Where do candidates stand on the issues?
The Voice of OC newsroom set to find out.
Reporters sent questions to all candidates running to represent OC at the federal, state, county, school, community college, judge and water district level. There were about 300 candidates altogether.
Several of the questions were submitted by readers in response to a public invitation for questions.
Below are the answers from the candidates who responded. They’re the exact text each candidate submitted in writing.
Candidates were allowed up to 350 characters per answer, to keep the total length reasonable.
Click below to skip to a particular race:
County Supervisor
2nd District | 4th District | 5th District
City Councils & Mayors
Aliso Viejo | Anaheim | Brea | Buena Park | Costa Mesa | Cypress | Fountain Valley | Fullerton | Garden Grove | Huntington Beach | Irvine | La Habra | Laguna Beach | Laguna Niguel | Mission Viejo | Orange | Santa Ana | Tustin | Westminster | Yorba Linda
State Legislature
State Senate: District 32, District 38
State Assembly: District 59, District 67, District 68, District 70, District 72, District 74
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Representative: District 38, District 40, District 47, District 49
K-12 School Districts
Anaheim Union High School District, Trustee Area 1
Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 2, Short-Term
Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 4
Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 7
Cypress School District, Trustee Area B
Cypress School District, Trustee Area C
Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 4
Fullerton School District, Trustee Area 4
Garden Grove Unified School District, Trustee Area 2
Huntington Beach City School District, Trustee Area 4
Huntington Beach Union High School District, Trustee
Irvine Unified School District, Trustee Area 2
La Habra City School District, Trustee
Lowell Joint School District, Trustee Area 2
Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Trustee Area 2
Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Trustee Area 4
Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Trustee Area 5
Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Trustee Area 7
Ocean View School District, Trustee
Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 4
Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 7
Rowland Unified School District, Trustee Area 5
Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 5
Santa Ana Unified School District, Trustee Area 4
Community College Boards
Coast Community College District, Trustee Area 1
North Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 1
North Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 6
Rancho Santiago Community College District, Trustee Area 2
South Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 4
South Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 6, Short Term
Orange County Superior Court Judge
Superior Court Judge, Office No. 30