New Majority Orange County 2018 General Election Voter Guide
Dear New Majority Orange County Members,
With Election Day quickly approaching on November 6th, we would like to provide the 2018 New Majority Orange County General Election Voter Guide to assist members when casting their ballots.
Many voters will receive their absentee ballots this week, and while the Chapter has not taken official positions in all races and on all issues, this guide does provide members with endorsements and recommendations from other trusted partners.
As a reminder, our political priorities include focusing on the targeted Congressional, State Senate, and Assembly races to protect our majority in Washington and regain Republicans’ 1/3rd margin in the State Legislature; most of these key races are right here in Orange County. Please support these candidates in any way you can and encourage family, friends and colleagues to vote. Targeted Races Congressional District 39 – Young Kim Congressional District 45 – Mimi Walters Congressional District 48 – Dana Rohrabacher Congressional District 49 – Diane Harkey State Senate District 34 – Janet Nguyen State Assembly District 55 – Phillip Chen State Assembly District 65 – Alexandria Coronado State Assembly District 72 – Tyler Diep State Assembly District 74 – Matthew Harper
If you have any questions or if there are races or initiatives not addressed in this Voter Guide that you would like more information on, please contact our office at (949) 339-2770 or email, [email protected].
Sincerely, Kally Rapsey Executive Director New Majority Orange County New Majority Orange County 2018 General Election Voter Guide
STATEWIDE CANDIDATES:
HOWARD JARVIS OFFICE CANDIDATES NMOC OCGOP CAGOP TAXPAYERS (HJTA)
GOVERNOR John Cox DONATED SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT
SECRETARY OF Mark Meuser SUPPORT SUPPORT STATE
Konstantinos CONTROLLER SUPPORT SUPPORT Roditis
TREASURER Greg Conlon SUPPORT SUPPORT
ATTORNEY Steven Bailey SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT GENERAL
INSURANCE Steve Poizner DONATED COMMISSIONER
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Joel Anderson SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT DISTRICT 4
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CONGRESSIONAL & LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES:
OFFICE DISTRICT CANDIDATE NMOC OCGOP CAGOP HJTA
CONGRESS 38 Ryan Downing SUPPORT SUPPORT
CONGRESS 39 Young Kim DONATED SUPPORT SUPPORT
CONGRESS 45 Mimi Walters DONATED SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT
CONGRESS 46 Russell Lambert SUPPORT SUPPORT
CONGRESS 47 John Briscoe SUPPORT SUPPORT
CONGRESS 48 Dana Rohrabacher DONATED SUPPORT SUPPORT
CONGRESS 49 Diane Harkey DONATED SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT
SENATE 32 Rita Topalian SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT
SENATE 34 Janet Nguyen DONATED SUPPORT SUPPORT
SENATE 36 Patricia “Pat” Bates SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY 55 Phillip Chen SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT Alexandria ASSEMBLY 65 DONATED SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT Coronado ASSEMBLY 68 Dr. Steven Choi SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY 72 Tyler Diep DONATED SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY 73 Bill Brough SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY 74 Matthew Harper SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT New Majority Orange County 2018 General Election Voter Guide
NONPARTISAN CANDIDATES:
OFFICE CANDIDATE NMOC OCGOP ENDORSEMENTS
Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Mercury News, Orange County Register, The SUPERINTENDENT San Diego Union-Tribune, The OF PUBLIC Marshall Tuck SUPPORT Association of California School INSTRUCTION Administrators, The California Peace Officers’ Association, Meg Whitman (Chair, Teach for America Board of Directors)
Congressman Ed Royce, Senator Pat Bates, Senator John Moorlach, ORANGE COUNTY Senator Janet Nguyen, Former SUPERVISOR, 4TH Tim Shaw SUPPORT Senator Bob Huff, Former DISTRICT Assemblywoman Young Kim, BOE Chairwoman Diane Harkey
Congresswoman Mimi Walters, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Tony Congressman Darrell Issa, Senator
Rackauckas Pat Bates, Senator Janet Nguyen, Senator Ling Ling Chang, BOE DISTRICT Chairwoman Diane Harkey ATTORNEY- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR Ruben Barrales (Grow Elect President), Shawn Nelson (OC Board Todd Spitzer of Supervisors), Mario Rodriguez (Hispanic 100 Chairman), Former Assemblywoman Marilyn C. Brewer
OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Congressman Darrell Issa, Congressman Ed Royce, SHERIFF- Don Barnes DONATED SUPPORT Congresswoman Mimi Walters, CORONER Senator Pat Bates, Senator Janet Nguyen, BOE Chairwoman Diane Harkey New Majority Orange County 2018 General Election Voter Guide
STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES:
SPONSORED/ CAL INITIATIVE DESCRIPTION NMOC CAGOP CALTAX HJTA SUPPORTED CHAMBER
$9 billion in general obligation bonds for housing programs, PROP 1 Senator infill infrastructure and OPPOSE OPPOSE SUPPORT Housing Bond Jim Beall (D) affordable housing with only $1 billion for veterans housing.
Redirects Proposition 63 (2004) PROP 2 funds, which increased income Mental Health taxes on people earning over $1 17 Democrat State SUPPORT SUPPORT Money For million, and spends it on Assembly Members Housing homeless mentally ill individuals.
$8.877 billion in general obligation bonds for water PROP 3 supply and quality, watershed Gerald Meral OPPOSE SUPPORT Water Bond restoration, fish and wildlife protection, water conveyance and storage.
$1.5 billion in general obligation PROP 4 bonds to mostly fund private Children’s Hospital Children’s Hospital non-profit children’s hospitals OPPOSE SUPPORT Association Bond and hospitals run through the University of California.
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SPONSORED/ CAL INITIATIVE DESCRIPTION NMOC CAGOP CALTAX HJTA SUPPORTED CHAMBER
Allows homeowners who are PROP 5 severely disabled or over 55 California Association Property Tax Base years old to transfer their SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT of REALTORS Transfer original property tax base when they purchase a new home.
Requires gas and diesel taxes to PROP 6 be approved by a majority of Carl DeMaio SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT OPPOSE Gas Tax Repeal California voters. (Would repeal SB 1 - recent gas tax)
Would repeal the Daylight Assembly Members PROP 7 Saving Time Act of 1949. Then Kansen Chu (D) & Daylight Saving the Legislature and Congress SUPPORT Lorena Gonzalez Time Repeal would need to approve year- Fletcher (D) round daylight savings time.
Limits how much outpatient kidney dialysis clinics can PROP 8 charge. Requires outpatient Kidney Dialysis kidney dialysis clinics to pay SEIU-UHW OPPOSE OPPOSE Clinics back insurers any profits over 15% of qualifying business costs.
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SPONSORED/ CAL INITIATIVE DESCRIPTION NMOC CAGOP CALTAX HJTA SUPPORTED CHAMBER
Repeals the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which PROP 10 would allow rent control on AIDS Healthcare Costa Hawkins OPPOSE OPPOSE OPPOSE OPPOSE OPPOSE apartments built after 1995 and Foundation Repeal for the first time ever, single- family homes.
Requires private ambulance operators to provide yearly disaster training that meets PROP 11 FEMA standards and mental Breaks & Training American Medical health benefits to their EMTs SUPPORT for EMS Response and paramedics, and also pay Responders them to remain reachable during work breaks in case of an emergency.
Places new size requirements on coops and cages used for breeding pigs, veal calves, and PROP 12 egg-laying hens. The Cage Free Farm Humane Society OPPOSE requirements apply to anyone Animals selling related food products in California – even if the farms are out of state.