2026 Endorsements

2026 Voter Guide

Statewide Offices

Endorsements marked “(endorsed)” are by Log Cabin Republicans of California.

  • Governor: Steve Hilton (endorsed)
  • Lieutenant Governor: Gloria Romero (endorsed)
  • Secretary of State: Don Wagner (endorsed)
  • Controller: Herb Morgan
  • Treasurer: Jennifer Hawks
  • Attorney General: Michael Gates
  • Insurance Commissioner: No recommendation
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Sonja Shaw
  • Board of Equalization, District 4: Denis Bilodeau

Statewide Propositions

  • Prop 1 (NO): $11.25 Affordable Housing Bond
  • Prop 2 (NO): Overrides State Spending Limits & Increases State Funds
  • Prop 3 (NO): Permanent Income Tax Increase
  • Prop 4 (NO): Spends Taxpayer Funds on Political Campaigns
  • Prop 5 (NO): Weakens Californians’ Rights to Recall Politicians
  • Prop 37 (NO): $25 Billion Housing Bond
  • Prop 38 (NO): $8.4 Billion Research Bond
  • Prop 39 (YES): California Voter ID
  • Prop 40 (NO): Billionaire Tax
  • Prop 41 (YES): Government Efficiency & Transparency
  • Prop 42 (YES): Retirement & Personal Property Protection
  • Prop 43 (YES): Local Taxpayer Protection
  • Prop 44 (NO): Government Regulations on Your Healthcare
  • Prop 45 (YES): CEQA Reform to Streamline Environmental Review

U.S. Congress

Endorsements marked “(endorsed)” are by Log Cabin Republicans.

  • CD 38: Pedro Antonio Casas
  • CD 40: Ken Calvert (endorsed)
  • CD 41: Mitch Clemmons
  • CD 42: Brian Burley
  • CD 45: Choung Vo (endorsed)
  • CD 46: David Pan
  • CD 47: Jenny Rae Le Roux
  • CD 48: Armen Kurdian

State Senate

Endorsements marked “(endorsed)” are by Log Cabin Republicans of California.

  • SD 30: Araceli Martinez
  • SD 32: Kelly Seyarto
  • SD 34: Rhonda Shader (endorsed)
  • SD 36: Tony Strickland (endorsed)
  • SD 38: Laura Bassett

State Assembly

Endorsements marked “(endorsed)” are by Log Cabin Republicans of California.

  • AD 59: Phillip Chen
  • AD 64: Raul Ortiz Jr.
  • AD 67: Paulo Morales
  • AD 68: Mayra Ruiz
  • AD 70: Tri Ta
  • AD 71: Kate Sanchez
  • AD 72: Gracey Van Der Mark
  • AD 73: Urson Russell
  • AD 74: Laurie Davies (endorsed)

Judicial Retention

California Supreme Court: Do Not Retain
Kelli Evans, Joshua Gorban

4th District Court of Appeal: Do Not Retain
Marsha Amin, Eran M. Bermudez, Martin N. Buchanan, Jose S. Castillo, Thomas A. Delaney, Tru T. Do, Richard T. Fields, Martha K. Gooding, Julia C. Kelety, Corey G. Lee, Juliet O. Macaulay, Frank J. Menetrez, Eileen C. Moore, Joanne Motoike, Michael J. Raphael, David M. Rubin, Maurice Sanchez, Nathan R. Scott, Deborah C. Servino

4th District Court of Appeal: Retain
Carol D. Codrington, William S. Dato, Judith McConnell, Art W. McKinster, Douglas P. Miller, Terry B. O’Rourke, Manuel A. Ramirez

County Board of Supervisors

Endorsements marked “(endorsed)” are by Log Cabin Republicans of Orange County, here and in all local sections below.

  • District 4: Tim Shaw (endorsed)
  • District 5: Diane Dixon (endorsed)

City Councils & Local Measures

Aliso Viejo

  • City Council, District 2: Max Duncan
  • City Council, District 3: Garrett Dwyer

Anaheim

  • Mayor: Alfredo Rodriguez
  • City Council, District 2: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 3: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 6: Natalie Meeks

Brea

  • City Council: Cecilia Hupp
  • City Council: Blair Stewart
  • City Council: Steve Vargas

Buena Park

  • City Council, District 2: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 5: No recommendation

Costa Mesa

  • Mayor: Michael Buley
  • City Council, District 3: Daniel Morgan
  • City Council, District 4: Fisher Derderian
  • City Council, District 5: Steve Smith
  • Measure C: NO

Cypress

  • City Council, District 1: Anne Mallari
  • City Council, District 2: Bonnie Peat
  • City Council, District 5: Randy Harper

Fountain Valley

  • City Council: Jim Cunneen
  • City Council: Dan Hay
  • City Council: No recommendation

Fullerton

  • City Council, District 3: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 5: David Fischbein

Garden Grove

  • Mayor: Stephanie Klopfenstein
  • City Council, District 1: Roger Flanders
  • City Council, District 3: Cindy Tran
  • City Council, District 4: Phat Bui

Huntington Beach

  • City Council: Pat Burns
  • City Council: Andrew Gruel
  • City Council: Casey McKeon
  • City Council: Brian Thienes
  • City Attorney: Mike Vigliotta

Irvine

  • Mayor: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 1: John Park
  • City Council, District 5: Anthony Kuo
  • City Council, District 6: No recommendation
  • Measure D: NO

La Habra

  • City Council: Miles Matias
  • City Council: Susan Pritchard

La Palma

  • City Council, District 2: Nitesh Patel
  • City Council, District 4: Jonathan Dinwiddie

Laguna Beach

  • City Council: Nick Aronoff
  • City Council: No recommendation
  • City Council: No recommendation
  • Measure E: YES

Laguna Hills

  • City Council, District 1: Laura Thies
  • City Council, District 4: Scott Miller

Laguna Woods

  • City Council: Carol Moore
  • City Council: No recommendation

Lake Forest

  • City Council, District 2: Benjamin Yu
  • City Council, District 3: Tom Grable
  • City Council, District 4: Shari Rhodes
  • Measure F: NO

Los Alamitos

  • City Council, District 4: Joe Hastie
  • City Council, District 5: Emily Hibard
  • Measure G: NO

Mission Viejo

  • City Council, District 1: Bob Ruesch
  • City Council, District 2: Peter Molinari (endorsed)
  • City Council, District 3: Bryan Zahn
  • City Council, District 4: James Morrison (endorsed)
  • City Council, District 5: Steve Thornton

Newport Beach

  • City Council, District 1: Joe Stapleton
  • City Council, District 3: Erik Weigand
  • City Council, District 4: Robyn Grant
  • City Council, District 6: Lauren Kleiman
  • Measure H: NO

Orange

  • Mayor: Dan Slater
  • City Council, District 1: AJ Ricci
  • City Council, District 4: Denis Bilodeau
  • City Council, District 6: Brendon Moeller (endorsed)
  • Measure I: NO
  • Measure J: NO
  • Measure K: YES

Placentia

  • City Clerk: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 2: Matt Waugh
  • City Council, District 4: Chad Wanke
  • Measure L: NO

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • City Council, District 1: Josh Bastian
  • City Council, District 2: Anne Figueroa
  • City Council, District 4: Brad McGirr

San Clemente

  • Mayor: Victor Cabral
  • City Council, District 1: Steve Camp
  • City Council, District 2: Steve Knoblock
  • Measure M: NO

San Juan Capistrano

  • City Council, District 2: Jeff Moore
  • Measure H: NO

Santa Ana

  • Mayor: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 2: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 4: No recommendation
  • City Council, District 6: No recommendation
  • Measure N: NO

Seal Beach

  • City Council, District 1: Perla Mendoza

Stanton

  • City Council, District 1: Thomas Frazier
  • City Council, District 3: Deborah Donathan

Tustin

  • Mayor: Austin Lumbard
  • City Council, District 3: Ray Schnell

Westminster

  • Mayor: Chi Charlie Nguyen
  • City Council, District 1: Amy Phan West
  • City Council, District 4: Namquan Nguyen
  • Measure O: NO

Yorba Linda

  • City Council: Carlos Rodriguez
  • City Council: No recommendation

School & College Districts

Anaheim Elementary School District

  • Trustee Area 2: No recommendation
  • Trustee Area 4: No recommendation

Anaheim Union High School District

  • Trustee Area 1: No recommendation
  • Trustee Area 2: No recommendation

Brea Olinda Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 4: No recommendation

Capistrano Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 4: Marco Carralero
  • Trustee Area 6: Mandy Bourne
  • Trustee Area 7: Linda Shepard

Coast Community College District

  • Trustee Area 1: Austin Edsell
  • Trustee Area 3: Conrad Mazeika
  • Trustee Area 5: Xerxez Calilung

Cypress School District

  • Trustee Area B: Jon Peat
  • Trustee Area C: Vernon Miller

Fountain Valley School District

  • Trustee At-Large: Dennis Cole
  • Trustee At-Large: Rick Nichols
  • Trustee At-Large: Eugene Murray

Fullerton Joint Union High School District

  • Trustee Area 1: Matthew Matias
  • Trustee Area 5: Marilyn Buchi

Fullerton School District

  • Trustee Area 3: Amy Choi-Won

Garden Grove Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 2: Lan Quoc Nguyen
  • Trustee Area 4: Quang Vuong

Huntington Beach City School District

  • Trustee Area 4: Laura Costelloe

Irvine Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 2: Ron Scolesdang
  • Trustee Area 4: No recommendation

La Habra City School District

  • Trustee Area 4: Bertha Manzanares

Laguna Beach Unified School District

  • Trustee At-Large: Dee Perry
  • Trustee At-Large: Elizabeth Bates
  • Trustee At-Large: No recommendation
  • Measure A: NO

Lowell Joint School District

  • Trustee Area 4: Karen Shaw

Magnolia School District

  • Trustee Area 5: No recommendation

Newport-Mesa Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 2: Craig Holliday
  • Trustee Area 7: Grace Hickok

North Orange County Community College District

  • Trustee Area 1: Rama Maline
  • Trustee Area 3: Larry Andre
  • Trustee Area 6: Zonya Townsend

Ocean View School District

  • Trustee Area 5: David Clifford

Orange Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 1: Ivan Kokos
  • Trustee Area 4: Crystal Miles
  • Trustee Area 5: Chip Ahlswede
  • Trustee Area 7: Jack Chang

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 4: Vote Republican
  • Trustee Area 5: Justin Aguirre

Rancho Santiago Community College District

  • Trustee Area 2: No recommendation
  • Trustee Area 4: Daisy Tong

Rowland Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 5: No recommendation

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 5: Krist Spowart

Santa Ana Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 4: Sylvia Iglesias
  • Trustee Area 5: Alejandra Rodriguez

South Orange County Community College District

  • Trustee Area 4: John Black (endorsed)

Tustin Unified School District

  • Trustee Area 3: Kelly Felton
  • Trustee Area 5: Ziggy McBride

Westminster School District

  • Measure B: NO

Water Districts

  • Mesa Water District, District 5: Shawn Dewane
  • Moulton Niguel Water District, Director: Trish Kelly
  • Yorba Linda Water District, Directors: Brett Barbre, Tom Lindsey, Wayne Scott