Orange County,often known by its initials O.C.,is a county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 3,186,989,making it the third-most-populous county in California,the sixth-most-populous in the United States,and more populous than 19 American states and Washington,D.C. Although largely suburban,it is the second-most-densely-populated county in the state behind San Francisco County. The county's three most-populous cities are Anaheim,Santa Ana,and Irvine,each of which has a population exceeding 300,000. Santa Ana is also the county seat. Six cities in Orange County are on the Pacific coast:Seal Beach,Huntington Beach,Newport Beach,Laguna Beach,Dana Point,and San Clemente.
Stanton is a city in northern Orange County,California,United States,within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The population was 37,962 at the 2020 United States Census. The city was incorporated in 1956 and operates under the council–manager form of government,providing a full range of municipal services. Stanton is bounded by Cypress on the west,Anaheim on the north,and east,and Garden Grove on the east and south.
Lawrence Alan Agran is an American lawyer and the former mayor and a current city councilmember of Irvine,California.
Richard Charles Ackerman is an American Republican politician,who was a California State Senator for the 33rd District,representing inland Orange County,from 2000 to 2008.
Van Thai Tran is a Vietnamese American attorney and politician in California,formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly,representing portions of Orange County. Tran and Texas State Representative Hubert Vo were the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected officials in U.S. history until Joseph Cao was elected to the United States House of Representatives in December 2008. Tran took office one month before Vo did,making him the first Vietnamese American to serve in a state legislature. He served in the Assembly as Assistant Republican Leader.
Irvine is the largest city and a master-planned city in central Orange County,California,United States,in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28,1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city had a population of 307,670 at the 2020 census;it is the 63rd most populous city in the United States.
Steven Seokho Choi is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly representing the 68th Assembly District from 2016 to 2022. A Republican from Orange County,California,he previously served two terms as Mayor of Irvine,California. In 1998,he became the first Asian-American elected to the Irvine Unified School Board and served two consecutive terms there before becoming the first Asian American to have been elected to a four-year term on the Irvine City Council and one of two Korean Americans on the council.
Mark Lee Keam is a Korean American lawyer. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates in the United States. A Democrat,Keam represented the 35th District,which encompassed a portion of Fairfax County,including the town of Vienna,Virginia,where he resides. He resigned his seat on September 6,2022,to take a position in the Biden administration.
Donald P. Wagner is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd district and chair. He previously served as mayor of Irvine,California and as a Republican member of the California State Assembly,representing the 68th district,which includes portions of Orange County. In 2019,Wagner won a seat as a nonpartisan representative on the Orange County Board of Supervisors,representing District 3.
Tom Daly(born July 26,1954) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who represented the 69th Assembly District,which encompassed central Orange County,including the cities of Santa Ana,Anaheim,Garden Grove,and Orange.
Matthew Harper served as the 59th Mayor of Huntington Beach,California (2013-2014). Harper was elected to three terms to the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees (1998-2010),one term to the Huntington Beach City Council (2010-2014) and two terms to the California State Assembly (2014-2018).
Ling Ling Chang is an American politician who formerly served in the California State Senate,representing the 29th district,encompassing parts of Los Angeles,Orange,and San Bernardino counties. Prior to being elected to the state Senate,she was a Diamond Bar City Councilwoman and a state Assemblywoman for the 55th district. Chang is a Republican.
Bao Nguyen is an American Democratic politician from Orange County,California,and a former mayor of Garden Grove,California. He also previously served as a trustee on the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 6,2018,with the primary elections being held on June 5,2018. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California,one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Joshua Botts Newman is an American politician who serves in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represents the 29th Senate District,which encompasses parts of Los Angeles,Orange,and San Bernardino counties. He was previously recalled from the same office in June 2018.
Lisa A. Bartlett is an American politician and former businesswoman. Bartlett is the former Orange County supervisor for district 5. Bartlett is the former mayor of Dana Point,California. She is a Republican.
Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.
Tammy Kim is an American politician and nonprofit executive. She currently serves as a member of the Irvine City Council in California. Kim is an elected member of the Central Committee for the Democratic Party in Orange County representing California's 68th State Assembly district.
The 2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 7 and November 8,2022. Three of the five seats of the Orange County,California Board of Supervisors were up for election. This was the first set of elections held after the 2020 redistricting cycle. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was used for the election,starting with the first round in June. Runoffs were held in all three districts,as no candidate managed to reach the 50% + 1 threshold.
The 2024 California's 45th congressional district election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the United States Representative for California's 45th congressional district,concurrently with elections for the other U.S. House districts in California and the rest of the country,as well as the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary election will be held on March 5,2024,concurrently with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries.
