 MARCH 2023 |
| CHAIR’S MESSAGE I am humbled to have received overwhelming support to continue as Chair of the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County. I am very proud to serve with a great group of Officers and District Directors who were also elected in January at our Organizational meeting. I am excited to continue to lead and serve my fellow Democrats for another two years and build on the successes we enjoyed in the 2022 elections. I have been working with our Leadership team to plan our activities and priorities leading up to the 2024 elections. I want us to work together to figure out the issues and elections we want to prioritize. Where can we have the most impact? How can we help the most people? We all have been shocked and angered by the continuing number of people injured and killed in mass shootings or incidents involving law enforcement. Tyre Nichols should have had the opportunity to build on his legacy as a loving father who enjoyed skateboarding, photography, and his family. Instead, Tyre’s name is now on the too-long list of people of color who did not survive an interaction with law enforcement. There have been so many mass shootings that it often is challenging to keep up with the latest communities in mourning. We know that too many people cannot find an affordable place to live in the community in which they work. The climate emergency continues to intensify. Our democracy remains at risk from authoritarians who want to reverse the progress our society has made to ensure the rights of women and people of color. I look forward to having an opportunity soon to share more details about our strategic planning work and a new initiative to focus our efforts on equity, anti-racism, and justice. I also hope you’ll share your ideas and priorities with me at chair@contracostadems.com. Stay healthy and engaged, Katie Ricklefs Chair, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County DPCCC ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 2023-24 CYCLE The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County (DPCCC) re-elected Katie Ricklefs as its Chair for the 2023-24 term during its Organizational Meeting held on January 19, 2023. Ricklefs’ election was one of several votes held at the DPCCC 2023 Organizational Meeting. The DPCCC held its biennial organization meeting following a successful election cycle that saw more than 70 percent of its endorsed candidates win their elections in 2022. “I appreciate the opportunity to continue my work as the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County’s chair,” said Ricklefs. “Our success would not have been possible without a huge amount of teamwork and collaboration. I look forward to working with our members, volunteers, and elected officials to advance our shared agenda. We have a great deal of work ahead of us, and I hope more Democrats will volunteer, consider joining one or more of our committees, and help us continue moving forward.” Over 100 members participated in the meeting via Zoom to elect the DPCCC’s Officers and District Directors. Katie Ricklefs was re-elected as the DPCCC’s Chair. Susana Williams was re-elected as the DPCCC’s First Vice Chair. Joey Smith was re-elected as the DPCCC’s Second Vice Chair. Floy Andrews was elected to her first term as the DPCCC’s Controller. She succeeds Marshall Lewis, who did not seek re-election. Craig Cheslog was elected to his first term as the DPCCC’s Secretary. He succeeds Kenji Yamada, who did not seek re-election. “I look forward to working with our team to elect Democrats and support our priority issues,” said Ricklefs. “I also want to thank Marshall Lewis and Kenji Yamada for all of their incredible work over the past two years. These volunteer jobs can be challenging and time consuming, and their efforts were a key part of our success in last year’s elections.” DPCCC members also elected District Directors for each County Supervisorial District. The DPCCC’s District Directors for 2023-24 are: District 1: Michael Nye District 2: Katha Hartley District 3: Carolina Villaseca District 4: Ady Olvera District 5: Dan Reynolds (who was elected at a district caucus on February 16, 2023) FEBRUARY 2023 DPCCC REGULAR MEETING REPORT EXPRESS INTEREST IN JOINING DPCCC COMMITTEES The DPCCC’s February 16, 2023, Regular Membership Meeting featured elections for California Democratic Party Executive Board representatives (see California Democratic Party Delegates Elected story above), the confirmation of nominations for Standing and Special Committee Chairs, a preliminary budget report from our Controller, and a review of Volunteer Activism opportunities. The Committee Chairs confirmed for the 2023-24 cycle include: Rules Committee: Jeff Koertzen Complaint and Discipline Review Committee: Courtney Masella O’Brien Parliamentarian: Robyn Kuslits Endorsements Special Committee: Tamela Hawley MOE Coordinator: Kathleen Van Winckel Issues Committee: Susan Hildreth Club Development Committee: Renee Zeimer Recruitment Committee: Cody Keller Training Committee: Cheryl Sudduth Fundraising Committee: Rebecca Barrett Infrastructure and Communications Committee: Jan Bell Ad Hoc Committee on Volunteer Activism: Cecilia Minalga Ad Hoc Committee on Partnership, Engagement, and Accountability: Craig Cheslog If you are interested in joining one or more of the DPCCC’s Standing Committees, please complete our Committee Interest Form or get in touch with the committee chair directly by using the email links above. Regular and Associate Members of the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County are eligible to apply for membership in one or more of our Standing Committees. New members can join the DPCCC as Associate Members at any time if they are registered Democrats. Dues for Associate Members are $24/year, and you can click here to sign up! Would you like to learn more? Under DPCCC’s file access policy, access to all non-confidential DPCCC files is available to any DPCCC member (including Associates) upon request by emailing the Secretary. You can pay your dues by clicking here! If you are not a DPCCC member and wish to attend the monthly membership meeting, which is typically held on the third Thursday of the month, please RSVP to the DPCCC Secretary at secretary@contracostadems.com. If you are a DPCCC member, you should receive an email with details for the meeting about seven days in advance. If you do not, please email the DPCCC Secretary at secretary@contracostadems.com.CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY DELEGATES ELECTEDRegular and Associate Members of the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County and Contra Costa Democrats elected delegates in two different election processes to represent them as members of the California Democratic Party’s State Central Committee. REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED BY THE DPCCC The DPCCC elected 42 state party delegates, based on a formula that allows each county four base delegates and adds one additional delegate for every 10,000 registered Democrats (or a fraction more). Based on a previously enacted procedure, most of the delegates were elected in caucuses for each County Supervisorial District, with the rest elected on an At Large basis. The Delegates elected include: District 1: Maria Alegria, Champagne Brown, Michael Nye, Gabe Quinto, Cameron Sasai, Joey D. Smith, Cheryl Sudduth, Cesar Zepeda District 2: Sarah Butler, Diddo Clark, Peter Ericson, Susan Hildreth, Katie Ricklefs, Marisol Rubio, Alexandria Rubio-Talavera, Renee Zeimer District 3: Tamela Hawley, Paschal Iwuh, Yolanda Pena Mendrek, Addison Peterson, Debra Vinson, Susana Williams District 4: Chuck Carpenter, Roxanne Carrillo Garza, Jeff Koertzen, Marshall Lewis, Gordon Miller, Ady Olvera, Laura Patch, Jamie Salcido District 5: Tom Lawson, Courtney Masella O’Brien, Nadine Peyrucain, John Stevens, Ben Therriault At Large: Harry Baker, Jonathan Bash, Edi Birsan, Sue Hamill, Irene Tait, Harry Wiener, De’shawn WoolridgeThe DPCCC also elected four members of the CADEM Executive Board based on a formula allowing for one representative for every 100,000 registered Democrats (or a fraction more). To ensure regional representation, the county was divided into four regions based on a previously enacted procedure. The DPCCC’s Executive Board representatives include: Marisol Rubio (South)Susana Williams (East)Michael Nye (West)Jonathan Bash (Central) ASSEMBLY DISTRICT DELEGATES Each January of odd-numbered years, California Democrats participate in Assembly District Election Meetings (ADEMs) to elect approximately one-third of the delegates of the California Democratic Party. Any Democrat registered in the assembly district is eligible to run and/or to vote. Each Assembly District elects seven people who are self-identified females and seven people who are other than self-identified females. From these 14, one person is elected to represent the Assembly District on the CADEM Executive Board (E-Board). Here are the people elected in Assembly Districts that include all of or a part of Contra Costa County (with the E-Board representative indicated with an *): ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 11 Self-Identified Female Cassandra Jones Tiffanee Jones * Julia Routson-Thomas Verneal D Brumfield Audrey Jacques Tazamisha Alexander Justine A. Fout ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 11 Other than Self-Identified Female Ricky Gjertsen Jr Carlos E Flores Danny Bernardini Garfield Samuels Michael Tebo Chuck Leonard Jr Justin N Brown ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 14 Self-Identified Female Cecilia Lunaparra Ana Vasudeo Kate Harrison Dyana Delfin Polk La Trena Robinson Sadia Khan Carol Coyote Cook ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 14 Other than Self-Identified Female Alfred Twu * Dan Kalb Jamin Pursell Zac Unger Devin T. Murphy Jonah Gottlieb Keane N Chukwuneta ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 15 Self-Identified Female Amy Scott-Slovick * Stacie Hinton Carolyn Bowden Amy D Hines-Shaikh Keisha Nzewi Jane L Baulch-Enloe Anamarie Avila FariasA ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 15 Other than Self-Identified Female Satinder S. Malhi Victor Benedict Tiglao Lucas J Stuartchilcote Cody J Keller Dominic A Lucero Mark Plubell Jason L Lindsey ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 16 Self-Identified Female Michelle Sinnott Petersen Marilyn Cachola Lucey * Brodie Hilp Cecilia Minalga Latika Malkani Deepa Sharma Katha Hartley ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 16 Other than Self-Identified Female Richard Adler Patrick Vanier Iman Novin Tom Duckworth Aram Hodess Dan Torres Kevin Pereau VOLUNTEER ACTIVISM OPPORTUNITIES “We must be the nation we have always been when we are at our best: Optimistic. Hopeful. Forward-looking. A nation that embraces light over darkness, hope over fear, and unity over division. Stability over chaos.”—President Biden YOUR ACTIONS CAN MOVE WISCONSIN FORWARD! Join Contra Costa Democrats and the Bay Area Coalition to get out the vote for the April 4th Wisconsin state Supreme Court election. This is an all-hands-on-deck effort to flip the state Supreme Court—with abortion, voting rights, and redistricting all up for grabs. https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/551801/Join us every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. until the election on April 4th. Whether you are an experienced phone banker or this is your first time, join us to make calls. Wisconsin Needs Your Help! REGISTERING VOTERS MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Sign up for one of these voter registration actions with Field Team 6…phone banks, social storming, and postcarding! Making sure people are registered to vote is the #1 most effective way to make a difference.https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/547486/https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/458035/https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/429841/ GET INVOLVED AND TAKE ACTION! For more information on volunteering, contact Cecilia at volunteer@contracostadems.com or call 510-693-4259! RESOLUTIONS AND LEGISLATION The DPCCC adopted the following proclamations and resolutions at its February 16, 2023, meeting: Proclamation Supporting 2023 Women’s History Month Resolution Stop the Privatization of Traditional Medicare via the ACO-REACH Program You can learn more about the Issues Committee’s process for reviewing legislation, resolutions, and proclamations by reading its submission guidelines and application for consideration. You can review an index and full text of the Resolutions adopted by the DPCCC since 2020 and Legislative Trackers including all of the bills on which the DPCCC has taken a position since 2021 in this Google Drive folder. CADEM DELEGATE TRAINING DPCCC District 4 Director Ady Olvera is hosting a Progressive Delegates 411 workshop. Did you recently get elected as a delegate for ADEM via a ballot, and/or the DSCC at a DPCCC meeting? Join this upcoming workshop on Saturday, March 11th, to learn how to maximize your role as a delegate within the California Democratic Party at the convention and more. In honor of Women’s History Month, come learn from amazing leaders and delegates Marisol Rubio, Amy Scott Slovick, Keisha Nzewi, and Susana Williams. Register at: bit.ly/delegates411to receive zoom link information. ANNOUNCEMENTS Supervisor Ken Carlson invites you to the James Moriarty St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser Dinner on Friday, March 17, from 6-9 p.m. at UA Local 342, 935 Detroit Ave., Concord, CA 94518. This will be an evening for fun and networking with a traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. Dinner will start at 7 p.m. Click here to get your tickets! Join Rep. Mark DeSaulnier for his Birthday Celebration Reception on March 25 from 2-4 p.m. at UA Local 342, 935 Detroit Ave., Concord, CA 94518. Click here to purchase your event tickets! DPCCC EVENT CALENDAR Click here to see the DPCCC Event Calendar, including events to which all DPCCC members are invited. To request the addition of an item to the calendar, please email secretary@contracostadems.com. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK Do you have any questions or feedback about this DPCCC Newsletter? We would love to hear from you! Please send your comments to commsdir@contracostadems.com. |
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March 2023 DPCCC Newsletter
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