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A Dozen Candidates Seek Orange City Council

With the Wednesday August 16th deadline six more candidates filed their papers for the open Orange City Council seats bringing the final total to 12 including Mayor Mark Murphy.


As of AUGUST 16 6:00 p.m.

Orange City Council Final Candidates
Deadline August 16th
The following have filed:
Darren Smith
Robert Douglas
Arnold Crain
Frank Finn
Andrew Hinger
Phil Martinez
Robert Douglas
Mark Murphy (current Mayor)
Dennis Bilodeau (O.C. Water Board)
John Caglia
Brett Mullins
Carol Rudat

The following have pulled papers, but did not file:
Jason Lindstrom
Mike Merino
Fred Whitaker
Katie Grant
Jeremy Wayland

Orange MayorOFFICIAL CANDIDATES
Carolyn Cavecche (current council member)
Mike Alvarez (former council member)
Juan Pablo Serrano-Nieblas
Andrea Simmons-England

Villa Park City Council
OFFICIAL CANDIDATES
Robert Fauteux (appointed incumbent)
Deborah Pauly
Bradley Reese
James Rheins
Patricia L. Bortle (incumbent/ appointed Mayor)

Rancho Santiago Trustee Area #2
OFFICIAL CANDIDATES
John Hanna (current incumbent)
Steve Rocco (OUSD Trustee)

Orange Unified School District
OFFICIAL CANDIDATES

Trustee Area 1:
7/17/06 Melissa Smith (current incumbent)
Governing Board Member, Orange Unified School District Trustee Area 1
Officially filed 7/27/06


7/19/06 Alexia Deligianni (OC Young Republican Director)
Educator
Officially filed 7/27/06

8/10/06 George Cardenas
Businessman/Parent
Officially filed 8/11/06


Trustee Area 4
7/19/06 Kathy Moffat (current incumbent)
Governing Board Member, Orange Unified School District Trustee Area 4
Officially filed 8/8/06

8/11/06 Denise Bittel
Businesswomen
Officially filed 8/11/06


Trustee Area 5
7/27/06 Paul-Dean Martin
Theater Arts Educator
Officially filed 7/27/06


7/27/06 Christopher K. Emami (withdrew and refilled)
Youth Services Director
Officially filed 8/11/06


8/7/06 Kimberlee Nichols (current incumbent)
Governing Board Member, Orange Unified School District Trustee Area 5
Officially filed 8/11/06



Trustee Area 7
7/17/06 Larry D. Cohn (former OUSD Legislative Coalition Chair)
No current ballot designation
Officially filed 8/11/06


7/20/06 Rick Ledesma (incumbent)
No current ballot designation
Officially filed 8/10/06

Serrano Water District
Ken Henderson (incumbent director)
Lloyd Appelman (incumbent director)

Trabuco Canyon Water District
Glenn Acosta (incumbent director)
Ed Mandich (appointed incumbent director)
Mike Safranski (incumbent director)

Orange Net News would like to thank the people and staffs of the following offices for their outstanding work and cooperation in getting the information to the public and making our democracy work:

Mary E. Murphy, City of Orange City Clerk and her City Clerk staff
Ken Domer, City Manager City of Villa Park and his City Hall staff
The Orange County Registrar of Voters Staff
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