Board Memberships
South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Joint powers authority of South Bay cities and Los Angeles County that coordinates regional planning, transportation, housing, and sustainability initiatives.
Positions
Raytheon Company
Defense contractor; merged with UTC. Surviving company exists as a subsidiary of the renamed UTC, company, Raytheon Technologies
Government Positions
Torrance City Council
Elected governing body of the City of Torrance.
South Bay Mazda
Car Dealership, Political donor
South Bay Hyundai
Car Dealership, Political donor
South Bay Lexus
Car Dealership, Political donor
66th Assembly District Republican Central Committee
Local GOP governing body focused on candidate recruitment, party organization, and community engagement within California’s 66th Assembly District.
Mark Tsuneishi
Torrance insurance executive and GOP strategist; founder of Asian American Freedom PAC and UNIFYLA; former city commissioner and campaign manager for local and congressional candidates.
Jackson Yang
Owner, Seville Classics and political donor
Jerry Heuer
President, South Bay Lexus and political donor
Julie Yang
CFO, Seville Classics and political donor
Genesis of South Bay
Car Dealership, Political donor
Ti Chang
Owner, ATKA Enterprises, Inc. and political donor
Donations
66th Assembly District Republican Central Committee
Local GOP governing body focused on candidate recruitment, party organization, and community engagement within California’s 66th Assembly District.
Budget Watchdogs
Budget Watchdogs is a California-based nonprofit newsletter focused on state and local fiscal accountability, budgeting practices, and government spending priorities.
Aurelio Mattucci
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D5)
Asian American Freedom PAC
Conservative political action committee formed to support and fund Asian American and other conservative candidates in California and nationally.
Mike Griffiths
[Rep-leaning] Former Torrance City Councilmember with prior service on the Planning Commission and environmental advisory commissions.
Lauren Cotner
[Rep] Political Candidate in Torrance, CA
Jon Kaji
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D1)
Memberships
Bread of Life Church
Christian church in Torrance, California
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Member
Republican Party
The U.S. Republican Party
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Member
Schools
Michael Mauno
[Rep-leaning] Former Torrance City Councilmember (2002–2006), construction project manager, and general contractor who is running for Torrance City Council District 3 in 2026.
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endorses
Bea Dieringer
[Rep] Former LA County deputy DA and a Rolling Hills city councilmember, first elected in 2013. Her background includes decades of experience in criminal prosecution, and litigation,
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endorses
Jon Kaji
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D1)
Aurelio Mattucci
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D5)
Frank Zerunyan
A longtime Rolling Hills Estates councilmember and former mayor with extensive experience in local, regional, and statewide governance, as well as academic leadership in public policy.
Arun Bhumitra
South Bay real estate developer and telecom executive, CEO of Armitra Properties and Arjay Telecom, with a long record of political donations and involvement in local civic affairs.
Mark Choi
Former Commissioner on the Torrance Planning Commission
Kay Grundhaus
Former Commissioner on the Torrance Commission on Aging
Dennis Piotrowski
Dennis Piotrowski serves on Torrance’s Library Commission and is an adult services librarian with the Palos Verdes Library District.
Dave Albert
Former Mayor of Lomita
