Democratic Club

by Mary Larson

LW contributor

The next LW Democratic Club meeting has been rescheduled for Nov. 30 (the fifth Thursday of the month). It will be held in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, at 1 p.m. Members and supporters can also join the meeting online or by phone. To receive the Zoom login information, email sblwdemocraticclub@gmail.com.

California Sen. Dave Min, one of the two major Democratic contenders for election to Congress from LW’s District 47, will attend the meeting in person. A second Democrat in the race, community activist Joanna Weiss, discussed her campaign with club members during an earlier meeting. Min and Weiss will run in the March Primary Election against two Republicans, Scott Baugh and Max Ukropina.

The final vote as to which of the two Democratic candidates receives the official endorsement of the party took place during the convention in Sacramento on Nov. 17-18. The Democratic Party also made endorsements in a number of other contests in this state-wide gathering.

Endorsements in local races have already been finalized by the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC). Of special interest to Leisure World voters will be the endorsement of Frances Marquez for election to the O.C. County Board of Supervisors. Marquez is running to replace termed-out Andrew Do as LW’s District 1 representative on the board.

DPOC has also voted to endorse Beatriz Mendoza (District 1), Nancy Watkins (District 3) and David Johnson (district 4) for election to the O.C. Board of Education. Farrah Khan, running for election to the O.C. Board of Supervisors from District 3 has also received the DPOC endorsement.

There will be no Democratic Club membership meeting in December. In its place, several of the recently appointed Neighbor to Neighbor Get Out the Vote 2024 coordinators are planning to hold smaller social events in their respective mutuals. Those interested in participating in this outreach should email kmoran97@yahoo.com.

The Seal Beach Leisure World Democratic Club believes health care is a right, diversity is a strength, the economy should work for everyone, and that facts and truth matter. Everything appearing in these weekly press releases and the semi-monthly newsletters has been fact checked to the fullest extent possible.

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