Scott Baugh

Scott Randall Baugh (born July 4, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1995 to 2000, representing the 67th District in coastal Orange County, which included Huntington Beach, Cypress, Fountain Valley, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Westminster, Rossmoor, Sunset Beach, Surfside, and Midway City. In March 2018, Baugh entered the "top two" primary race for California's 48th congressional district seat for the 2018 midterm elections held by Dana Rohrabacher. Baugh finished fourth in the primary.

Scott Baugh
Minority Leader of the California State Assembly
In office April 6, 1999 – November 9, 2000
Preceded by	Rod Pacheco
Succeeded by	Bill Campbell
Member of the California Assembly from the 67th district
In office November 29, 1995 – November 30, 2000
Preceded by	Doris Allen
Succeeded by	Tom Harman
Personal details
Born	Scott Randall Baugh July 4, 1962 Redding, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Wendy
Children	1
Residence	Huntington Beach, California
Education	Liberty University (BS) University of the Pacific (JD)
Website	Campaign Website

Early life and education

In 1962, Baugh was born in Redding, California. Baugh's parents are Helen and Cason Baugh. Baugh has four brothers.[1]

In 1984, Baugh earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Liberty University, graduating summa cum laude. In 1987, Baugh earned his Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he finished fifth in a class of 200.

Career

After graduating from law school, Baugh became an attorney in Huntington Beach, California.

1995 Election

The state GOP considered Assembly Speaker Doris Allen (R) unsuitable because of her alliances with Democrats. She was recalled in a Republican effort to open her seat to election. With her defeat, Republican Curt Pringle was named Assembly Speaker and Baugh ran as the Republican nominee for Allen's seat.

Election Shenanigans

In order to hinder the popular Democratic challenger for Allen's seat, Linda Moulton-Patterson, the GOP recruited and supported relatively unknown Democrat Laurie Campbell (a longtime friend of Baugh's), thus drawing off some Democratic votes in the election and allowing Baugh to win.

US Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) acknowledged that his campaign manager and future wife, Rhonda Carmony, had the main role in fostering Campbell's candidacy. She was named in court documents as the key instigator, and indicted on three felony charges of conspiracy and fraudulently filing Campbell's campaign ballot petitions.[2]

Baugh’s chief of staff Maureen Werft, staff member Richard Martin and aide Jeffrey Christopher Gibson (who had also managed Allen's recall election) aided Campbell's campaign with support, filing and creating petitions. Current Assembly Speaker Curt Pringle’s deputy chief of staff Jeff Flint and his aide Mark Richard Denny, admitted that he also illegally circulated nominating petitions for Campbell.

Carmony, Werft, Martin, Gibson, Denny and Flint all pleaded guilty to falsification of documents and other charges. Rohrabacher was fined and Flint was not charged in the matter. Charges against Baugh were eventually dropped.[3][4][5][6][2]

In November 1995, Baugh was elected to the Assembly and served as the Republican Leader from 1999 until 2000 when term limits forced him out of the Assembly.

2018 Congressional "Top Two" primary

California's 48th congressional district election, 2018[7][8]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	52,737	30.3
	Democratic	Harley Rouda	30,099	17.3
	Democratic	Hans Keirstead	29,974	17.2
	Republican	Scott Baugh	27,514	15.8
	Democratic	Omar Siddiqui	8,658	5.0
	Republican	John Gabbard	5,664	3.3
	Democratic	Rachel Payne (withdrawn)	3,598	2.1
	Republican	Paul Martin	2,893	1.7
	Republican	Shastina Sandman	2,762	1.6
	Democratic	Michael Kotick (withdrawn)	2,606	1.5
	Democratic	Laura Oatman (withdrawn)	2,412	1.4
	Democratic	Deanie Schaarsmith	1,433	0.8
	Democratic	Tony Zarkades	1,281	0.7
	Libertarian	Brandon Reiser	964	0.6
	Republican	Stelian Onufrei (withdrawn)	739	0.4
	No party preference	Kevin Kensinger	690	0.4
Total votes			174,024	100.0

RPOC

On April 19, 2004, Baugh was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County. He replaced Tom Fuentes.[9] In January 2015, Baugh stepped down as Party Chair and was replaced by Fred Whitaker.[10]

In March 2007, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, seeking the GOP nomination for president in 2008, announced that Baugh would serve as a member of his California statewide finance committee.

Personal life

Baugh and his wife, Wendy, have one son. Baugh lives in Huntington Beach, California.[1]

References

1. "Scott Baugh's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
2. Warren, Peter M. (1997-12-05). "Carmony Pleads Guilty in Baugh Campaign Case". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
3. Warren, Peter M.; Pasco, Jean O. (September 24, 1997). "Decoy Plan No Secret, Aide Testifies". LA Times. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
4. Warren, Peter M. (March 14, 1996). "3rd GOP Worker Guilty in O.C. Election Scheme". LA Times. Retrieved April 10, 2017. Courts: Like other two, ex-Pringle staffer Denny names Rohrabacher deputy Carmony as key ballot fraud figure
5. Hernandez, Greg (December 14, 1996). "Baugh's Aide Pleads Guilty on Illegal Vote: Elections: Maureen Werft put on probation, fined $2,700, ordered to do 100 hours of community service". LA Times. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
6. Warren, Peter M. (March 23, 1996). "O.C. Grand Jury Indicts Baugh: Campaign Fraud Indictments". LA Times. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
7. "2018 California primary election results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
8. "2018 California general election results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
9. Staff writer (March 14, 2004). "O.C.'s Republican Chairman Steps Down". LA Times. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
10. Wisckol, Martin (January 20, 2015). "Previously behind the scenes, Fred Whitaker tapped as new Orange County GOP leader". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

External links

• Official Republican Party of Orange County Biography