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Tim Shaw

CA · Orange County Board of Education Trustee, District 4

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Tim Shaw is a trustee on the Orange County Board of Education and previously served on the La Habra City Council, including terms as mayor. He has also served on the county transportation authority and sanitation district boards.

Where Tim Shaw stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose

  • 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, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: octa.net · researched July 13, 2026

  • 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, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

    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, 2020Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: latimes.com · researched July 13, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support

  • Moved to impose a 5 percent across-the-board pay cut during the Great Recession while on the La Habra City Council. He said he did so even though the police union had backed his campaign.

    October 21, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: voiceofoc.org · researched July 13, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • 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, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: octa.net · researched July 13, 2026

Track record — General

General · 10 records

  • 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 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 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, 2024

    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, 2024

    Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org · 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

  • California's Attorney General allowed a lawsuit seeking to remove Shaw from the Orange County Board of Education. The state found a real legal question over whether he could hold that seat and a La Habra City Council seat at once.

    October 29, 2021

    Source: oag.ca.gov · 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, 2019

    Source: lahabraca.gov · 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

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.