Listed below are our endorsed candidates. If you are a Republican candidate and you wish to learn more about our endorsements process, please contact us.
2026 Primary Election
Lisa Sparks
County Board of Education, District 5
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Local Endorsed Candidates by City
Aliso Viejo
Max Duncan – Aliso Viejo City Council, District 2
Garrett Dwyer – Aliso Viejo City Council, District 3
Costa Mesa
Michael Buley – Costa Mesa Mayor
Daniel Thomas Morgan – Costa Mesa City Council, District 3
Steve Smith – Costa Mesa City Council District 5
Cypress
Bonnie Peat – Cypress City Council, District 2
Dana Point
John Gabbard – Dana Point City Council, District 1
Hydee Riggs – Dana Point City Council, District 3
Fountain Valley
Dan Hay – Fountain Valley City Council
Garden Grove
Stephanie Klopfenstein – Garden Grove Mayor
Huntington Beach
Mike Vigliotta – Huntington Beach City Attorney
Pat Burns – Huntington Beach City Council
Andrew Gruel – Huntington Beach City Council
Casey McKeon – Huntington Beach City Council
Brian Thienes – Huntington Beach City Council
La Habra
Susan Pritchard – La Habra City Council
Bertha Manzanares – La Habra City School District, Trustee Area 4
Laguna Niguel
Trish Kelley – Moulton Niguel Water District Board Member
Ray Gennawey – Laguna Niguel City Council, District 2
Lake Forest
Tom Grable – Lake Forest City Council District 3
Karen Shaw – Lowell Joint School District Trustee
Shawn Dewane – Mesa Water District, District 5
Mission Viejo
Bob Ruesch – Mission Viejo City Council, District 1
Saga Conroy – Mission Viejo City Council, District 2
Bryan Zahn – Mission Viejo City Council, District 3
Rhonda Reardon – Mission Viejo City Council, District 4
Steve Thornton – Mission Viejo City Council District 5
Newport Beach
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
Lisa Pearson – Newport-Mesa Unified School Board, Trustee Area 4
Andrea McElroy – Newport-Mesa Unified School Board, Trustee Area 5
Orange
AJ Ricci – Orange City Council, District 1
Crystal Miles – Orange Unified School District, Area 4
Jack Chang – Orange Unified School District, Area 7
Chip Ahlswede – OUSD Area 5 Board Member
Ivan Kokos – OUSD Trustee Area 1
Rancho Santa Margarita
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
San Clemente
Victor Cabral – San Clemente Mayor
Steve Camp – San Clemente City Council, District 1
Steve Knoblock – San Clemente City Council, District 2
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