Affirmative Action Committee

The Democratic Party maintains a strong commitment to diversity and expanding participation. To ensure that commitment, the Affirmative Action Committee advises all persons with power of appointment and all electing bodies, of the demographics of California Democrats so that the Party’s makeup is representative in gender, ethnicity, creed, age, sexual orientation, economic status, physical ability, and area of residence.

2013 Committee Report

Committee Roster 2011-2013

Lead Chairs
Basim Elkarra, Sacramento
Estevan A. Rivera, Jr., San Diego

Co-Chair
Helen Doherty, San Dimas 

Members
Alyce Brown, San Francisco
Dameane Douglas, Hanford
Myrtle Ferrande, San Jose
Ameenah Fuller, MPP, Upland
Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal, Los Angeles
Carol Guerrero, Spring Valley
Bobbie Holmes, Los Angeles
Daymond Johnson, Los Angeles
Mary Jung, San Francisco
Henry Lo, Monterey Park
Daniel Lopez, San Marino
Juan Lopez, San Bernardino
Jonathan Lyens, San Francisco
Karen Marie Otter, El Cajon
Mary Jane Sanchez, Desert Hot Springs  
Robert Williams, Clovis 

Committee Staff
Sarah Nowshiravan
(916) 442-5707
sarahn@cadem.org

* Please note that these descriptions are not meant to be an interpretation of the California Democratic Party By-Laws. The CDP By-Laws are available on our website here