Democratic Club
by Mary Larson
LW contributor
During the LW Democratic Club meeting, members voted to endorse the following candidates running in the November General Election:
• Gavin Newsom for Governor • Eleni Kounalakis for Lt. Gov.
• Shirley Weber for California Secretary of State
• Malia Cohen for California State Comptroller
• Fiona Ma for California State Treasurer
• Rob Bonta for California Attorney General
• Ricardo Lara for California Insurance Commissioner
• Alex Padilla both Partian and Full Term Senator
• Tony Thurmond for California Public Education Supervisor • Katie Porter for Congress District 47
• Judie Mancuso for California Assembly District 72
•Kim Carr for California Senate District 36
• Michele Bell for Superior Court Judge Office 30
•Jim Moreno for Coast Community College Trustee Anyone interested in receiving information about these candidates should call (562) 412-0898 or email lwsbdemocraticclub@ gmail.com.
Club members are reminded that Trustee Scott Fayette represents a significant portion of Leisure World on the Los Alamitos School Board. A recent attempt to recall Fayette failed. The campaign turned in 2,129 signatures but only 1,738 were deemed valid by the Registrar of Voters. This was 108 signatures short of what was needed to qualify for the ballot.
Unfortunately, the cost to verify signatures has to be paid for by the school district. The Registrar of Voters will be sending the school board a bill for $7,238.60.
••• The LW Democratic Club’s membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, at 1 p.m. It will include a presentation by the League of Women Voters on ballot measures that will be on General Election ballots. Members will also receive a report by Marlys Davidson on the current situation facing members of the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Trustees. Club members and supporters can join the meeting in person or via Zoom.
Weather permitting, the club’s Information and Hospitality Booth will be open in the parking lot outside Clubhouse 6 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Tuesday. In October, the booth will be open on both Tuesdays and Thursdays. Yard signs and other material supporting the club’s endorsed candidates will be available, plus information about membership of the club.
Club member volunteers are also currently involved in reaching out to Leisure World’s potential voters about the importance of reelecting Katie Porter to Congress. Porter is known for fighting corruption and for taking on special interests to protect taxpayers. She has spent her career holding big banks and corporations accountable. As the mother of three children who go to school in Orange County, she also believes that quality public education is the bedrock of the American Dream.
••• For more in-depth reporting about plans for the upcoming General Election, as well as information about the club’s upcoming programs, LW Democrats and no preferred party supporters can subscribe to the club’s newsletter by emailing democraticclubsblw@gmail.
com.
People are asked to include their full name, address phone number, as well as party affiliation.
