Candidates
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Janet Nguyen
18,684 votes
12.8%
- Occupation: Orange County Supervisor
  
 
Steve A. Nagel
 
17,184 votes
11.8%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Council Member/Former Mayor City of Fountain Valley
 - Retired Fire Marshal/Battalion Chief City of Fountain Valley
 - BA Degree Vocational Ed. - California State University Long Beach
 - AS Degree Respiratory Therapy - Long Beach City College
 - Associate Instructor Santa Ana College-Fire Technology
 - Past President Kiwanis Club of Fountain Valley
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal Responsibility and Transparency
 - Limited Government,
 - Sustainable Economic Growth and Job Creation
  
 
Kermit Marsh
14,731 votes
10.1%
 
Matthew Harper
 
14,339 votes
9.8%
- Occupation: Huntington Beach City Councilman
 - Elected Member, Republican Party of Orange County Central Committee
 - Former State Chairman, Young Republican Federation of California
 - Former Associate Representative, California Republican Party
 - Former State Boardmember, California College Republicans
 - Former Trustee, Huntington Beach Union High School District
  
Priorities:
- Elect Republicans to public office.
 - Register Republican voters.
 - Help raise resources and organize volunteers to achieve these objectives.
  
 
Mark McCurdy
 
14,000 votes
9.6%
- Occupation: Mayor Pro-Tem/Small Business Owner
 - Incumbent,  Central Committee
 - Delegate, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
 - City Chair, Republican Party of Orange County
 - President/Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce 2006
 - Certificate of Congressional Recognition 2006
 - 2002-2003 Rotarian of the Year/Fountain Valley
  
Priorities:
- Register more Republicans in Orange County
 - More Liberty with Limited Government
 - Consitutional Principles
  
 
Michael E. Gates
 
13,316 votes
9.1%
- Occupation: Businessman/Attorney
 - Huntington Beach City Chair for Re-Elect Dana Rohrabacher Campaign
 - Huntington Beach City Chair for Orange County Republican Party
 - Juris Doctor, Business Owner
 - Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
 - Certified Clerk for Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2007
 - Received Commitment to Service Award for completing over 50 hours of pro bono legal work, Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society
  
Priorities:
- Restoring Fiscal Discipline to Government
 - Restoring Individual Liberties
 - Restoring Government Accountability to the People
  
John W. Briscoe
 
9,441 votes
6.5%
- Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
 - MBA, Cal State Long Beach
 - BS, San Diego State
  
Priorities:
- Many years of experience working with other diverse groups
  
Dean Grose
 
8,400 votes
5.8%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - Current member, 67th GOP Central Committee
 - Chairman, Regional Military Affairs Committee, Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos
 - Former Mayor and Council member, City of Los Alamitos
 - Member of the Board, Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce
 - Member, Los Alamitos/Seal Beach Rotary Club, 8 years perfect attendance
 - CEO & Manager, EMS Medical Products, Los Alamitos
  
Priorities:
- Helping to restore confidence and transparency to the Orange County GOP
 - Continue working on the American Dream Team to encourage outreach among various ethnicities
 - Continue work on GOP Youth Associates to encourage and enhance youth participation in local politics
  
Diane A. Lenning
 
8,351 votes
5.7%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - CFRW Legislative Analyst 2012
 - Completing JD 2012
 - Masters Degree in History and Secondary Education
 - Medal of Freedom Award 2004
 - Former Chair Republican Educators Caucus
 - RPLAC-Republican Central Committee Los Angeles 2008
  
Priorities:
- Elect Conservatives to Local, State, and Federal Offices!
 - Bring Disenchanted Together for Unified Goals of Saving our Country for our Kids and Grandkids!
 - Hold Elected Officials Accountable!
  
Mary Tuong Van Pham
6,977 votes
4.8%
- Occupation: Businesswoman
  
Dennis R. Catron
6,951 votes
4.8%
- Occupation: Small Businessman
  
Brian J Hoops
 
5,619 votes
3.9%
- Occupation: Special Needs Educator
 - United States Army Reserve- Military Police Corps
 - Degree- International Business: CSU Dominguez Hills (in progress)
 - 48 Congressional District Coordinator for the Ron Paul 2012 Campaign
  
Priorities:
- Voter registration
 - Voter outreach
 - Republican Party fundraising
  
Patricia "Pat"  Ross
 
5,462 votes
3.7%
- Occupation: Homemaker since 1990
 - I was employed as an receptionist/optician for ten years.
 - I earned an AA in Liberal Arts from OCC.
 - I earned a BA in Geology from Sacramento State University
 - I earned a certificate in Hazardous Materials Management from UC Davis.
 - I interned on McClellan AFB for University of Tennessee.
  
Priorities:
- Voter registration is critical to securing our republican victory in November.
 - My second priority will be the conservative values of the republican candidates and their honor in upholding their Oath of Office.
 - My third priority will be to satisfy, to the best of my ability, the responsibilities given to me by the Central Committee
  
Patrick Dooley
2,366 votes
1.6%
  
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