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The Republican Party of Orange County is governed by the men and women of the Central Committee. These are Orange County residents elected by their communities to represent them in their party for four-year terms.

The Central Committee meets every third Monday of the month and the public is invited to attend.

HON. FRED M. WHITAKER

CHAIRMAN – REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY

Hon. Fred Whitaker was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County in 2015. He is a longtime Republican Party volunteer and previously served as Vice Chairman and Parliamentarian. Chairman Whitaker was elected to the Orange City Council in 2010 and reelected in 2014. He is Managing Partner at Cummins & White, LLP in Newport Beach where he specializes in corporate counsel, business transactions, real estate and estate planning. Chairman Whitaker and his wife, Mignon, met in 1987 at the California Republican Party Convention in Anaheim. They have three children – Jayne, Anne and Jack.

OFFICERS

Chairman: Hon. Fred Whitaker
First Vice Chairman: John Park
Second Vice Chairman: Hon. Jeff Barke
Treasurer: Hon. Erik Weigand

Assistant Treasurer: Anthony Johnson
Secretary: Susan Silvestri
Sergeant At Arms: Tim Whitacre
Parliamentarian: Hon. Kermit Marsh

Chairman:  Hon. Fred Whitaker
First Vice Chairman: John Park
Second Vice Chairman: Hon. Jeff Barke
Treasurer: Hon. Erik Weigand
Assistant Treasurer: Anthony Johnson
Secretary: Susan Silvestri
Sergeant At Arms:  Tim Whitacre
Parliamentarian: Hon. Kermit Marsh

Each District Committee is comprised of six elected members, who are voted upon every four years. Ex-officio members (listed below in italics) are current elected officials serving in office or candidates who qualified as the only Republican candidate after a “top-two” first round election.

55th Assembly District

Brea, La Habra, Placentia, Yorba Linda.

 
Member Hon. Tim Shaw La Habra
Member Susan Silvestri Placentia
Member Hon. Leandra Blades Yorba Linda
Member Hon. Gene Hernandez Yorba Linda
Member Anthony Johnson Yorba Linda
Member Hon. Craig Young Yorba Linda

65th Assembly District

Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Palma, Stanton

 
Member Katie Cawelti Anaheim
Member Baron Night Buena Park
Member Cynthia Thacker Buena Park
Member Steven Mauss Cypress
Member Gretchen Cox Fullerton
Member Nick Dunlap Fullerton

68th Assembly District

Anaheim, Irvine, Lake Forest, Orange, Tustin, North Tustin, Santa Ana, Villa Park

 
Member John Park Irvine
Member Hon. Benjamin Yu Lake Forest
Member Hon. Todd Spitzer Orange
Member Hon. Fred M. Whitaker Orange
Member Mark William Bucher Santa Ana
Member Hon. Austin Lumbard Tustin

69th Assembly District

Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, Santa Ana

Member Hon. Alberta Christy Santa Ana
Member Gisela Contreras Santa Ana
Member Thomas Anthony Gordon Santa Ana
Member Hon. Cecilia Iglesias Santa Ana
Member Pasquale Talarico Santa Ana
Member Timothy Whitacre Santa Ana

72nd Assembly District

Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Midway City, Rossmoor, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Westminster

 
Member Hon. Patrick Harper Fountain Valley
Member Brian Burley Huntington Beach
Member Hon. Jeffrey Barke Rossmoor
Member Hon. Andrew Do Westminster
Member Hon. Kermit Marsh Westminster
Member Hon. Amy Phan West Westminster

73rd Assembly District

Aliso Viejo, Coto de Caza, Dana Point, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Las Flores, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano

 
Member Hon. Mike Munzing Aliso Viejo
Member Hon. Lisa Bartlett Dana Point
Member Hon. Ray Gennawey Laguna Niguel
Member Hon. Kelly Jennings Laguna Niguel
Member Hon. Ed Sachs Mission Viejo
Member Jennifer Beall Rancho Santa Margarita

74th Assembly District

Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach

 
Member Annette Eliot Huntington Beach
Member Hon. Michael Carroll Irvine
Member Tj Fuentes Newport Beach
Member Lee Lowrey Newport Beach
Member Hon. Will O’Neill Newport Beach
Member Hon. Erik Weigand Newport Beach

Ex-Officio Members

 
Ex-Officio Hon. Soo Yoo Cerritos
Ex-Officio Hon. John Moorlach Costa Mesa
Ex-Officio Hon. Ling Ling Chang  Diamond Bar
Ex-Officio Hon. Young Kim  Fullerton
Ex-Officio Hon. Scott Baugh Huntington Beach
Ex-Officio Hon. Janet Nguyen Huntington Beach
Ex-Officio Hon. Steven S. Choi Irvine
Ex-Officio Matt Gunderson Ladera Ranch
Ex-Officio Hon. Laurie Davies Laguna Niguel
Ex-Officio Raul Ortiz, Jr. La Mirada
Ex-Officio Hon. Kelly Seyarto Murrieta
Ex-Officio Hon. Diane Dixon Newport Beach
Ex-Officio Hon. Denis Bilodeau Orange
Ex-Officio Hon. Rhonda Shader Placentia
Ex-Officio Hon. Brian Maryott San Juan Capistrano
Ex-Officio Chris Gonzales Santa Ana
Ex-Officio Mike Tardif Santa Ana
Ex-Officio Hon. Michelle Steel Seal Beach
Ex-Officio Hon. Kate Sanchez Trabuco Canyon
Ex-Officio Hon. Eric Ching Walnut
Ex-Officio Hon. Tri Ta Westminster
Ex-Officio Mitch Clemmons Whittier
Ex-Officio Hon. Phillip Chen Yorba Linda

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