OC Board of Supervisors to See at Least One New Representative

Preliminary March 5 election results continue to show a strong lead for current California State Sen. Janet Nguyen, who is looking to fill Orange County Board of Supervisor Andrew Do’s seat for the county’s First District, after he termed out. According to an evening update March 7, Ms. Nguyen leads Cypress Councilwoman Frances Marquez with 44 percent of the vote compared to Marquez’s 25 percent. Van Tran, Supervisor Do’s chief of staff trails with 18 percent followed by businessowner Kimberly Ho and Micahel Vo, each with 6 percent. A Republican and former board of supervisor from 2007 to 2014, Ms. Nguyen received endorsements from the Republican Party of Orange County, the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, the California Young Republicans, and several Orange County-based assembly and city councilors....