On Thursday, March 5, 2026, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee took the following actions:

• Reviewed
  • Dues are past due: sccdp.org/dues
• Endorsed
  • Santa Clara Valley Wildlife Protection, Clean Water, and Open Space Act
  • Candidates for San Jose City Council
    • District 5, sole endorsement
      • Peter Ortiz
    • District 7, dual endorsement
      • Rafael Garcia
      • HG Nguyen
    • District 9, sole endorsement
      • Gordon Chester
• Heard
  • Notice of a vacancy in AD 24 to be filled at the April meeting
  • Endorsement update regarding remaining June 2 primary contests
  • CADEM Convention report
  • Officer and Director reports
  • Club reports
• Announced
  • Kings & Tulare Democrats 2026
    • Fundraiser, Saturday, March 7, 6pm, Visalia Wyndham
    • Donate: https://bit.ly/tkdinner2026
  • South Bay Labor Council Labor Brunch
    • Saturday, March 21, 10am-12pm, San Jose Marriott, 301 S Market St
    • Tickets: https://bit.ly/26sblclaborbrunch

On Thursday, February 5, 2026, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee took the following actions:

• Welcomed
  • John Pimental
    • candidate for State Board of Equalization
  • Jane Kim
    • candidate for Insurance Commissioner
  • Scott Sakakihara
    • candidate for State Senate (SD 10)
  • Harris Mojadedi
    • candidate for State Senate (SD 10)
  • Josh Fryday
    • candidate for Lieutenant Governor
  • Steve Bradford
    • candidate for Insurance Commissioner
  • Eric Swalwell
    • candidate for Governor
• Adopted
  • Resolution Supporting Access to CalGrants for Graduate School
• Heard updates on
  • Youth Representatives
  • Super Bowl organizing
  • Black History Month
  • Dues are due: sccdp.org/dues
  • Endorsement Committee
  • CADEM Endorsements and Convention
  • BAIAD ADBA Joint Statement: Standing with Iran, Rejecting War
• Heard
  • Officer and Director reports
  • Club reports

Attention Democrats!

The Santa Clara County Democratic Party has the sole authority to confer an official Democratic Party endorsement on Democrats running for nonpartisan office in local and county races and local and county ballot initiatives within Santa Clara County. 

All endorsements are made in accordance with SCCDP bylaws, based on the adopted party platform, and include a “no endorsement” option.

For details, follow THIS LINK.

The Silicon Valley Democratic Club, Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats, Orchard City Indivisible, and South Bay Swing Left invite you to join them for a Candidate Panel featuring Tom Steyer, candidate for Governor and Michael Tubbs, candidate for Lieutenant Governor on February 10, 2026.  Doors open at 6:30 PM and the program begins at 7:00 PM.

For location details, RSVP to: BIT.LY/FEB10FORUM

Announcement of this event does not constitute endorsement of any candidate by SCCDP.

On Thursday, January 8, 2026, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee took the following actions:

• Welcomed
  • Al Muratsuchi
    • candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Fiona Ma
    • CA Treasurer and candidate for Lieutenant Governor
  • Patrick Wolff
    • candidate for Insurance Commissioner
  • Sally Lieber
    • State Board of Equalization
• Adopted
  • Bylaws change
    • to apply Rules of Decorum to non-member attendees
    • of SCCDCC meetings and events
  • Resolution Opposing Proposed Changes to the San José Mobilehome Rent Ordinance Beyond AB 2782 Compliance
• Heard updates on
  • Special Runoff Election
  • Endorsement Committee and Calendar
    • for June 2, 2026 Primary Election
  • Dues are due: sccdp.org/dues
  • Monthly Donor effort
  • CADEM Endorsements and Convention
• Heard
  • Officer and Director reports
  • Club reports