Supervisor Candidates Refuse to Back Down as Steel Vacates Seat

Former state Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) speaks in opposition to a measure that would increase California's minimum wage, in Sacramento, Calif., on March 31, 2016. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

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 endorsing former state senator John Moorlach for the job, other party candidates have 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.