SHARON QUIRK-SILVA ENDORSES SUNNY PARK FOR ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR

BUENA PARK, CA — Growing her coalition of support from prominent California leaders, Buena Park Mayor Sunny Park announced today she received the backing of Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva in Park’s bid to unseat Orange County Board District 4 Supervisor Doug Chaffee. Quirk-Silva represents the 65th Assembly District in the California State Legislature, overlapping with parts of Board District 4, and chairs the Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance.

In a statement, Quirk-Silva reiterated the importance of electing Park, who will bring progress to the Orange County Board of Supervisors:

“Mayor Sunny Park is a proven leader, a great mother, and a strong democrat in Orange County. She has been fighting for our communities and improving the quality of life of all of our residents. Orange County is a better place because of her.”

Recently, Park announced she had raised $200,000 in her campaign for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4, demonstrating the strength of her campaign. A list of Park’s endorsements from influential leaders are included below:

1. California State Treasurer Fiona Ma
2. California State Senator Bob Archuleta
3. California State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
4. City of Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung
5. Fullerton Joint Union High School District School Board Member Joanne Fawley
6. Fullerton Joint Union High School District School Board Member Chester Jeng
7. Centralia School District Trustee Liz Gonzalez
8. City of Artesia Councilmember Ali Sajjad Taj
9. City of Cerritos Councilmember Frank Aurelio Yokoyama
10. City of Cerritos Mayor (ret.) Joseph Cho
11. City of Costa Mesa John Stephens
12. City of Diamond Bar City Councilmember Andrew Chou
13. City of Garden Grove  Mayor Pro Tem Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen
14. City of Fountain Valley Councilmember Glenn Grandis
15. City of Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan
16. City of Seal Beach Mayor Joe Kalmick
17. City of Los Angeles Councilmember John Lee
18. Attorney and Orange County District Attorney Candidate Pete Hardin*

*Title for identification purposes only.

Sunny Park is the first AAPI woman to serve as Mayor of Buena Park. Ms. Park is a community-minded leader with the skills to bring a meaningful impact to the livelihood of Orange County. In addition to serving as Mayor, she is representing her community on the Orange County Fire Authority and the Southern California Associations of Governments on the Community Economics and Housing Development Committee. She was recently appointed to serve on the Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee for the California League of the Cities, API Caucus.

Prior to her election to the City Council, Ms. Park served as a State commissioner on the California Board of Accountancy (CBA) regulating certified public accountants licensed to practice in California.

Ms. Park actively serves the community as director of the Orange County Korean American Citizens’ League and the Buena Park Noon Lions Club.

She is a long-time advocate for inclusiveness and mentorship. She led the City’s 2020 Census drive for complete count with great success. To combat social and racial inequity, she created the Human Relations Committee consisting of seven city commissioners. She led pro-bono legal clinics and mentorship programs as president of Orange County Korean American Bar Association.

For her tireless efforts to make the community better, she received the Presidential Gold Medal for Volunteerism from the former U.S. President, Barack Obama.

Sunny Park is an of-counsel attorney at Asher Law Group representing many families in estate planning and probate matters.

Ms. Park earned her LL.M. in Tax Law from New York University School of Law, her J.D. degree from Golden Gate University School of Law, and her B.A. degree from Yonsei University (연세대학교).

She is a long-time, devoted resident of Orange County, a proud mother to her daughter Lauren, and a loving wife to her husband Eugene.

For more information please visit: www.sunnypark4oc.com