DEMOCRATS, WHO ARE WE?
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DPSFV is the parent organization with which 26 other clubs are associated throughout the San Fernando Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley. Agi Kessler is the president of this group. We draw on the democratic principles set by our Constitution, the State of California's Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party. We, in effect, believe we are stewards of the American Constitution and will provide outstanding service to our constituents. We believe in ethical political practices, "clean money", integrity, transparency and multi-tasking the needs of our candidates to be exceedingly professional and timely. Ethics and Compliance: We adhere to the standards and the business conduct as described in our Constitution, and the State and National Democratic Party ethics and compliance sections. The Democratic Alliance for Action (DAA) is more of a social interactive club responsible for public demonstrations, peace rallies, movies, interviewing the candidates, providing townhall debates and discussions/forums on the issues. The membership assists in voter registration in the malls, on campuses, and at businesses. The DAA encourages and edits materials for letters to the editors, assists in writing government officials, and advises on possible resolutions. The DAA is chaired by Mike Kulka Seniors are encouraged to provide the guidance on the past. Baby boomers are encouraged to provide written resolutions and an array of insight on the past and present by serving as the bridge to young adults. Young adults are encouraged to learn all the aspects of campaign development, financing, grant writing, internships and achieving degrees. The DAA encourages young people to pursue degrees in public administration, accounting, communications, environmental studies, financial planning, social work, political science, history, law, policing, psychology, urban studies, journalism, television production, foreign languages, computer technology, statistical analysis, policy writing, and becoming public servants to the electorate for state and federal elections. The Democratic Club of the Santa Clarita Valley (SCV Dems) is a leading provider of information, voice, and data services for the purpose of assisting democratic candidates run for local, state and federal public offices. SCV Dems meets with individuals who want to become candidates and assists them with web pages, political presentations, press releases, public relations and media packets. SCV Dems sponsors young peoples' internships, peace rallies and encourages volunteering and leadership development. SCV Dems directs fundraising opportunities, develops initial discussions on campaign outreach and negotiates bipartisan political liaisons. The club consists of approximately 45 business professionals, some of whom have extensive experience in public life and political training and are committed to the spirit of serving the Santa Clarita Valley. SCV Dems welcomes individuals with little or no experience in filing election papers, designating an area of interest, developing a campaign team, campaigning for office and winning elections. SCV Dems operates in the Santa Clarita Valley and strategizes with clubs in the Antelope Valley, Lancaster, Palmdale and the San Fernando Valley. We believe in using strong ethical values in our decision making and providing exceptional service to constituents. We create continual pride in the Democratic Party by delivering excellent candidates to the public. We strive to work as a steadfast team. We focus on enhancing fair, effective results and fine tuning the electability process. We operate in the spirit of honesty, straight forwardness and transparency. We act in good faith and tell the truth to those we work with. SCV Dems provides state of the art techniques, applications and strategies known to increase visibility, marketablility, public relations, and opportunities for selling our candidates to the public. Mike Kulka is the president of the Democratic Alliance for Action (DAA), the parent group for the entire region. Allan Cameron is the president of the Democratic Club of the Santa Clarita Valley (SCV Dems). He is also an environmentalist and advocate and is the founder of the Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment (SCOPE). Carole Lutness is the chair of the SCV Fair Elections Campaign and is a very outspoken local activist. She has run for office numerous times, not the least of which was her bid for the California State Assembly District 38. She was also the chair of the Democratic Neighbors of the 38th Assembly District (DN38), which was responsible for extensive GOTV efforts for many Democratic candidates. DN38 has since been discontinued due to redisctricting, but Carole tirelessly continues her dedication to GOTV. David Lutness is a dedicated activist and environmentalist. He belongs to SCOPE, an environmentalist group and is also a member of the Sierra Club. The husband of Carole Lutness, he is a father, grandfather and resident of Valencia. Todd Hoover is the Webmaster for three SCV and Chico Democratic Web Pages: (SCV Dems, CSUC Student Democratic Club and the SCV Young Democrats). He is also the co-owner of Mighty Thunder Web Design and Marketing in Castaic. He is an elected member of the LA County Democratic Party Central Committee, an elected member of the DP/SFV Eboard and the Cooresponding Secretary for SCV Dems. Hoover is a Computer Systems Analyst at the Northrup Grumman facility in Woodland Hills. Minerva L. Williams-Hoover is the Vice President of SCV Dems, Coordinator for the African American, Hispanic and Minority Outreach and Media Coordinator for SCV Young Dems and SCV Dems. She donates her time making fliers for an array of causes, designs web pages, writes press releases and e-blasts for numerous Democratic organizations. She is the designated host and database compiler for SCV Dems. She is an Obama communications director. With 20 years of marketing and sales experience at the LA TIMES, Williams-Hoover is a professional event planner, writer, marketing analyst and fundraiser. She is also an elected member of the LA County Democratic Party Central Committee, There are other members that do not wish to be public in their activities and support. We respect their wishes and do not include them in this media release, however it does not diminish their importance, respectability and uniqueness they bring to the group.
SCV Young Dems If you have any questions, please contact the presidents of each group or call Minerva L. WiIliams at (661) 295-9318 minwilli@gmail.com, please leave a detailed message and your call will be returned promptly. |
