Examining Todd Spitzer’s endorsements, it’s clear Deborah Pauly has little support from local City Councilmembers in her bid for Supervisor.  Excluding Pauly herself, only Irvine Democrats Larry Agran, Beth Krom, and Sukhee Kang, along with Tustin Democrats Deborah Gavello and Rebecca Gomez, and Anaheim’s Democrat Lorri Galloway and DTS-turned-Republican Gail Eastman have not endorsed Spitzer – though none of them have endorsed Pauly either.

A major part of a Supervisor’s job is working with local Councilmembers to address their mutual constituents’ concerns, and it’s clear Pauly isn’t up to the job.  Considering the Councilmembers work with each other on regional committees and boards to address regional concerns, it’s even more notable that her colleagues across the Third Supervisorial District know she isn’t up to the job.

The most shocking fact is that all of her colleagues on her own Villa Park City Council endorsed Spitzer, as it’s rare for a Councilmember to endorse a colleague’s opponent, but in this case all of them did. They’re the ones who know her best, and they know she’s not up to the job.

Spitzer is endorsed by the overwhelming majority of councilmembers in the Third Supervisorial District, including all 5 Republican Mayors and the majorities of all 5 Councils with Republican majorities:

Orange (All)
Mayor Carolyn Cavecche (Campaign Co-Chair)
Denis Bilodeau
Jon Dumitru
Tita Smith
Fred Whitaker

Yorba Linda (All)
Mayor Nancy Rikel
John Anderson
Tom Lindsey
Mark Schwing
Jim Winder

Villa Park (All Except for Pauly)
Mayor Rich Ulmer
Bob Fauteux (Endorsed Before His Untimely Passing)
Bill MacAloney
Brad Reese

Tustin (All of the Council’s Republicans)
Mayor Jerry Amante
Al Murray
John Neilsen

Anaheim (Majority)
Mayor Tom Tait
Kris Murray
Harry Sidhu

Irvine (Both of the Council’s Republicans)
Steven Choi
Jeff Lalloway

In a blow to Republican Woman Elected Official Deborah Pauly, most Republican women elected officials are backing Todd Spitzer for Supervisor.

The majority of Republican women Councilmembers in the Third Supervisorial District are backing Todd Spitzer over fellow Republican Woman Councilmember Deborah Pauly.

Every Republican woman Community College District Boardmember in the Third Supervisorial District is backing Todd Spitzer over fellow Republican woman Deborah Pauly.

Both women on the Orange County Board of Supervisors (Pat Bates and Janet Nguyen) have endorsed Todd Spitzer over fellow Republican woman Deborah Pauly.

Both women in Orange County’s state legislative delegation (Mimi Walters and Diane Harkey) have endorsed Todd Spitzer over fellow Republican woman Deborah Pauly.

Spitzer has even locked up the Third Supervisorial District’s Republican woman water board member vote over Republican woman Deborah Pauly.

Are there any Republican women elected officials backing their fellow Republican woman elected official, Deborah Pauly?  Just look at her endorsements list, and it’s clear the answer is no.

Todd Spitzer and Deborah Pauly will be speaking tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Hewes Middle School, 13232 Hewes Ave., North Tustin.  The Orange County Register reported that as a direct result of a January candidate forum, three of Pauly’s council colleagues endorsed Spitzer.  Each time Spitzer and Pauly appear in public together, Spitzer gains more supporters.

Fortunately for Pauly, there’s few people left who haven’t endorsed Spitzer, so there could be little support left to lose.

Here’s a comparison of Spitzer’s endorsements versus Pauly’s endorsements:

Members of U.S. Congress
Spitzer: 1
Pauly: 0

California State Senators
Spitzer: 2
Pauly: 0

California State Assemblymembers
Spitzer: 9
Pauly: 0

Orange County Elected Officials
Spitzer: 6
Pauly: 0

Mayors
Spitzer: 16
Pauly: 0

Mayors Pro Tem
Spitzer: 9
Pauly: 0

Councilmembers
Spitzer: 29
Pauly: 1 (outside district)

School Boardmembers
Spitzer: 6
Pauly: 3 (2 outside district)

Former Orange County Supervisors
Spitzer: 4
Pauly: 0

Former Mayors
Spitzer: 27
Pauly: 3 (1 from San Francisco Bay Area)

Former Mayors Pro Tem
Spitzer: 2
Pauly: 0

Former Councilmembers
Spitzer: 5
Pauly: 0

Water Boardmembers
Spitzer: 6
Pauly: 0

Business Leaders
Spitzer: 88
Pauly: 16

Organizations
Spitzer: 4
Pauly: 0

Community Leaders and Citizens
Spitzer: 200
Pauly: 100