Endorsements from 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, Member

Dr. Duane Dishno (R), HB Union High School District Board of Trustees, Vice President 

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, Clerk

John Briscoe (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, President 

Patricia Singer (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, Member

Steve Harris (NPP), Centralia School District Board of Trustees, Vice President

Jamison Power (D), Westminster School District Board of Trustees, Member

Martha Flour (R), Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education, Clerk

Ashley Anderson (NPP), Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education, Member

Ernie Nishii (D), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, President

Sophia Tse (R), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, Clerk, Area 5

Keri Kropke (D), Brea Olinda Unified School District, Board of Education, Member

Al Austin (D), Long Beach City Councilman, District 8

Ali Sajjad Taj (D), Artesia City Councilman  

Ahmad Zahra (D), Fullerton City Councilman, District 5

Manuel Chavez (D), Costa Mesa City Councilman, District 4

Nate Holden (D), AQMD Hearing Board Member, CA Senator, District 30 (retired) and LA City Councilman, District 10 (retired) 

Tom Umberg, CA State Senator, District 34

Harley Rouda, House of Representatives, Member, District 48

 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