Choices to be made June 3 for Yorba Linda reps
“Ho-hum” generously describes the interest of Yorba Linda’s 42,003 registered voters in the third of a record four elections this year.
A June 3 vote will select nominees for one Congressional and three state legislature seats and choose individuals for two county positions and 18 party posts representing the city.
Even the names of two former City Council members on the ballot hasn’t brought much excitement to the election, which pales in interest in contrast to the two contests resulting in approval for a $200 million school bond and defeat for an arterial landscape tax hike.
Certainly, more attention is expected when Yorba Lindans pick three council members, three water board directors and seven school trustees in November.
Only a few June 3 races are contested. For Republicans, Assemblyman Bob Huff faces former Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy to replace Bob Margett in the Senate; and Larry Dick faces Curt Hagman to replace Huff in the Assembly’s 60th District, which includes east Yorba Linda.
For Democrats, Ed Chau, Ron Shepston and Michael Williamson want the chance to tackle five-term Congressman Gary Miller, who has no opponents in the GOP primary.
Also unchallenged is former Councilman Mike Duvall, who is seeking his second two-year term in the Assembly’s 72nd District, which includes west and central Yorba Linda.
Unopposed Democrats are Diane Singer and John Macmurray in the 60th and 72nd Assembly districts and Joe Lyons for the Senate, which also has a lone Libertarian contender, Jill Stone.
Also running to represent Yorba Linda are incumbent Bill Campbell and challenger Donald Ritze for county supervisor and incumbent Ken Williams and challengers Robert Douglas and Jerry Winant for the county education board.
And 30 area Democrats and Republicans are after 18 slots on party central committees, including former Councilman Mark Schwing, seeking his sixth GOP term.
Matters will heat up in July when signups begin for three council seats, two Yorba Linda Water District positions and a director’s chair in the Orange County Water District on the November ballot.
Also, four North Orange County Community College District and three Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District trustee seats are scheduled for a Nov. 4 vote.
Yorba Linda Residents for Responsible Representation, which backed the last three council winners, interviewed candidates for the council and local water board seats and plan to make endorsements by June 1, according to YLRRR leader Ed Rakochy.
A FINAL NOTE
A $1,250 campaign contribution that’s bounced back and forth between Councilwoman Jan Horton and a county firefighters union has found a receptive home with the Orange County Fire Historical Society.
Horton accepted the donation after her selection as the city’s representative on the county Fire Authority board. She defended the contribution at a council meeting before trying to return the money.
But the union didn’t cash her check, so the parties agreed the dollars would go to charity.
A June 3 vote will select nominees for one Congressional and three state legislature seats and choose individuals for two county positions and 18 party posts representing the city.
Even the names of two former City Council members on the ballot hasn’t brought much excitement to the election, which pales in interest in contrast to the two contests resulting in approval for a $200 million school bond and defeat for an arterial landscape tax hike.
Certainly, more attention is expected when Yorba Lindans pick three council members, three water board directors and seven school trustees in November.
Only a few June 3 races are contested. For Republicans, Assemblyman Bob Huff faces former Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy to replace Bob Margett in the Senate; and Larry Dick faces Curt Hagman to replace Huff in the Assembly’s 60th District, which includes east Yorba Linda.
For Democrats, Ed Chau, Ron Shepston and Michael Williamson want the chance to tackle five-term Congressman Gary Miller, who has no opponents in the GOP primary.
Also unchallenged is former Councilman Mike Duvall, who is seeking his second two-year term in the Assembly’s 72nd District, which includes west and central Yorba Linda.
Unopposed Democrats are Diane Singer and John Macmurray in the 60th and 72nd Assembly districts and Joe Lyons for the Senate, which also has a lone Libertarian contender, Jill Stone.
Also running to represent Yorba Linda are incumbent Bill Campbell and challenger Donald Ritze for county supervisor and incumbent Ken Williams and challengers Robert Douglas and Jerry Winant for the county education board.
And 30 area Democrats and Republicans are after 18 slots on party central committees, including former Councilman Mark Schwing, seeking his sixth GOP term.
Matters will heat up in July when signups begin for three council seats, two Yorba Linda Water District positions and a director’s chair in the Orange County Water District on the November ballot.
Also, four North Orange County Community College District and three Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District trustee seats are scheduled for a Nov. 4 vote.
Yorba Linda Residents for Responsible Representation, which backed the last three council winners, interviewed candidates for the council and local water board seats and plan to make endorsements by June 1, according to YLRRR leader Ed Rakochy.
A FINAL NOTE
A $1,250 campaign contribution that’s bounced back and forth between Councilwoman Jan Horton and a county firefighters union has found a receptive home with the Orange County Fire Historical Society.
Horton accepted the donation after her selection as the city’s representative on the county Fire Authority board. She defended the contribution at a council meeting before trying to return the money.
But the union didn’t cash her check, so the parties agreed the dollars would go to charity.
posted by Jim Drummond at 12:00 PM
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