Democratic Club
by Mary Larson
LW contributor
The Democratic Club is pleased to announce that its Jan. 19 membership meeting will feature presentations by two candidates whose names will appear on all Leisure World voters’ June 2022 Primary Election ballots. The guest speakers are Rick Foster, candidate for Orange County assessor, and David Dobson, candidate for the Board of Equalization in District 4.
Both races will be listed on the ballots as nonpartisan. However, both candidates are Democrats and both have websites club members can visit to learn more.
Foster lives in Seal Beach and has extensive experience in the housing and mortgage industries. He works to provide housing for seniors, disabled vets and battered women. Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley recently appointed him to serve on the OC Development Process Review Board.
Dobson has been a member of the staff of the California Board of Equalization for a number of years. He is now running to be a member of the governing board of that agency.
All LW Democrats and supporters are invited to attend this meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at noon via Zoom. To receive login information via computer or phone, email lwsbdemocraticclub@gmail.com. Those interested in joining should include their full name, address and phone number, as well as their party affiliation. ••• The club is concerned because editing in last week’s column could lead readers to think the organization supports non-public school education through what is currently being identified by supporters as “School Choice,” or it supports efforts to put the Education Savings Accounts (ESA) voucher programs, on the November 2022 California ballot. The Leisure World Democratic Club does not support either of these concepts, both of which would take financial support away from public schools in California.
For more information about these and other issues, LW Democrats and supporters are invited to subscribe to the club’s free electronic newsletter by emailing democraticclubsblw@gmail. com or calling editor Mary Larson at (562) 296-8521. Those interested must include their full name, address, phone number and party affiliation.
