SANTA ANA (CNS) – Tuesday is the deadline for voters in the 36th Senate District in southeastern Los Angeles County and much of the Orange County coast to cast ballots in the special election necessitated by Janet Nguyen’s election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
The field of two Republicans and two Democrats consists of Huntington Beach City Councilman Tony Strickland, who represented a district encompassing parts of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties from 2008-12, and fellow Republican John Briscoe, a businessman and broker, and Democrats Julie Diep, a disability rights advocate and member of the Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education, and Jimmy Phan, an attorney and businessman.
Strickland said in his candidate’s statement that on the City Council he has “been fighting non-stop to protect our city from Gov. (Gavin) Newsom’s disastrous policies.”
Strickland, who has been endorsed by the Orange County Republican Party, added, “we have to get serious about better protecting our border to stop the importing of dangerous drugs and foreign criminals.”
Briscoe said in his candidate’s statement said “taxes and expenses are just too high for most residents.”
Briscoe said he would “focus on student achievement, lowering crime, and improving public safety” while also working “to reduce state taxes and make California affordable again.”
Pham said in his candidate’s statement that he is an Orange County native “who grew up the son of refugees, attended local public schools, earned my law degree, and started my business right here in Orange County.”
Pham said he has worked for “nearly 20 years” helping families “navigate the complexities of legal immigration.”
Diep did not file a candidate statement. On her website, she said the issues she wanted to focus on are affordable housing, supporting small businesses, education, environment and climate change.
The district stretches from Artesia, Cerritos and Hawaiian Gardens in southeastern Los Angeles County to San Clemente and also includes all or portions of Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway, Stanton, Cypress, La Palma, Rossmoor and Los Alamitos.
The list of vote centers and ballot drop off locations in the Orange County portion of the district is available at ocvote.gov/votecenter They will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voters in the Los Angeles County portion of the district can cast or drop off ballots at Don Knabe Community Regional Park in Cerritos, The Way Out Ministries in Hawaiian Gardens and the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s headquarters in Norwalk from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m
If no candidate receives a majority, there will be a runoff among the top two finishers, regardless of party, with the deadline to cast ballots April 29.
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