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Will OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh run for Walters’ State Senate seat?

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Dana Rohrabacher, John Campbell, Mark R. Denny, Mimi Walters, Orange County, Republican Party, Scott Baugh Leave a comment

Scott Baugh indicted

Can you believe it? Scott Baugh, the Chairman of the OC GOP, told the OC Weekly’s R. Scott Moxley that he is considering running for State Senator Mimi Walters’ seat if she ends up winning her campaign for the Congressional seat being vacated by John Campbell.

Baugh served as the Assembly Republican Leader from 1999 until 2000. Term limits forced Baugh out of the Assembly in 2000. In 2004, Baugh was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County. He worked full time as a lobbyist and now runs a law firm – but you really have to go back and retrace this guy’s history to really understand what he is all about: Continue reading→

Poll – Which Democrat should run for the 45th Congressional District?

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Anaheim, Beth Krom, Democratic Party, Irvine, John Campbell, Jordan Brandman, Kathryn McCullough, Lake Forest, Larry Agran, Melissa Fox, Orange County, Steve Young, Sukhee Kang 2 Comments

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There are already a slew of Republicans vying to replace U.S. Representative John Campbell in Orange County’s 45th Congressional District, but what about the Democrats? Should they just concede the seat to the GOP or should they make a fight of it? Continue reading→

Poll – Should Irvine Mayor Choi run for the 45th Congressional District?

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Beth Krom, Ed Royce, Irvine, John Campbell, Mimi Walters, Orange County, Republican Party, Steven Choi 2 Comments

steven choi with bob huff

Our recent poll of the possible candidates to replace U.S. Representative John Campbell in the 45th Congressional District, in 2014, revealed three top candidates – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, who may swap districts; State Senator Mimi Walters and Irvine Mayor Steven Choi.

Choi was elected Mayor of Irvine in 2012. He was elected to the Irvine City Council for the first time in 2004 and re-elected to a second term in 2008. Previously, he was elected as a Trustee of the Irvine Unified School District in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. Continue reading→

CD45 Poll: Who’s to replace John Campbell?

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, CD45, John Campbell, Orange County 1 Comment

Retiring Rep. John Campbell’s 45th Congressional District

Here’s the first of what will be a number of polls for CD45. We’ll just do the non-Democrats for now as it’s a large list that will be pared down over the months ahead of the June, 2014 Primary.

The anti-competitive, noxious “top two” election law that Abel Maldonado arranged for us by twisting Schwarzenegger’s arm suggests we’ll allow TWO votes for this go-round. We’ll leave the poll open until next weekend. If there are any other suggestions for names, please leave a comment.

So far, the only declared candidates for this seat are termed-out State Senator Mimi Walters, Tea Partier John Webb who ran against Campbell in 2012 and Marine Colonel (ret.)/Military Writer Greg Raths. 2nd District County Supervisor John Moorlach is said to be interested in the position (said my friend Allan Bartlett in Facebook on July 8th, “I’m losing track of all the political offices John Moorlach is running for”).

CD45 includes the cities of Irvine, Tustin, North Tustin, Lake Forest, Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Villa Park, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto De Caza, and portions of the cities of Anaheim and Orange. Residency in the District is not a requirement to declare for it, or be elected to it.

Candidates for Congressional District 45 (non-Democrats) -- Two Votes allowed

Rep. Ed Royce (jumping Districts) (31%, 44 Votes)
State Senator Mimi Walters (19%, 27 Votes)
Irvine Mayor Steven Choi (19%, 27 Votes)
OC Supervisor John Moorach (9%, 12 Votes)
Assemblyman Don Wagner (5%, 7 Votes)
Retired Marine Col. Greg Raths (5%, 7 Votes)
2012 CD45 Primary Candidate John Webb (4%, 6 Votes)
Former Congressman Chris Cox (1%, 2 Votes)
CPA Phil Liberatore (1%, 2 Votes)
Former Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu (1%, 1 Votes)
Rep. Gary Miller (jumping Districts) (1%, 1 Votes)
Former Supervisor Gaddi Vasquez (1%, 1 Votes)
Former Assemblyman Van Tran (1%, 1 Votes)
Former State Senator Dick Ackerman (1%, 1 Votes)
OC Supervisor Pat Bates (1%, 1 Votes)
Retired Businessman Quang Pham (1%, 1 Votes)
BoE Member Michelle Steel (currently declared for SD2) (0%, 0 Votes)
PIMCO Executive Neal Kashkiri (0%, 0 Votes)
Assemblywoman Diane Harkey (0%, 0 Votes)
Former Laguna Niguel Councilman Paul Glaab (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 85

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Update: Here’s another poll from John Lewis from July 2nd that we found buried in the FlashReport: 45th Congressional Race Up For Grabs. Lewis included OC Supervisor Todd Spitzer as a potential candidate, but we believe he’s absolutely going to run for District Attorney in 2014.

Gary Miller for the 45th Congressional District?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Gary Miller, John Campbell, Mimi Walters, Orange County Leave a comment

Gary Miller

Roll Call: Is Gary Miller District Shopping? | The Field #CA45

By Emily Cahn

Rep. John Campbell’s retirement from his California seat will spark a crowded GOP primary, perhaps creating a ripple effect in nearby House districts, according to local Republican sources.

There are already a handful of potential GOP candidates for the 45th District — including GOP Rep. Gary G. Miller — who may consider leaving the 31st District to run there instead. Continue reading→

Ed Royce for the 45th Congressional District?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Ed Royce, Fullerton, John Campbell, John Lewis, Mimi Walters, Orange County, Todd Spitzer Leave a comment

Photo Courtesy of the FFFF blog

45th Congressional Race Up for Grabs

By John Lewis, California Political Review

In a poll released this morning, 3 prominent Orange County political figures County Supervisor Todd Spitzer, U.S. Representative Ed Royce and State Senator Mimi Walters emerge as early frontrunners to succeed retiring Congressman John Campbell. So far, only Walters has declared her candidacy for this overwhelmingly Republican seat.

The survey was conducted June 28-30. With a 300 sample of likely voters for the June 2014 election, the survey yields a margin of error of +/- 4.75%. Continue reading→