Democratic Club

By Mary Larson

LW Contributor

The Democratic Club’s first membership meeting by Zoom took place on Aug. 19. During the meeting, participants were introduced for the first time to Paurvi Trivedi who is running for election to the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board. Members will remember that the school district recently replaced at-large voting with a trusteearea system. Areas 2, 4 and 5 will hold elections this November. Leisure World voters are included in all three of these areas. Paurvi is running in Area 2. This School District Area 2 should not be confused with Seal Beach City Council District 2, which will also be on the November General Election ballot. Candidates in that City Council election are Thomas Moore and Carole Damoci. Carole, who lives in Leisure World, also made a presentation during the club’s Aug. 19 meeting.

Paurvi is active as a volunteer supporting the high school jazz band, PTA, AYSO, and many other community activities. On a professional level, she is a business leader with expertise in finance and was recently appointed to the UCI Customer Experience Program Advisory Board. She brings a fresh, relevant perspective to the board as an engaged parent who currently has a child in the district.

Professionally, Paurvi is a senior project manager and believes practical thinking and data should drive decision making—especially in education. Voters can learn more about Paurvi and her passions and convictions on her website at www.paurvitrivedi.com •••• Window signs supporting the following candidates are now available by calling (562) 596-0450 or (562) 298-8521:

• Joe Biden/Kamala Harris, candidates for president and vicepresident • 48thDistrictCongressmanHarleyRouda,candidateupforreelection to the House of Representatives

• Garden Grove Councilwoman Diedre Nguyen, candidate for CA Assembly District 72

• PaurviTrivedi,candidateforLosAlamitosUnifiedSchoolDistrict Board Area 2 •••• The Democratic Club is not planning to open a voter registration booth outside Clubhouse 6 in the foreseeable future because of the risk of spreading COVID-19. In its place, a team of volunteers stands ready to assist LW residents who want to register for the first time, change address or re-register to a different party. Call (562) 596-0450, (562) 412-0898 or (562) 298-8521 for an appointment. •••• If you are a Democrat or a supporter and want to be more informed about what is happening between now and Nov. 3, you can subscribe to the club’s electronic newsletter at no cost by sending me an email at mlarson.telfords@gmail.com or by calling (562) 296-8521 with your contact information.

Club members who are interested in being considered for nomination to the 2021-2022 board of directors should email lwsbdemocraticclub@ gmail.com. A member of the nominating committee will contract you with a list and description of open positions.