Elected Officials

Hon. Mimi Walters (R)

Assemblywoman Mimi Walters represents the 73rd district in the State Assembly. The district includes the communities of Laguna Niguel, Oceanside, San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Hills, Aliso Viejo.

Mimi Walters possesses a background in both business and local government. Her professional career has included time with the firm of Drexel, Burnham & Lambert as an Investment Executive and then subsequently joining Kidder Peabody & Company.

Mimi began her service on the Laguna Niguel City Council in 1996. She served as Mayor in 2000. As a Councilwoman, Mimi was a leading voice for fiscally responsible government and local control. As a Director of the El Toro Reuse Planning Authority (ETRPA), Mimi helped defeat efforts to convert the El Toro Marine Air Base into a commercial airport. She was named Chair of ETRPA in January of 2003.

Mimi is a founder of the California Women’s Leadership Association (CWLA) and has served on the Boards of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), the Laguna Niguel Republican Women Federated, the American Cancer Society, and the South Coast Medical Center Foundation.

In addition, she was the Orange County Co-chair for Rescue California-Recall Gray Davis, a group that fought to put Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in office. She has been named "Local Elected Official of the Year" in 1997 and "Volunteer of the year" in 1998 by the Orange County Republican Party.

Mimi Walters graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She and her husband, David, live in Laguna Niguel with their four children.

Mimi currently serves in the Assembly Republican Leadership as Republican Whip.

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