CADEM Elections
2021-25 Statewide Officers & 2021-23 Regional Directors
Timelines/Process Memos
*Please read carefully
In order for your vote to count and to get access to the full 2021 Virtual Convention platform, your convention registration fee ($65) and your 2021 DSCC dues ($60) must be paid or you must have requested a waiver by 5pm (PDT) April 21, 2021.
If you need help or have questions about this process, please email: matt@merrimanriver.com or call 1-888-317-1906.
Voting Instructions
Instrucciones para votar
投票说明
2021 Officers Election Timeline 031021
2021 Election Overview Powerpoint
Time and Locations
2021-2023 Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC) members can file their intent to run for CADEM State Chair, Two-Vice Chairs, Secretary, Controller, and 21 Regional Directors.
The deadline to submit the “Notice of Intent-to-Run Form” is Monday, March 15, 2021, at 5:00pm or Friday, March 19, 2021, at 5:00pm if the incumbent Officer fails to file a notice by Monday, March 15, 2021, at 5:00pm.
The election of our Statewide Officers and Regional Directors will take place via a signed written ballot released to members of This Committee no later than March 24, 2021, and received by the Secretary of This Committee that must arrive by April 21, 2021, at 5:00pm.
Statewide Officers Elections
2021 Statewide Officer Intent-to-Run form
All statewide officers are elected to a four-year term.
Any candidate who filed their “intent to run” form in a timely manner is eligible.
List of Candidates:
Rusty Hicks – CADEM Chair
Delaine Andree Eastin – CADEM Chair
Betty Yee – CADEM Vice-Chair
David Campos – CADEM Vice-Chair
Jenny Bach – CADEM Vice-Chair
Daraka Larimore-Hall – CADEM Vice-Chair
Blanca Gómez – CADEM Vice-Chair
Diana Love – CADEM Secretary
Melahat Rafiei – CADEM Secretary
Ruben Macareno – CADEM Secretary
Norma Alcala – CADEM Controller
April Verrett – CADEM Controller
Eligible voters – Statewide Party Officers Election
Those who are eligible to vote per Party By-laws – Article III, Section 3(a), “All Statewide Officers Shall be elected by the entire membership of This Committee.” Tuesday, February 23, 2021, is the deadline to finalize the 2021-23 delegate membership to the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC). All candidates MUST be DSCC delegate members to run for the CADEM Officer position.
Regional Directors Elections
2021 Regional Director Intent-to-Run form
All regional directors are elected to a two-year term.
Any candidate who filed their “intent to run” form in a timely manner is eligible.
List of Candidates:
Bill Monroe (CDP Region 1E)
Joe Louis Wildman (CDP Region 1W)
Lynette P. Henley (CDP Region 2)
Jonathan Cook (CDP Region 2)
Eric Sunderland (CDP Region 3)
Alejandro Carrillo (CDP Region 4)
Rocky Fernandez (CDP Region 5)
Hene Kelly (CDP Region 6)
Jane Natoli (CDP Region 6)
Omar Torres (CDP Region 7)
Humberto Gomez (CDP Region 8)
Diana Love (CDP Region 9)
Ruben Macareno (CDP Region 9)
Tiffany Lewis (CDP Region 10)
Antonio Ramirez (CDP Region 10)
Mark Ramos (CDP Region 11)
Larry Gross (CDP Region 12)
Maha Rizvi (CDP Region 13)
Joe Britt (CDP Region 13)
Miguel Martinez (CDP Region 14)
Primo Castro (CDP Region 15)
Cindi Duran (CDP Region 15)
Sergio Carrillo (CDP Region 16)
Florice Orea Hoffman (CDP Region 17)
Victor Valladares (CDP Region 17)
Deborah Cunningham-Skurnik (CDP Region 18)
Ellen (Elle) Kurpiewski (CDP Region 19)
Michelle Krug (CDP Region 20)
Eligible Voters – Regional Director Elections
Those who are eligible to vote per Party By-laws – Article III, Section 4(b), “Regional Directors shall be elected at Regional Caucuses, each composed of all members of This Committee resident in the respective regions.” Tuesday, February 23, 2021, is the deadline to finalize the 2021-23 delegate membership to the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC). All candidates MUST be DSCC delegate members to run for the CDP Regional Director.
To order the list of eligible voters, please submit via the following link a DSCC order form to Emma Harper via email at Emma@cadem.org.
A preliminary list of eligible voters may be available after Tuesday, February 23, 2021.
* In order to vote, and have one’s vote counted, at this Convention, a member must have timely paid their annual DSCC dues and registration fee (or had them waived, by request from the DSCC Delegate Member) to This Committee, registered for the meeting, received the event meeting/webinar links, and agreed to the CDP Code of Conduct, prior the close of credentialing.
Note: The CDP By-Laws supersedes any information provided by staff on this page. All candidates, DSCC members, and interested parties are urged to review the CDP By-laws. A current copy can be found on our website at www.cadem.org.