The Democratic Party of Orange County’s November 2012 endorsements

Propositions:
Yes on Proposition 30 – Protects funding for schools and local public safety
No on Proposition 31 – Permanent underfunding of education, health, and other vital services
No on Proposition 32 – Creates special exemptions for billionaires and Super PACs
No on Proposition 33 – Auto insurance rate hike
Yes on Proposition 34 – Repeals death penalty and replaces with life without parole
Yes on Proposition 35 – Increases penalties for human trafficking
Yes on Proposition 36 – Reforms “Three Strikes” law
Yes on Proposition 37 – Labeling of genetically engineered foods
No on Proposition 38 – Munger initiative
Yes on Proposition 39 – Tax adjustment to fund clean energy programs
Yes on Proposition 40 – Referendum on State Senate district boundaries

Unites States House of Representatives
District 39 – Jay Chen
District 45 – Sukhee Kang
District 46 – Loretta Sanchez
District 47 – Alan Lowenthal
District 48 – Ron Varasteh
District 49 – Jerry Tetalman

California State Senate
District 29 – Greg Diamond
District 37 – Steve Young

California State Assembly
District 55 – Gregg Fritchle 
District 65 – Sharon Quirk-Silva
District 68 – Christina Avalos
District 69 – Tom Daly
District 74 – Robert Rush

Endorsement Process

The Democratic Party of Orange County considers endorsements in municipal races. We have made early endorsements for  candidates running for Mayor, City Council, School Board, Community College Districts and Water District for the November 6, 2012 election.  Endorsements issued by the DPOC in local and municipal races become the official endorsements of the California Democratic Party.

Candidates who were unable to submit questionnaires in time for our August 27th meeting may still file for endorsement.  Questionnaires must be submitted by  Thursday, September 20th at 6:00pm. Further candidate endorsements will then be considered at the next Central Committee meeting, which will take place on Monday, September 24th at 7:00pm at the Carpenters Union Hall at 1918 W Chapman in Orange, CA.

Please refer to the questionnaires below for further instructions.

Questionnaires
Mayor/City Council Candidates
Community College District/School Board Candidates
Water Board Candidates

The California Democratic Party (CDP) issues endorsements in federal and state candidate campaigns. For more information regarding the California Democratic Party endorsement process please visit the CDP website.

For any inquiry regarding the DPOC endorsement process or the endorsement-related documents, please contact Executive Director Nick Anas at nick@ocdemocrats.org or at (714)835-5158.