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DCC Voting Members

The Lake County Democratic Party (Lake County Democratic Central Committee / LCDCC) is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in the County of Lake.

Each Supervisorial district in the County is represented on the Committee by elected or appointed Democrats residing in those districts.

LCDCC works in cooperation with the State and National Democratic Committees. LCDCC represents over 12,000 registered Democrats in Lake County. LCDCC conducts Democratic Party campaigns in Lake County under the general direction of the Democratic State Central Committee. It is responsible for building the Party organization at the district, regional, and county levels; registering Democratic voters; and encouraging Election Day turn out among Democratic voters. The essence of Lake County Democratic Party’s mission is to encourage the fullest possible participation of all Democratic voters and to disseminate the Democratic message, platform and philosophy.

LCDCC is responsible to officially charter Democratic clubs and organizations in Lake County. A major source of the local party’s grassroots organizing is through the encouragement and facilitation of Democratic clubs and organizations.
There are two chartered Democratic clubs in Lake County, the Lake County Democratic Club and the Lake County Stonewall Democratic Club. LCDCC develops official Party policies and positions and communicates them to the public and to all officeholders.

LCDCC provides a grassroots forum for the study and discussion of public policy issues and their impact at the local level. The Lake County Democratic Party interviews, develops and endorses Democratic candidates for public office.

Endorsements issued by the LCDCC in local, municipal and county races become the official endorsements of the California Democratic Party.

District One, Lake County Supervisor: Moke Simon

5  Regular Member seats:  Nara Dahlbacka, Vice Chair; Doug Harris; Sissa Harris, Chair; Charise Reynolds; OPEN

D1 Alternates: Kate Schmidt-Hopper (for Sissa Harris); Ryan Kasmier (for Charise Reynolds); 3 OPEN seats

 

District Two, Lake County Supervisor:  Bruno Sabatier

3 Regular Member Seats:  David Claffey; Ceva Giumelli; Dirk Slooten

D2 Alternates: 3 OPEN seats

 

District Three, Lake County Supervisor:  EJ Crandell

3 Regular Member Seats:  John Sheehy; Trish VanDenBerghe; OPEN

D3 Alternates: 3 OPEN seats

 

District Four, Lake County Supervisor:  Michael Green

5 Regular Member Seats: Pierre Cutler, Treasurer; Larry Bean; Chloe Karl; Gillian Parrillo; OPEN

D4 Alternates: Jim Knox (for Gillian Parrillo); 4 OPEN seats

 

District Five; Lake County Supervisor : Jessica Pyska

5 Regular Member Seats: Mary Borjon; Lynne Demele; Ellen Karnowski, Secretary; Cathy McCarthy; Justine Schneider

D5 Alternates: Lia Alcantara (for Justine Schneider); Pollyann Johnson (for Mary Borjon); Karen Magnuson (for Lynne Demele)

 

Ex-Officio Members:

Ex Officio Member Congressman Mike Thompson (CD4). Alternate to the Committee for Congressman Thompson:   Shao Jia-Chang

Ex Officio Member State Senator Mike McGuire: (SD 2). Alternate to the Committee for State Senator Mike McGuire:  Sorhna Li Jordan

Ex-Officio Member State Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry  (AD 4). Alternate to the Committee for Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Nara Dahlbacka