Leadership & Staff
Paul Nowatka
[Rep] Former Torrance City Councilmember who served from 2000 to 2008. He is a retired Torrance Police Department lieutenant and currently works in political consulting.
David Hadley
Former Republican state legislator and businessman who served one term in the California Assembly (2014–2016).
Board Members
Trent B. Larson
Secretary, 66th Assembly District Republican Central Committee
Tom Brewer
[Rep] Former Torrance City Councilmember who served two terms and previously worked as a clinical microbiologist at UCLA Medical Center.
Derrick Gates
Vice-Chair, 66th Assembly District Republican Central Committee
Janice Webb
Chair, 66th Assembly District Republican Central Committee
Donors
Sharon Kalani
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D4)
George K. Chen
[Rep] Mayor of Torrance, former Torrance City Councilmember
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.
Joe Franklin
[Conservative-Lean] Joe Franklin is a Manhattan Beach City Council member and former mayor with a background in real estate and higher-education technology sales.
Bill Uphoff
[Rep] Lomita City Councilmember and former mayor with a background in finance, operations, and regional transportation and infrastructure policy.
Harry Ward
[Rep] Candidate for Torrance City Council District 5 and a retired U.S. Navy captain and physician with service in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf.
Frank Scotto
[Rep] Former Mayor and City Councilmember of Torrance and longtime local business owner.
Paul Nowatka
[Rep] Former Torrance City Councilmember who served from 2000 to 2008. He is a retired Torrance Police Department lieutenant and currently works in political consulting.
Olivia Valentine
[Rep] Olivia J. Valentine was a Hawthorne City Councilmember, attorney, and veteran arbitrator with decades of experience in federal law, mediation, and higher education.
Donations
Lauren Cotner
[Rep] Political Candidate in Torrance, CA
George K. Chen
[Rep] Mayor of Torrance, former Torrance City Councilmember
Mike Griffiths
[Rep-leaning] Former Torrance City Councilmember with prior service on the Planning Commission and environmental advisory commissions.
Sharon Kalani
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D4)
Jack Walser
[Rep] Former Torrance Councilmember
David Kartsonis
[Rep] Candidate for Torrance City Council District 1 and Chair of the Torrance Planning Commission, with prior service on city commissions and leadership roles in local nonprofits.
Aurelio Mattucci
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D5)
Campaign Donors
Gerald J Marcil
Palos Verdes Investments, Inc
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.
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Member
William Scott Carter
President, Torrance Lomita Palos Verdes Republicans
Sharon Kalani
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D4)
Dominic Borgialli
Commissioner on the Torrance Planning Commission
John Cruikshank
[Rep-Leaning] Former Rancho Palos Verdes City Councilmember and Mayor, civil engineer, and 2024 candidate for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 4.
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,
Steve Williams
Steve Williams is an AD-66 candidate and South Bay real estate professional emphasizing local control, cost-of-living concerns, and pragmatic governance.
