Notes from Nov 27 Meeting - Endorsements and Actions
7:00pm Meeting called to order and President’s welcome
7:02pm Approval of agenda
7:05pm Candidates
Tasha Borener Hoverath, Assembly District 76
Brian Pease, City Council District 2
Matt Valenti, City Council District 6
Tommy Hough, City Council District 6
Sara Jacobs, Congressional District 49
Monica Montgomery, City Council District 4
Michelle Castle-Gomez, Assembly District 76
James Elia, Assembly District 71
Fayaz Nawabi, City Council District 6
Lori Saldaña, County Board of Supervisors District 4
Candidate Representatives
Dominic Nguyen for Dave Myers, Sherriff
Codi Vierra for Doug Applegate, Congressional District 49
Melissa Padilla for Omar Passons, County Board of Supervisors District 4
7:28pm Angela de Joseph: Proposed joint project between Indivisible Watu and DWC
January 20th Women’s Breakfast to celebrate and encourage women candidates, particularly women of color and young women. Members vote unanimously to contribute $500 to the event.
7:36pm Emiliana Sparaco, SEIU 221 – update on actions to Flip the 49th
7:53pm Dr. Donna Arnold-Dudley, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Introduction and description of the private non-profit organization founded in 1913.
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7:57pm Endorsements, Dr. Doreen Mattingly
77th Assembly District – Sunday Gover Unanimously endorsed with a show of hands
50th Congressional District – Pete Beauregard, Josh Butner, Ammar Campa-Najjar Movement to endorse passes with a unanimous voice vote Movement to endorse with a written ballot passes with a unanimous voice vote With > 60% of the votes, DWC endorses Ammar Campa-Najjar for 50th Congressional District
8:37pm Officer reports
President
Tell Ruth Rollins if you are interested in running for office with the DWC. We’re looking for a Treasurer and possible Secretary. We’ll be adding a second Vice President position so there will be an internal and external VP. Adding a second VP will require a bylaw change. Stay tuned.
Treasurer
We are solvent and doing well.
Secretary
Holiday party on December 16th. Committee volunteers – Michelle Johnson, Alyce Pepkin Allen, John Loughlin, Susan Peinado Male ally workshop committee volunteers – Samm Hurst & Michelle Johnson
8:48pm Announcements
9:00pm Meeting Adjourns
Officers Present:
Susan Peinado, President
Christa Wubbolding, Treasurer
Rebecca Fielding-Miller, Secretary
Notes: Rebecca Fielding-Miller Photos: John Loughlin