Dear Constituents Mine:

Four years ago you elected me to the LACDP (Los Angeles County Democratic Party). And what does that mean, how have I represented you?

There are different postings and assignments locally, at the county and state levels.

State-level

The County-level Democratic Committee (LACDP or LAC DCC – LA County Democratic Central Committee) elects representatives to the State level Committee
(CDP – California Democratic Party) in proportion to the number of Democratic voters registered in the County. All 58 California Counties’ Democratic Committees do the same, from among their elected, alternate, appointed and “PLEO” (Party Leaders and Elected Officials) delegates.

Chair, CDP Children’s Caucus

Elected to the CDP from LACDP, I now serve there as Chair of the California Democratic Party’s Children’s Caucus. The CDP recognizes 19 constituent caucuses where elected DSCC (Democratic State Central Committee) delegates congregate with fellow Democrats registered statewide, on the basis of a communal idea, interest or identity.

CADEM’s Children’s Caucus focuses on issues that matter to children, which generally fall into two broad categories: (A) family services and issues, and (B) Education, that great microcosm of all politics everywhere.

Since my election in Spring 2023, the Caucus has been focusing on the political, physical and spiritual violence which has invaded school board rooms up and down the state of California, bringing chaos and a MAGA agenda right inside our children’s schools.

The Caucus has been speaking to our state’s 58 County Committees and their chartered Democratic Clubs about the attack on our fundamental issues of privacy and autonomy; freedom of speech and civil liberties.

Attacking Democracy From Within

But more is the meta-attack presented to our society by nonpartisan, down ballot school board races. The Democratic Party is structurally unprepared to challenge these MAGA incursions precisely because the races are nonpartisan. Our institutional divestment from nonpartisan races exposes an “electoral ‘Achilles Heel’” that leaves children, their education, and the macrocosm of our entire society vulnerable to attack of its fundamental tenets.

You can find the slides from our talk here, at https://tinyurl.com/CDPCCAchillesHeel. If you are part of a Democratic Club or civic or parent group that might be interested in hearing about the caucus and

how we might lock elbows statewide collaboratively, I or another caucus member would be grateful for the opportunity to bring this “road show” to your group. We are trying hard to raise consciousness of our jeopardy among communities beyond that of the children and families under immediate attack. This attack threatens us all, and we must invest in thwarting it now, or pay the consequence of delay later. Show Up; Pay attention to our children’s world politically; Speak Out; Vote.

Working to raise consciousness, to organize politically, to elect democratic values

The work of the Children’s Caucus is important, and the “update” in the flier above details some more of it. I serve at the state level on the CADEM Credentialing Committee, at the county level on the LACDP Legislative Action Committee recommending its position and writing letters as a team to advocate on behalf of the full County Committee. And in several Democratic Clubs vetting and endorsing candidates from those constituent’s point-of-view.

I appreciate the opportunity to further this work with your vote for me on the ballot arriving in your mailboxes right now. I am running on a slate of six other strong, incumbent women in AD55, and I would appreciate your vote for all seven of us. Please find me on the right-hand side of page 3 of your ballot, second-from last in the race for Member, County Central Committee – 55th Assembly District. Register to vote online through February 20, 2024 here, drop your ballot in a collection box found here, or vote in-person at any Vote Center in the County near you, through March 5, 2024.

Thank you for your consideration — and attention to school board incursions!