Endorsements
ELECTED OFFICIALS
United States Congresswoman Katie Porter
“Melinda Liu is an experienced community leader with a plan to keep Irvine a great place to live. She has fiercely advocated for Irvine residents and has a proven record of connecting District 1 residents to resources. I'm proud to endorse her for Irvine City Council District 1.”
United States Congressman Ted Lieu
Former California State Controller Betty Yee
California State Senator (CA-29) Josh Newman
Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley
“As a long time Irvine resident, strong and dedicated community leader, I trust Melinda Liu to serve Irvine well on the city council. She will prioritize maintaining Irvine’s excellent quality of life, as a great place to raise a family and start a business. I look forward to working with her on innovative and sustainable projects for Orange County.”
Irvine City Councilmember Tammy Kim
Irvine City Councilmember Kathleen Treseder
Nevada State Assembly (NV-14) Erica Mosca
Massachusetts State Representative (Essex-18) Tram T. Nguyen
"I enthusiastically support Melinda for Irvine City Council. She is a thoughtful and pragmatic leader. Her analytical skills in addition to her willingness to listen would allow her to serve the people of Irvine well."
Costa Mesa Mayor John Stephens
Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Buena Park Vice Mayor Joyce Ahn
Laguna Niguel Mayor Pro Tem Stephanie Oddo
Fullerton Mayor Pro Tem Fred Jung
Former Garden Grove City Councilmember Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen
Cerritos City Councilmember Frank Aurelio Yokoyama
Costa Mesa City Councilmember Manuel Chavez
Stanton City Councilmember Hong Alyce Van
Irvine Ranch Water District Board Member Karen McLaughlin
Irvine Unified School District Trustee Cyril Yu
Irvine Unified School District Paul Bokota
Irvine Unified School District Dr. Jeff Kim
Garvey School District Trustee Andrew J. Yam
ORGANIZATIONS
Democratic Party of Orange County
Orange County Professional Firefighters Association IAFF Local 3631
Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
California Women’s List
Orange County Labor Federation
Orange County Young Democrats
COMMUNITY LEADERS
Youssef Kaddeche, City of Irvine Transportation Commission Chairperson
“Melinda Liu values all-ages-and-abilities bike lanes to protect the safety of Irvine residents and supports convenient and reliable public transit, like Irvine CONNECT. Her priority to get cars off the road will reduce traffic congestion and the 51% of greenhouse gas emissions that come from the transportation sector.”
Peggy Bui Odom, Associate General Counsel
“I am a 21 year resident of Northwood Pointe and I confidently recommend Melinda Liu to represent District 1 on Irvine City Council. Melinda, a licensed attorney, excels in the areas of regulation compliance and legal analysis. In my years of working with Melinda on Northwood High Athletic Booster Board, I have found her totally responsible and trustworthy, with very sound judgment.
Melinda’s well-known commitment to accountability in government will promote an atmosphere of transparency and responsibility to residents. If you want to see honest people to bring common-sense in the city council, join me in supporting Melinda Liu for Irvine City Council in District 1.”
Lauren Johnson-Norris, Southern Vice Chair/Central Committee AD-73
Naz Hamid, Central Committee AD-73
Jerry Chang, Chinese Leader Community in Irvine
Teri Sorey, Retired Teacher and Community Leader in Irvine
Jim Koo, Korean Community Leader in Irvine
Mike Chen, Chinese Community Leader in Irvine, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Member
Jing Sun, City of Irvine Community Services Commissioner
William Go, City of Irvine Transportation Commissioner