Lisa Sparks
Office sought: Orange County Board of Education District 5
Party: Nonpartisan
Background
Biography. Sparks graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in journalism and French in 1988, an M.A. in health communication and aging in 1993, and a Ph.D. in the same field in 1998. As of her 2020 campaign, her professional experience included working as a professor and researcher. [1]
Prior offices and election history
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2026) General election The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary. The candidate list in this election may not be complete. Nonpartisan primary Nonpartisan primary election for Orange County Board of Education District 5 Incumbent Lisa Sparks (Nonpartisan) and Jason Sams (Nonpartisan) are running in the primary for Orange County Board of Education District 5 on June 2, 2026. Candidate Lisa Sparks (Nonpartisan) Submit photo Jason Sams (Nonpartisan) Incumbents are bolded and underlined . = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
2026 — Endorsements
Sparks received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here . April’s Common Sense Cali Voters (Sway voting group by April Silverman (Cali MAGA Barbie)) Reform California The Morning Answer with Jennifer Horn
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022) General election General election for Orange County Board of Education District 5 Incumbent Lisa Sparks defeated Sherine Smith in the general election for Orange County Board of Education District 5 on June 7, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Lisa Sparks (Nonpartisan) 64.8 98,682 Sherine Smith (Nonpartisan) 35.2 53,641 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 152,323 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
2020
See also: California’s 45th Congressional District election, 2020 General election General election for U.S. House California District 45 Incumbent Katie Porter defeated Greg Raths in the general election for U.S. House California District 45 on November 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Katie Porter (D) 53.5 221,843 Greg Raths (R) 46.5 193,096 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 414,939 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 45 The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 45 on March 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Katie Porter (D) 50.8 112,986 ✔ Greg Raths (R) 17.9 39,942 Don Sedgwick (R) 12.8 28,465 Peggy Huang (R) 11.1 24,780 Lisa Sparks (R) 4.0 8,861 Christopher Gonzales (R) 2.4 5,443 Rhonda Furin (R) 1.0 2,140 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 222,617 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Withdrawn or disqualified candidates Brian Forde (D) Julie Proctor (R) Mimi Walters (R) Brenton Woolworth (R) Ray Gennawey (R) Aditya Pai (D)
2018
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2018) General election General election for Orange County Board of Education District 5 Lisa Sparks defeated Mary Navarro , Kimberly Clark , Dan Draitser , and Mike Dalati in the general election for Orange County Board of Education District 5 on June 5, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Lisa Sparks (Nonpartisan) 56.8 81,016 Submit photo Mary Navarro (Nonpartisan) 24.8 35,346 Submit photo Kimberly Clark (Nonpartisan) 9.2 13,151 Submit photo Dan Draitser (Nonpartisan) 5.8 8,313 Submit photo Mike Dalati (Nonpartisan) 3.4 4,783 There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 142,609 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
Issue positions (campaign themes)
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses See also: Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Lisa Sparks has not yet completed Ballotpedia’s 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Lisa Sparks, click here to fill out Ballotpedia’s 2026 Candidate Connection survey . Who fills out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate’s Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for. More than 28,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia’s candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here . Help improve Ballotpedia - send us candidate contact info .
2022
Lisa Sparks did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Lisa Sparks did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia — Orange County 2026 aggregator
- Upstream: https://ballotpedia.org/Lisa_Sparks