About Us
The Liberal Orange County is maintained by a group of OC liberals. We don’t take bullshit from conservatives, or candy from strangers. The information you will find in this blog is focused on the liberal political world of Orange County, and we will spotlight some of the people that are fighting the good fight.
The Liberal Orange County (TheLiberlOC) is owned and operated by Thinking Liberally Media, Inc. The opinions expressed by individual bloggers on this site are theirs alone and individually. They do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of Thinking Liberally Media, Inc., other individuals, or organizations they are affiliated with.
Michael Lawson (Our Founder) – who hates writing in the third person — has a background in news writing and currently works full-time for a non-profit organization. His previous journalistic conquests have included political news writing, humor columns, and feature stories. Mike moved to the Phoenix Arizona area in December 2007.
Chris Prevatt was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2004 and 2008. Chris is employed by the County of Orange Health Care Agency and is a Steward with the Orange County Employees Association. Chris has been politically active in Orange County for years. He ran unsuccessfully for Garden Grove City Council in 2000 and 2002 and served for five years on the Garden Grove Sanitary District Advisory Commission. Chris assumed Mike Lawson’s duties as team leader/publisher in December 2007.
Dan Chmielewski runs a boutique technology PR practice in Irvine. He’s lived in OC since 1997 by way of Boston and Central New York. He has worked in news, marketing, and public relations his entire career. Admittedly to the left of Ted Kennedy, Dan studies conservative media to note and refute their talking points. He views legitimate criticism of liberals and liberal politicians as fair, as long as the same mirror is held up to conservatives and Republicans as well. He scoffs at the notion that the mainstream media has a liberal bias.
Bill Spaulding lives and works in Santa Ana but is relatively new to Orange County. An until-recently retired (1994) activist who volunteered on a number of campaigns including LA School Board, City Council, and Mayor, West Hollywood Cityhood and City Council, Santa Monica City Council, State Assembly, and several State ballot initiatives, Bill’s last presidential campaign involvement was for McGovern in 1972.
Misha Houser lives in Garden Grove. She is a graphic artist and political consultant. Misha currently serves as an alternate member of the Democratic Party of Orange County and chair of the Communications Committee. She is a delegate to the state Democratic Party and was a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention for Hillary Clinton.
Steve Perez: I grew and still live in West Anaheim, which is quite possibly the best place to grow up in. I’m a college student (occasionally) but I find the classroom to be boring and stifling. I like to read about anything really, I have a decent library in my room, that has everything from the proper methods to employ aquaculture, to an almost complete star wars novels collection. I great enjoy raising and keeping exotic animals as pets, my favorite so far have been poison dart frogs, and an octopus. I recently ran in the 2008 Anaheim City Council race and I came in 7th, with over 4,000 votes. I love my city but i despise the fact that it’s consumed by corporate interest.
Michael D. Fox has been a college professor, attorney, journalist, playwright, theatre director, actor, business consultant, entrepreneur, marketing executive, and farm hand. He received a law degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin and an M.F.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. Michael is married and has one son, two cats, one dog, and five guitars.
Deborah White is the editor/writer of Liberal Politics for About.com, which is part of the New York Times Company, since early 2005 when she was inconsolable over reelection of Bush/Cheney. She is serving her second term as an elected delegate to the California Democratic Party. Deborah regards herself as a pragmatic progressive liberal, which she defines as the political terrain between Al Franken and Dianne Feinstein. Deborah has called Orange County home for more than 30 years.
Claudio Gallegos joined our Blog Team in 2009 when his Orange County political blog “SunnyD,” was acquired by TheLiberalOC. Claudio has a long history of blogging on political issues in Orange County.
If you are interested in posting here on a regular basis, email Chris.
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