Progressive Delegates Network
Template:TOCnestleft Progressive Delegates Network is a statewide team dedicated to promoting progressive candidates running in the California Democratic Party’s Assembly District Election Meetings (ADEMs). On this site, you’ll find candidates who are running to be delegates to the CDP.
The candidates featured on this site are committed to pushing the Party to action on issues such as Medicare For All, a Green New Deal, Black Lives Matter, housing justice, and more. We're fighting to make the California Democratic Party the party of the working class, not the 1%. We’re tired of the platitudes about unity and civility at the expense of so many people who continue to suffer because of the corrosive influence of corporate power. We call on the CDP to reject contributions from the fossil fuel industry, corporate real estate development, law enforcement, the healthcare, insurance, and pharmaceutical industries, for-profit incarceration, charter schools or any organization or corporation directly benefiting these industries. We will work to hold accountable those who have a demonstrated history of serving the few and not the many.
Progressive activists in the California Democratic Party face two challenges in delegate elections. First, many candidates use the term ‘progressive’ to get elected but then do not adhere to those values in their votes. Second, progressive candidates often join ‘unity’ slates in good faith with other Democrats and power them to victory only to be sidelined as their slate colleagues collaborate with elected officials that put corporate interests ahead of real people. Both of these patterns drain strength from the progressive movement and essentially steal Party delegate votes that could have been centering progressive values. PDN is a solution to these challenges.
PDN is operated through a consensus model of organizing led by the following volunteers working with local assistance (listed in alphabetical order by last name, affiliations provided for identification only and do not imply endorsement):
- Regina Q. Banks CDP Delegate, Democratic Party of Sacramento County Campaign Services Chair, AD 9
- Karen Bernal California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus Chair Emeritus, AD 7
- Zach Denney CDP Delegate, CDP Progressive Caucus Officer-At-Large, AD 13
- Ricardo Franco CDP Delegate, California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus Communications Officer, AD 23
- Martha Gamez Past CDP delegate, Past CDP Regional Director
- Brandon Harami CDP Delegate, California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus Bay Area Vice-Chair, Our Revolution CA, AD 19
- Ben Hauck CDP Delegate, DSA-LA, AD 70Revolution CA, AD 19[1]
- David Hildebrand California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus Northern Vice-Chair, AD 8
- Emma Jenson California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus Parliamentarian, Our Revolution OC, AD 73
- Bill Lackemacher former CDP Delegate, RootsAction.org, AD 7
- Amar Shergill California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus Chair, CDP Executive Board Member, AD 9
- Alfred Twu CDP Delegate, Sunrise Movement, AD 15
Candidates
Assembly District #1
Our Endorsed Candidates
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #4
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald
- Karen Rosenkilde-Bayne
- Skyler Blakeslee
- Melissa Johnson-Camacho
- Sean Raycraft
- Stephanie Pahwa
- Natalie Higley
- Rachael Fulp-Cooke
- Dave Griffin
- Jennifer Rindahl
- Jonathon Howard
- Joaquin Chavez
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #6
Our Endorsed Candidates
- John Shaban
- Sameer Kazim
- Michelle Wright
- Casey Mills
- LaMills Garrett
- Ann M. Bowler
- Em Ward
- Evan Minton
Assembly District #8
Our Endorsed Candidates
- David Hildebrand
- Bryan Reese
- Harue Seki
- Robin Rahil
- Gregg Borden
- Sean Frame
- Jacqueline Wyse
- Carol Gonzalez-Trujillo
- Melissa Reese
- J.R. Parker
- Tanweer Ahmad
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #10
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Ruth Carter
- Ralph I. Miller
- Caroline Banuelos
- Lisa Bennett
- Jerry Threet
- Norman Solomon
- Mark Malouf
- Carey Caccavo Wheaton
- Daniel F. Levy
- Perry Lloyd
- Connie Barker
- Omar Figueroa
- Elizabeth Escalante
- Samantha Ramirez
Assembly District #13
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Zach Denney
- Takeia Watts
- Gurtej Atwal
- William Muetzenberg
- Nancy HuanteTzintzun
- Jasmine Leek
- Mana Shooshtari
- Alyssa Carmelita Leiva
- Savonnda Blaylock
- Dustin J. Brakebill
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #15
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Alfred Twu
- Alexandria Rodriguez
- Kate Harrison
- Devin T. Murphy
- Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto
- Soli Alpert
- Melvin Willis
- Demetrio Gonzalez-Hoy
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #17
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Christin Evans
- Janelle Jolley
- Njon Sanders
- Vanessa Pimentel
- Calvin Quick
- Joy Chaoying Zhan
- Jeffrey Kwong
Recommended Candidates
- Christopher Christensen
- Julian LaRosa
- Cherelle Jackson
- Robert Sandoval
- Nomvula OMeara
- Jackie Prager
- Venecia Margarita
Assembly District #19
Our Endorsed Candidates
Recommended Candidates
- Brock Neeley
- John Coffee
- Edith Anne La Vonne
- Danny Wojcicki
- Lucia D. Vazquez
- Cameron Josiah Forgey
- Marco Becerra
- Adriana M. Becerra
- Carmen Becerra
- Luis Sepulveda
Assembly District #21
Our Endorsed Candidates
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #23
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Ricardo Franco
- Alexandros Acedo
- Emily S. Brandt
- James Kratzer
- Noha Elbaz
- Krista De La Torre
- Janet Miller
- Bobby Bliatout
- Mickey Chacon
- Camile Williams
- Steven M. Williams
- Isaac Gudino
- Alexandria Benn
Assembly District #25
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Martha Kreeger
- Alex Caraballo
- Priya Talreja
- Jaria Jaug
- Renata Sanchez
- Lucy Shen
- Sameena Usman
- Ganesh Balamitran
- Thai Le
- Karina R. Dominguez
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #27
Our Endorsed Candidates
Recommended Candidates
- Magdalena Carrasco
- Enrique Arguello
- Luis Arguello
- Will Smith
- Latoya Fernandez
- Dieu "Bruce" Huynh
- Monica Kitchiner
- Ray Mueller
- Jose R. Lopez
- Jean Cohen
Assembly District #29
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Glenn Glazer
- Kyle Ray Kelley
- Sean Hebard
- Arlene Haffa
- Chris Krohn
- Rene Bloch
- Tyller Williamson
- Stephanie McGuinness
- Rafa Sonnenfeld
- Ethan Sanchez
- Kate Daniels
- Stacey Falls
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #31
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Randy Villegas
- Gavin Garza
- Marlin Dick
- Jasleen Kaur Gill
- Jaspreet Kaur Nagra
- Angel Rodriquez
- Gina Rivera
- John C. Beynon
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #33
Our Endorsed Candidates
Recommended Candidates
- Martin Gerardo Gonzalez
- Sabrina Cisneros
- Alexis Ileen DeJesus
- Michael Brian Mayo
- Brian Conley
- Stephanie "Vida" Pazarin
Assembly District #37
Recommended Candidates
- Jonathan Abboud
- Chelsea Lancaster
- Jordan A. Killebrew
- Chiany Dri
- Dan Mora
- Patricia Zavala
- Luz Reyes-Martin
- Sam Ramirez
- Wendy Santamaria
Assembly District #40
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Pesach Lubinsky
- Jesus Medina
- Julia Vega
- Danielle K. Little
- Leslie Udvardi
- Christian Thomas Shaughnessy
Assembly District #43
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Margo Rowder
- Konstantine Anthony
- Sean Broadbent
- Armen D. Gendjian
- Desiree Portillo Rabinov
- Brandon Rey Ramirez
- Nicole J. Perez
- Susan R. Mastrodemos
- Joye Swan
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #47
Our Endorsed Candidates
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Assembly District #49
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Melissa Mia Michelson
- Samir Al-Alami
- Gabriel Brossy de Dios
- Katie H. Chan
- Jesus Payan
- Leslie Chang
- Mario Luke Nieto
- Edson Quinteros
- Peter Vasquez
- Jean Balest
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #52
Our Endorsed Candidates
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Assembly District #54
Our Endorsed Candidates
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Assembly District #57
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Stephanie Marie Terrazas
- Cindi Duran
- Henry Huerta
- Christine Helen Salazar
- Alexis Rios
- Tim Phan
- Sarah Matlock
- Ryan Quevedo
- Christine Singer-Luna
- Jennifer Portillo
- Christian Israelian
- Annabella Acosta
Assembly District #63
Our Endorsed Candidates
Recommended Candidates
- Maria Estrada
- Linda George
- Kali Muralidharan
- Carlos Juan Alvarez
- Joe Cabrera Zermeno
- Natividad Castillo
- Ulises Aldahir Medina
- Robert Montalvo
- Edwin R. Jacinto
- Nestor Enrique Valencia
Assembly District #66
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Brian Carolus
- Nicolas Gardner Serna
- Sara H. Deen
- Bill Reynolds
- Peter E. Aziz
- Richard H. Huynh
- Marium Navid
- Kenia Itzel Tello
- Adam Schwartz
- Timothy Beyer
- Jane Affonso
- R.G. Wong
- Susan Brooks
- Katherine Venn
- Argentina Rodriguez
Assembly District #69
Our Endorsed Candidates
Assembly District #72
Our Endorsed Candidates
Assembly District #75
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Matthew Cappiello
- George Majeed Afif Khoury
- Alan Geraci
- Ami Admire
- Arcela NunezAlvarez
- Gloriani Weiss
- Ross L. Pike
- Juan Manuel Vargas
- Joy Frew
- Justin Domecillo
- Penn Diehl
- Danielle Polson
Assembly District #78
Our Endorsed Candidates
- Loxie Gant
- Wedad S. Schlotte
- Kevin Lourens
- Jean-Huy Tran
- Morgan Thornberry
- Oren Robinson
- Kylie Taitano
- Czeska Cabuhat
- Vianni Ledesma
- Matthew Howland
- Micah Perlin
- Melissa Marie Elder
- Marcelo Marco Ramirez
Recommended Candidates
Assembly District #80
Our Endorsed Candidates
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