Background
He grew up in the Orange County cities of Cypress and Buena Park.
member of the California State Senate
He grew up in the Orange County cities of Cypress and Buena Park.
He previously served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors from December 5, 2006 – January 5, 2015 and as Orange from March 17, 1995 – December 5, 2006. Born Johannes Meindert Willem Moorlach in Groningen, Netherlands, Moorlach"s family came to the United States when he was four years old. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from the California State University, Long Beach in 1977.
He is a certified public accountant and certified financial planner.
Moorlach first came to public attention by predicting the largest municipal bond portfolio loss and bankruptcy in United States. history while campaigning for the office of Orange against incumbent Democrat Robert Citron in 1994. Citron resigned in disgrace later that year and was replaced on an interim basis by Tom Daxon.
On March 17, 1995, Moorlach was appointed to fill the vacancy, was elected by the voters in 1996 to complete the unexpired term, and re-elected in 1998 and 2002, serving nearly twelve years. He is recognized as a leading expert on municipal bankruptcies.
He received phone calls regarding a looming municipal bond crisis in Jefferson County, Alabama.
In 2006, he opted not to run for re-election as Treasurer-Tax Collector and instead ran for Orange, winning 70% of the vote. Moorlach was unopposed for re-election as Supervisor in 2010. While on the Board of Supervisors, he served on the Orange County Transportation Authority, OC LAFCO, CalOptima, and Southern California Regional Airport Authority boards.
In 2013 Moorlach announced his candidacy for the United States. House seat being vacated by John Campbell, before dropping out shortly before the close of candidate filing.