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Anthony Kuo
Anthony Kuo was an at-large member of the Irvine City Council in California. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on December 13, 2022.
Kuo ran in a special election to the Irvine City Council to represent District 5 in California. He lost in the special general election on April 15, 2025.
Biography
Kuo attended Southern Methodist University.[1]
As of his run for city council in 2016, Kuo was the communications director for California State Assembly. Ling Ling Chang. His professional experience also includes work as the managing director for the consulting firm Tavoularis Projects, a consultant for the Republican Party of California, the vice president of strategic planning for the government relations firm Iger & Associates, and the chief of staff for Irvine City Councilwoman Christina Shea.[1][2]
Kuo has served as chair of the Irvine Planning Commission and the Irvine Thanksgiving Community Prayer Breakfast. He has also served on the boards of Atlas PAC, Brandman University's School of Business and Professional Studies, the Brigham Young University Management Society of Orange County, the Exchange Club of Irvine, the Irvine Valley College Foundation, the Raise Foundation, and the Irvine Children's Fund.[1][3]
Kuo was named the Republican Party of Orange County's Anna Woods Volunteer of the Year in 2004. He has also received a commendation for public service from the Irvine City Council and certificates of recognition from Orange County, the California State Senate, and the California State Assembly.[1][3]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Irvine, California (2025)
General election
Special general election for Irvine City Council District 5
Betty Martinez Franco defeated Anthony Kuo and Dana Cornelius in the special general election for Irvine City Council District 5 on April 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Betty Martinez Franco (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 3,883 |
 | Anthony Kuo (Nonpartisan) | 41.5 | 3,305 | |
 | Dana Cornelius (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 776 | |
| Total votes: 7,964 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tammy Kim (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kuo in this election.
2024
See also: California State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Senate District 37
Steven S. Choi defeated incumbent Josh Newman in the general election for California State Senate District 37 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steven S. Choi (R) | 50.7 | 232,345 |
 | Josh Newman (D) | 49.3 | 226,270 | |
| Total votes: 458,615 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 37
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 37 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Newman (D) | 30.1 | 67,109 |
| ✔ | | Steven S. Choi (R) | 21.7 | 48,364 |
 | Crystal Miles (R) | 14.0 | 31,132 | |
 | Guy Selleck (R) | 10.1 | 22,546 | |
 | Alex Mohajer (D) | 8.3 | 18,550 | |
| Anthony Kuo (R) | 7.1 | 15,739 | |
| Leticia Correa (D) | 2.7 | 6,000 | ||
| Stephanie Le (D) | 2.0 | 4,532 | ||
| Gabrielle Ashbaugh (D) | 2.0 | 4,396 | ||
| Jenny Suarez (D) | 1.4 | 3,191 | ||
| Jacob Niles Creer (D) | 0.7 | 1,606 | ||
| Total votes: 223,165 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dave Min (D)
- Ali Kowsari (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kuo in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Irvine, California (2022)
General election
General election for Irvine City Council (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Irvine City Council on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Agran (Nonpartisan) | 23.9 | 31,023 |
| ✔ |  | Kathleen Treseder (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 29,440 |
| Anthony Kuo (Nonpartisan) | 21.0 | 27,272 | |
 | John Park (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 24,891 | |
 | Scott Hansen (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 12,481 | |
 | Navid Sadigh (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 4,895 | |
| Total votes: 130,002 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Irvine City Council (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Irvine City Council on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Farrah Khan (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 23,085 |
| ✔ | | Anthony Kuo (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 21,071 |
| Carrie O'Malley (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 19,267 | ||
| Lauren Johnson-Norris (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 17,147 | ||
 | Kev Abazajian (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 16,889 | |
| Frank McGill (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 12,313 | ||
| Jaci Woods (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 10,092 | ||
 | Mark Newgent (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 8,077 | |
| John Park (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 6,877 | |
 | Gang Chen (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 5,835 | |
 | Lee Sun (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 5,462 | |
| David Chey (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 2,624 | ||
| Total votes: 148,739 | |||
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2016
The city of Irvine, California, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was in August 2016. Two of the four city council seats were up for election.[4] The following candidates ran in the Irvine City Council general election.[5]
| Irvine City Council, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Christina Shea Incumbent |
20.15% | 28,072 |
| Melissa Fox |
17.25% | 24,023 |
| Anthony Kuo | 15.29% | 21,301 |
| Farrah Khan | 11.84% | 16,487 |
| Anila Ali | 7.19% | 10,011 |
| Shiva Farivar | 7.04% | 9,799 |
| Dale Cheema | 6.35% | 8,844 |
| Courtney Santos | 4.85% | 6,758 |
| Matthew Ehorn | 3.58% | 4,988 |
| Hyunjoung Ahn | 3.34% | 4,651 |
| Ian Daelucian | 3.12% | 4,349 |
| Total Votes | 139,283 | |
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Kuo received endorsements from the following in 2016:
- Irvine City News[6]
- Republican Party of Orange County[7]
- U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher[8]
- U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters[8]
- California Sen. Patricia C. Bates[8]
- California Sen. Bob Huff[8]
- California Sen. Janet Nguyen[8]
- California Assemb. Bill Brough[8]
- California Assemb. Ling Ling Chang[8]
- California Assemb. Matthew Harper[8]
- California Assemb. Young Kim[8]
- California Assemb. Donald P. Wagner[8]
- Irvine Mayor Steven S. Choi[8]
- Irvine Mayor Pro Tem Lynn Schott[8]
- Irvine City Councilwoman Christina Shea[8]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Anthony Kuo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Anthony Kuo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Anthony Kuo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Kuo's 2016 campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Traffic...let's get Irvine moving! Even prior to being named Chairman, I encouraged the Planning Commission to become more engaged on the management of Irvine's streets and intersections. Since taking the center seat on the Commission, my colleagues and I have taken a substantially more active role in the review, management, and delivery of transportation and infrastructure projects throughout the city. Public Safety...let's keep Irvine America's Safest City! Irvine has been named America's safest city for more than a straight decade. Let's keep that trend continuing by supporting our police officers, and local community safety programs like DARE, Neighborhood Watch, the Community Police Academy, and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). By encouraging our neighbors to work closely with Police Department personnel, everyone takes ownership of the safety of our community. Education...let's support Irvine schools! As a proud product of Irvine's public school system, I appreciate and recognize the role our local schools play in shaping our youth, in enhancing our neighborhoods, in protecting our property values, and in making Irvine an attractive community for families. The City must continue to support and partner with parents, educators, the school district, and our local non-profit organizations to do all we can to ensure Irvine's youth attend schools in one of the best districts in the state and country. That starts with fixing congestion and traffic around our school sites, and extends to supporting parents on decisions in the classroom. Parks, Sports, Seniors & Recreation... let's keep Irvine a great place to live! I loved growing up in a community where parks were close by, bikeways and sidewalks were safe and plentiful, and where there were constant opportunities to learn and play. From the Irvine Barclay Theater, to programs for our youth, to organized sports and athletics, to services for our veterans and seniors, Irvine's success comes from each resident's contributions back to our community.[9][10] |
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 LinkedIn, "Anthony Kuo," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang, "Contact Us," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anthony Kuo for Irvine City Council, "Meet Anthony Kuo," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Current Election Info," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Irvine, "Qualified Candidates for Mayor / City Council," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Irvine City News, "Irvine City News Endorsement: Christina Shea and Anthony Kuo for Irvine City Council," September 26, 2016
- ↑ Republican Party of Orange County, "OCGOP 2016 Candidate and Ballot Measure Endorsements," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 Anthony Kuo for Irvine City Council, "Support," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Anthony Kuo for Irvine City Council, "Issues," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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