Democrats for Equality,
It has been a week, but we are excited to see our endorsed candidate Georgette Gomez advance -- and take the lead -- for the special election to succeed former Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez in the 80th District.
An updated tally of votes from the April 5th special election has Georgette in the lead with over 38% of the vote.
The run-off AND the 2022 primary election will be held the same day, so we'll need to lace up our shoes, charge our phones, and prepare for a big fight.
ARCO, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell have their candidate -- the same candidate whose greatest legacy was voting to build Morris Cerullo's legacy. The Legacy Center in Mission Valley is infamously known for their homophobic, anti-LGBT, anti-trans, pro-conversion therapy sermons from on high.
For our club members, it should be noted that, unfortunately, some candidates we've endorsed over the past several years have no problem supporting that candidate -- but, maybe we'll save that larger issue for a future discussion.
That's why we have our candidate, and that's why it's especially critical we elect Georgette Gomez on June 7th!
Georgette's election is PRIORITY ONE for our club!
Please donate, sign-up to walk, or help phone and text bank voters for this election!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Amy Castenada at [email protected].
You can donate to Georgette's campaign here!
Finally, save the date for our next virtual club meeting on Thursday, April 21st at 6:30pm.
Register for our April 21st club meeting here.
We are going to follow the Central Committee's lead and get the jump on some local and regional races coming up later this year. We will be considering friendly endorsement considerations for LGBTQ Vista City Councilmember Corinna Contreras, and Chula Vista Elementary School Boardmember Cesar Fernandez.
We'll also consider endorsements for Mayors of Imperial Beach and Vista, Carlsbad City Council District 1, Oceanside City Council District 1, Vista City Council District 4, and Helix Water District 2.
Most of these races should not be contested and already have stellar candidates that have declared and are running some strong campaigns -- some might even have the Democratic Party endorsement by the time of our meeting, so we should be able to have decisions on these considerations fairly efficiently.
Finally, we were excited to see the United States Senate finally confirm the first Black woman to the Supreme Court! Congratulations to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on making HERstory today!
I love you all!
Ryan Trabuco (he/him/his)
Club President
San Diego Democrats for Equality
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Virtual Club Meeting: September 19, 2024
Join us for our regularly scheduled virtual meeting this month on Thursday, September 19 at 6:30pm. This will be our absolute last-chance endorsement meeting -- and club meetings -- prior to the November 5th Presidential Election.
For endorsement considerations, we will vote on uncontested friendly incumbents Tony Kranz for Encinitas Mayor, Eric Ortega for Bonsall Unified Area E, and Oscar Caralampio for Fallbrook Union High School District Area 4.
We'll also consider endorsements for uncontested Democratic candidates running for Palomar College Area 4, Del Mar Union School Board (short-term seat), and a short-term seat on the Calexico City Council.
Harris-Walz: San Diego Merch & Volunteer Opportunities
It's GO time! Join us as we work together to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz this November! You can sign-up to volunteer with the national campaign on their website here.
Since we are an LGBTQ+ Democratic club, their Out for Harris campaign has opportunities to volunteer here.
Also, our local San Diego County Democratic Party may have merch and swag at their office in Kearny Mesa.
If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out. Let's WIN this!
Special Virtual Meeting: August 29, 2024
Join us for a special endorsement meeting on Thursday, August 29 at 6:30pm. This will be our last endorsement meeting for races to consider that will be on the ballot this November!
This meeting will be a week after our 2024 Democratic National Convention, and we'll have some of our club members who were delegates recap the highlights of their time in Chicago.
You can register for the special meeting on August 29th here.