Democratic Club

by Mary Larson

LW contributor

An overflow crowd of Leisure World supporters greeted Congresswoman Katie Porter with a standing ovation when she arrived in Clubhouse 4 on Sept. 2. She was there to receive an award as the first member of Congress to be named a 2022 Social Security Champion by Social Security Works PAC.

In making the award, the organization’s president Jon Bauman—better known as Sha Na Na’s “Bowzer”—called Porter “an invaluable leader.”

After a rendition on the piano by Bauman, that he dedicated to his mother, and the formal presentation of the award, Porter and Bauman engaged in an informative question and answer dialogue. They talked primarily about her efforts to expand Social Security, lower drug prices and protect Medicare from privatization.

As the dialogue progressed, it became obvious why Porter received the award. Among other things, she is a co-sponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act, which would increase Social Security benefits, improve adjustments for inflation, and make more Americans eligible for critical support.

Porter is committed to protecting the resources that help older adults age with dignity in Orange County. People interested in learning more about what she is doing can check out her Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/repkatieporter.

The LW Democratic Club thanks the club’s vice president Kathy Moran and the volunteers who helped her plan and carry out this gathering to honor Porter. The club is especially grateful for the help of the ICS staff and the Recreation Department’s technical staff. Their efforts, both before and during the event, were critical to making this such a successful experience.

••• Featured speakers at the Democratic Club’s Sept. 28 membership meeting will be Stephanie Campbell, who is the chair of the Speakers Bureau of the local League of Women Voters, and Los Alamitos Unified School District Board Trustee Marlys Davidson.

Campbell will present information about the seven ballot measures that will be on the General Election ballots. Ma Davidson will speak about the situation facing local school boards as well as school boards from throughout the U.S.

The meeting will be held on Sept. 28 in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, at 1 p.m. Club members and supporters can also 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 Tuesdays and Thursdays. Yard signs and other material supporting the club’s endorsed candidates will be available, plus club membership information.

For more in-depth reporting about plans for the upcoming General Election, and 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 include their full name, address and phone number, as well as party affiliation.