Thank you for joining CADEM’s first Statewide Officers Town Hall on Saturday, June 5, 2021. During the Town Hall, we had the opportunity to discuss our collective vision which is built on a values-driven mission to empower Californians and uplift voices reflecting our diversity through intentional, transparent and inclusive leadership.

Our joint decision-making as an executive team will be focussed on five primary areas of our work that requires an equal voice from each Statewide Officer: culture, communications, appointments, finance, and programmatic priorities. Furthermore, we recognize that our party is only as strong as our grassroots leadership and infrastructure. To amplify our collective work, CADEM is committed to actively engaging and supporting our Party’s internal leadership in every corner of California. To deepen our relationships, every officer will connect with specific internal party leaders and focus on the following:

Chair Rusty Hicks:

• Caucuses & Statewide Charter Organizations
• DNC Membership
• Culture Change
• Training
• Organizing
• Finance

Vice Chair Betty Yee:

• Regional Directors
• Caucuses & Statewide Charter Organizations
• County Committees & Democratic Clubs
• DNC Membership
• Organizing

Vice Chair David Campos:

• Regional Directors
• Caucuses & Statewide Charter Organizations
• County Committees & Democratic Clubs
• Communications
• Organizing

Controller April Verrett:

• Caucuses & Statewide Charter Organizations
• Culture Change
• Training
• Finance

Secretary Melahat Rafiei:

• DNC Membership
• Caucuses & Statewide Charter Organizations
• Communications
• Finance

Looking ahead, CADEM is preparing as we face a number of unique challenges: a Republican recall, a delayed redistricting process, and a tough election cycle. However, each unique challenge provides our Party with an unprecedented opportunity to engage, organize and uplift the voices of diverse communities across California.

As we continue to hold these important conversations, we’d like to invite you to our next Statewide Officers Town Hall. We hope every CADEM Delegate will join us at our next virtual community and conversation.

Save the date to join us in building a progressive bench at CADEM!

CADEM Statewide Officers Town Hall

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Time coming soon…

Democratically Yours, 

Rusty, Betty, David, April & Melahat   

CADEM Statewide Officers

Today, we face the biggest threat in years from the GOP. The Republican National Committee, wealthy Trump donors and right-wing extremists have joined forces in an attempt to recall Governor Gavin Newsom.

The California Democratic Party (CADEM) is playing a critical grassroots organizing role in the anti-recall effort. As a part of the effort, CADEM will launch an organizing effort to Stop the Republican Recall on June 15 from 6 – 7 p.m. We’ll use this time to learn more about the recall effort against Governor Gavin Newsom and how we’ll work together over the next few months to fight back against the right-wing Republican recall attempt.

Stop the Republican Recall Organizing Launch

Tuesday June 15

6 – 7 p.m.

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Join the grassroots, people-powered movement to stand with Californians and Governor Gavin Newsom.

We’re looking forward to our Statewide Officers Town Hall!

To ensure we can hear from as many voices as possible, we have changed the time to 2 – 3 p.m. on June 5th.

CADEM Statewide Officers Town Hall

Saturday, June 5, 2021

2p.m –  3p.m

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We hope every CADEM Delegate will join us as we plan for the year ahead. From organizing against the Republican Recall, to preparing for the 2022 midterms, to the important work of advancing equity and justice within the party, there is much to be done — but we have hope that we will meet the moment.

There is nothing we can’t do when we come together as Democrats.

Democratically Yours, 

Rusty, Betty, David, April & Melahat   

CADEM Statewide Officers