Democratic Clubs
Bay Area for Change.  A club that grew out the Barack Obama campaign in 2008. Members will continue to advance the ideas of hope and change that Obama's campaign promoted. Alyson Abramowitz, President, change at sccdp.org. Bay Area Iranian American Democrats.  Helping Iranian Americans become active in the Democratic Party. Mehrdad Moayedzadeh, baiad at sccdp.org. www.baiad.org DAWN (Democratic Activists for Women Now). DAWN is a grassroots democratic organization working to elect progressive, prochoice women. Noellani Sallings, President, 408-275-6981, dawn at sccdp.org. sccdawn.org Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley.  The Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley is an alliance in Silicon Valley, California dedicated to the issues brought forth by Gov. Howard Dean, M.D., his cause and his message of progressive, positive change. dfasv.org, www.dfalink.com/siliconvalley, Co-Chairs; John Comiskey, Marcene van Dierendonck. Contact deanclub at sccdp.org Democratic Caucus at San Jose State University.  A club for students at San Jose State University who want to help the Democratic Party. Andrae Macapinlac, President. Democratic Club of Sunnyvale.  A club for residents of the city of Sunnyvale. We are an active and welcoming group that promotes progressive, Democratic values and positions. Come join our activities such as precinct walking, movie night socials and other fun (and serious) events to build the Democratic political community in Sunnyvale. www.sunnyvaledems.org East San Jose Democrats.  A club serving the residents of East San Jose. Andres Quintero, President, eastsanjose at sccdp.org, esjd.org. Mission City Democratic Club.  A club serving members of the city of Santa Clara.  Chris Stampolis, President, mission at sccdp.org, missioncitydemocrats.com. Peninsula Democratic Coalition. The largest club in the county, this organization draws its membership from the north county area. This club plays a critical role in voter registration, precinct organization and operating the north county Democratic election headquarters. Diane Rolfe, President, 650-949-1009 (club phone), pdc at sccdp.org, www.peninsulademocrats.com. Santa Clara County Democratic Club. An issue oriented club that is focusing on campaign finance reform and energy independence. This club is pressing legislators to support effective reform including public financing of elections. The Club also produces an occasional television program on current issues for posting on the Club website, www.democraticclub-scc.org, where more information about the club is available. Aldyth Parle, President, can be reached at president at DemocraticClub-scc.org.		Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club. SVAPADC was founded in 1996 to foster member participation at all levels of the Democratic Party. Our goals are to unify and empower the Asian Pacific American (APA) communities; ensure fair representation of the APA's interests; and educate and promote political participation. Contact Buu Thai at apa at sccdp.org. The club's homepage is Silicon Valley Democratic Club.  Formerly known as the Moorpark Democratic, the Silicon Valley Democratic club prides itself in developing a growing and diverse community with an organized and unifying voice in the political arena. The Club provides a forum for its members to focus, discuss, prioritize positions and promote important issues to our diverse community. Working together, our members help to elect Democratic candidates in local, state, and national elections. Margie Mitchell, siliconvalley at sccdp.org. www.svdemclub.org Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum.  A venue for local Latinos to become active in the Democratic Party.  Bea Mendez, svldf at sccdp.org. The club's website is www.svldf.com. Silicon Valley Young Democrats. SVYD serves Democrats under 36 years old from throughout the Silicon Valley. We provide networking, social, and personal growth opportunities for young people dedicated to progressive ideals. President: Julie Lind, svyd at sccdp.org. Visit the club's website at svyd.org. South County Democratic Club. Another geographic orientation, this time in the south county Morgan Hill-Gilroy area. President: Alex Kennett, newsletter at garlic.com, http://www.demsclub.org/. Evergreen Democratic Club at the Villages. This club limits its membership to Democrats living in the Villages complex in the Evergreen area of San Jose.  Eugenia Murray, President, evergreen at sccdp.org. West Valley for Change. West Valley for Change Democratic Club grew out of the grassroots movement in West San Jose to get Barack Obama elected President in 2008. Since then we have continued to use our hope and energy to affect change, with research into issues facing our community at the local, state and national level. Further, we want to get to know our local officials and candidates for elected office to help legislate change. And we are ready to work for progressive reform within the Democratic Party. Elaine Coombs, Vice Chair, wv4change AT sccdp.org, westvalleyforchange.com.