January 29, 2026

Huntington Beach, Calif. -- Republican Huntington Beach City Councilwoman Gracey Van Der Mark announced the endorsement of a super-majority of the Assembly Republican Caucus in her campaign for the State Assembly today. The strong list of endorsements from her soon-to-be colleagues sends a strong message that she is the overwhelming choice to be the next Assemblymember of the 72nd Assembly District. The Assembly endorsements follow the previously announced endorsements of the Orange County Republican Party, the Lincoln Club of Orange County and the California Republican Party.

“I’m honored to have the early endorsements from around the state,” said Van Der Mark. “Their early support sends a strong message that we are united as a Republican Party and we are ready on day one to start tackling the problems that are harming our state.”

The newly announced list of endorsements include:

Assembly Republican Leader Heath Flora

Immediate Past Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher

Assemblymember Heather Hadwick

Assemblymember Juan Alanis

Assemblymember Leticia Castillo 

Assemblymember Phillip Chen 

Assemblymember Laurie Davies

Assemblymember Carl DeMaio

Assemblymember Stan Ellis 

Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez 

Assemblymember Josh Hoover

Assemblymember Natasha Johnson

Assemblymember Tom Lackey

Assemblymember Joe Patterson

Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo

Assemblymember Kate Sanchez

Assemblymember Tri Ta

Assemblymember David Tangipa 

Assemblymember Greg Wallis

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