Below you will find every single race that can be found in Laguna Woods, based on the cities covered by the respective agencies. Not all candidates may be on your ballot, but every candidate on your ballot will be here.
If you don’t see a race or a candidate on here that you expected to, it may be the seat is unopposed and not on the ballot.
Click the “+” next to each name to learn more about the candidates.
Laguna Woods
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Candidate
Current mayor
Laguna Woods City Council, 3 seats at large
Candidate Statement: https://ocvote.gov/fileadmin/user_upload/elections/GEN2024/cs/5125-2.pdf
Email: cconners@cityoflagunawoods.org
Laguna Woods City Council Update, June 21, 2019
In her words: " Our job on the council is not just to pass ordinances and regulations... We [also] set a philosophical tone. We work hard to make this a welcoming and inclusive community...[in regards to the pride month recognition that opened the CC meeting] We have our own rainbow club, and I think it's important to stand with these groups who have often been subject to discrimination..."Personal FB post sharing her comments at the City Council update
Cynthia's 2023 FB post sharing an article: Jesus is the wokest person everCynthia has promoted and voted for Pride Month recognition every year she has been on CC.
City of Laguna Woods CC Agenda 06-16-2021: Includes Pride Month and Immigrant Heritage Month Proclamations -
Candidate
Laguna Woods City Council, 3 seats at large
Candidate Statement: https://ocvote.gov/fileadmin/user_upload/elections/GEN2024/cs/5125-1.pdf
Email: None Found
Websites:
https://youtu.be/dc2KQ_poHm4?si=u1uadv-LzRQP72KS
Owns assisted living center for 30 years
She absolutely has AI campaign “songs” (note: content aside, it’s a bop when you’re 9 hours into a day of candidate research)
https://youtu.be/EmcYLn8ijWs?si=TZXBEmizwzBzxyOz
2ND vice president to nonprofit cooperative housing corporation
https://www.lagunawoodsvillage.com/residents/united-laguna-woods-mutual
No notable lgbtq connections
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Candidate
Current mayor
Laguna Woods City Council, 3 seats at large
Candidate Statement: https://ocvote.gov/fileadmin/user_upload/elections/GEN2024/cs/5125-4.pdf
Email: shorne@cityoflagunawoods.org
Websites:
https://www.facebook.com/shari.horne.98?mibextid=ZbWKwL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shari-horne-43046920
Pro-cannabis, served as President of the Cannabis Club
https://www.ocregister.com/2016/12/21/most-influential-2016-shari-horne/
attended inauguration of senior cannabis shuttle
Facilitated cc meetings to be live streamed on zoom and YouTube
https://voiceofoc.org/2024/02/making-it-easy-to-watch-local-government-from-home/
Notes: Facebook is personal, not campaign. Posts include pro-Kamala and ‘blue wave’. Has voted in favor of officially recognizing pride month. [Pdf]
https://www.cityoflagunawoods.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/0-CC-Agenda-06-16-2021.pdf
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Candidate
Laguna Woods City Council, 3 seats at large
Candidate Statement: https://ocvote.gov/fileadmin/user_upload/elections/GEN2024/cs/5125-3.pdf
Email: None Found
Websites:
??? None Found
Has also been a director for senior community The Village- who has their own lgbtq “Rainbow Club”. No other direct connection.
City Council Race
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Laguna Beach Unified School District, Board Member
Aliso Viejo, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach
Career: Constitutional Lawyer/Author
Website: https://www.electhowardhills.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/howard.hills
IG: https://www.instagram.com/howardhills/
Candidate StatementFollowing on Social Media:
Laguna Beach Conservative Coalition
Dana Rohrabacher (Republican Senator)Candidate Issues & Priorities from website:
Restore open, inclusive decision-making and community trust.
Bring back community involvement that fosters unity rather than division.
Prioritize proficiency for student academic and social and well-being.
Be fair, responsible, and clear about finances, without letting politics influence decisions.
Innovate and modernize while preserving their unique community spirit.
Candidate Endorsements:
News & Press:
Laguna Beach CA - SCHOOL SCHOOL Board Candidate 2024 | VILLAGE LAGUNA
Laguna Beach School Board Forum-Women's Club-Moderated by League of Women Voters 2024
OC Register:
Howard Hill and Margaret Mary Warder declined to participate in the OC Register: Laguna Beach Unified School District candidate, 2024 election questionnaire. You can find links to the responses from participating candidates: Jan Vickers, Shari Morgan, and Lauren Boeck under their candidate research sections.
Laguna Beach Independent:
Get to know: School board candidate Howard Hills
“After re-retiring from federal service, Hills said he didn’t anticipate running for LBUSD School Board again. However, the same concerns as in years past resurfaced.
“I was deeply concerned with how much more rigid and defensive the board had become, rather than open, transparent and tolerant about being questioned or criticized,” Hills said. “I decided to give voters a choice they otherwise would not have, for a board member with a proven record managing positive change for the better.”
“Having educators on the board always adds value, but we need diversity,” said Hills. “We should not have only educators supervising educators. The elected board members govern, and the educators educate. The educators support the board in governing, but educators do not govern in an ultimate or final sense. Board members support educators but do not try to be educators.”
Letter: Parents and community, wake up!
Letter to the editor criticizing current school board’s lack of interest in community feedback. Endorses Sheri Morgan and Howard Hills as “positive change”.
Letter: Triumphalism Trivializes Democratic Change written by Howard Hills
“Orange County is where the blue wave made landfall. Voters of all political affiliation who voted for winning candidates earned the right to celebrate. But divided government means Democrats -must govern, not just resist Republican one-party rule. We all hope both parties will perform better than in our last decade.”
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Laguna Beach Unified School District, Board Member
Aliso Viejo, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach
Career: Businesswoman
Website: https://votesherimorgan.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/sheri.morgan.94
IG: https://www.instagram.com/votesherimorgan/
Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/lagunamom4/
Candidate Statement
Following on Social Media:Cottie-Petrie Norris - https://www.instagram.com/cottieforstateassembly/
Women for American Values & Ethics - https://www.instagram.com/wave4all/
Moms On The Ground - https://www.instagram.com/momsontheground.ca/
Concerned Moms Of Newport - https://www.instagram.com/concernedmomsofnewport/
Social Media Posts:
On Aug 28th, Morgan updated her FB profile pic to a glowing image of Kamala Harris.
Candidate Issues & Priorities from website:
• Return our schools to a standard of excellence in education – “private school education in a public school setting” - leaning into small class sizes and robust budgets
• Policy reform to empower Board leadership and Community voice
• Return of fiscal responsibility, accountability and oversight. Factor data and the human element to help drive Administrative Board decisions.
• Rebuild community partnerships to strengthen our schools and better utilize community, district and tax payer resources.
Candidate Endorsements:
News & Press:
Laguna Beach CA - SCHOOL SCHOOL Board Candidate 2024 | VILLAGE LAGUNA
Laguna Beach School Board Forum-Women's Club-Moderated by League of Women Voters 2024
OC Register:
Sheri Morgan, Laguna Beach Unified School District candidate, 2024 election questionnaire
“Not every student’s environment has involved or supportive parents, and protecting these students is crucial. Opponents of the law hopefully come to realize it’s to protect the most vulnerable. Support programs, resources and communications could provide information to minimize concerns.
There should be limits to parental involvement when it comes to teaching; it’s a skill set like any other career, but parents’ knowledge and varied perspectives can add value to our district and education that isn’t appreciated enough, and bringing that into focus is overdue.”
Laguna Beach Independent:
Sheri Morgan launches campaign for school board seat
“If elected in November, Morgan states her main campaign objectives are to return Laguna Beach schools to a standard of academic excellence, create policy reform to empower board leadership and community voice, return to fiscal responsibility, accountability and oversight, and rebuild community partnerships to strengthen our schools and use community and district taxpayer resources.”
Letter: School board experience needed
“Sheri and Howard’s only “grievance” is the quality and breadth of education for our children measured against the near-top per-student spending in the state.”
Letter: Parents and community, wake up!
Letter to the editor criticizing current school board’s lack of interest in community feedback. Endorses Sheri Morgan and Howard Hills as “positive change”.
Letter: Morgan Might Mean Well But Can’t Get Out of Her Own Way
“Shelving at least 10 other examples… suffice it to say Sheri Morgan might mean well every time she gets up on the podium to hear herself talk into the microphone, and those of us actively involved in school have seen it over and over, but when it comes to children learning and keeping a level head to govern, I recommend she stay on this side of the podium.”
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Laguna Beach Unified School District, Board Member
Aliso Viejo, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach
Career: Community Volunteer (Former Middle School Asst. Principal)
Website: https://www.laurenforlbusd.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565018340178
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenforlbusd/
Following on Social Media:
Kamala Harris: https://www.instagram.com/kamalaharris/
Candidate Issues & Priorities from website:
Enhance communication with the community
Support differentiated learning
Promote sustainability and environmental education
Candidate Endorsements:
Ketta Brown, LBUSD Board Member (2006 - 2018)
Timothy D. Carlyle, LBUSD Board Member (1992 - 1996)
Betsy Jenkins, LBUSD Board Member (2002-2014)
Theresa O’Hare, LBUSD Board Member (2006 - 2014)
Peggy Wolff, LBUSD Board Member (2016 - 2020)Anti-endorsement:
Committees/Volunteer:
Laguna Beach Recreation Committee
El Morro PTA Board (former VP & Secretary)
El Morro School Site Council (Parent Rep)
Laguna Beach Parents Club (Former Membership Admin)
Laguna Presbyterian Mothers of Preschoolers co-coordinator
News & Press:
Laguna Beach CA - SCHOOL SCHOOL Board Candidate 2024 | VILLAGE LAGUNA
Laguna Beach School Board Forum-Women's Club-Moderated by League of Women Voters 2024
OC Register:
Lauren Boeck, Laguna Beach Unified School District candidate, 2024 election questionnaire
“I do not believe the responsibility of notification to parents of students changing gender identities should fall on the responsibility of school employees. I believe gender identity is a personal issue that should fall in the family arena. That said, I do believe schools have a responsibility to keep students safe and notify parents (or other authorities) if there is a concern for student safety or well-being.
Laguna Beach Independent:
Meet Lauren Boeck: Parent, educator and LBUSD school board candidate
Letter: Support for Vickers and Boeck -
Laguna Beach Unified School District, Board Member
Aliso Viejo, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach
Career:
Website: None Found
FB: No personal or candidate FB pages found, but Vickers appears in FB hashtags - https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/janvickers
IG: None Found
Social Media Posts:
Photo of Vickers campaign signs with Harris campaign imagery.
Candidate Issues & Priorities from Candidate Statement:
Continuous Improvement
Every Student, Every Day
Relationships Matter
Sustainability: Carbon Neutral goal by 2030
Environmental Literacy: Grades K-12 - preparing our students to be globally aware and responsible world citizens
Candidate Endorsements:
Ketta Brown, LBUSD Board Member (2006 - 2018)
Timothy D. Carlyle, LBUSD Board Member (1992 - 1996)
Betsy Jenkins, LBUSD Board Member (2002-2014)
Theresa O’Hare, LBUSD Board Member (2006 - 2014)
Peggy Wolff, LBUSD Board Member (2016 - 2020)Endorsed by Laguna Beach Democratic Club
News & Press:
Laguna Beach CA - SCHOOL SCHOOL Board Candidate 2024 | VILLAGE LAGUNA
Laguna Beach School Board Forum-Women's Club-Moderated by League of Women Voters 2024
“In Laguna, we have always welcomed and valued parent volunteer work in the classroom, parent input on committees, adults as mentors in some of our high school programs, etc. However, some critics of our board feel parents should be surveyed and involved in any decision made. We utilize surveys and consider the input valuable; however, it seems for some if the majority supports one position, those with a minority position, then feel they were not heard. Parents in our district provide tremendous support for their students which is so necessary and valuable for student success.”
Laguna Beach Independent:
Letter: Support for Vickers and BoeckJan Vickers: Sharing district positivity
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Laguna Beach Unified School District, Board Member
Aliso Viejo, Laguna Woods, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach
Career: Retired Laguna Beach Educator
Website: None Found
FB: https://www.facebook.com/mmwarder
IG: https://www.instagram.com/mmwarder/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-warder-92b21724/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-warder-b924a832/
Candidate Issues & Priorities from Candidate Statement:
- Strive to reach decision for parents and students that will improve learning profilesCandidate Endorsements:
Professional Awards:
2015 LBUSD School Spirit Award
2016 CSEA Para Educator
2016 President Obama, White House Champion of Change, AwardeeNews & Press:
Laguna Beach CA - SCHOOL SCHOOL Board Candidate 2024 | VILLAGE LAGUNA
Laguna Beach School Board Forum-Women's Club-Moderated by League of Women Voters 2024
OC Register:
Howard Hill and Margaret Mary Warder declined to participate in the OC Register: Laguna Beach Unified School District candidate, 2024 election questionnaire. You can find links to the responses from participating candidates: Jan Vickers, Shari Morgan, and Lauren Boeck under their candidate research sections.
LA Times:
Top of the World educator wins nationwide recognition
Paraeducator learned a few lessons herself
Laguna Beach Independent:
Teacher’s Aide Receives White House Honor
Twisting Career Path Leads to an Unexpected Prize