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More Papers Pulled and Filed for Orange Council Race
OUSD INCUMBENT NICHOLS FILES

Orange Unified Trustee Kim Nichols officially filed for reelection, the last OUSD incumbent to do so for the four positions up for reelection in November. With all incumbents filing, the deadline for candidate filing will be Friday August 11th. Some surprises seem in store in the final days of filing. Villa Park Area 4 Trustee Kathy Moffat, who many see as the most vulnerable of the four candidates, so far has no challengers. Melissa Smith appears to have the strongest opponent with Republican Party insider Alexia Deligianni challenging Smith for the Anaheim Hills Trustee Area #1 seat. As of August 7th, a total of seven candidates have filed for the four seats. Each candidate runs for a specific Trustee Area seat (they must reside in the area), but are elected by the voters from throughout the Orange Unified School District.

Chapman University student Andrew Hinger became the 14th person to pull papers for the November Orange City Council race. Robert Douglas joined Darren Smith in filing papers. Normally closed on Friday’s, the Orange City Clerk’s office will be open for filing on Friday August 11th. The deadline however will be August 16th because incumbent Carolyn Cavecche will not compete in the council race because she has filed for the mayor’s race.

August 11th will also be the last day for filed candidates to officially withdraw and have their names not appear on the ballot.

As of AUGUST 7, 2006
Orange City Council
The following have filed:

Darren Smith
Robert Douglas

The following have pulled papers, but not yet filed:

Jason Lindstrom
Mark Murphy (current Mayor)
Mike Merino
Robert Douglas
Dennis Bilodeau (O.C. Water Board)
Fred Whitaker
John Caglia
Frank Finn
Phil Martinez
Arnold Crain
Katie Grant
Andrew Hinger

Villa Park City Council
The following have pulled papers, but not filed:
Robert Fauteux (appointed incumbent)
Deborah Pauly
Bradley Reese
James Rheins
Patricia L. Bortle (incumbent/ appointed Mayor)

Orange Mayor
The following have filed:
Carolyn Cavecche (current council member)
The following have pulled papers, but not filed:
Mike Alvarez (former council member)
Mike Merino
Juan Pablo Serrano-Nieblas
Walter Pfaff

Rancho Santiago Trustee Area #2
The following have filed:
John Hanna (current incumbent)
Steve Rocco (OUSD Trustee)

Orange Unified School District Council
The following have filed:
Trustee Area 1:
7/17/06 Melissa Smith (current incumbent)
Governing Board Member, Orange Unified School District Trustee Area 1

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

Trustee Area 4
7/19/06 Kathy Moffat (current incumbent)
No current ballot designation

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

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

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


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

7/20/06 Rick Ledesma (incumbent)
No current ballot designation

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

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

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