Party affiliation

Follow the guidlines of the Associated Press Stylebook, but with the following modifications for Voice of OC.

For members of the U.S. House of Representatives:
 * A representative from Orange County or elsewhere in California should be identified by party and the city where his or her primary district office is.
 * E.g.: "Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach, has a Rorshachlike district that includes parts of Long Beach and the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County."
 * Or: "Rep. John Campbell, R-Newport Beach, lives in Irvine."
 * Note the punctuation: Commas, not parentheses, set off the short-form references.
 * Representatives from outside California can be identified by party and state.

For members of the U.S. Senate:
 * U.S. senators from any state should be identified by party and state, as they represent entire states, not local districts.

For members of the California Assembly and California Senate:
 * A state senator, assemblyman or assemblywoman should be identified by party and the city where his or her primary district office is.

Common parties and their short-form references:
 * Republican: R
 * Democrat: D

With other parties, it's best to avoid short-form identifications and spell out a party's name, as abbreviations likely won't be recognizable.
 * Independent: Ind