Greater Orange News Service

OUSD Trustee Moffat to seek re-election

Orange Unified Trustee Kathy Moffat pulled papers Wednesday July 21 for re-election to her Area 4 seat. Four years ago Moffat was challenged by then OUSD Legislative Coalition (LegCo) Chair Denise Bittel. In that race Moffat garnered 63% of the vote. This year Moffat again appears to be going head to head against the OUSD Legislative Chair- this time it is Larry Cohn. In 2006, Cohn ran in Trustee Area 4 against then incumbent Trustee Rick Ledesma. Cohn garnered 42% of the vote to Ledesma’s 58%. In the now famous Nichols Re-alignment that moved trustee area boundaries after a failed attempt at recalling controversial OUSD Trustee Steve Rocco, Cohn’s residence was moved into Area 4 while Rocco was moved into Area 7, preventing him from running as an incumbent. In addition, Trustee Melissa Smith was moved out of Trustee Area 1. This first election since the Nichols Re-alignment now has no incumbent in Area 1, and so far now has Cohn challenging Moffat in Area 4 and Rocco challenging Ledesma in Area 7,

UPDATED 4/21/10

Orange City Council Races Two Seats
Pulled Papers:
7/12
Denis Bilodeau
Fred Whitiker
Michael Merino Filed 7/13
Chris Horton
Robert Douglas

7/19
Christian Vaughn
Kahan Chandrani

7/20
Joe Pazmany

Orange City Mayor
Pulled Papers:
Carolyn Cavecche
Jon Dumitru

Orange Unified School District Races
Area 1
Pulled Papers

7/14
Harry Persaud –Filed 7/15

Area 4
Pulled Papers
7/19
Larry Cohn

7/21
Kathy Moffat

Area 5
Pulled Papers
7/16
Kim Nichols

Area 7
Pulled Papers
7/13
Steve Rocco Filed 7/14

7/14
Rick Ledesma

Villa Park City Council Races Three Seats
Pulled papers
7/13
Jim Rheins

7/16
Deborah Pauly