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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

Denis Bilodeau

State Board of Equalization

bilodeauforboe.com

Rhonda Shader

State Senate, Dist. 34

shaderforsenate.com

Paulo Morales

Assembly, District 67

paulomoralesca.com

Gracey Van Der Mark

Assembly, District 72

graceyforassembly.com

David Pan

Congressional District 46

davidpan4congress.com

Tony Strickland

State Senate, Dist. 36

stricklandforsenate.com

Mayra Ruiz

Assembly, District 68

mayraruiz.com

Urson Russell

Assembly, District 73

ursonrussell.com/

Jenny Rae Le Roux

Congressional District 47

jennyraeca.com

Laura Bassett

State Senate, Dist. 38

bassettforca.com

Tri Ta

Assembly, District 70

trita4assembly.com

Laurie Davies

Assembly, District 74

daviesforca.com

Kelly Seyarto

State Senate, District 32

seyartoforsenate.com

Phillip Chen

Assembly, District 59

phillipchen.org

Kate Sanchez

Assembly, District 71

Sanchezforassembly.com

Tim Shaw

County Supervisor, District 4

shaw4oc.com

Diane Dixon

County Supervisor, District 5

DixonforOC.com

Hugh Nguyen

County Clerk-Recorder

votehughnguyen.com

Andrew Hamilton

County Auditor-Controller

electandrewhamilton.com

Shari Freidenrich

County Treasurer-Tax Collector

sharifreidenrich.com

Claude Parrish

County Assessor

claudeparrish.com

Stefan Bean

County Supt. of Schools

drbeanoc.com

Mari Barke

County Board of Education, District 2

maribarke.com

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
Garrett Dwyer – Aliso Viejo City Council, District 3

Costa Mesa 

Steve Smith – Costa Mesa City Council District 5
Daniel Thomas Morgan – Costa Mesa City Council, District 3
Michael Buley – Costa Mesa Mayor

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
Jim Cunneen – Fountain Valley City Council

Garden Grove

Stephanie Klopfenstein – Garden Grove Mayor

Huntington Beach

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

La Habra

Susan Pritchard – La Habra City Council
Bertha Manzanares – La Habra City School District, Trustee Area 4

Karen Shaw – Lowell Joint School District Trustee

Laguna Niguel

Ray Gennawey – Laguna Niguel City Council, District 2

Lake Forest

Tom Grable – Lake Forest City Council District 3
Shawn Dewane – Mesa Water District, District 5

Mission Viejo

Steve Thornton – Mission Viejo City Council District 5
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

Laguna Hills

Trish Kelley – Moulton Niguel Water District Board Member

Newport Beach

Lauren Kleiman – Newport Beach City Council District 6
Joe Stapleton – Newport Beach City Council, District 1
Erik Weigand – Newport Beach City Council, District 3
Robyn Grant – Newport Beach City Council, District 4
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

Steve Camp – San Clemente City Council District 1
Steve Knoblock – San Clemente City Council, District 2
Victor Cabral – San Clemente Mayor

Tustin

Ray Schnell – Tustin City Council, District 3
Austin Lumbard – Tustin Mayor
Kelly Fulton – Tustin Unified School District Area 3
Ziggy McBride – Tustin Unified School District Area 5

Yorba Linda

Carlos Rodriguez – Yorba Linda City Council
Brett Barbre – Yorba Linda Water District Director

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