John Moorlach

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John M. W. Moorlach
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Treasurer-Tax Collector for Orange County
Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2
California State Senate District 37
Successor: Dave Min
Elections and appointments
Last election

March 9, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

California State University, Long Beach

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Profession
Accountant and Financial Planner
Contact

Personal LinkedIn

John M. W. Moorlach (Republican Party) was a member of the California State Senate, representing District 37. He assumed office on March 22, 2015. He left office on December 7, 2020.

Moorlach ran in a special election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors to represent District 2 in California. He lost in the special general election on March 9, 2021.

Moorlach was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 45th Congressional District of California. Moorlach dropped out of the race shortly after the filing deadline, citing fundraising issues.[1][2]

Moorlach served as the Second District supervisor on the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2006 to 2015. He was termed-out.[3][4] He also previously served 12 years as the Treasurer-Tax Collector for Orange County.[3]

Biography

Moorlach graduated from California State University in 1978 and became a certified public accountant in 1978. He worked for Balser, Horowitz, Frank & Wakeling for over 10 years, eventually becoming vice president. Moorlach then served 12 years as the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector and went on to serve on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.[3]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Committee assignments

2019-2020

Moorlach was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2017
• Budget and Fiscal Review
• Governance and Finance
• Judiciary, Vice chair
• Public Employment and Retirement

Elections

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2021)

General election

Special general election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2

Katrina Foley defeated John M. W. Moorlach, Kevin Muldoon, Michael Vo, and Janet Rappaport in the special general election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 on March 9, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Katrina Foley (Nonpartisan)
 
43.8
 
48,346
Image of John M. W. Moorlach
John M. W. Moorlach (Nonpartisan)
 
31.5
 
34,747
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Kevin Muldoon (Nonpartisan)
 
11.6
 
12,773
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Michael Vo (Nonpartisan)
 
9.0
 
9,886
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Janet Rappaport (Nonpartisan)
 
4.3
 
4,695

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 110,447
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2020

See also: California State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Senate District 37

Dave Min defeated incumbent John M. W. Moorlach in the general election for California State Senate District 37 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Dave Min (D) Candidate Connection
 
51.1
 
270,522
Image of John M. W. Moorlach
John M. W. Moorlach (R)
 
48.9
 
258,421

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 528,943
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 37

Incumbent John M. W. Moorlach and Dave Min defeated Katrina Foley in the primary for California State Senate District 37 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John M. W. Moorlach
John M. W. Moorlach (R)
 
47.3
 
132,275
✔
Image of Dave Min
Dave Min (D) Candidate Connection
 
28.0
 
78,293
Image of Katrina Foley
Katrina Foley (D) Candidate Connection
 
24.7
 
68,952

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Total votes: 279,520
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2016

See also: California State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[5]

Incumbent John Moorlach defeated Ari Grayson in the California State Senate District 37 general election.[6][7]

California State Senate, District 37 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Moorlach Incumbent 56.99% 228,480
     Democratic Ari Grayson 43.01% 172,455
Total Votes 400,935
Source: California Secretary of State


Ari Grayson and incumbent John Moorlach were unopposed in the California State Senate District 37 Blanket primary.[8][9]

California State Senate, District 37 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ari Grayson
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Moorlach Incumbent

2015

See also: California state legislative special elections, 2015

John Moorlach (R) defeated Donald P. Wagner (R) and Naz Namazi (R) in the primary election on March 17.[10][11][12]

The seat was vacant following Mimi Walters' (R) election to Congress.[13]

A special election for the position of California State Senate District 37 was called for May 19. A primary election took place on March 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 23, 2015.[14]

California State Senate, District 37, Special Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn M. W. Moorlach 51.4% 38,125
     Republican Donald P. Wagner 45.1% 33,411
     Republican Naz Namazi 3.5% 2,621
Total Votes 74,157

2014

See also: California's 45th Congressional District elections, 2014

Moorlach ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 45th District. Moorlach dropped out of the race shortly after the filing deadline.[2]

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

John M. W. Moorlach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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John M. W. Moorlach campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020California State Senate District 37Lost general$2,519,999 N/A**
2016California State Senate, District 37Won $459,912 N/A**
2015California State Senate, District 37, special electionWon $281,691 N/A**
2010County Supervisor District Orange County-002Won $240,718 N/A**
Grand total$3,502,320 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2020

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2019


2018


2017


2016


2015



Personal

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Moorlach is married with three children, living in Costa Mesa, California.[3]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Roll Call, "GOP Primary Field Grows to Replace Campbell | #CA45," September 5, 2013
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coastline Pilot, "Moorlach drops out of congressional race," March 11, 2014
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Straight Talk TV, "John Moorlach," accessed October 22, 2013
    4. ↑ Orange County Breeze, "Michelle Steel to be sworn in as OC Supervisor for District 2," accessed April 6, 2015
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    9. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
    10. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed January 28, 2015
    11. ↑ The Washington Times, "2 Republicans headed for runoff in OC state Senate primary," March 18, 2015
    12. ↑ Orange County, "Orange County Results for Election, District 37," accessed April 6, 2015
    13. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Gov. Brown calls special election for three vacant state Senate seats," January 13, 2015
    14. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special election calendar," accessed January 14, 2015
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