Under ECDC’s by-laws, only members in good standing for 30 days are allowed to vote in an endorsement forum. Our forum for the November election will be held on August 23, which means the membership cutoff is July 24. Join the ECDC, or renew your membership, on our website.
ECDC Endorses Betty Yee, Mark DeSaulnier, Fiona Ma
At our February 22 endorsement forum, the ECDC made the following endorsements for the 2014 primary election:
Controller: Betty Yee
Secretary of State: No endorsement
Congress (CA-11): Mark DeSaulnier
Board of Equalization: Fiona Ma
Assembly (AD-15): No endorsement
Primary-endorsed candidates who go on to the general election will carry the ECDC endorsement. We will reconsider races with no endorsement before the general election in November.
ECDC Supports Iran Negotiations
The members present at the El Cerrito Democratic Club November, 2013 meeting unanimously waived the requirement for advance notice and unanimously approved the following statement:
We support the diplomatic efforts pursuing an agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program, and oppose additional sanctions while Iran cooperates fully with the agreement made with the United States on November 23, 2013.