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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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