Democratic Club

by Mary Larson

LW contributor

2024 Primary ballots will begin arriving in LW residents mailboxes next week. To help club members, the LW Democratic Club has complied a list of candidates endorsed by the Democratic Party.

At the national level, the party has endorsed President Biden for re-election, and California State Sen. Dave Min for the House of Representatives. There are three capable candidates in contention for the U.S. Senate seat, all of whom are currently members of the House: Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee.

The Democratic Party is asking voters to make their own choice as to which of these three U.S. Senate candidates should represent California in the Senate. Voters should be aware that all three will participate in a second debate on Monday, Feb. 12, from 7-8 p.m. The debate will be hosted by KTLA 5 and its parent company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

At the local level, the Democratic Party supports Dom Jones for election to the California Assembly and Frances Marquez for County Board of Supervisors. Voting in the Assembly race will be especially important. If any candidate running in the race gets over 50% of the votes in the Primary, they will be elected immediately and not have to run again in November. LW voters will also find three contests for Orange County Superior Court judges. The Democratic party is supporting Dan Jacobson for seat No. 3, Richard Zimmer for seat No. 16 and Daniel Kern for seat No. 35.

Weather permitting, the club’s Hospitality and Information Booth outside Clubhouse 6 will be open on every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. until the March Primary Election. Potential voters are invited to stop by for more information about all of the above listed candidates running in the March 5 Primary Election. Information will also be available about the eight candidates running for election to the Democratic Party of Orange County Central Committee.

The Leisure World Democratic Club believes that facts and truth matter. Everything appearing in the press releases and semi-monthly newsletters has been fact checked for accuracy to the fullest extent possible.

All Democrats and supporters are invited to subscribe to the club’s semi-monthly electronic newsletter by emailing mlarson. telfords@ gmail. com. It is important to include complete contact information—name, address, phone number and political party registration—in the request. If the request has not been answered email again or call editor Mary Larson at 562-296-8521.