his Election 2020 Orange County voter guide will help you cut through the rhetoric, election propaganda, and biased media coverage of the campaigns. This guide ranks every aspect of a candidate’s record according to experience, integrity, and commitment to community.
Here you’ll find recommendations for:
- President
- Propositions
- Superior Court Judges
- Congress
- State Senate
- Assembly Men
- City Council
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Ratings: Every candidate is considered after thorough research; we also have a questionnaire for candidates to complete. Here is our rating system:
: The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement.- : Very good.
- : Acceptable.
- : Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning.
- : Terrible. Do Not Vote. All your other votes will count.
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President
Propositions
To get an understanding of why we recommend the propositions the way we do, I have created a short video reviewing each proposition and the reasons why we say yes or no, along with some other detail you should find interesting. You can watch the video HERE.
14 vote NO
15 vote NO
16 vote NO
17 vote NO
18 vote NO
19 vote NO
20 vote YES
21 vote NO
22 vote YES
23 vote NO
24 vote NO
25 vote NO
U.S. Representative
38th District
39th District
45th District
46th District
47th District
48th District
49th District
California State Senate
District 29
District 37
State Assembly
District 55
District 65
District 68
District 69
District 72
District 73
District 74
Nonpartisan Offices:
Orange County Supervisor, District 1
- Andrew Do
Aliso Viejo City Council, District 1
- Mike Munzing and Michael Winger
Anaheim City Council, District 1
- Ryan Balius
Anaheim City Council, District 4
- No recommendation
Anaheim City Council, District 5
- Steve Faessel
Buena Park Library District
- Dennis Lee Salts
Costa Mesa Mayor
- Sandra Genis
Costa Mesa City Council, District 1
- Don Harper
Costa Mesa City Council, District 2
- No recommendation
Costa Mesa City Council, District 6
- Hengameh Abraham
Dana Point City Council, District 4
- Mike Frost
Fountain Valley City Council
- Jim Cunneen and Ted Bui
Fullerton City Council, District 1
- Andrew Cho
Fullerton City Council, District 2
- Nick Dunlap
Fullerton City Council, District 4
- Bruce Whitaker
Garden Grove City Council, District 2
- John O’Neil
Garden Grove City Council, District 5
- Stephanie Klopfenstein
Huntington Beach City Council
- Matthew Harper
- Jeff Morin
- Gracey Van Der Mark
Irvine Mayor
- Christina L. Shea
Irvine City Council
- Carrie O’Malley
La Habra City Council
- Tim Shaw
- Michael Navarro
- Steve Simonian
Laguna Hills City Council
- Janine Heft
- Bill Hunt
Laguna Niguel City Council
- Sandy Rains
- Rischi Paul Sharma
- Kelly Jennings
Laguna Woods City Council
- Kathryn Robbins
Lake Forest City Council, District 1
- Doug Cirbo
Lake Forest City Council, District 5
- Robert Piqueno
Las Alamitos City Council , District 1
- Dean Grose
Mission Viejo City Council
- Patricia “Trish” Kelly
Newport Beach City Council, District 2
- Brad Avery
Newport Beach City Council, District 5
- Noah Blom
Newport Beach City Council, District 7
- Will O’Neil
Orange City Council, District 1
- David Vazquez
Orange City Council, District 2
- Jon Dumitru
Orange City Council, District 3
- Michael Alvarez
Orange City Council, District 5
- Rick Ledesma
Orange Mayor
- Mark A. Murphy
Placentia City Council, District 1
- Rhonda Shader
Rancho Santa Margarita City Council
- Tony Beall Carol Gamble
San Clemente City Council
- Full Term: Aron Washington William Hart
- Short Term: Steven Knoblock
San Juan Capistrano City Council, District 5
- Howard Hart
Santa Ana Mayor
- Cecilia Iglesias
Santa Ana City Council, Ward 1
- Thomas Anthony Gordon
Seal Beach City Council, District 2
- Thomas Moore
Stanton City Council, District 2
- Dewayne Allen Normand
Tustin City Council
- Ryan Gallagher
- Jorge Valdes
Westminster City Council, District 2
- Namquan Nguyen
Westminster City Council, District 3
- Kimberly Ho
Community College District
Coast Community College District, Area 2
- Long Pham (R)
North Orange County College District, Area 7
- Ryan Bent
Unified School Districts
Capistrano Unified School District, Area 2
- Jim Reardon
Capistrano Unified School District, Area 5
- Paul Hebbard
Garden Grove Unified School District, Area 5
- Dina Nguyen
Orange Unified School District, Area 2
- John Ortega
Orange Unified School District, Area 3
- Alexia Deligianni-Brydges
Orange Unified School District, Area 6
- Angie Schlueter-Rumsey
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Area 1
- Shawn Youngblood
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Area 2
- Marilyn Anderson
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Area 3
- Leandra Blades
Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Area 2
- Tricia Yee
Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Area 4
- Benjamin Yu
Tustin Unified School District, Area 1
- Tammie K. Bullard
Tustin Unified School District, Area 2
- James H. Laird
Elementary School Districts
Anaheim Elementary School District, Area 3
- Lucille Kring
Local Measures
Fullerton, Measure S
- Vote “No”