Orange County Voter Guide
Orange County Endorsements
UFCW 324’s electoral endorsements are determined through a member-led process with educational assistance and recommendations from California’s labor community. Members meet with candidates and determine who has demonstrated their commitment to workers’ futures, including higher wages, good quality jobs and health care, and the ability to stand up for themselves on the job.
The choices voters select at the local, state, and federal levels this year will have long-lasting effects on working people. UFCW 324 members believe the candidates listed below will create and uphold opportunities to support working people and their families.
President & Vice President
Kamala Harris / Tim Walz
US Congress
Joe Kerr – Congressional District 40
Derek Tran – Congressional District 45
Lou Correa – Congressional District 46
Dave Min – Congressional District 47
Mike Levin – Congressional District 49
US Senate
Adam Schiff – United States Senate
CA State Senate
Josh Newman – State Senate District 37
CA Assembly
Sharon Quirk-Silva – State Assembly District 67
Avelino Valencia – State Assembly District 68
Josh Lowenthal – Assembly District 69
Jimmy Pham – State Assembly District 70
Cottie Petrie-Norris – State Assembly 73
Chris Duncan – State Assembly District 74
California Ballot Measures
Proposition 2: $10 billion school facilities construction bond Recommend – Support
Proposition 3: Repeals ban on same-sex marriage in Constitution Recommend – Support
Proposition 4: $10 Billion Climate Resiliency Bond Recommend – Support
Proposition 5: Lowers vote threshold to approve local bonds Recommend – Support
Proposition 6: Prohibits mandatory prison labor Recommend – Support
Proposition 32: $18/hr minimum wage Recommend – Support
Proposition 33: Local Rent Control – No Recommendation
Proposition 34: Restricts spending by health care provider – No Recommendation
Proposition 35: Permanent MCO Tax for Medi-Cal Funding – No Recommendation
Proposition 36: Increases felony charges for certain crimes – No Recommendation
Orange County – Cities
Aliso Viejo
Jennifer Engle – City Council, District 1
Richard Hunt – City Council, District 3
Ross Chun – City Council, District 5
Anaheim
No Recommendation – City Council, District 1
Norma Kurtz – City Council, District 4
Kristen Maahs – City Council, District 5
Buena Park
Carlos Franco – City Council, District 2
Susan Sonne – City Council, District 3
Lamiya Hoque – City Council, District 4
Costa Mesa
John Stephens – City Council, Mayor
Adam Ereth – City Council, District 1
Loren Gameros – City Council, District 2
Jeffrey Harlan – City Council, District 6
Fountain Valley
Glenn Grandis – City Council
Rudy Huebner – City Council
Fullerton
Vivian “Kitty” Jaramillo, City Council, District 4
Garden Grove
Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen – City Council, Mayor
Yesenia Muneton – City Council, District 5
Ariana Arestegui – City Council, District 6
Huntington Beach
Dan Kalmick – City Council
Natalie Moser – City Council
Rhonda Bolton – City Council
Regina Blankenhorn – City Clerk
Irvine
Tammy Kim – City Council, Mayor
Melinda Lu – City Council, District 1
William Go – City Council, District 2
Jung Sun – City Council, District 3
Ayn Craciun – City Council, District 4
La Habra
Michelle Bernier, City Council
Laguna Beach
George Weiss – City Council
Santa Ana
No Endorsement – Mayor
Thai Viet Phan – City Council, Ward 1
Jessie Lopez – City Council, Ward 3
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez – City Council, Ward 5
San Clemente
Angela Watts – City Council
Tustin
Lee Fink – City Council, District 1
Nathan Yeargin – City Council, District 2
Westminster
Carlos Manzo – City Council, District 2
School Districts
Phu Nguyen – Coast Community College District, Area 2
Gina Clayton-Tarvin – Ocean View School District
Valerie Magdaleno – Santa Ana Unified School District, Area 2
Kyle Miller – North Orange Community College District, Area 7
City Propositions
Santa Ana Measure CC: Rent control and ‘just cause’ eviction – Support
Santa Ana Measure DD: Allowing noncitizens to vote in local Santa Ana elections – Support
