Founded over 30 years ago by Congressman Henry Waxman, Congressman Howard Berman, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, and others, Los Angeles County Young Democrats is the largest organization in Southern California focused on giving young people a voice and a vehicle for activism in local, state, and federal political issues.
With a membership of over 500 and dozens of local, state, and federal candidates either members or helped into office by the Club, LACYD remains at the forefront of keeping Young Democrats engaged, informed, and heard on issues of importance to young people.
Do you want to go to the Denver Convention, but you're not sure how to get in? Why not volunteer??? The Democratic National Committee Convention organizers are accepting volunteer sign-ups now.
For more information and to sign up, go to: http://www.demconvention.com/volunteer-2/
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LACYD Endorses...
Thank you to everyone who attended and voted at our endorsement meeting on Thursday, April 18! The event was a big success thanks to our Executive Board, our candidates and the surrogates who spoke on their behalf, and most of all, our members who showed up to vote.
We had nearly 100 ballots cast, and we're pleas... (continued)
FROM THE DYMALLY CAMPAIGN:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nam Le, four411@gmail.com
(Los Angeles) Mervyn Dymally, 52nd District Assemblyman and candidate for the 25th Senate District seat election which will take place on June 3, 2008, announced that the Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD) recently ... (continued)
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/813/gen-dems
Gen Dems: The Party's Advantage Among Young Voters Widens
by Scott Keeter, Director Survey Research, Juliana Horowitz, Reasearch Associate and Alec Tyson, Research Assistant, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
April 28, 2008
Trends in the opinions of America's youngest voters are often a barometer of shifting political winds. And that appears to be the case in 2008. The current generation ... (continued)
WASHINGTON, DC - The Supreme Court’s disappointing ruling upholding Indiana’s law requiring voter to present photo identification before casting a ballot has huge implications for millions of new voters, including young voters. Disenfranchising voter ID laws will severely limit the ability of young people to vote. Many young people do not have a driver’s license, only have a student ID, or do not possess ident ... (continued)
Friday, April 25, 2008 Grassroots campaigners sprout in the Valley
On Thursday, May 15th the LACYD will be hosting endorsements for the following races:
Races for Endorsement:
Supervisors Race, District 2
Torrance City Counci
Prop 98 and Prop 99
Date & Time:
Thursday, May 15th
6:30 PM- Start
7:00 PM: Endorsement Meeting
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