More Orange County politicians are weighing in on Prop. 50 – a statewide redistricting measure on California’s Nov. 4 special election ballot opposed by Republicans and championed by Democrats.
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Santana: Costing Out Voter ID Gets Political in OC
A public critique about the costs of implementing national Voter ID at the local level has triggered rare political drama for OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page.
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Santana: An 11th Hour Battle For the Future of Orange County’s GOP
This Monday night, the local Republican party has a contested race for the chair slot, while OC Democrats are also slated to pick a new leader.
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Orange County and Los Angeles Democrat Parties Clash in Irvine City Council Race
The two factions’ fight over candidates is also coming as developers invest hundreds of thousands into the race through the LA Democratic Party.
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OC Republican Leaders Split on Who Should Win Supervisor Race, With Voting to Start Soon
A majority of Republican county supervisors are breaking with their party and endorsing Newport Beach Councilman Kevin Muldoon, despite GOP efforts to coalesce around John Moorlach.
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Republicans Flip Coastal OC Congressional Seat from Democrats as Harley Rouda Concedes
Orange County Republicans cemented a victory in flipping back a Congressional seat they lost in 2018.
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State Launches Money Laundering Investigation into Andrew Do and OC Republican Party
Investigators are looking into a complaint alleging “a money laundering scheme” by Do, who is declining to comment.
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Santana: Conservative Latino Elected Leaders in Santa Ana Earn a Recall They Can Be Proud Of
Independent Juan Villegas and Republican Cecilia Iglesias want more community investment from their city budget, opposing a police union push for a $25 million pay raise package. All of the Santa Ana Democrats on the city council back police pay raises. Villegas and Iglesias now face recall.
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Looking Ahead at Orange County’s Political Landscape in 2020
Orange County Republicans need to distance themselves from President Donald Trump to regain the offices they lost in November and Democrats can’t overplay their hand in order to keep the legislative seats they gained heading into 2020, according to policy and elections specialists.
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Santana: OC Democrats Could Face Toughest Election on Their Own Turf
After Orange County’s blue wave this past November, local Democrats face a tough choice in a January election for chair of the local Democratic Party with union leader Ada Briceño running against longtime local elected official Beth Krom. The big question rumbling around OC office hallways and holiday parties is whether the face of the party needs to better match the base?
