Agenda – April 16, 2018

Call into order Approval of last month’s minutes: here. 2018 June Primary Endorsement Consent Calendar – Angel Martinez Susan Ellenberg for Supervisor John Hirokawa for Sheriff Endorsements for consideration: Measure A Early endorsement for Bruce Huynh for Alum Rock School Board Santa Clara County Sheriff’s race Board of Supervisors, District 4 Race Officer Reports: President: …

Minutes – March 19, 2018

Meeting called into order by President Emily Ramos at 7:34 PM. Welcomes and Introductions Motion to approve the minutes from last month by Lucas Ramirez, seconded by Matt Savage. Endorsements Young Democrats that requested early endorsements from the club: Mason Fong Lucas Ramirez In order to get the endorsement, you need a 3/4 vote instead …

Silicon Valley Young Democrats Early Endorsements: SVYD Endorses in two races and two issues

PDF Version can be found here: SVYD Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Angel Martinez March 22, 2018 Email: Angel@svyd.org Silicon Valley Young Democrats Early Endorsements SVYD Endorses in two races and two issues SAN JOSE, California — The Silicon Valley Young Democrats are proud to endorse two young democrats as well as two issues important …

2018 Endorsements

Endorsed Candidates & Measures Last Updated: October 1, 2018 Young Democrats Patrick Ahrens for Foothill-De Anza Community College District Kristiina Arrasmith for Campbell Union High School District Mason Fong for Sunnyvale City Council Kallen Gallagher for San José City Council (District 9) Bruce Huynh for Alum Rock School Board Ellen Kamei for Mountain View City …

Agenda – March 19, 2018

Agenda: Call into order by President Emily Ramos Approval of the minutes from last month’s meeting Welcomes, introductions Endorsements: Young Dem Candidates: Mason Fong for Sunnyvale City Council Lucas Ramirez for Mountain View City Council Issues: Evergreen Senior Homes Santa Clara alternative voting measure Recall Persky Campaign Reimbursement of funds from convention for Andrew Crockett, …

Endorsements 2017

2017 endorsements: SB 16, SB 298 State Senator Bob Wieckowski ACA 10, State Assemblymember Evan Low CDP Regional Director Region 5: Rocky Fernandez CYD National Committeewoman: Carrie McFadden Santa Clara Democratic Party Central Committee: Michael Vargas (AD-25), Andrae Wara-Macapinlac (AD-28) Early endorsement May 2017: San Jose City Council, District 9, Early Endorsement Kalen Gallagher Early endorsements …

Minutes – February 19, 2018

Minutes – 2/19/18 President Emily Ramos calls the meeting to order at 7:21 pm. Welcomes and Introductions Political Director Elections: Angel Martinez Antonia Zavala   Motion to elect Angel Martinez by Kathy Tran, seconded by Ryan Globus. Discussion Call to question: Andrae Wara-Macapinlac Motion passes with 11 votes   Congratulations to Angel Martinez! You are …

Meet our New Political Director, Angel Martinez

The Silicon Valley Young Democrats voted to elect Angel Martinez as their new Political Director on February 19, 2018. He joins the executive board after outgoing political director, Matt Savage, announced his resignation at our annual holiday party in December.  Born and raised in San José, Angel Martinez has always been an individual who puts …

Minutes – January 29, 2018

Meeting called into order 7:33 pm. Our guest speaker for this month was  County Supevisor Joe Simitian who spoke to us about his insights and his experience traveling to 3 countries that historically turned out for Obama but voted for Trump in 2016. No old business New Business Convention Sign ups Announcements Alan Wong: Redwood …

Job Posting – Field Representative Position

The office of Congressman Ro Khanna is has an opening for a field representative to serve as the primary liaison to the Chinese-American community, among other things. If interested, more information can be found here: Field Representative job description