Our Candidates

The endorsement process for the 2024 general elections is now closed. Below is the final list of our endorsed candidates. Thank you to everyone who applied for endorsement and to our members and supporters who donated to WAVE to support these candidates.

To learn more about each candidate, please click on their photo in order to be directed to their website.

National

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris
President of the United States

Tim Walz

Tim Walz
Vice President of the United States

George Whitesides

George Whitesides
U.S. House of Representatives
District 27
ELECTED

Will Rollins

Will Rollins
U.S. House of Representatives
District 41

Derek Tran

Derek Tran
U.S. House of Representatives
District 45
ELECTED

Mike Levin

Mike Levin
U.S. House of Representatives
District 49
RE-ELECTED

Joe Kerr

Joe Kerr
U.S. House of Representatives
District 40

Dave Min

Dave Min
U.S. House of Representatives
District 47
ELECTED

State

Josh Newman

Josh Newman
CA Senate
District 37

Sharon Quirk-Silva

Sharon Quirk Silva
CA Assembly
District 65
RE-ELECTED

Cottie Petrie Norris

Cottie Petrie Norris
CA Assembly
District 73
RE-ELECTED

Chris Duncan

Chris Duncan
CA Assembly
District 74

Jimmy Pham

Jimmy Pham
California Assembly
District 70

County

Frances Marquez, PhD

Frances Marquez, PhD
Board of Supervisors
District 1

Karl Seckel

Karl Seckel
Municipal Water District of Orange County
Division 4
ELECTED

Dr. Frank Gomez

Frank Gomez PhD
Municipal Water District of Orange County
Division 6

City

Aliso Viejo

Jennifer Engle

Jennifer Engle
Aliso Viejo City Council
District 1

Richard Hurt

Richard Hurt
Aliso Viejo City Council
District 3
ELECTED

Ross Chun

Ross Chun
Aliso Viejo City Council
District 5

Anaheim

Norma Campos Kurtz

Norma Campos Kurtz
Anaheim City Council
District 4
ELECTED

Kristen Maahs

Kristin Maahs
Anaheim City Council
District 5
ELECTED

Buena Park

Susan Sonne

Susan Sonne
Buena Park City Council
District 3
ELECTED

Lamiya Hoque

Lamiya Hoque
Buena Park City Council
District 4
ELECTED

Costa Mesa

Adam Ereth

Adam Ereth
Costa Mesa City Council
District 1

Nicole Wiltshire

Nicole Wiltshire
Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Division 2
ELECTED

Cypress

Kyle Chang

Kyle Chang
Cypress City Council
District 3
ELECTED

Blaze Bhence

Blaze Bhence
Cypress City Council
District 4

Fountain Valley

Glenn Grandis

Glenn Grandis
Fountain Valley City Council
ELECTED

Rudy Huebner

Rudy Huebner
Fountain Valley City Council

Fullerton

Vivian “Kitty” Jaramillo

Vivian “Kitty” Jaramillo
Fullerton City Council
District 4

Garden Grove

Deidre Thu-Ha Nguyen

Deidre Thu-Ha Nguyen
Garden Grove Mayor

Yesenia Muñeton

Yesenia Muñeton
Garden Grove City Council
District 5
ELECTED

Ariana Arestegui

Ariana Arestegui
Garden Grove City Council
District 6
ELECTED

Huntington Beach

Regina Blankenhorn

Regina Blankenhorn
Huntington Beach City Clerk

Rhonda Bolton

Rhonda Bolton
Huntington Beach City Council

Dan Kalmick

Dan Kalmick
Huntington Beach City Council

Natalie Moser

Natalie Moser
Huntington Beach City Council

Irvine

Tammy Kim

Tammy Kim
Mayor
City of Irvine

Melinda Liu

Melinda Liu
Irvine City Council
District 1
ELECTED

Jing Sun

Jing Sun
Irvine City Council
District 3

Ayn Craciun

Ayn Craciun
Irvine City Council
District 4

Dr. Steven Allison

Steven Allison PhD
Irvine Ranch Water Board
Division 4

La Habra

C. Michelle Juarez Bernier

C. Michelle Juarez Bernier
La Habra City Council

San Clemente

Angela Watts

Angela Watts
San Clemente City Council
District 3

Santa Ana

Thai Viet Phan

Thai Viet Phan
Santa Ana City Council
District 1
RE-ELECTED

Jessie Lopez

Jessie Lopez
Santa Ana City Council
District 3
ELECTED

Stanton

Hong Alyce Van

Hong Alyce Van
Stanton City Council
District 2

Tustin

Lee Fink

Lee Fink
Tustin City Council
District 1
ELECTED

Nathan Yeargin

Nathan Yeargin
Tustin City Council
District 2

School Board

Capistrano Unified School District

Amy Hanacek

Amy Hanacek
Capistrano Unified School District
Area 1

Michael Parham

Michael Parham
Capistrano Unified School District
Area 2

Sherine Smith

Sherine Smith, Ed.D.
Capistrano Unified School District
Area 3

Krista Castellanos

Krista Castellanos
Capistrano Unified School District
Area 5
RE-ELECTED

Coast Community College District

Lorraine Prinsky

Lorraine Prinsky
Coast Community College District
Area 3
RE-ELECTED

Fountain Valley School District

Steven Schultz

Steven Schultz
Fountain Valley School District
ELECTED

Fullerton School District

James Cho

James Cho
Fullerton School District
Area 2
ELECTED

Vanesa Estrella

Vanesa Estrella
Fullerton School District
Area 5
ELECTED

Newport Mesa Unified School District

Carol Crane

Carol Crane
Newport Mesa Unified School District
Area 3
RE-ELECTED

Leah Ersoylu

Leah Ersoylu
Newport Mesa Unified School District
Area 1
RE-ELECTED

Ocean View School District

Gina Clayton

Gina Clayton-Tarvin
Ocean View School District
RE-ELECTED

Orange Unified School District

Ana Page

Ana Page
Orange Unified School District
Area 3
RE-ELECTED

Sara Pelly

Sara Pelly
Orange Unified School District
Area 4
ELECTED

Stephen Glass

Stephen Glass, Ed.D.
Orange Unified School District
Area 7
ELECTED

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

Tricia Quintero

Tricia Quintero
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Area 1
ELECTED

South Orange County Community College District

Carolyn Inmon

Carolyn Inmon
South Orange County Community College District
Area 1
RE-ELECTED

Rocky Cifone

Rocky Cifone, Ed.D.
South Orange County Community College District
Area 3

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Amanda Morrell

Amanda Morrell
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Area 4
RE-ELECTED

Michele Sparks

Michele Sparks
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Area 2
ELECTED

Suzie Swartz

Suzie Swartz
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Area 3
RE-ELECTED

Tustin Unified School District

Allyson Muñiz Damikolas

Allyson Muñiz Damikolas
Tustin Unified School District
Area 1
RE-ELECTED

Jonathan Stone

Jonathan Stone
Tustin Unified School District
Area 4
RE-ELECTED