Jay Chen elected to California Democratic State Central Committee with the top vote
1/11/2009
I am proud to announce my election to the California Democratic State Central Committee thanks to the support of dedicated friends and voters such as yourself. Of the 277 voters that attended the caucus, more than 50% named me on their ballot, and my 140 votes was easily the highest tally out of 23 candidates that attended. I look forward to representing the 58th Assembly District with pride and integrity at the 2009 and 2010 Democratic State Convention in California, and I thank you for giving me that chance.
Sincerely,
- Jay
Jay Chen for Assembly District 58 Delegate for the California Democratic State Convention!
With Congresswoman, Secretary of Labor Nominee, and fellow Hacienda-La Puente graduate Hilda Solis
Caucus Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Registration and voting between 12 noon and 2 pm
You can register, vote, and leave without staying for the entire meeting
Quiet Cannon (VIP Room)
901 N. Via San Clemente
Montebello, CA 90640
You can vote in this caucus if you are a registered Democrat as of November 4th 2008 (or if you turned 18 or naturalized after November 4th 2008), and you live in the 58th Assembly District. The 58th AD includes the communities of Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, South San Gabriel, South San Jose Hills, Valinda, Montebello, Pico Rivera, portions of City of Industry, Downey, La Mirada and Whittier and portions of East Los Angeles.
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My name is Jay Chen, and I am running to be a delegate for the California Democratic Party state convention, representing Assembly District 58. I am running because we cannot expect the change our nation needs to come just from the top down; we must also do our part from the bottom up. The candidacies of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton energized the electorate last year, but it is up to us to keep the momentum going.
I have been involved in the Democratic process at all levels. As the youngest elected member of the Hacienda-La Puente school board I have made college awareness and accessibility my top priority, and have held free college application workshops for students and parents in my district.
I was proud to be elected the sole pledged Obama delegate from CD38, and as the only Asian American district-level delegate from Southern California I made it a point to promote Obama's candidacy in the Mandarin-language media outlets. As a community organizer I led a group of nearly 100 Californians to campaign for Obama in Nevada. This was one of the largest out-of-state groups to visit Nevada and I am proud of our contribution in turning that state blue.
For our democratic process to operate efficiently and effectively, we need representation from all regions, races, ethnicity, ages, and education levels. Young people and minorities have for too long sat on the sidelines of the political process as critical decisions have passed them by. I hope to activate these communities and bring them into the political fold in greater numbers, and in the process strengthen the governance system that makes our country so great.
As a product of the local public school system and Harvard University, and someone who speaks both Spanish and Mandarin, I believe I am uniquely qualified to represent our district at the state level, and I hope that I can earn your support.
- Jay
