2026 General Election Endorsements and Recommendations

November 3, 2026 General Election

Remember to vote all the way down the ballot! Please share this page with your friends and neighbors; if everyone you know votes this way, we will sweep the midterms with progressive wins.

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The OC Indivisible Coalition is a partnership of local Indivisible groups across Orange County:
Aliso Viejo Resistance · Defenders of Democracy (Santa Ana) · HB4Democracy · Indivisible CA 45 · Indivisible La Habra · Indivisible Lake Forest · Indivisible NE OC · Indivisible Orange · Indivisible RSM · Indivisible SJC · Indivisible South OC · Irvine Indivisible · Newport Indivisible · Seal Beach Indivisible · SouthOC4Democracy · Yalla Indivisible

These are our endorsements and recommendations for the November 3 election. We start with local races, because they get the least attention and shape our communities most directly. Which races you vote in depends on your address, so check your sample ballot. We encourage you to vote early at a drop box or voting center. For information on how to vote, go to ocvote.gov.

Local Progressive Community-Based Organizations That We Work Closely With

Links to their endorsements where available:

Working Families Party · WAVE · OC Action · Chispa · Food Not Bombs Costa Mesa · Little Saigon Liberty Coalition · Sunrise Movement OC · Resilience OC · CAIR Action · Organize for Peace

Pride at the Pier Voter Guide

For a deeper look at any race, we highly recommend the Pride at the Pier 2026 Election Guide. It is a comprehensive, nonpartisan resource that lays out the candidates and measures on your ballot so you can do your own research with confidence.

Because Pride at the Pier is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, its guide does not endorse or recommend candidates.

How to Use This Guide

⭐ ENDORSE: One of our Indivisible groups or another trusted org formally endorsed this candidate. This is our highest level of support.
✅ RECOMMEND: Our coalition recommends voting for this candidate. The candidate didn’t go through a formal endorsement process with an Indivisible group.
↖️ LEAN LEFT: In non-partisan races, this candidate has progressive or Democratic support, but we don’t know enough about them to make a recommendation.
🔵 DEMOCRAT: While this candidate is a better choice than their opponent(s), we don’t feel supportive and recommend you hold them accountable to their constituents after they are elected.
❌ DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE: Backed by right-wing groups (OC GOP, Lincoln Club, Reform California, Moms for Liberty, etc.) or flagged by one of our groups.

In some races, there is no good candidate that we could find or we didn’t know enough to make a recommendation. If you know of a good candidate not on our list or you think we’ve made an error, please email us.

For candidates that are not included on this list, we either selected someone else in that race or didn’t have enough information to determine their political leaning. We recommend the Pride at the Pier election guide for additional research.

Each candidate that we endorse, recommend, leans left, or is a Democrat links to their campaign website or social media where available. After each candidate we list the Indivisible groups that support them (in italics), key progressive groups and unions that support them, and “Democratic Party” if they are endorsed by the Democratic Party or a chartered Democratic club.

County

Board of Supervisors, 4th District

Includes Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton, parts of Anaheim, and nearby unincorporated communities.

✅ Connor Traut · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra · WAVE · OC Action · CAIR Action · Organize for Peace · UNITE HERE Local 11 · + 2 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

Board of Supervisors, 5th District

Includes Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, parts of Irvine, and the unincorporated areas of Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores and Rancho Mission Viejo.

✅ Katrina Foley · RECOMMEND · Irvine Indivisible · SouthOC4Democracy · WAVE · OC Action · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · + 3 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

City Councils

Aliso Viejo

City Council, District 2

⭐ Steven Von der Porten · ENDORSE · Aliso Viejo Resistance · Working Families Party · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

City Council, District 3, Short Term

⭐ Marie Tsaasan · ENDORSE · Aliso Viejo Resistance · Working Families Party · WAVE (recommend) · UAW Region 6 · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Anaheim

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Ashleigh Aitken has recently been in the news for some very disturbing alleged behavior. She is endorsed by the Democratic Party of Orange County, Planned Parenthood, the Orange County Employees Association and the Central OC Democratic Club. Her opponents are Imran Sharief, who is endorsed by Republicans Supervisor Don Wagner, Yorba Linda Councilmember Tara Campbell, former Assemblymember Jim Cunneen and Yorba Linda Mayor Pro Tem Peggy Huang, and Alfredo Rodriguez, whose campaign does not list any endorsements but who appears on Nancy’s Picks, a conservative voter guide. At this time we don’t have enough information to make a recommendation.

City Council, District 3

✅ Elia Renteria-Garcia · RECOMMEND · UNITE HERE Local 11 · Anaheim Democrats Club

City Council, District 6

❌ Natalie Meeks · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Brea

City Council (at large)

Vote for up to 3.

↖️ Blake Perez · LEAN LEFT · Sierra Club · Democratic Party
❌ Cecilia Hupp · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Blair Stewart · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Steven C. Vargas · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Buena Park

City Council, District 2

↖️ Yong “Chuy” Choi · LEAN LEFT · UNITE HERE Local 11
↖️ Carlos Franco · LEAN LEFT · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · OC Labor Federation · Labor unions · Democratic Party

City Council, District 5

↖️ Brandon Schooner · LEAN LEFT · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Sierra Club · OC Labor Federation · Democratic Party

Costa Mesa

Mayor

✅ Loren Gameros · RECOMMEND · Food Not Bombs Costa Mesa · Democratic Party

City Council, District 3

⭐ Cara Stewart · ENDORSE · WAVE · Food Not Bombs Costa Mesa (recommend) · Planned Parenthood · OC Labor Federation · Democratic Party

City Council, District 4

⭐ Angely Andrade Vallarta · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · WAVE · OC Action · Food Not Bombs Costa Mesa (recommend) · Sunrise Movement OC · Resilience OC · Organize for Peace · Planned Parenthood · Las Promotoras de Salud · Democratic Party

City Council, District 5

⭐ Kelly Brown · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · WAVE · Food Not Bombs Costa Mesa (recommend) · Sunrise Movement OC · UAW Region 6 · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Cypress

City Council, District 1

✅ David Burke · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

City Council, District 2

↖️ Helen Le · LEAN LEFT · OC Labor Federation · Labor unions · Democratic Party
❌ Bonnie Peat · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 5

↖️ Rachel Strong Carnahan · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Randy Harper · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Fountain Valley

City Council (at large)

Vote for up to 3.

✅ Elizabeth Andrade · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Orange Coast Huddle · OC Labor Federation · Labor unions · Democratic Party
❌ Kim Constantine · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Jim Cunneen · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Dan Hay · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Fullerton

City Council, District 3

✅ Shana Charles · RECOMMEND · Working Families Party · WAVE · OC Action · NUHW · + 3 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

City Council, District 5

✅ Jozef Maldonado · RECOMMEND · Working Families Party · OC Action · UNITE HERE Local 11 · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · Democratic Party

Garden Grove

Mayor

✅ Thu-Ha Nguyen · RECOMMEND · Little Saigon Liberty Coalition · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

City Council, District 1

↖️ Long Nguyen · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Roger Flanders · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 3

✅ Amanda Nguyen · RECOMMEND · WAVE · OC Labor Federation · Labor unions · Democratic Party

City Council, District 4

⭐ Hieu Nguyen · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · WAVE · OC Action · Chispa · Little Saigon Liberty Coalition · Sunrise Movement OC (recommend) · Planned Parenthood · + 2 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

Huntington Beach

City Council (at large)

Vote for up to 4.

⭐ Ben Davis · ENDORSE · HB4Democracy · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Orange Coast Huddle · Protect Huntington Beach · Sierra Club · Democratic Party
⭐ Brenda Glim · ENDORSE · HB4Democracy · WAVE (recommend) · Planned Parenthood · Orange Coast Huddle · Protect Huntington Beach · Sierra Club · Democratic Party
⭐ Taryn Taddeo Palumbo · ENDORSE · HB4Democracy · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Orange Coast Huddle · Protect Huntington Beach · Sierra Club · Democratic Party
⭐ Erin Spivey · ENDORSE · HB4Democracy · WAVE · Chispa · UAW Region 6 · Planned Parenthood · + 4 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

City Attorney

❌ Mike Vigliotta · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Irvine

Mayor

❌ Maksim V Egorov · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 1

✅ Melinda Liu · RECOMMEND · Irvine Indivisible · WAVE · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Sierra Club · Democratic Party

City Council, District 5

⭐ Byron Salvatierra · ENDORSE · Irvine Indivisible · WAVE

City Council, District 6

✅ Kathleen Treseder · RECOMMEND · Irvine Indivisible · WAVE · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · NUHW · + 2 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

La Habra

City Council (at large)

Vote for up to 2.

✅ James “Jim” Gomez · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra
✅ Jose Medrano · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra

La Palma

City Council, District 2

❌ Nitesh P. Patel · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 4

❌ Jonathan Dinwiddie · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Laguna Beach

City Council (at large)

Vote for up to 3.

✅ Sue Kempf · RECOMMEND · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party
✅ Alex Rounaghi · RECOMMEND · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party
❌ Nick Aronoff · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Laguna Hills

City Council, District 1

❌ Laura Thies · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 4

✅ Valerie Anne Geller · RECOMMEND · SouthOC4Democracy · Democratic Party

Laguna Woods

City Council (at large)

Vote for up to 2.

✅ Sue Quam · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Democratic Party
↖️ Annie McCary · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Carol Moore · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Lake Forest

City Council, District 2

⭐ Becky Keene · ENDORSE · Indivisible Lake Forest · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · OC Labor Federation · Democratic Party

City Council, District 3

⭐ Anil D. Patel · ENDORSE · Indivisible Lake Forest

City Council, District 4

⭐ Amy Stevens · ENDORSE · Indivisible Lake Forest · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Los Alamitos

City Council, District 4

❌ Joe Hastie · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 5

❌ Emily Hibard · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Mission Viejo

City Council, District 1

❌ Robert “Bob” Ruesch · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 2, Short Term

✅ Peter Molinari · RECOMMEND · SouthOC4Democracy · Planned Parenthood

City Council, District 3

✅ Cynthia Vasquez · RECOMMEND · SouthOC4Democracy · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Moms Demand Action · OC Labor Federation · Democratic Party

City Council, District 4, Short Term

✅ Laura Lacko · RECOMMEND · SouthOC4Democracy · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

City Council, District 5

❌ Steven Thornton · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Newport Beach

City Council, District 1

❌ Joe Stapleton · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 3

❌ Erik Weigand · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 4

❌ Robyn Grant · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 6

✅ Andrew P. Gerken · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · OC Labor Federation · Democratic Party

Orange

Mayor

✅ Arianna Barrios · RECOMMEND · Indivisible Orange · WAVE

City Council, District 1

❌ Albert “AJ” Ricci · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 4

❌ Denis Bilodeau · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 6

❌ Brendon Moeller · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Placentia

City Council, District 2

✅ Julie Suchard · RECOMMEND · WAVE

City Council, District 4

❌ James Burandt · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Chad Wanke · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Rancho Santa Margarita

City Council, District 1

✅ Nicholas Reese · RECOMMEND · Indivisible RSM

City Council, District 2

⭐ Natalie Guse · ENDORSE · Indivisible RSM · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · WAVE (recommend) · Democratic Party

City Council, District 4

⭐ Maryann Verghese (write-in) · ENDORSE · Indivisible RSM · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend)

San Clemente

Mayor

↖️ Shane Hirschman · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Victor Cabral · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 1

✅ Donna Vidrine · RECOMMEND · SouthOC4Democracy · WAVE · Democratic Party

City Council, District 2

✅ Mark Enmeier · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Democratic Party

San Juan Capistrano

City Council, District 2

❌ Jeff Moore · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Santa Ana

Mayor

⭐ Dan Shimell · ENDORSE · OC Action · Chispa · Teachers’ union

City Council, Ward 2

⭐ Benjamin Vazquez · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · OC Action · Chispa · UNITE HERE Local 11 · + 2 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

City Council, Ward 4

⭐ Sandra De Anda · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · WAVE (recommend) · OC Action · Chispa · UNITE HERE Local 11 · + 3 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

City Council, Ward 6

⭐ Isuri S. Ramos · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · WAVE (recommend) · OC Action · Chispa · CAIR Action · Organize for Peace · UAW Region 6 · + 2 other progressive groups

Seal Beach

City Council, District 1

↖️ Matthew Terry · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Perla Mendoza · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Stanton

City Council, District 1

✅ Donald Torres · RECOMMEND · Working Families Party · OC Action · UNITE HERE Local 11 · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

City Council, District 3

✅ Marlon-Ray Velasco · RECOMMEND · Working Families Party · WAVE · Chispa · UNITE HERE Local 11 · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Tustin

Mayor

⭐ Letitia Clark · ENDORSE · WAVE · OC Action · UAW Region 6 · Planned Parenthood · Sierra Club · Democratic Party

City Council District 3

❌ Ray Schnell · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Westminster

Mayor

⭐ Carlos Manzo · ENDORSE · Little Saigon Liberty Coalition · UNITE HERE Local 11 · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

City Council, District 1

↖️ David Johnson · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Amy Phan West · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

City Council, District 4

⭐ Loan Nguyen · ENDORSE · Little Saigon Liberty Coalition · Democratic Party

Yorba Linda

City Council (at large)

Vote for up to 2.

❌ Janice Lim · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Sean Phayakapong · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Carlos Rodriguez · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

School Boards

School districts often cross city lines. Check your sample ballot to see which trustee area you are in.

Anaheim Elementary School District

Trustee Area 2

✅ Juan Gabriel Alvarez · RECOMMEND · Working Families Party · Chispa · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 4

✅ Alva Alvarez · RECOMMEND · Working Families Party · Chispa

Anaheim Union High School District

Trustee Area 1

✅ Jessica Guerrero · RECOMMEND · Working Families Party · OC Action · Chispa · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 2

↖️ Roberto Garcia · LEAN LEFT · Chispa · Anaheim Democrats Club
↖️ Annemarie Randle-Trejo · LEAN LEFT · OC Labor Federation · Labor unions · Democratic Party

Capistrano Unified School District

Trustee Area 4

⭐ Melissa Caldwell · ENDORSE · Indivisible South OC · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · WAVE (recommend)

Trustee Area 6

⭐ Jeanna Emmons · ENDORSE · Indivisible South OC · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · WAVE · SOPE-OC · Moms Demand Action · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 7

⭐ Ron Ruef · ENDORSE · Indivisible South OC · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · WAVE (recommend)

Cypress School District

Trustee Area B

❌ Jon Peat · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Trustee Area C

❌ Vernon Miller · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Fountain Valley School District

At large

Vote for up to 3.

⭐ Carl Blankenhorn · ENDORSE · HB4Democracy · WAVE (recommend) · Orange Coast Huddle · Protect Huntington Beach · Democratic Party
❌ Dennis Cole · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Eugene M. Murray · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Rick Nichols · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Fullerton Joint Union High School District

Trustee Area 1

✅ Regina Cuadra · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 5

✅ Amy Dudich · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra · SOPE-OC · Democratic Party

Fullerton School District

Trustee Area 3

↖️ Jordan Abushawish · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Amy Choi-Won · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Garden Grove Unified School District

Trustee Area 2

✅ Charlene Cuellar · RECOMMEND · Little Saigon Liberty Coalition · Teachers’ union · OC Labor Federation · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 4

✅ Tracy La · RECOMMEND · UNITE HERE Local 11 · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Moms Demand Action

Huntington Beach City School District

Trustee Area 4

✅ Diana Marks · RECOMMEND · Orange Coast Huddle · Protect Huntington Beach · Teachers’ union

Irvine Unified School District

Trustee Area 2

✅ Katie McEwen · RECOMMEND · Irvine Indivisible · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 4

↖️ Jeff Kim · LEAN LEFT
↖️ Jane Wood · LEAN LEFT · Teachers’ union · OC Labor Federation · Democratic Party

La Habra City School District

Trustee Area 4

✅ Adam Rogers · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party

Laguna Beach Unified School District

At large

Vote for up to 3.

✅ Joan Malczewski · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · SOPE-OC · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party
✅ Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · SOPE-OC · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party
❌ Elizabeth Bates · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ Dee Namba Perry · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Lowell Joint School District

Trustee Area 4

❌ Karen Shaw · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Newport-Mesa Unified School District

Trustee Area 2

⭐ Michelle Murphy · ENDORSE · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 7

⭐ Andy Godinez · ENDORSE · WAVE · OC Action · Democratic Party

Ocean View School District

Trustee Area 5

↖️ Jennifer L Rank · LEAN LEFT · Orange Coast Huddle · Protect Huntington Beach · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party
❌ David Clifford · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Orange Unified School District

Trustee Area 1

✅ Andrea Yamasaki · RECOMMEND · Indivisible Orange · WAVE · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 4

✅ Sara J. Pelly · RECOMMEND · Indivisible Orange · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 5

✅ Kristin “Kris” Erickson · RECOMMEND · Indivisible Orange · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · SOPE-OC · Our Schools USA · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 7

✅ Stephen Glass · RECOMMEND · Indivisible Orange · WAVE · Democratic Party

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

Trustee Area 4

✅ Barbara “Barb” Buckley · RECOMMEND · WAVE

Trustee Area 5

✅ Carrie Buck · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Teachers’ union · OC Labor Federation

Rowland Unified School District

Trustee Area 5

↖️ Kevin T. Hayakawa · LEAN LEFT · LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · Teachers’ union

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Trustee Area 5

✅ Edgar Montes · RECOMMEND · SouthOC4Democracy · Democratic Party

Santa Ana Unified School District

Trustee Area 4

⭐ Katelyn Brazer Aceves · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · WAVE (recommend) · OC Action · Chispa · UNITE HERE Local 11 · Planned Parenthood · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 5

⭐ Hector Bustos · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · WAVE · OC Action · Chispa · CAIR Action · Organize for Peace · UNITE HERE Local 11 · + 3 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

Tustin Unified School District

Trustee Area 3

✅ Lynn Davis · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 5

✅ Jonathan Abelove · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party

Community College Boards

Check your sample ballot to see which trustee area you are in.

Coast Community College District

Trustee Area 1

↖️ Joe Kalmick · LEAN LEFT · Orange Coast Huddle · Protect Huntington Beach · Democratic Party
❌ Austin J. Edsell · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Trustee Area 3, Short Term

✅ Kim Carr · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Moms Demand Action · Orange Coast Huddle · Protect Huntington Beach · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 5

✅ Elizabeth “Liz” Dorn Parker · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Democratic Party

North Orange County Community College District

Trustee Area 1

↖️ Barbara Dunsheath · LEAN LEFT · Teachers’ union · Labor unions · Democratic Party
❌ Rama R. Maline · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Trustee Area 3

↖️ Chloe Serrano · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Larry Andre · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Trustee Area 6

✅ Jesus Silva · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra · Teachers’ union · OC Labor Federation · Democratic Party

Rancho Santiago Community College District

Trustee Area 2

↖️ John R. Hanna · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party

Trustee Area 4

↖️ Beatriz Mendoza · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party
❌ Daisy Tong · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

South Orange County Community College District

Trustee Area 4

❌ John Black · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Water and Other Local Boards

Water, sanitary, library, parks and community services districts. Check your sample ballot to see which division you are in.

El Toro Water District

Full Term

Vote for up to 2.

✅ Mike Gaskins · RECOMMEND · SouthOC4Democracy · Democratic Party

Irvine Ranch Water District

Division 5

✅ Jeffrey Harlan · RECOMMEND · Irvine Indivisible · Democratic Party

Mesa Water District

Division 5

✅ Mikelle Fish · RECOMMEND · Democratic Party

Midway City Sanitary District

At large

Vote for up to 3.

✅ Sergio Contreras · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Democratic Party

Moulton Niguel Water District

Full Term

Vote for up to 3.

⭐ Jennifer Engle · ENDORSE · Aliso Viejo Resistance · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · Working Families Party · WAVE · Chispa · UAW Region 6 · Democratic Party
❌ Patricia “Trish” Kelley · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE
❌ William “Bill” Moorhead · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Short Term

✅ David Petty · RECOMMEND · Democratic Party

Municipal Water District of Orange County

Division 2

↖️ Bobby LaPointe · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party

Rossmoor Community Services District

At large

Vote for up to 2.

↖️ Jody L. Roubanis · LEAN LEFT · Democratic Party

Trabuco Canyon Water District

At large

Vote for up to 3.

We don’t know enough to recommend anyone. See the TCWD Watchdog’s take (rate-payer group; endorses Chad Brown, Jill Coss, John Casarietti).

State Assembly

59th District

✅ Victor Hernandez · RECOMMEND · Organize for Peace · Moms Demand Action · Anaheim Democrats Club

64th District

✅ Blanca Pacheco · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra · UNITE HERE Local 11 · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · Moms Demand Action · Democratic Party

67th District

🔵 Mark Pulido · DEMOCRAT · NUHW · Equality California · UDW · SEIU California · Sierra Club · Democratic Party
❌ Paulo Morales · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

68th District

⭐ Jessie Lopez · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · WAVE · OC Action · Chispa · Sunrise Movement OC · Organize for Peace · Project Super Bloom · + 2 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

70th District

⭐ Paula Swift · ENDORSE · HB4Democracy · WAVE · OC Action · UNITE HERE Local 11 · Planned Parenthood · + 3 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

71st District

⭐ JJ Galvez · ENDORSE · Indivisible RSM · Indivisible South OC (recommend) · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · WAVE · UNITE HERE Local 11 · Equality California · CTA · Democratic Party

72nd District

⭐ Chris Kluwe · ENDORSE · Aliso Viejo Resistance · HB4Democracy · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · Working Families Party · WAVE · OC Action · Chispa · Sunrise Movement OC (recommend) · Organize for Peace · NUHW · + 6 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

73rd District

✅ Cottie Petrie-Norris · RECOMMEND · Irvine Indivisible · WAVE · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · + 2 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

74th District

✅ Sergio Farias · RECOMMEND · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · SEIU California · Democratic Party

State Senate

30th District

🔵 Bob J. Archuleta · DEMOCRAT · NUHW · Equality California · SEIU California · SEIU · Democratic Party
❌ Araceli Martinez · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

32nd District

✅ Tiffanie Tate · RECOMMEND · UNITE HERE Local 11 · Planned Parenthood · UDW · Teachers’ union · Democratic Party

34th District

🔵 Avelino Valencia · DEMOCRAT · Indivisible La Habra · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · SEIU California · Democratic Party
❌ Rhonda Shader · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

36th District

⭐ Chris Duncan · ENDORSE · HB4Democracy · WAVE · Chispa · UNITE HERE Local 11 · NUHW · + 5 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

38th District

⭐ Catherine S. Blakespear · ENDORSE · Indivisible RSM · SouthOC4Democracy (recommend) · WAVE · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · SEIU California · Sierra Club · Democratic Party

Congress

38th District

✅ Hilda Solis · RECOMMEND · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · SEIU California · Sierra Club · Democratic Party

40th District

❌ Ken Calvert · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

41st District

✅ Linda Sánchez · RECOMMEND · Indivisible La Habra · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · SEIU California · Sierra Club · Democratic Party

42nd District

⭐ Robert Garcia · ENDORSE · HB4Democracy · WAVE · Organize for Peace · UNITE HERE Local 11 · NUHW · + 4 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

45th District

🔵 Derek Tran · DEMOCRAT · WAVE · Organize for Peace · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · + 5 other progressive groups · Democratic Party
❌ Chuong V. Vo · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

46th District

🔵 Lou Correa · DEMOCRAT · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · Sierra Club · Democratic Party
❌ David Pan · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

47th District

✅ Dave Min · RECOMMEND · Irvine Indivisible · SouthOC4Democracy · WAVE · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · Sierra Club · Democratic Party

49th District

✅ Mike Levin · RECOMMEND · SouthOC4Democracy · WAVE · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · Sierra Club · Democratic Party

Statewide

Governor

🔵 Xavier Becerra · DEMOCRAT · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · + 2 other progressive groups · Democratic Party
❌ Steve Hilton · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Lieutenant Governor

🔵 Fiona Ma · DEMOCRAT · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · + 2 other progressive groups · Democratic Party
❌ Gloria Romero · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Secretary of State

⭐ Shirley N. Weber · ENDORSE · CAIR Action · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · NUHW · + 4 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

Controller

⭐ Malia M. Cohen · ENDORSE · CAIR Action · Organize for Peace · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · + 4 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

Treasurer

🔵 Eleni Kounalakis · DEMOCRAT · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · + 3 other progressive groups · Democratic Party
❌ Jennifer Hawks · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Attorney General

⭐ Rob Bonta · ENDORSE · CAIR Action · Organize for Peace · UNITE HERE Local 11 · UAW Region 6 · + 5 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

Insurance Commissioner

⭐ Jane Kim · ENDORSE · Working Families Party · OC Action · Chispa · CAIR Action · Organize for Peace · UAW Region 6 · Democratic Party

Board of Equalization, 4th District

🔵 Tom Umberg · DEMOCRAT · Organize for Peace · Planned Parenthood · Equality California · Orange Coast Huddle · Democratic Party
❌ Denis Bilodeau · DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS CANDIDATE

Superintendent of Public Instruction

⭐ Richard Barrera · ENDORSE · WAVE · UNITE HERE Local 11 · NUHW · Planned Parenthood · + 3 other progressive groups · Democratic Party

Judicial Retention

Vote YES to retain all of these justices.

✅ California Supreme Court: Joshua Groban, Kelli M. Evans
✅ Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 1: Julia C. Kelety, Jose S. Castillo, Truc T. Do, William S. Dato, Eran M. Bermudez, Lisa Rodriguez, David M. Rubin
✅ Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 2: Corey G. Lee, Michael J. Raphael
✅ Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 3 (Orange County): Joanne Motoike (Presiding Justice), Thomas A. Delaney, Nathan R. Scott, Deborah C. Servino, Martha K. Gooding, Juliet O. Macaulay

Local Measures

These are the measures for which we feel confident making a recommendation.

Click here for official information about the local measures on the ballot.

Irvine

✅ Measure D · VOTE YES · Measure Directing the Use of Ranked Choice Voting for City Council Member and Mayoral Elections after January 1, 2028

Laguna Beach

❌ Measure E · VOTE NO · An Ordinance of the People of the City of Laguna Beach, California, Adding Section 2.04.080 to the Laguna Beach Municipal Code to Establish Term Limits for City Council Members

Lake Forest

❌ Measure F · VOTE NO · Lake Forest Election Reform and Voter Choice Measure

Orange

✅ Measure I · VOTE YES · City of Orange Public Safety/Essential Services Measure
✅ Measure J · VOTE YES · City of Orange Hotel Guest Tax Modification Measure
❌ Measure K · VOTE NO · Proposed Charter for the City of Orange

State Propositions

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✅ Prop 1 · VOTE YES · Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs
✅ Prop 2 · VOTE YES · Increases State’s Rainy Day Fund
✅ Prop 3 · VOTE YES · Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes
✅ Prop 4 · VOTE YES · Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns
✅ Prop 5 · VOTE YES · Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers
✅ Prop 37 · VOTE YES · Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes
✅ Prop 38 · VOTE YES · Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research
❌ Prop 39 · VOTE NO · Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification
✅ Prop 40 · VOTE YES · Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers
❌ Prop 41 · VOTE NO · Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit
❌ Prop 42 · VOTE NO · Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes
❌ Prop 43 · VOTE NO · Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services
❌ Prop 44 · VOTE NO · Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% Of Revenue on Program Services
❌ Prop 45 · VOTE NO · Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects

Compiled by the OC Indivisible Coalition, October 2026. Candidate names are shown as they appear on the ballot (OC Registrar of Voters).