Two county supervisor seats, currently held by First District Supervisor Andrew Do and Third District Supervisor Don Wagner, will be on ballots in 2024.
With Do termed out and unable to seek reelection, the OC Board of Supervisors is guaranteed at least one new face. Meanwhile, Wagner, who first joined as a supervisor in 2019, will face one challenger in his bid for re-election. County supervisors can serve a maximum of two full, four-year terms.
The five-member Board of Supervisors oversees management of the county’s many departments including animal care, landfills, public works, social services and public health, managing a $9.3 billion budget. The county employs about 18,000 people.
The window to file as a candidate for the two supervisor seats closed Friday. The races will appear on the March 5 presidential primary ballot; if none of the candidates gets more than 50% of the vote, the top two proceed to a November runoff.
Five candidates with past experience in civic leadership are vying for the First District seat that represents Huntington Beach, Westminster, Fountain Valley and parts of Garden Grove on the board.
Qualifying for the ballot are Westminster Councilmember Kimberly Ho; Van Tran, who is currently serving as Do’s chief of staff; Cypress Councilmember Frances Marquez; state Sen. Janet Nguyen; and business owner Michael Vo.
Ho has served on the Westminster City Council since 2016. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UCLA, and doctorate degree in pharmacy from the University of Pacific. She went on to a post doctorate fellowship in research at USC, and later attended UC Irvine where she received an executive masters in business administration. With several years working in the healthcare industry under her belt, Ho said she hopes to better address affordable health care needs in Orange County, particularly for low-income residents. Another one of her priorities as supervisor, she has said, is fostering economic growth within the county by…
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