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Posted by Chris Nguyen on December 4, 2013
 Yorba Linda Mayor
Craig Young |
 Huntington Beach Mayor
Matt Harper |
In a handy tool for their State Assembly campaigns, AD-55 Candidate Craig Young became Mayor of Yorba Linda last night and AD-74 Candidate Matt Harper became Mayor of Huntington Beach on Monday night.
Being mayor during the same year as an Assembly candidacy lends itself to a few helpful advantages:
- “Mayor” is stronger than “Councilman” as a ballot designation. Many voters do not realize that most California mayors are effectively the chair of the city council; these voters instead think of executive mayors, like the types in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York City, and Chicago. (For the political scientists out there, many California voters believe they live in a city with a “strong mayor-council” system when in reality, most California cities have “council-manager” systems.)
- Mayors tend to get more press coverage than councilmembers, as reporters are more likely to quote a mayor than a councilmember.
- Mayors get more of the spotlight at community events. Rather than asking five or seven councilmembers to speak at an event, most organizers will simply ask the mayor to speak. After all, people attending a community event would generally prefer to hear a speech from one politician rather than speeches from about a half-dozen politicians.
At this point in the AD-55 race, Young’s opponents for the Republican nomination are Diamond Bar Councilwoman Ling-Ling Chang and Walnut Valley Unified School Board Member Phillip Chen. Chang will not be mayor during her Assembly bid, as Carol Herrera became Mayor of Diamond Bar last night. AD-55 Incumbent Curt Hagman is termed out. You can find previous OC Political posts on the AD-55 race here.
Mayor Harper is the only elected official to have thrown his hat in the AD-74 ring as of this morning. His two opponents for the Republican nomination are 2010 Laguna Beach City Council Candidate Emanuel Patrascu, whose day job is as District Director for State Assemblyman Travis Allen, and 2012 Santa Ana City Council Candidate Karina Onofre, whose day job is split between working for H&R Block and as a Field Representative for State Senator Bob Huff. AD-74 Incumbent Allan Mansoor is running for Orange County Supervisor. You can find previous OC Political posts on the AD-74 race here.
Posted in 55th Assembly District, 74th Assembly District, Huntington Beach, Yorba Linda | Tagged: Allan Mansoor, Bob Huff, Carol Herrera, Craig Young, Curt Hagman, Emanuel Patrascu, Karina Onofre, Ling-Ling Chang, Matt Harper, Matthew Harper, Phillip Chen, Travis Allen | 3 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on November 26, 2013
Yesterday, former Santa Ana City Council candidate Karina Onofre announced that she is running for the 74th Assembly District which is currently held by Allan Mansoor. Mansoor announced last week that he will not be seeking a third term, instead opting to battle Michelle Steel for the 2nd Supervisorial District, held by the termed out John Moorlach. This announcement by Onofre caught me completely off guard as I had not even heard any rumors about this. When I told Chris Nguyen about this, his reaction was, “WHAT?!?!?!” (On a related note, does anyone know how to replace a burst iPhone speaker?)
Running a race in AD-74 also presents totally different demographics and challenges than running a race for Santa Ana City Council. AD-74 consists of Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, and Newport Beach. In Santa Ana, Republicans are at a distinct disadvantage in voter registration, thus making it less likely to draw a crowd of Republicans who will fight for a seat. Two Republicans who have been able to overpower the Democratic stranglehold on elected offices are Orange County Board of Education Trustee Robert Hammond and Santa Ana Unified School District Trustee Cecilia Iglesias. (In the interest of full disclosure, Custom Campaigns served as the sole campaign consultants to both of these candidates. Custom Campaigns is also the firm that owns OC Political.)
In AD-74, Republicans have a 12.6% registration advantage, which will lead to a rather bloody primary fight if last election is any indicator. In the 2012 Primary Election, Leslie Daigle (and the PACs supporting her) spent gobs of cash to fight incumbent Allan Mansoor by bloodying him up with lots of negative mail and negative television ads. Mansoor not only made it to the run-off in November, but he easily came in first place, and Daigle finished a distant third place:
| MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY 74th District |
| Completed Precincts: 392 of 392 |
| |
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| ALLAN R. MANSOOR |
33,319 |
43.5% |
| ROBERT RUSH |
25,120 |
32.8% |
| LESLIE DAIGLE |
18,207 |
23.8% |
These results would not be surprising if it weren’t for the fact that Charles Munger Jr. spent almost $500,000 on Daigle’s behalf to try to get her to the November run-off. Even Bob Rush, who was a Dem sacrificial lamb in this race, spent almost $100,000. These numbers are stunning in that this much was spent trying to beat an incumbent and not for an open seat. Generally, candidates will spend more money trying to win an open seat as opposed to trying to unseat an incumbent (since incumbency is so tough to overcome).
While we are still looking at 2012, Onofre had a rough time against Roman Reyna last election in the Santa Ana City Council Ward 5 race:
| CITY OF SANTA ANA Member, City Council, Ward 5 |
| Completed Precincts: 108 of 108 |
| |
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| ROMAN A. REYNA |
32,419 |
61.8% |
| KARINA ONOFRE |
20,065 |
38.2% |
I’m going to be very honest: Onofre only raised $3,250 in her race for Santa Ana City Council, and this was for an open seat! AD-74 already has a field of strong candidates with the ability to raise money. Onofre has no name identification in AD-74, has no fundraising base, and will face allegations of being a carpetbagger.
Huntington Beach Councilman Matt Harper, AD-72 staffer Emanuel Patrascu, and former CRP Treasurer Keith Carlson have already expressed an interest in this race. Harper is the early front-runner in this race since Huntington Beach is the second-most populated city in AD-74 (Irvine is the most populated, but no current candidate is based out of Irvine). Patrascu is not very well-known in AD-74 and hails from Laguna Beach (only about 6% of the population in AD-74), but he does work for Travis Allen and might get some decent help from his boss, who would want to get an ally elected to the Assembly. Carlson will likely have a ton of establishment support and will be able to raise quite a bit of money through his connections as former CRP Treasurer.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the real wildcard here is Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach. He is set to announce his candidacy for the 45th Congressional District at some point very soon. If for whatever reason, Moorlach decides that CD-45 is not the right fit (I actually think that he can win), he could easily destroy anyone in the field in AD-74 (assuming he doesn’t just clear the field outright) and walk into the Assembly.
Posted in 74th Assembly District | Tagged: Allan Mansoor, Bob Rush, Ceci Iglesias, Cecilia "Ceci" Iglesias, Cecilia Iglesias, Charles Munger Jr., Emanuel Patrascu, John Moorlach, Karina Onofre, Keith Carlson, Leslie Daigle, Matt Harper, Matthew Harper, Michelle Steel, Robert Hammond, Robert Rush, Roman Reyna, Travis Allen | 10 Comments »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on September 24, 2013
This came over the wire from the Hugh Nguyen for Clerk-Recorder 2014 campaign…
Posted in Orange County | Tagged: Allan Bernstein, Bob Huff, Chuck Puckett, Craig Young, Cynthia Coad, Dale Dykema, Darlene Bloom, Diane Harkey, Dick Ackerman, Don Wagner, Dore Gilbert, Felipe Heras, Gary Monahan, Hieu Nguyen, hugh nguyen, Janet Nguyen, Jeff Lalloway, Jeffrey Lalloway, Jim Gomez, John Campbell, John Nielsen, Melody Carruth, Michael Vo, Michelle Steel, Mimi Walters, Pat Bates, Paul Hernandez, Phyllis Schneider, Sandra Hutchens, Scott Baugh, Shawn Nelson, Steve Baric, Steve Nagel, Tim Shaw, Todd Spitzer, Tony Rackauckas, Travis Allen, Van Tran, Vincent Pappas | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on September 12, 2013
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This came over the wire from Assemblyman Travis Allen‘s office this week…
Assemblyman Travis Allen is Named Legislator of the Year
by the California Young Republican Federation
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Travis Allen (R – Huntington Beach) received the 2013 Legislator of the Year Award at the California Young Republican Federation (CYRF) Annual Convention that took place over the weekend in Long Beach.
“It has been a privilege to work alongside this energetic group of engaged Californians, and it is an honor to receive this award,” said Assemblyman Travis Allen. “The California Young Republicans are the next generation of California’s leaders and they are building great momentum. I look forward to working with them to increase Republican successes in 2014 and beyond.”
The award highlights Assemblyman Allen’s dedication to forwarding CYRF’s mission to engage young adults in public affairs. An example highlighted during the award presentation was Assemblyman Allen’s tireless efforts in the election of Senator Andy Vidak where he helped bring hundreds of volunteers from around the state to one of the largest deployments in CYRF history. Assemblyman Allen has also been known for attending Young Republican meetings across the state and rallying the groups on the message of hard work, individual freedoms, and the ability to realize the American Dream.
“Assemblyman Allen has truly hit the ground running since being elected in November. Whether he is helping bring volunteers to statewide deployments, firing up our groups with his motivational speeches, or walking door to door alongside us on weekend precinct walks, he has proved himself to be an inspirational leader. His dedication to advancing California shows in his eagerness to be involved and we anticipate many more great things from him in the years to come,” says former CYRF Chairman Joseph Sanchis.
The California Young Republican Federation (CYRF) is the premier young professional organization for next generation Republicans ages 18 to 40. Their mission is to engage young adults on public affairs, provide opportunities for networking, recruit and train leaders for serving in public office, and energizing Californians to get out and vote. The federation includes thousands of active members, dozens of local chapters, and professional & alumni networks.
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Posted in 72nd Assembly District | Tagged: California Young Republican Federation, Joseph Sanchis, Travis Allen | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on June 20, 2013
Our friends at the Fullerton Association of Concerned Taxpayers put out this post earlier this week regarding the party-line vote on ACA 8 (OC’s Tom Daly and Sharon Quirk-Silva voted for ACA 8 while Travis Allen, Curt Hagman, Diane Harkey, Allan Mansoor, and Don Wagner voted against it):
Assembly Member Quirk-Silva votes for ACA 8 — a direct assault on Prop. 13
In an unusual Saturday session, Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) joined other Assembly Democrats in approving and sending to the state Senate a proposed state constitutional amendment ballot measure that — if approved by voters statewide — would let local governments incur bonded indebtedness (which shows up on property tax bills) for “public improvements and facilities” that those local governments may specify and for “buildings used primarily to provide sheriff, police or fire protection services.” Under ACA 8, only a 55% local voter approval would be required instead of the current two-thirds voter approval required under Proposition 13.
Read the background in this story by CalWatchdog investigative reporter Katy Grimes, and read the analysis of ACA 8 in this commentary published today by Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
To see how all members of the Assembly voted, click here.
Posted in 55th Assembly District, 65th Assembly District, 68th Assembly District, 69th Assembly District, 72nd Assembly District, 73rd Assembly District, 74th Assembly District, State Assembly | Tagged: ACA 8, Allan Mansoor, Curt Hagman, Diane Harkey, Don Wagner, Prop 13, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Tom Daly, Travis Allen | 2 Comments »
Posted by Newsletter Reprint on June 17, 2013
This came across the wire from the office of Assemblyman Travis Allen earlier today:
Assemblyman Travis Allen Calls Upon the President and Congress to Prioritize the Protection of American’s Civil Liberties While Preventing Threats to National Security Legislation urges the NSA to provide security without infringing on citizen’s fundamental rights
SACRAMENTO –Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) introduced Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR 26), calling upon the President and Congress of the United States to make the protection of civil liberties and national security equal priorities, and to immediately discontinue any practices that are contrary to the 4th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
“Our country was founded on the principles of protecting individual liberties and the inalienable rights of the people from the infringement of overreaching governments. There must be no compromise between national security and honoring our commitment to every American citizen through the Constitution. Both are equally important and neither should take precedent over the other. Government should be transparent, strive for the highest level of integrity, and be held accountable to the public,” said Assemblyman Allen.
Recently there have been reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been collecting and storing Internet, phone and financial data of American citizens in an alleged attempt to stop terrorist activity. This revelation that the NSA has been collecting these records from unaware American citizens has raised questions amongst the public about the constitutionality of the government’s actions.
AJR 26 appeals to the federal government to equally prioritize the need for national security against terrorist threats and the protection of every American citizen’s Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches. Further, it acknowledges that in today’s modern, advanced technology society the personal information of the citizenry can be easily obtained and cataloged, which is why it is incumbent upon all individuals to be vigilant in securing our civil liberties.
“Our government should always work to protect Americans from threats to national security, but we must not cast aside our Constitution in the process,” said Assemblyman Allen.
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Posted in 72nd Assembly District | Tagged: Travis Allen | 1 Comment »
Posted by Allen Wilson on May 30, 2013
The cities of Cypress and Los Alamitos are in a cat fight over a 33-acre Prologis Project to construct 725,000 square foot warehousing and light manufacturing center.
Earlier this month a meeting was held at a venue between Cypress Councilman Doug Bailey, Los Alamitos Mayor Warren Kusumoto, Assemblyman Travis Allen and Allen’s Chief of Staff.
The initial purpose was to hammer out differences with regards to the Prologis Project between the two cities, but those differences took a ugly turn of allegations by Councilman Bailey that Mayor Kusumoto illegally recorded a conversation.
The Event News reports of much detailed accounts of the allegations made by Councilman Bailey.
The Controversy does not end there as a glossy flyer was disseminated through out the City of Los Alamitos with an Anti-Kusumoto hit piece from an anonymous group that calls themselves “Concerned Los Alamitos Residents”.
Los Alamitos Mayor Kusumoto disputes the claim of an illegal recording.
The Cypress City Council has sent a letter to the Los Alamitos City Council registering their concerns as they have no confidence in Mayor Kusumoto, which is a serious matter as Kusumoto’s integrity is being questioned by many inside and outside of Los Alamitos.
Though, the question needs to be raised with regards to the controversial project that cause spat between two neighboring cities: Why is Assemblyman Allen in the midst of all of this?
Assemblyman Allen says, “We’re trying to get both sides to come together and talk. I think the two communities need to come together and work together for the betterment of both communities.”
Assemblyman Allen has voiced his support on a project that is NOT even in his district, though he is on a “create jobs” mission.
Ironically, the project is in Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva’s district, which she appears to be MIA.
The recording incident is one thing, but the matter reeks corruption as backroom deals diminishes public trust of their own local government, especially when you have a state legislator sitting at the table that only raises eyebrows.
It is with hope that the controversy to be resolved soon so that the residents of Cypress and Los Alamitos get the answers that they deserve.
Posted in Cypress, Los Alamitos, Uncategorized | Tagged: Cypress, Doug Bailey, Los Alamitos, Prologis Project, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Travis Allen, Warren Kusumoto | 2 Comments »
Posted by OC Insider on April 25, 2013
Posted in 72nd Assembly District, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Orange County, San Clemente, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach Sanitary District, Surfside Colony Community Services District | Tagged: AQMD, Travis Allen | 4 Comments »
Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on March 23, 2013
A reader just sent me a new database that included some elected officials that I forgot about the first time around. These offices would be Congress, Senate, and Assembly which I cannot believe I forgot. Take a look at the short but informative database of these elected officials that represent at least a portion of Orange County.
Here you go:
| Office |
Name |
Party |
Year |
Congress
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| UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE 38th DISTRICT |
Linda Sanchez |
(D) |
2014 |
| UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE 39th DISTRICT |
Ed Royce |
(R) |
2014 |
| UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE 45th DISTRICT |
John Campbell |
(R) |
2014 |
| UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE 46th DISTRICT |
Loretta Sanchez |
(D) |
2014 |
| UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE 47th DISTRICT |
Alan Lowenthal |
(D) |
2014 |
| UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE 48th DISTRICT |
Dana Rohrabacher |
(R) |
2014 |
| UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE 49th DISTRICT |
Darrell Issa |
(R) |
2014 |
|
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Senate
|
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|
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| STATE SENATE 29th DISTRICT |
Bob Huff |
(R) |
2016 |
| STATE SENATE 30th DISTRICT |
Ron Calderon |
(D) |
2014 |
| STATE SENATE 34th DISTRICT |
Lou Correa |
(D) |
2014 |
| STATE SENATE 36th DISTRICT |
Mark Wyland |
(R) |
2014 |
| STATE SENATE 37th DISTRICT |
Mimi Walters |
(R) |
2016 |
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Assembly
|
|
|
|
|
| STATE ASSEMBLY 55th DISTRICT |
Curt Hagman |
(R) |
2014 |
| STATE ASSEMBLY 65th DISTRICT |
Sharon Quirk-Silva |
(D) |
2014 |
| STATE ASSEMBLY 68th DISTRICT |
Don Wagner |
(R) |
2014 |
| STATE ASSEMBLY 69th DISTRICT |
Tom Daly |
(D) |
2014 |
| STATE ASSEMBLY 72nd DISTRICT |
Travis Allen |
(R) |
2014 |
| STATE ASSEMBLY 73rd DISTRICT |
Diane Harkey |
(R) |
2014 |
| STATE ASSEMBLY 74th DISTRICT |
Allan Mansoor |
(R) |
2014 |
Posted in 29th Senate District, 34th Senate District, 36th Senate District, 37th Senate District, 38th Congressional District, 39th Congressional District, 45th Congressional District, 46th Congressional District, 47th Congressional District, 48th Congressional District, 49th Congressional District, 55th Assembly District, 65th Assembly District, 68th Assembly District, 69th Assembly District, 72nd Assembly District, 73rd Assembly District, 74th Assembly District, State Assembly, State Senate | Tagged: Alan Lowenthal, Allan Mansoor, Bob Huff, Curt Hagman, Dana Rohrabacher, Darrell Issa, Diane Harkey, Don Wagner, Ed Royce, Joel Anderson, John Campbell, Linda Sanchez, Loretta Sanchez, Lou Correa, Mimi Walters, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Tom Daly, Travis Allen | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on February 5, 2013
Don Wagner (R-Irvine) and Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach)
Yesterday afternoon, the Sacramento Bee posted a story about the possible removal of Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway (R-Visalia).
Conway led her caucus into the 2012 elections and into its smallest size since 1883. (In a ray of hope, while Republicans held 19 seats in 1883, the GOP gained 41 additional seats to reach 60 seats in 1885, thereby flipping a 61-19 majority for Democrats into a 60-20 majority for Republicans in two years).
While Conway’s failings and probable removal were the main thrust of the story, the more interesting information for our readership is that the two leading contenders in the story to replace Conway are both from Orange County.
Second-term Assemblyman Don Wagner of Irvine and first-term Assemblyman Travis Allen of Huntington Beach were cited as the two most likely contenders.
In the last 30 years, there have been 18 Assembly Republican Leaders, but only four have been from Orange County:
- Ross Johnson (1988-1991)
- Curt Pringle (1995-1996, 1996-1997; the interruption in Pringle’s tenure as Republican Leader is because he was Speaker in 1996)
- Scott Baugh (1999-2000)
- Bill Campbell (2000-2001)
In the same time span, there have been 10 Senate Republican Leaders, and three have been from Orange County (and four have represented Orange County):
- Rob Hurtt (1995-1998)
- Ross Johnson (1998-2000)
- Dick Ackerman (2004-2008)
- Bob Huff (2012-present) – Huff is not from Orange County but represents substantial portions of OC
First elected in 2010, Wagner terms out in 2016. First elected in 2012, Allen terms out in 2024. (In both cases, I’m assuming that they are both re-elected the maximum number of terms allowed and serve those terms consecutively.)
In either case, Wagner or Allen would be the first Assembly Republican Leader from Orange County in a dozen years.
The next Assembly Republican Leader has exactly two priorities: protecting seats currently held by Republicans and winning seats occupied by Democrats. The top three seats the leader needs to protect are Jeff Gorell‘s Ventura County seat, Mike Morrell‘s San Bernardino County seat, and freshman Eric Linder‘s western Riverside County seat. Target #1 is the Antelope Valley seat held by freshman Steve Fox (D). Target #2 will be in the leader’s backyard (assuming Wagner or Allen is the next leader) with the North Orange County seat occupied by freshman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D).
Failure to preserve the existing seats 25 seats and failure to gain either of those target seats will result in the next leader going the way of Conway, and let’s not forget Conway became Republican Leader when Martin Garrick stepped down after losing a Republican seat in 2010.
Posted in 68th Assembly District, 72nd Assembly District | Tagged: Bill Campbell, Connie Conway, Curt Pringle, Dick Ackerman, Don Wagner, Eric Linder, Jeff Gorell, Mike Morrell, Rob Hurtt, Ross Johnson, Scott Baugh, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Steve Fox, Travis Allen | 6 Comments »
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