Republican Club
by Brian Harmon
LW contributor
Because of the new redistricting plan, LW Republicans will not be voting for Michelle Steel for Congress in the upcoming elections in June and November. Instead, Congresswoman Katie Porter will be on the November ballot, along with whichever candidate the GOP chooses in the June primary.
No one can be sure at this point, but the LW Republican Club believes that Scott Baugh will be the candidate most likely to run against Porter in the general election in November. Baugh has been a consistent conservative leader and spokesman throughout his career and has served Orange County in the past. Baugh was the first Republican candidate to announce his campaign.
Baugh was the chairman of the Orange County Republican Party from 2004-2015. He is currently the owner of a business law firm.
Baugh is the chairman of the Orange County Gang Reduction Intervention Program (OC GRIP). The group partners with the OC District Attorney’s office, the sheriff’s office, 300 OC businesses and numerous community groups to help kids stay out of gangs. The OC GRIP operates in over 60 schools countywide.
Baugh is the founding chairman of the OC Marathon Foundation, which has trained over 40,000 grade schoolers on nutrition and exercise. He is also a board member of the George T. Pfleger Foundation, which helps fund environmental research and other projects from health matters to drug addiction. Baugh is also a founding trustee of Pacifica Christian High School of Orange County. ••• The LW Republican Club will support OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer, who recently announced his campaign for re-election. Spitzer was first elected in 2018, when he decisively defeated the incumbent Tony Rackauckas. ••• Every Monday, the GOP Club’s hospitality and information booth collects signatures for the School Choice Initiative. If approved, the initiative would allow parents the opportunity to choose what school their children will attend by providing a family $14,000 for each child they send to a school that is not public.
On Monday, Feb. 14, the club’s booth will host a Valentine’s Day celebration with treats for all, while supplies last.
