NEWPORT BEACH, CA – – Today, the Orange County Taxpayers Association Political Action Committee (OCTaxPAC) has announced its endorsement of Pat Bates for Orange County Supervisor District 5.

“The Orange County Taxpayers Association Political Action Committee (OCTaxPAC) is proud to support your campaign for election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. We know that you share OCTaxPAC’s mission: to ensure that ‘taxes and tax-supported programs are fair, understandable, cost-effective, and good for the economy.’ OCTaxPAC hopes that this endorsement will encourage other elected officials and candidates for office to follow your example of taxpayer-friendly leadership,” wrote OCTaxPAC CEO & President Carolyn Cavecche.

Pat Bates herself is a trailblazer in Orange County politics. She led the successful incorporation of Laguna Niguel, was a founder of the California Women’s Leadership Association, and served in leadership roles as a Supervisor, Assemblymember and Senator. Her endorsements include The Orange County Register newspaper and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association among others.