The Orange County Board of Supervisor’s (OCBS) seat of newly-inaugurated Congresswoman Michelle Steel is officially up for grabs, and local Republicans are vying to fill it. Despite the Orange County Republican Party (GOP) endorsing former state senator John Moorlach for the job, other party candidates said they’re determined to remain in the running. An upcoming special election, expected to happen in mid-March, will decide the next District 2 supervisor. Steel officially resigned from the position Jan. 3, when she was sworn into U.S. Congress, serving California’s 48th district. Huntington Beach City Councilmember Mike Posey—among three Republicans running for the position—said he has no plans to back down. “I was already in the race and raising money before Moorlach got in the race,” Posey told The Epoch Times, adding his current council seat is set to expire next year. “I’ve been consistent, I opened up my committee for the [OCBS] seat…because …
Supervisor Candidates Refuse to Back Down as Steel Vacates Seat
January 4, 2021
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