Democratic Club
by Mary Larson
LW contributor
Isabel Ocampo, an experienced fundraiser with a history of working on political campaigns, was the guest speaker at the LW Democratic Club’s membership meeting on May 24. She was a stand-in for CA State Sen. Dave Min. He is currently running for election to the House of Representatives.
Due to several recent developments, there is renewed interest in this campaign to replace Katie Porter who is the current representative in Congress from District 47. One of the other Democratic candidates for this position, Joanna Weiss, is scheduled to speak at the club’s membership meeting in July.
Min is a native Californian who went to Wharton for his economics degree and to Harvard Law School for his 2002 law degree. He began his career in public service at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Min went on to work for Sen. Chuck Schumer as an economic policy advisor. From there, he went to the Center for American Progress as the economic policy director. During the subprime mortgage crisis, he wrote the major proposal on reforming the housing finance enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Twelve years ago, Porter and Erwin Chemerinsky recruited Min to come back to California to teach at the University of California in Irvine’s new law school. While at UCI, he taught contracts and banking law. His research focused on building a fairer economy and financial system, including writing leading papers on banking regulation and corporate governance.
Min has testified six times before Congress. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times, as well as in other leading publications.
Min currently serves as a California state senator in District 37. In this role, he has been a progressive voice on a number of issues, including those relating to climate, gun violence prevention and education. This year, he is the chair of the Natural Resources and Water Committee where he is fighting to end offshore oil drilling and expand open spaces. His district overlaps with almost all of the current 47th Congressional District.
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