Orange County, CA (July 28, 2020) — With just under 100 days to the election, Women for American Values and Ethics Political Action Committee (WAVE PAC) is announcing our newest round of local endorsed candidates running for Mayor, City Council, and School Board.
“We are proud to support these capable and progressive Orange County leaders dedicated to improving the lives of all Orange County residents,” said WAVE Endorsement Committee Chair Beth Daley Ullem.
“Each of these races is an opportunity to advance progressive values in Orange County” declared Joanna Weiss, WAVE’s Founder and President. “It is so important to urge voters to focus on candidates who can effect real change on the local level.”
WAVE is a non-partisan political action committee that aims to advance political candidates, organizations and policies that support progressive American values and ethics. In order to qualify for endorsement, candidates must have a proven track record of upholding the rights of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ community; supporting climate change science and environmental protections; and, opposing policies that weaken our healthcare laws, gun safety and freedom of the press. After an extensive review process undertaken by WAVE’s endorsement committee, we are proud to announce our support of the following candidates:
New Local Candidate Endorsements
Mayor
Katrina Foley, Costa Mesa Mayor
Farrah Khan, Irvine Mayor
City Council
Richard Hurt, Aliso Viejo City Council
Natalie Moser, Huntington Beach City Council
Lauren Johnson-Norris, Irvine City Council
Tammy Kim, Irvine City Council
Letitia Clark, Tustin City Council
School Boards
Lorraine Prinsky, Coast Community College District, Area 3
Carrie Lundell, Orange Unified School Board, Area 6
Allyson Damikolas, Tustin Unified School Board, Area 1
Previously Announced WAVE 2020 Endorsed Candidates
Board of Supervisors
Sergio Contreras, Orange County Board Supervisor, District 1
Board of Education
Beckie Gomez, Orange County Board of Education, District (Won in Primary)
State Assembly
Andrew Rodriguez, California State Assembly, 55th District
Sharon Quirk-Silva, California State Assembly, 65th District
Melissa Fox, California State Assembly, 68th District
Diedre Nguyen, California State Assembly, 72nd District
Scott Rhinehart, California State Assembly, 73rd District
Cottie Petrie-Norris, California State Assembly, 74th District
State Senate
Josh Newman, California State Senate, 29th District
Dave Min, California State Senate, 37th District
U.S. Congress
Gil Cisneros, U.S. Representative, 39th District
Katie Porter, U.S. Representative, 45th District
Harley Rouda, U.S. Representative, 48th District
Mike Levin, U.S. Representative, 49th District
President of the United States
Joe Biden
Along with these endorsements, WAVE has financially contributed to candidate campaigns and continues to rally volunteers to raise candidate profiles in the community, and get out the vote initiatives.
WAVE is accepting 2020 election endorsements for review on a rolling basis. Candidate questionnaires are available at wave4all.org/elections.