Endorsements
Trusted Voices for
La Palma
Community leaders, elected officials, and trusted organizations standing with Nitesh Patel.
Trusted La Palma Community Leaders
- Debbie Baker, Mayor Pro Tem, City of La Palma
- Mark Waldman, Council Member, City of La Palma
- Vikesh Patel, Council Member, City of La Palma
- Brian O'Neal, Member, Board of Trustees, Anaheim Union High School District
- Ron Hoshi, Member, Board of Trustees, Anaheim Union High School District
- Henry Charoen, Member, Board of Trustees, Centralia Elementary School District; Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Gerard Goedhart, Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Marshall Goodman, Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Michele Steggell, President, La Palma Community Foundation Board; Former Mayor, City of La Palma, La Palma Citizen of the Year (2024)
- Alta Duke, Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Chris Barnes, Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Paul Walker, Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Steve Shanahan, Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Ken Blake, Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Lauree Aragona, Former Mayor, City of La Palma
- Richard Lutz, Board of Directors, John F. Kennedy High School Scholarship Foundation and Former Board of Trustees, Anaheim Union High School District
- Dee Vincenti, President - Neighborhood Watch; Member, Development and Circulation Committee, City of La Palma; La Palma Citizen of the Year (2022)
- Janelle Frese, Vice Chair, Community Activities and Beautification Committee, City of La Palma
- Noella Lew, Member, Community Activities and Beautification Committee, City of La Palma, La Palma Citizen of the Year (2020)
- Barupa Parkjitta, Member, Community Activities and Beautification Committee, City of La Palma
- Valerie Bordeaux, Member, Community Activities and Beautification Committee, City of La Palma
- Jan Jensen, Kiwanis Member, Community Advocate, and La Palma Citizen of the Year (2026)
- Vincent Luu, Member, Development and Circulation Committee, City of La Palma
- Rick Daum – Neighborhood Watch and La Palma Citizen of the Year (2025)
- John Hogenson, Teacher, John F. Kennedy High School
- Jose Alvarez, Teacher, John F. Kennedy High School
Elected Officials and Trusted Organizations
- La Palma Police Officers Association
- Orange County Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 3631
- Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs
- Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes
- Tony Strickland, California State Senator
- Sharon Quirk-Silva, Member, California State Assembly
- Phillip Chen, Member, California State Assembly
- Janet Nguyen, Orange County Supervisor
- Don Wagner, Orange County Supervisor
- Austin Lumbard, Mayor, City of Tustin
- James Mai, Vice Mayor, City of Irvine
- Tanya Doby, Mayor, City of Los Alamitos
- David Shawver, Mayor, City of Stanton
- Jordan Wu, Mayor, City of Villa Park
- Kelly Jennings, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Laguna Niguel
- Robert Frackelton, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Villa Park
- Joshua Sweeney, Council Member, City of Laguna Hills
- Bonnie Peat, Council Member, City of Cypress
- Shelley Hasselbrink, Council Member, City of Los Alamitos