Less than 100 days out from Election Day, Orange County\u2019s current and possibly future supervisors are bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on their campaigns.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an election that could reshape the board, with three supervisor seats up for grabs including one open seat in north Orange County.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So far, candidates have spent over half a million dollars altogether on their campaigns as of the end of 2025, and are sitting on a combined $1.4 million ahead of the June 2 Primary Election.<\/p>\n
Large Spending in North County\u2019s Open Seat\u00a0<\/p>\n
Most of the money going into Orange County\u2019s elections this year is aimed at the Fourth District Supervisor race, which is set to be an open race when Supervisor Doug Chaffee retires at the end of this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The district covers cities including Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea, Placentia, Buena Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So far, Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung is leading the pack for fundraising, with nearly $355,000 still in the bank as of the end of last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also spending more than the other candidates, disclosing over $71,000 in expenses over last year according to campaign disclosures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019s followed by Buena Park Mayor Connor Traut, who\u2019s sitting on just under $225,000 and has spent over $50,000 advertising his campaign. Traut has also been endorsed by the county Democratic Party.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
La Habra Councilwoman Rose Espinoza currently has around $160,000 in her campaign account, most of it from a $150,000 loan she gave her campaign account.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw is currently holding around $69,000 in his account, and has spent about $14,000. He\u2019s endorsed by the Orange County Republican Party and last ran for the seat in 2018, when he lost to Chaffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The top two candidates in the June primary will move to a runoff election in November unless one of the candidates wins over half the vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Supervisor Squares off With Assemblywoman<\/p>\n
Supervisor Katrina Foley is running for reelection in the county\u2019s Fifth District, covering cities including Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, San Clemente and parts of Irvine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So far, she\u2019s spent over $188,000 on her reelection effort, leaving around $285,000 still in her account for the rest of the race. She\u2019s endorsed by the local Democratic Party.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her biggest opponent is Republican Assemblywoman Diane Dixon, who outraised Foley by over $50,000 in the last six months of 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite that fundraising, Dixon has not yet formally filed to run for Foley\u2019s seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Foley still had more money overall from previous fundraising efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So far, Dixon has spent over $167,000 on her campaign, and has $135,000 still in the bank.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If one of them wins over 50% of the vote in the primary election, they will not proceed to a runoff in November.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Dixon hadn\u2019t formally filed to run for the seat as of Friday, the Orange County Republican Party has already taken aim at Foley, questioning her recent decisions on the proposed expansion of the Prima Deshecha landfill.\u00a0<\/p>\n