Announcing Our 2024 Freedom Awards Honorees

We are excited to announce our honorees for our upcoming Freedom Awards Brunch on Sunday, January 21st.

Join us as we celebrate some remarkable achievements over the last year by recognizing and honoring some very special club members, allies, and organizations that have made a significant impact in our communities over the last year.

Tickets are available to purchase here.

Robert Gleason
A. Brad Truax Human Rights Award

Ross Pike
J. Douglas Scott Award for Political Action

Brenda Aguirre
Gloria Johnson Award for Feminist Leadership

North County LGBTQ Resource Center
Gloria Steinem Award for Communications

Lisa Hartman
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Community Service

Marisa Allen
R. Steven Pope Award for Volunteerism

Marni Von Wilpert
Christine Kehoe Award for Excellence in Elected or Appointed Office

Lindsay Ball, Mahalene Dulay, Casey Doan, Carolyn Barbadoro
Larry T. Baza Titan Award for Intersectional Activism and Leadership

Carolina Ramos
Robert H. Lynn Founder's Award for Excellence in Justice

Coyote Moon
Herb King Lifetime Achievement Award

Toni Atkins
President's Award

For truth, justice, and a better tomorrow...

Ryan Trabuco (he/him/his)
Club President
San Diego Democrats fo Equality

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Virtual Club Meeting: April 18th, 2024

Please join us for our next virtual club meeting on Thursday, April 18th at 6:30pm.

We will re-consider our friendly incumbent consideration for both seats on the Chula Vista Elementary School Board, and will entertain club members' Q&A with Cipriano Vargas about his re-election to Vista Unified School Board. Also, we will consider a friendly incumbent endorsement for North County Fire Protection District's Ross Pike. We will also consider an endorsement for Poway Unified School Board Area A, and depending on candidate availability, we may consider an early endorsement for Governor.

You can register for the April 18th virtual meeting here.

Virtual Club Meeting: March 21st, 2024

Join us for our next virtual club meeting on Thursday, March 21st at 6:30pm.

We will swear-in our newly elected and re-elected executive board members, and we'll review updated election results from local contests and highlight high-profile races happening across the state. As mentioned in our election update yesterday, we will consider consolidating our club's support for Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate.

Also, we'll consider friendly incumbent endorsements for both Chula Vista Elementary School Board seats, San Marcos Unified Area A, Vista Unified School Board, and will re-consider a formal endorsement for Lemon Grove Mayor.

Please register for the March 21st virtual meeting here.

Voter Guide: 2024 Presidential Primary Election

Ballots have been mailed out, and early voting starts Monday, February 5th!

Our voter guide is being mailed out to our club members and is a handy and trusted guide for our recommendations and endorsed candidates that will primarily (no pun intended) be on the ballot for the Presidential Primary Election on March 5th, 2024.

We have a no-frills, printer-friendly version of our voter guide available as well for your convenience.