With the official filing period for the General Election of November 5, 2024, now over, candidates are now either hustling for votes or looking forward to another term without opposition.
According to filing paperwork from the Orange County Registrar of Voters and local cities, it appears that some of the local positions will be hotly contested while other candidates will serve another term without opposition.
In addition to the candidates running for public office, the cities of Los Alamitos, Cypress,and La Palma have put items on this fall’s ballot that would significantly affect how these cities are operated and governed.
The ENE has reviewed the candidates’ filing statements and here is a list of the offices and candidates from our readership area:
Cypress Elementary School District, Trustee Area A
Carrie Hayashida, Incumbent (appointed to fill a vacancy)
Steve Shanahan, Business owner
Cypress Elementary School District, Trustee Area E
Candi Kern, Incumbent
Jaime Needham, Teacher
Los Alamitos Unified School District, Trustee Area 2
Chris Forehan, no opposition
Los Alamitos Unified School District, Trustee Area 4
Farnaz Pardasani, Nonprofit board member
L. Bobby Papoulias, Professor, Entrepreneur
Los Alamitos Unified School District, Trustee Area 5
Perla Mendoza, Community Volunteer
Matt Bragman, School Administrator
Rossmoor Community Services District
(Three to be elected)
Tony Demarco, Incumbent
Nathan Searles, Incumbent
Mary Ann Remnet, Community Volunteer
Konya Vivanti, Environmental engineer
Orange County Supervisor, District 1
Frances Marquez, Cypress Council member
Janet Nguyen, State Senator
Los Alamitos City Council, District 1
Jordan Nefulda, Incumbent, no opposition
Los Alamitos City Council, District 2
Trisha Murphy, Incumbent
Gary Loe, International Banker
Los Alamitos City Council, District 3
Tanya Doby, Incumbent
Wendy Grose, Doctor/Nurse Practitioner
La Palma City Council, District 1
Debbie S. Baker, Incumbent, no opposition
La Palma City Council, District 2
Vikesh Patel, no opponent
La Palma City Council, District 3
Mark Walkman, Incumbent, no opposition
Cypress City Council, District 3
No incumbent
Mark H. Plager, Business owner
Kyle Chang, Public Health Statistician
Gayel Kaplan, Attorney
Cypress City Council, District 4
No incumbent
Leo Medrano, Businessman, Engineer
Blaze Bhence, Business owner. Consultant
Glen Button, Businessman, Engineer
California State Assembly, District 70
Tri Ta, Incumbent
Jimmy D. Pham, Attorney
California State Assembly, District 72
Diane Dixon, incumbent
Dom Jones, Nonprofit executive
U.S. House of Representatives, District 47
Dave Min, State Senator
Scott Baugh, Businessman
U.S. House of Representatives, District 45
Michelle Steel, Incumbent
Derek Tran, Workers Rights Advocate
U.S. Senator (Partial and Full Term)
Steve Garvey, Professional baseball representative
Adam B. Schiff, U.S. Representative
