# North Orange County Community College Board, Area 6 Compare records and positions simply between Paulette Chaffee and 3 more for North Orange County Community College Board, Area 6 at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person would sit on the board of trustees that runs North Orange County Community College District (Cypress and Fullerton colleges and the School of Continuing Education). The board sets the budget, oversees bond spending, and hires the president. Only voters in Trustee Area 6 choose this seat. - Jurisdiction: Community College District - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/nocccd-ccd-area-6 - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: October 31, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 78 out of 100 (Mixed), across 2 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Paulette Chaffee** - **Jesus Silva** - **Jeffrey P. Brown** — Incumbent - **Zonya Townsend** A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. Incumbent Jeffrey P. Brown faces Paulette Chaffee, Jesus Silva and Zonya Townsend for Area 6 of the North Orange County Community College District board. A community college board of trustees sets the budget, oversees bond spending and hires the president. North Orange County Community College District (Cypress and Fullerton colleges and the School of Continuing Education) is run by one. Only voters who live in Trustee Area 6 vote on this seat. Brown is the sitting trustee. The three challengers list jobs in teaching, nonprofit work and nursing, and none has a published record. ## Jeffrey P. Brown Jeffrey P. Brown is the sitting trustee for the seat, per the county's list, and lists NOCCCD Boardmember/Engineer. No candidate statement, platform or news coverage was found when this page was last reviewed. **Strengths:** Current service on the board, per the official list. **Trade-offs:** No statement or platform was found, so there is little to weigh. **Keep in mind:** The incumbency comes from the official list alone. ## Paulette Chaffee Paulette Chaffee lists the ballot designation Educator/Nonprofit Boardmember. The Registrar lists the candidacy, but no candidate statement, platform or news coverage was found when this page was last reviewed. **Strengths:** None can be documented yet, because no statement or platform was found. **Trade-offs:** With nothing to compare, a voter has no basis to judge this candidate. **Keep in mind:** This reflects what is online today, not a judgment of the candidate. ## Jesus Silva Jesus Silva lists the ballot designation Teacher/Business Owner. The Registrar lists the candidacy, but no candidate statement, platform or news coverage was found when this page was last reviewed. **Strengths:** None can be documented yet, because no statement or platform was found. **Trade-offs:** With nothing to compare, a voter has no basis to judge this candidate. **Keep in mind:** This reflects what is online today, not a judgment of the candidate. ## Zonya Townsend Zonya Townsend lists the ballot designation Educator/Parent/Nurse. The Registrar lists the candidacy, but no candidate statement, platform or news coverage was found when this page was last reviewed. **Strengths:** None can be documented yet, because no statement or platform was found. **Trade-offs:** With nothing to compare, a voter has no basis to judge this candidate. **Keep in mind:** This reflects what is online today, not a judgment of the candidate. ## Sources 1. [Orange County Registrar of Voters — General Election 2026 candidate log (printed Aug 28, 2026), community college district contests](https://ocvote.gov/fileadmin/user_upload/data/candlog/GEN2026/candlog.pdf) 2. [North Orange County Community College District - Trustee Dr. Barbara Dunsheath](https://www.nocccd.edu/dr-barbara-dunsheath) ## The rest of the ballot North Orange County Community College Board, Area 6 is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. 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