Endorsements from Educational and Community Leaders
Elected Officials:
Dr. Jack Bedell (R), Orange County Board of Education, Trustee, Area 4
Dr. Michael Simons (R), HB Union High School District Board of Trustees, President
Dr. Duane Dishno (R), HB Union High School District Board of Trustees, Member
Dr. Ralph Bauer (R), Former Mayor of HB, Former Pres. of HBUHSD, and Former Pres. of OVSD
Jack Souders (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, President
John Briscoe (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, Vice-President
Patricia Singer (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, Member
Steve Harris (D), Centralia School District Board of Trustees, Member
Jamison Power (D), Westminster School District Board of Trustees, Member
Martha Flour (R), Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education, Member
Olympia Chen (D), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, Member, Area 2
Ernie Nishii (D), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, Member, Area 3
Sophia Tse (R), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, Member, Area 5
Al Austin (D), Long Beach City Councilman, District 8
Ali Sajjad Taj (D), Artesia City Councilman
Local Education Leaders:
Margaret Friedmann, Ocean View Teachers Association, President
Jason Bozarth, CSEA Chapter 375, Ocean View School District, President
Shawn Werner, HB Union High School District District Educators Association, President
Jon Wales, Huntington Beach Elementary Teachers Association, President
Darla Merrill, West Orange County United Teachers, President
Ray Gaer, ABC Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2317, AFL-CIO, President
Organizations:
California Teachers Association (CTA); representing 350,000 educators statewide
California Federation of Teachers (CFT); representing 120,000 educators statewide
CSEA Chapter 375, Ocean View School District; representing 560 classified employees
Ocean View Teachers Association (OVTA); representing 450 OVSD teachers
West Orange County United Teachers (WOCUT); representing 1,400 teachers
Huntington Beach Union High School District Educators Association (DEA); representing 700 teachers
Huntington Beach Elementary Teachers Association (HBETA); representing 315 teachers
ABC Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2317, AFL-CIO, representing 1,100 teachers and nurses
Democratic Foundation of Orange County
*Titles used for identification purposes only
