Tim Shaw
Nonpartisan · CA · Orange County Board of Education Trustee, District 4
Tim Shaw is the District 4 trustee on the Orange County Board of Education and a nonpartisan candidate for Orange County Supervisor, 4th District, in the November 3, 2026 general election. He previously served on the La Habra City Council, including terms as mayor, and served on the Orange County Transportation Authority and Orange County Sanitation District boards.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 2 records
Tim Shaw joined a 4-0 Orange County Board of Education vote to challenge Governor Gavin Newsom's emergency rule-making powers and the state requirement that K-12 students wear masks indoors.
August 3, 2021Against
Source: latimes.com · researched July 13, 2026
Tim Shaw joined a 4-0 Orange County Board of Education vote to pursue litigation challenging Governor Gavin Newsom's school-closure order and seeking to allow in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 28, 2020Against
Source: latimes.com · researched July 13, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 3 records
Tim Shaw again testified against SB 907 before the California Assembly Elections Committee, arguing that Orange County should decide the size of its county education board and the timing of its elections.
June 12, 2024Against
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org · researched July 13, 2026
As Orange County Board of Education president, Tim Shaw testified before the California Senate Education Committee against SB 907, which proposed expanding the board and moving its elections to November.
March 20, 2024Against
Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org · researched July 13, 2026
Tim Shaw voted with the Orange County Sanitation District board to renew the delegation of surplus-fund investment authority to the district treasurer for 2020 under an adopted investment policy.
December 18, 2019For
Source: records.ocsan.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
In a recorded college lecture reported by Voice of OC, Tim Shaw said that during the Great Recession he had moved for a 5 percent across-the-board police pay cut despite prior police-union support for him; he also criticized public commenters and fellow La Habra council members over an open-space ballot measure.
October 21, 2020For
Source: voiceofoc.org · researched July 13, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 2 records
The Orange County Transportation Authority recognized Tim Shaw's nine years on its board, including service as board and Transit Committee chair, and credited his leadership with more than $400 million in clean-transportation investments intended to reduce air pollution.
December 12, 2022For
Source: octa.net · researched July 13, 2026
Tim Shaw joined a unanimous La Habra City Council vote adopting a resolution supporting local control of energy solutions.
December 2, 2019For
Source: lahabraca.gov · researched July 13, 2026
General
· 10 records
Tim Shaw's supervisor campaign published a current endorsement roster that includes federal, state, county, education-board, and city officials as well as the California Women's Leadership Association.
July 9, 2026
Source: shaw4oc.com · researched July 13, 2026
The Orange County Board of Education elected Tim Shaw as president for the year following its July 2026 organizational meeting.
July 8, 2026
Source: newsroom.ocde.us · researched July 13, 2026
Tim Shaw joined unanimous Orange County Board of Education votes approving two inter-district transfer appeals for the 2025-26 academic year.
July 9, 2025
Source: ocbe.us · researched July 13, 2026
The Orange County Board of Education unanimously elected Tim Shaw as vice president for the 2025-26 organizational year.
July 9, 2025
Source: ocbe.us · researched July 13, 2026
Tim Shaw voted to deny the Tustin International Charter School petition and joined unanimous votes supporting state bills on substitute-teacher assignments and county superintendent school inspections.
April 2, 2025
Source: ocbe.us · researched July 13, 2026
Tim Shaw voted to deny an inter-district transfer appeal and uphold the Huntington Beach City School District's decision in a 3-1 Orange County Board of Education vote.
January 10, 2024
Source: ocbe.us · researched July 13, 2026
Tim Shaw joined the Orange County Board of Education's unanimous adoption of a Parents Bill of Rights policy concerning parental access, participation, and notice in children's education.
February 1, 2023
Source: californiainsider.com · researched July 13, 2026
Tim Shaw resigned from the Orange County Board of Education after the incompatible-offices challenge, stating that the financial exposure of litigating the issue was too great for his family.
November 1, 2021
Source: ocde.us · researched July 13, 2026
The Orange County Transportation Authority board unanimously selected Tim Shaw as its 2019 chair after he served as vice chair and in several committee and regional rail roles.
January 14, 2019
Source: octa.net · researched July 13, 2026
The La Habra Civic Improvement Authority unanimously elected Tim Shaw as its chair for the December 2018 to December 2019 term.
December 17, 2018
Source: lahabraca.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 2 records
The California Attorney General granted a second application for permission to sue Tim Shaw in quo warranto, finding a substantial legal issue over whether the Board of Education lawfully reappointed him to the vacancy created by his earlier resignation.
April 7, 2022
Source: oag.ca.gov · researched July 13, 2026
The California Attorney General granted an application for permission to sue Tim Shaw in quo warranto, finding a substantial legal issue over whether his simultaneous service on the Orange County Board of Education and La Habra City Council involved incompatible public offices.
October 29, 2021
Source: oag.ca.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- County Supervisor 4th District · November 3, 2026 · Orange County, California
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.