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Newport-Mesa city council hopefuls declare

Although several school board seats and even sanitary and water districts will be on the ballots this fall, the most watched races in Newport-Mesa on Nov. 7 will probably be two city council seats in Costa Mesa and five in Newport Beach.

After the Friday deadline to file candidacy papers, it’s clear that Newport-Mesa voters will face lengthy ballots and a slew of races.

In Costa Mesa, where two seats are up for election, having a running mate may be the key to winning.

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Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor entered the race with the most money, according to recent campaign finance disclosures, and strong Republican backing, and he has stuck close to candidate Wendy Leece, though he has not formally endorsed her.

But he faces hearty opposition from a new political action group, Return to Reason, which is backing a team of candidates: Bruce Garlich and Mike Scheafer.

Newport Beach’s ballot will list an unprecedented six of seven seats, five of which are contested. Races to watch will be District 1, where incumbent Tod Ridgeway is termed out and four people are vying to replace him; and districts 4, 5 and 7, where newcomers are taking on appointed incumbents who haven’t yet faced voters.

Ridgeway and Gary Monahan, who is termed out of his Costa Mesa council seat, don’t intend to fade away: Ridgeway is seeking an Orange County Water District seat and Monahan is running for the Costa Mesa Sanitary District.

For information on school board races and special districts, visit the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ website at www.oc.ca.gov. Newport council candidates can be found on the city’s website, www.city .newport-beach.ca.us. The Costa Mesa city clerk’s office has a list of that city’s council candidates.

THE CANDIDATES

  • EDITOR’S NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the candidate had filed papers but has not yet been qualified by the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

    • COSTA MESA CITY COUNCIL

    (Two at-large seats)

  • Mirna Burciaga, restaurant owner

  • Chris Bunyan, businessman and author

  • Bruce Garlich, retired engineer and planning commissioner

  • Wendy Leece, businesswoman and parks commissioner*

  • Allan Mansoor, incumbent mayor and Orange County Sheriff’s deputy*

  • Mike Scheafer, insurance agent*

    • NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL

    District 1

  • Marcia Dossey, real estate broker

  • Michael Henn, businessman and planning commissioner

  • Brenda Martin, profession not available

  • Jack Wu, design studio controller

    • District 3

  • Don Webb, incumbent mayor, retired

    • District 4

  • Leslie Daigle, appointed incumbent and mobile telephone industry consultant*

  • Barbara Venezia, businesswoman

    • District 5

  • Robert Schoonmaker, retired engineer

  • Edward Selich, appointed incumbent and land-use consultant

    • District 6

  • Nancy Gardner, marketing consultant

  • Richard Nichols, incumbent and engineer

    • District 7

  • Keith Curry, appointed incumbent and financial advisor

  • Dolores Otting, businesswoman*

    • COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT TRUSTEE

    Area 1

  • Carl A. Hendon, educator

  • Tom Hermstad, no ballot designation

  • Jim Moreno, budget administrator and educator

  • Lu Tuan Nguyen, public law librarian

    • Area 4

  • David L. Boyd, president of William Howard Taft University

  • Mary Hornbuckle, incumbent

  • Reuben Ross, businessman

    • Area 5

  • Walter G. Howald, incumbent

    • NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEE

    Area 2

  • Kimberly Clark, teacher and nurse

  • Torrence Sullivan, educational technology executive

    • Area 4

  • Serene R. Stokes, incumbent

  • Karen Yelsey, community volunteer

    • Area 5

  • Sandra D. Asper, retired teacher

  • Judith A. Franco, incumbent

  • Jack S. Price, retired education administrator

  • Loretta Ann Zimmerman, community volunteer

    • Area 7

  • Walt Davenport, business owner

    • COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT

  • Gary Monahan, restaurant owner

  • Bob Ooten, civil sanitary engineer

  • Chuck Perry, teacher

  • Arlene Scheafer, incumbent

  • Dan Worthington, incumbent

    • IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT DIRECTOR

    Covers parts of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach

  • Doug Reinhart, appointed incumbent

  • Peer Swan, incumbent

    • MESA CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT DIRECTOR

    Division 4 (part of Costa Mesa)

  • James F. Atkinson, incumbent

    • Division 5 (parts of Newport-Mesa)

  • Shawn Dewayne, appointed incumbent

    • ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT DIRECTOR

    Division 5

  • Tod W. Ridgeway, businessman

  • Steve Sheldon, appointed incumbent

    • Division 7

  • Jan DeBay, incumbent

    • MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY

    Division 5 (Newport Beach)

  • Wayne A. Clark, incumbent

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