You must not be smart. It's no wonder you stick to snarky one liners on here. It does appear that the grip Republicans hold on Orange Co is slipping, thanks to the pension
Orange Co. is run by republicans.
As of February 2017, the members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors are:[42][43][45]
District 1: Andrew Do, Republican (since February 3, 2015)
District 2: Michelle Park Steel, Republican (since January 5, 2015)
District 3: Todd Spitzer, Republican (since January 7, 2013; previously January 6, 1997–November 19, 2002)
District 4: Shawn Nelson, Republican (since June 22, 2010)
District 5: Lisa Bartlett, Republican (since December 2, 2014)
Assessor: Claude Parrish, Republican (since January 5, 2015)
Auditor-Controller: Eric Woolery, CPA, Republican (since January 5, 2015)
Clerk-Recorder: Hugh Nguyen, Republican (since April 3, 2013)
District Attorney-Public Administrator: Tony Rackauckas, Republican (since January 4, 1999)
Sheriff-Coroner: Sandra Hutchens, Republican (since June 10, 2008)
Treasurer-Tax Collector: Shari Freidenrich, CPA, Republican (since January 3, 2011)
As of February 2017, the members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors are:[42][43][45]
District 1: Andrew Do, Republican (since February 3, 2015)
District 2: Michelle Park Steel, Republican (since January 5, 2015)
District 3: Todd Spitzer, Republican (since January 7, 2013; previously January 6, 1997–November 19, 2002)
District 4: Shawn Nelson, Republican (since June 22, 2010)
District 5: Lisa Bartlett, Republican (since December 2, 2014)
As of January 2017, the six elected officials overseeing the Orange County Department of Education are:[43][46]
Trustee Area 1: Beckie Gomez, Democrat
Trustee Area 2: David Boyd, No Party Preference
Trustee Area 3: Ken Williams, Republican
Trustee Area 4: Jack Bedell, Republican
Trustee Area 5: Linda Lindholm, Republican
Superintendent of Schools: Al Mijares, Republican
Orange County has long been known as a Republican stronghold and has consistently sent Republican representatives to the state and federal legislatures. Republican majorities in Orange County helped deliver California's electoral votes to Republican presidential candidates Richard Nixon (1960, 1968 and 1972), Gerald Ford (1976), Ronald Reagan (1980 and 1984) and George H. W. Bush (1988). As a measure of how Republican Orange County has historically been, it was one of only five counties in the state that voted for Barry Goldwater in 1964.
In the United States House of Representatives, Orange County is split between seven congressional districts:[61]
California's 38th congressional district, represented by Democrat Linda Sánchez,
California's 39th congressional district, represented by Republican Ed Royce,
California's 45th congressional district, represented by Republican Mimi Walters,
California's 46th congressional district, represented by Democrat Lou Correa,
California's 47th congressional district, represented by Democrat Alan Lowenthal,
California's 48th congressional district, represented by Republican Dana Rohrabacher, and
California's 49th congressional district, represented by Republican Darrell Issa.
In the California State Senate, Orange County is split between 5 districts:[62]
the 29th Senate District, represented by Democrat Josh Newman,
the 32nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza,
the 34th Senate District, represented by Republican Janet Nguyen,
the 36th Senate District, represented by Republican Patricia Bates, and
the 37th Senate District, represented by Republican John Moorlach.