Los Angeles County Young Democrats Explained
The Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD) is a political organization in Southern California. It is an official Democratic Club, and is chartered with the California Young Democrats,[1] the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley,[2] and the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.[3]
LACYD has more than 1,000 members and supporters. To be an active member, one must be a registered Democrat from 18 to 35 years of age.[4]
Founders
LACYD was founded in 1973 by Congressman Henry Waxman, Congressman Howard Berman, former Los Angeles City Controller Rick Tuttle, and others.
Notable former board members
Notable former LACYD Executive board members include:
Electoral activity
LACYD has been active in elections at the local, state, and national level since its founding. Members work for endorsed candidates, and representatives speak to other organizations and media outlets about the candidates and issues LACYD has endorsed. The group also organizes candidate forums and debates[5] and takes positions on public issues.[6]
Candidates have been known to go to great lengths to seek the group's endorsement,[7] [8] and cite the group's endorsement as a reason to vote for them.[9]
On February 28, 2011, then LACYD President David Graham-Caso was quoted in the Los Angeles Daily News, advocating for Los Angeles Measure L, an initiative to restore funding to libraries.[10] [11]
Notes and References
- http://www.youngdems.org/chapters/
- http://dpsfv.com/clublist Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
- http://www.lacdp.org/ Los Angeles County Democratic Party
- Web site: LA County Young Democrats . 2011-03-10 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110301081859/http://www.lacyd.org/index.php . 2011-03-01 .
- https://archive.today/20120714161617/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/780059801.html?dids=780059801:780059801&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+18,+2005&author=Noam+N.+Levey&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Los+Angeles;+Mayoral+Challengers+Square+Off+in+Valley;+Four+main+candidates+share+their+messages+at+a+forum+held+by+two+Democratic+groups.+The+area+makes+up+40%25+of+voters+in+mayoral+races.&pqatl=google Los Angeles Times, January 18, 2005
- https://archive.today/20120722165910/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/484343732.html?dids=484343732:484343732&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+29,+1962&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=County+Young+Democrats+Hit+Private+Telstar&pqatl=google Los Angeles Times, July 29, 1962
- http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=107DC879A6340929&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Daily News of Los Angeles, January 22, 2005
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121106085148/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/52268365.html?dids=52268365:52268365&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+05,+2000&author=MITCHELL+LANDSBERG&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Garcetti+Appeals+to+Democrats+for+Support&pqatl=google Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2000
- https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1714143331.html?dids=1714143331:1714143331&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+17%2C+2009&author=Jean%20Merl&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=CALIFORNIA+ELECTIONS+%2F+32ND+CONGRESSIONAL+DISTRICT%3B+Endorsements+may+sway+key+Latino+base%3B+Villaraigosa%2C+Huerta+boost+Judy+Chu's+vital+crossover+appeal.+Gil+Cedillo's+backers+could+mobilize+more+voters.&pqatl=google Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2009
- Web site: Democrats back Measure L**. 24 February 2011.
- Web site: Save Our Neighborhood Libraries: YES on Measure L — Vote Yes on Los Angeles Measure L . 2011-03-14 . 2011-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110325105803/http://yesonlibraries.com/ . dead .
