2026 General Election
Local Endorsed Candidates by City
City Council
Max Duncan – Aliso Viejo City Council
Garrett Dwyer – Aliso Viejo City Council, District 3
Michael Buley – Costa Mesa Mayor
Daniel Thomas Morgan – Costa Mesa City Council, District 3
Steve Smith – Costa Mesa City Council, District 5
Anne Mallari – Cypress City Council, District 1
Bonnie Peat – Cypress City Council, District 2
Randy Harper – Cypress City Council, District 5
John Gabbard – Dana Point City Council, District 1
Hydee Riggs – Dana Point City Council, District 3
Dan Hay – Fountain Valley City Council
Jim Cunneen – Fountain Valley City Council
Stephanie Klopfenstein – Garden Grove Mayor
Phat Bui – Garden Grove City Council, District 4
Mike Vigliotta – Huntington Beach City Attorney
Andrew Gruel – Huntington Beach City Council
Brian Thienes – Huntington Beach City Council
Casey McKeon – Huntington Beach City Council
Pat Burns – Huntington Beach City Council
John Park – Irvine City Council, District 1
Steven Alves – Irvine City Council, District 5
Susan Pritchard – La Habra City Council
Nitesh Patel – La Palma City Council, District 2
Josh Sweeney – Laguna Hills City Council, District 2
Ray Gennawey – Laguna Niguel City Council, District 2
Tom Grable – Lake Forest City Council, District 3
Joe Stapleton – Newport Beach City Council, District 1
Erik Weigand – Newport Beach City Council, District 3
Robyn Grant – Newport Beach City Council, District 4
Lauren Kleiman – Newport Beach City Council, District 6
AJ Ricci – Orange City Council, District 1
Josh Bastian – Rancho Santa Margarita City Council, District 1
Anne Figueroa – Rancho Santa Margarita City Council, District 2
Brad McGirr – Rancho Santa Margarita City Council, District 4
Victor Cabral – San Clemente Mayor
Steve Camp – San Clemente City Council, District 1
Steve Knoblock – San Clemente City Council, District 2
Perla Mendoza – Seal Beach City Council, District 1
Jeff Moore – San Juan Capistrano City Council, District 2
Thomas Frazier – Stanton City Council, District 1
Austin Lumbard – Tustin Mayor
Ray Schnell – Tustin City Council, District 3
Carlos Rodriguez – Yorba Linda City Council
Community College District
Austin Edsell – Coast Community College, District 1
Xerxez Calilung – Coast Community College, District 5
Rama Maline – North Orange County Community College, District 1
Larry Andre – North Orange County Community College, District 3
Zonya Townsend – North Orange County Community College, District 6
John Black – South Orange County Community College, District 4
School Board/District
Marco Carralero – Capistrano Unified School, District Area 4
Ron Scolesdang – Irvine Unified School, District Area 2
Bertha Manzanares – La Habra City School District, Trustee Area 4
Karen Shaw – Lowell Joint School, District Trustee
Lisa Pearson – Newport-Mesa Unified School Board, Trustee Area 4
Andrea McElroy – Newport-Mesa Unified School Board, Trustee Area 5
David Clifford – Oceanview School, District Area 5
Crystal Miles – Orange Unified School District, Area 4
Chip Ahlswede – Orange Unified School District, Area 5 Board Member
Jack Chang – Orange Unified School District, Area 7
Ivan Kokos – Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 1
Todd Frazier – Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School, District Area 4
Justin Aguirre – Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School, District Area 5
Kelly Fulton – Tustin Unified School, District Area 3
Ziggy McBride Tustin – Unified School, District Area 5
Water Board/District
Shawn Dewane – Mesa Water District, District 5
Trish Kelley – Moulton Niguel Water, District Board Member
Brett Barbre – Yorba Linda Water, District Director
Tom Lindsey – Yorba Linda Water, District Director
Wayne Scott – Yorba Linda Water, District Director
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