsored by Congressman Rohrabacher at the Costa Mesa GOP HQ above Skosh Monahan’s

8:48 PM – The Central Committee adjourns.

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Live from OC GOP Endorsements Committee

Posted by Chris Nguyen on October 1, 2012

All of the recommendations of the Endorsements Committee tonight must be ratified by the Central Committee on October 15. (The Central Committee can and does overturn recommendations from the Endorsements Committee.)

The OC GOP Central Committee confirmed a set of early endorsements in August and regular endorsements in September. Here are those endorsements, so far.

Tonight, the OC GOP Endorsements Committee meets to make recommendations to the OC GOP Central Committee for late endorsements to be made at the October 15 OC GOP Central Committee meeting.

These late endorsements were either because the candidates submitted late applications or the decision was delayed by either the Central Committee or the Endorsements Committee (San Clemente’s Jim Dahl and San Juan Capistrano’s Sam Allevato and Ginny Kerr were delayed while the rest were late applications).

6:27 PM – The committee gains a quorum 27 minutes late. Thank you, traffic.

San Juan Capistrano City Council

6:29 PM – Candidate Kim McCarthy says she’s 51 after briefly struggling to remember her age. She states that incumbent Sam Allevato voted for a $30 million bond that increased property taxes and has needlessly borrowed money to pay for city expenses that should have come from reserves. She worked at the Pontiac Motor Plant to work her way through Wayne State University. After Wayne State, she worked on commission basis. McCarthy says she wants respect for constituents’ money. She says she will not vote for bonds nor for any grants, matching or non-matching. She says she wants to help raise property values.

6:32 PM – Candidate Roy L. Byrnes is a physician by training has lived in Orange County since 1959 and was elected to the San Juan Capistrano City Council in 1972 and voluntarily retired in 1976 to spend more time teaching at UCI and on his medical practice. He expresses his concern about the leftward shift of City Councils in San Juan Capistrano, most recently led by Sam Allevato. Byrnes urges the committee to not “take the easy way out” by refusing to endorse. He says the city’s residents are 40% Democrats, and the Democrats do not bother to field a candidate because they’re happy with Allevato. (OC Political fact check: 26.6% of San Juan Capistrano’s registered voters are Democrats.) He says if the OC GOP fails to endorse, the Democrats will win.

6:35 PM – Central Committee Member Norm Dickinson says McCarthy supported and contributed to Democrat Laura Freeze.

6:37 PM – A resident says there is hostility to religion on the City Council with the effort to tax religious schools and requiring these religious schools offer scholarships and build trails, which is an intrusion of government upon the school. He cites the City Council’s requirement that only councilmembers can give the invocation, which “sounds like a state religion.”

6:39 PM – San Juan Capistrano Planning Commissioner Rob Williams speaks in opposition to Kim McCarthy because he says she only says negative things about the city even when he says the facts contradict her. He says McCarthy not only contributed money but also walked precincts for Democrat Laura Freeze, who unseated Joe Soto, the CRA/OCGOP-endorsed candidate.

6:41 PM – A resident speaks of the high water rates in San Juan Capistrano. He says there’s a $100 million debt, including a water department with a now-$6 million debt (previously $8 million). He says he voted for Democrat Freeze because her supporters hoodwinked him into thinking she was a fiscal conservative and that Freeze fooled many others.

6:43 PM – McCarthy states she gave two $250 checks to Freeze, who had told her she was a fiscal conservative with a financial background. McCarthy notes she’s endorsed by SOCRA and Family Action PAC, as is Byrnes. She says she would never support or vote for Freeze again.

6:45 PM – Byrnes says he and McCarthy are not politicians, just Republicans trying to do the best they can. He says that “evil triumphs” when the good do nothing, and that’s the reason the OC GOP should endorse in this race to prevent the Democrats from capturing one of the Council seats.

6:47 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Mary Young expresses her concern about candidates who simply attack their opponents but do not explain what they will do as Councilmembers. Young expresses her concern that McCarthy failed to disclose her support for Freeze on the endorsements questionnaire in the section that asked about support of Democrats.

McCarthy accused Young of making her mind up before the meeting.

Endorsements Committee Chair Mark Bucher cuts off both McCarthy and Young.

6:48 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Thomas Gordon asks how Planning Commissioner Williams had voted on the religious school taxation issue.

After dodging the question for a while, Williams says he voted for the tax.

6:49 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Mary Young speaks and Candidate Kim McCarthy starts shouting over her, with each demanding that the other show respect. Young states and McCarthy shouts about how hard they work on the Central Committee and as a candidate, respectively. (OC Political wishes we had a camera going.) McCarthy rises out of her seat as the male Endorsements Committee members have facial expressions of concern about a potential physical confrontation.

6:50 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Mary Young makes a motion to endorse nobody. It dies for lack of a second.

6:51 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Thomas Gordon expresses his disappointment in the fighting. He says he received numerous phone calls from legislators and other elected officials, and that he is insulted that Allevato couldn’t show up for the meeting when he requested the endorsement while Gordon drove 60 miles from his office to be here.

6:53 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Chandra Chell says a first-time candidate does not have a voting record, so we can only take a candidate at their word.

6:54 PM – Discussion ensues as the committee notes several people who gave money to Democrats were endorsed by the OC GOP Central Committee.

6:55 PM – Endorsements Committee Chair Mark Bucher expresses his disappointment at the way McCarthy conducted herself toward Endorsements Committee Member Mary Young. However, Bucher says he is completely unimpressed with McCarthy’s opponents who were absent despite saying they would be present. Bucher also expresses his concern about the need for elected officials to show restraint. Bucher expresses concern about Allevato’s support of the impact fee imposed on religious schools, which Bucher says is simply a tax by another name.

6:56 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Thomas Gordon echoes Bucher’s disappointment about McCarthy’s treatment of Young, but he still plans to vote to recommend McCarthy for endorsement and hopes she wins the election. He says if she gets the endorsement, she represents the Republican Party, and she hopes to represent the people of San Juan Capistrano. If she reacts like that to Young, she may do the same to constituents, which will reflect badly upon both the Republican Party and the City of San Juan Capistrano.

6:58 PM – The vote is 2-1-1 (Gordon and Chell in favor, Young against, and Bucher abstaining) to recommend the endorsements of McCarthy and Byrnes.

I don’t know what they said, but McCarthy and Young spoke and shook hands after the vote.

Laguna Niguel City Council

6:59 PM – At the urging of Endorsements Committee Member Chandra Chell and Central Committee Member Norm Dickinson, the committee unanimously recommends Jerry McCloskey for endorsement, noting McCloskey’s endorsements by myriad conservatives, including Laguna Niguel Councilman Robert Ming. (McCloskey isn’t here, as he has a scheduling conflict with a city commission.)

San Clemente City Council

7:00 PM – Jim Dahl notes he is a 16-year City Councilman and speaks of his family, including his son in the USMC and granddaughter who is on the TV show Parks & Recreation. He speaks of his roles on the OC Vector Control District Board, OC Fire Authority, and Transportation Corridor Agencies. He says he is endorsed by Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, Supervisor Pat Bates, Supervisor Bill Campbell, and the Lincoln Club of Orange County. He notes his city’s AAA bond rating, parks and beaches. He closes, “We wish San Juan would give us more sand.”

7:02 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Mary Young asks about how many people are running for how many seats.

7:02 PM – Dahl says there are two slots with five candidates.

7:03 PM – Central Committee Alternate Jennifer Beall notes Dahl endorsed John Alpay in the 2010 Capistrano Unified School District recall and again in this 2012 general election. Beall notes Alpay is an official endorsement against Prop 32. She says Dahl has “spit in the face” of the party for twice backing Alpay against OC GOP-endorsed candidates.

7:05 PM – Central Committee Member Norm Dickinson speaks in favor of Dahl, citing his property rights record as the only council member backing the CA GOP position on a San Clemente ballot measure.

7:06 PM – Dahl says he considers Alpay a friend and considers it a matter of honor and will not withdraw his endorsement of Alpay.

7:07 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Chandra Chell asks how can Dahl reconcile being a fiscal conservative with endorsing Alpay (the only candidate running for his trustee area in the 2010 CUSD recall).

7:08 PM – Endorsements Committee Chair Mark Bucher says the target of the 2010 CUSD recall was the OC GOP-endorsed candidate.

7:09 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Mary Young speaks of Beall being the top Republican activist in the CUSD.

7:10 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Thomas Gordon expresses concern about Dahl endorsing Alpay against the OC GOP-endorsed candidate in both 2012 and 2010 (and implicitly for the 2010 recall).

7:11 PM – Endorsements Committee Chair Mark Bucher says a 2012 endorsement of Alpay might be forgivable, but a 2010 endorsement is not.

7:11 PM – No one makes any motion regarding Dahl, so the Committee moves on.

Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 1

7:12 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Chandra Chell speaks in favor of Eric Bever based on his record as a Costa Mesa Councilman and his role as part of Righeimer’s team. The committee votes unanimously to recommend Bever for endorsement.

Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 6

7:13 PM – Incumbent Jeffrey Thomas praises the work of the Endorsements Committee and of OC GOP Executive Director Scott Loenhorst. He says they should never be yelled at. Thomas was appointed to the seat three years ago when his predecessor had been flown to a board meeting on a Metropolitan Water District of Southern California plane from his La Quinta home (far outside MWDOC). Thomas was appointed to replace the carpetbagger. Thomas won a two-year term in 2010 and is up for re-election this year. He fought the state’s $13 billion water bond and will fight the 2013 water bond that will likely be $14 billion.

7:15 PM – The Endorsements Committee votes unanimously to recommend Thomas for endorsement. Thomas pledges not to stay an argue.

Huntington Beach Union High School District, Full Term

7:16 PM – Candidate John Briscoe speaks against a $250 million bond in the Ocean View School District, a $27 million technology bond in Fountain Valley School District, and a $927 million bond in the Coast Community College District that doesn’t build any schools. He says the incumbents are “tiny-R” Republicans who brag about their endorsements by the unions, and the unions will spend $100,000 to buy those two seats.

7:19 PM – Endorsements Committee Member Thomas Gordon asks if Briscoe is endorsed by Huntington Beach City Councilman (and former Huntington Beach Union High School District Board Member) Matt Harper.

7:20 PM – Briscoe says Harper would have endorsed him had he run for the short-term two-year seat instead of one of the two full-term four-year seats. He says he is endorsed by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Assemblyman Jim Silva, and former Assemblymen Van Tran and Chuck DeVore.

7:20 PM – The Endorsements Committee votes unanimously to recommend Briscoe for endorsement.

Irvine City Council

7:20 PM – In response to an inquiry from Central Committee Alternate Scott Peotter, Endorsements Committee Chair Mark Bucher notes that because Christina Shea and Lynn Schott are already endorsed for the two Council seats in Irvine, so the Endorsements Committee has no ability to take action on Evan Chemers. Bucher says there is also inadequate notice. He says a Chemers endorsement can be considered by the whole Central Committee who can endorse more candidates than spots and who would have adequate notice.

7:22 PM – The Endorsements Committee adjourns.

Posted in Huntington Beach Union High School District, Laguna Niguel, Mesa Consolidated Water District, Municipal Water District of Orange County, Republican Central Committee, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano | Tagged: Bill Campbell, Chandra Chell, Chuck DeVore, Dana Rohrabacher, Diane Harkey, Eric Bever, Ginny Kerr, Jeffery Thomas, Jennifer Beall, Jerry McCloskey, Jim Dahl, Jim Silva, John Alpay, John Briscoe, Kim McCarthy, Mark Bucher, Mark William Bucher, Mary Young, Pat Bates, Robert Ming, Roy L. Byrnes, Sam Allevato, Scott Loenhorst, Thomas Anthony Gordon, Van Tran | 1 Comment »

OC GOP Endorsements Committee Meets for Late Endorsement Recommendations

Posted by Chris Nguyen on October 1, 2012

The OC GOP Central Committee confirmed a set of early endorsements in August and regular endorsements in September. Here are those endorsements, so far.

Tonight, the OC GOP Endorsements Committee meets to make recommendations to the OC GOP Central Committee for late endorsements to be made at the October 15 OC GOP Central Committee meeting.

Up for consideration are:

Sam Allevato – San Juan Capistrano City Council
Ginny Kerr – San Juan Capistrano City Council
Kim McCarthy – San Juan Capistrano City Council
Roy L. Byrnes – San Juan Capistrano City Council
Jerry McCloskey – Laguna Niguel City Council
Jim Dahl – San Clemente City Council
Eric Bever – Mesa Consolidated Water District, Division 1
Jeffery Thomas – Municipal Water District of Orange County, Division 6
John Briscoe – Huntington Beach Union High School District, Full Term

These late endorsements were either because the candidates submitted late applications or the decision was delayed by either the Central Committee or the Endorsements Committee (Allevato, Kerr, and Dahl were delayed while the rest were late applications).

Again, all of the recommendations of the Endorsements Committee must be ratified by the Central Committee on October 15. (The Central Committee can and does overturn recommendations from the Endorsements Committee.)

Posted in Huntington Beach Union High School District, Laguna Niguel, Mesa Consolidated Water District, Municipal Water District of Orange County, Republican Central Committee, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano | Tagged: Eric Bever, Ginny Kerr, Jeffery Thomas, Jerry McCloskey, Jim Dahl, John Briscoe, Kim McCarthy, Roy L. Byrnes, Sam Allevato | Leave a Comment »

Costa Mesa Council Candidates Steve Mensinger, Gary Monahan, and Colin McCarthy Make Their Case At Local Fundraiser

Posted by Greg Woodard on September 28, 2012

Last night, the “3Ms” as they’re called, current council members Steve Mensinger and Gary Monahan, and council candidate Colin McCarthy, made their pitch for the upcoming November Costa Mesa City Council election at a fundraiser put on by Jeff Mathews (candidate for Costa Mesa Sanitary District) at Eurocar, a high-end car dealership in Costa Mesa. All three candidates made the argument that the city is at a crossroads regarding unsustainable city spending, and they pledged to make sure that city services and funds will exist not only for current residents, but for their children, as well.

The City of Costa Mesa was described as the “Wisconsin of the West” and OCGOP Chair, Scott Baugh, praised the work that Mensinger, Monahan, and council member Jim Righeimer had done in representing the residents of Costa Mesa, and stressed the need to continue to elect conservative candidates like the 3Ms to keep the progress moving forward.

Jim Righeimer emphasized the need to pass Measure V which would make Costa Mesa a charter city, and give it more flexibility in negotiating with city workers and allow it to outsource some city services, resulting in significant savings to the city and the residents.

The event rasied thousands of dollars for the candidates and Measure V, and was well-attended. Those in attendance included California Assembly members Tim Donnelly, Diane Harkey, Allan Mansoor, and Don Wagner. Local candidates Jim Fisler (Mesa Water District incumbent running for re-election) and Don Harper (running for Costa Mesa Sanitary District) also were in attendance. In addition, Irvine council member Jeff Lalloway, long-time party supporters Buck Johns and Judy Ware, as well as several party supporters attended.

Two other local candidates, Eric Bever (Costa Mesa Mayor running for Mesa Water District) and Ethan Temianka (Costa Mesa Parks & Rec. Commissioner running for Mesa Water District), were scheduled to attend but were unable to make it.

Council candidates Steve Mensinger, Gary Monahan, and Colin McCarthy with Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer and OCGOP Chairman Scott Baugh

Posted in Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa Sanitary District, Mesa Consolidated Water District | Tagged: Colin McCarthy, Gary Monahan, Jeff Mathews, Jim Righeimer, Scott Baugh, Steve Mensinger | 1 Comment »

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