
Statement on the Endorsement of Incumbents in Targeted Races Ahead of 2022
Orange County, CA – The Republican Party of Orange County released the following statement on the the endorsement of Republican incumbents ahead of 2022:
At our final Central Committee meeting of the year, the Republican Party of Orange County proudly voted to endorse our Republican incumbents ahead of a competitive 2022 midterm election.
We endorsed these candidates early because they have earned not only our endorsement, but they have earned reelection by their constituents. From Congress to Orange County our Republican legislators have fought hard for our communities. If we want to flip the House of Representatives, make gains in the state legislature and protect Orange County – we must act now to defend our Republican seats and defeat the Democrats in targeted races throughout the county. Our endorsement is the first step in that process.
In Congress, Young Kim and Michelle Steel have impressive legislative records for first-term representatives. They have worked to be problem solvers in the minority, finding common ground where they can to pass meaningful legislation. Far too often in Washington D.C., Democrat partisanship gets in the way of progress. Young and Michelle have been at the forefront of stopping the failed and far-left Biden agenda. When Republicans take back the majority in 2022, we are confident they will lead in solving our nations most important issues with commonsense conservative principles.
Sacramento is out of control. Our Orange County Republican delegation to the State Assembly is critical to pushing back against Gavin Newsom and the Democrat supermajority. We proudly endorse Assemblyman Phillip Chen, Assemblyman Steven Choi, Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen and Assemblywoman Laurie Davies. These skilled legislators have delivered for their constituents and are best fit to return to Sacramento to continue to fight for every day Californians.
Despite California’s failures, Orange County remains one of the safest and most well run counties in California. Our fight for 2022 is not just in our nation’s and state’s capitols – it’s here at home. The pandemic taught us that our local elected officials are the first line of defense against government overreach and the most effective in addressing local issues. Republicans hold every countywide office in Orange County. If we want to keep Orange County – Orange County, it is critical we hold these seats.
Sheriff Don Barnes has fought Sacramento Democrats’ push to undermine public safety and law enforcement by defunding the police, ordering early release of prisoners and demanding local agencies enforce mask and vaccine mandates. Sheriff Barnes has remained steadfast and focused on protecting every Orange County resident. We proudly endorse Sheriff Barnes for reelection. We also proudly endorse his colleagues Hugh Nguyen for Clerk-Recorder, Shari Friedenrich for Treasurer and Claude Parrish for Assessor.
In addition, we have endorsed Mari Barke and Lisa Sparks for Orange County Board of Education. They have fought for parents’ and students’ rights against special interest groups who believe parents should not have a choice in the school their child attends and the curriculum their child learns in the classroom.
We are confident as we monitor the redistricting process that our endorsed candidates will remain and run in the communities they currently represent. The steps the Republican Party took to endorse our incumbent Republicans will allow us to begin working with our endorsed candidates to campaign in their current communities while introducing them to new communities redistricted into their new districts ahead of 2022.
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Press Contact
Randall Avila
(714) 453-0900
Randall@ocgop.org |
There’s a logical disconnect. The statement says, “Young and Michelle have been at the forefront of stopping the failed and far-left Biden agenda.”
“Far-left” is a squishy term. One person’s far-left is another’s center-left. Meh. Typical GOP talking point.
Here’s the disconnect. If, as claimed, these two stopped the Biden agenda, how could that agenda have failed? Wouldn’t it first have to have been implemented to determine its failure or success?
Apart from that, there is also this question. Exactly what — in precise and specific language — did they stop? But that’s an entirely different discussion for another time.
(See, Dan, all these years later I still read the blog)
Miss you Bill. Hope you are well