According to
unofficial results reported by the Orange County Registrar of Voters in the Second District special election for County Supervisor as of Wednesday morning, Katrina Foley remains in the lead.
Voter turnout was 24.3% of 395,296 registered voters, with 90,236 mail-in ballots and 5,671 in-person ballots at vote centers. All precincts have reported.
Please note that these unofficial results do not include mail-in ballots mailed by 8 p.m. on election day.
Here are the results as they now stand:
Candidate
Unfunded Pension Liabilities ‘Crowding Out’ City Budgets in Orange County
The significant burden of unfunded pension liabilities is severely affecting municipal budgets throughout Orange County, California, officials say, with some cities faring better than others.
When cities are forced to spend more to cover pension costs, something else has to be cut from local budgets, according to former state Sen. John Moorlach.
“It has impacted them with a problem that’s referred to as ‘crowding out,’” Moorlach told The Epoch Times. “You’re seeing a lot of cities making considerable staffing reductions,” including public safety staff.
Public employee pension fund deficits are one of the most daunting problems faced by local governments. While some cities in Orange County have made substantial efforts to pay down these unfunded liabilities, others have not and are struggling to remain solvent.
Katrina Foley is also the first female Democrat ever to sit on the five-member Orange County Board of Supervisors.
In this photo of a group of current and former Orange County, California, officials, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley can be seen on the far right. On March 9, 2021, Foley became the first female Democrat to be elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CN) Democrats picked up a second seat on the five-member Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday when Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley won a special election to replace a Republican supervisor elected to Congress last year.
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Democrat Wins Special Election for Orange County Board of Supervisors
SANTA ANA Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley March 10 will begin preparing to take the Second District seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors after winning a special election to fill vacancy caused by Michelle Steel’s election to the House of Representatives.
Foley received 44.28 percent of the vote in the nonpartisan five-candidate race March 9, according to unofficial results released by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. Former state Sen. and Supervisor John Moorlach was second with 30.98 percent.
“I’m humbled by the support we received tonight and grateful for the confidence voters have placed in me,” Foley said. “The challenges we face are serious, but I know that they are no match for the strength and resiliency of Orange County’s residents.