At an special endorsement meeting held Wednesday, November 2nd, Campus Democrats at UCSB endorsed former Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson in her bid for California State Senator for the 19th District. Jackson will face both Democratic and Republican challengers in the primary election next year, and fought hard for this endorsement critical to winning support on campus and in the local community. She was endorsed with near-unanimous support from club members.
Jackson is making a second bid for the 19th District seat after losing the 2008 election to current Republican Senator Tony Strickland by an incredibly small margin. Out of 414,587 ballots cast, she trailed Strickland by just under 1,000 votes. The race was known state-wide as one of the single most competitive in California even prior to Election Day in 2008, and the subsequent mandatory recount process kept supporters of both candidates on the edges of their seats for weeks. The recent redistricting following the 2010 census is expected to be a game-changer in this battleground district.
Campus Democrats at UCSB is an official affiliate of the Democratic Party, chartered with both California Young Democrats and the Santa Barbara County Democratic Party. As one of the largest and most active chartered clubs in the Santa Barbara area, its vote is critical to nabbing an endorsement from the county Democratic Party at the pre-primary endorsement conference in January.
Jackson served in the California State Assembly from 1998-2004, representing the 35th Assembly District (the seat currently held by Das Williams). During this time, she earned a reputation as a fighter for higher education, women’s rights, and economic equality, environmental protection, and affordable healthcare. She was re-elected twice, ending her time in the Assembly only after reaching the three-term limit. Jackson is a highly-regarded local progressive who was named “Legislator of the Year” by the Consumer Federation of California, the Congress of California Senators, the California League of Conservation Voters, the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Junior League of California, and Californians Against Waste. She has received similar awards from the California School Employees Association and Planned Parenthood.
President Erik Anciaux remarked: “We’re thrilled to support Hannah-Beth Jackson. She has a long track record of supporting higher education, protecting the environment, and fighting for equality. In her time in the Assembly, she fought incredibly hard for students and the residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties for six years. Now it’s our turn to fight to make sure that she can continue her work in the California State Senate. We couldn’t be happier to have her back.”
External Affairs Director Halie Albertson represents the club on the Democratic Central Committee of Santa Barbara County, and at Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County meetings. She explained why Jackson is the clear choice for supporters of public education, full employment, and a woman’s right to choose. “I’m confident in Hannah-Beth’s dedication to supporting the interests of students and young people. She presents real solutions to issues like rising tuition costs, attacks on reproductive choice, and high unemployment. I believe her vision in Sacramento will help put California back on the right track.”
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Hello! Congratulations on finding the Campus Democrats at UCSB website! The fact that you looked us up shows great initiative and we hope that you will decide to join our club!
We meet every Tuesday at 8 in the UCEN State Street Room (on the lower level).
Campus Democrats is both politically active is a social club. We have huge parties every quarter and many smaller events where you can get to know new people. If you like talking about politics, this is definitely the place you want to be! We also go on a few major trips together across California, including meeting campus democrats from other colleges and going to the California State Democratic Convention where everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Bill Clinton make appearances (in 2007 all the democratic candidates for president showed up, including now-Sec of State Hillary Clinton and now-President Barack Obama).
If you have any questions please feel free to contact any of the officers by email or Facebook!
Candidate statements for next year’s officer corps are up! Please direct your attention to the tab at the top of the page labelled “Candidate Statements”, or the multiple links to the right and bottom of this post. Or just click here.
Elections for 2010-2011 officers will take place this Tuesday, May 25, at 8 PM at our usual meeting place. Qualifications for voting are as follows:
- You must have attended at least two meetings.
- You must have attended one outside event. (Parties do not count. Sorry.)
Elections are now closed to new candidates. Congratulations to those running unopposed, and best of luck to those whose fate will be decided this Tuesday!
Check out this video recapping our great event on Monday with California’s next Governor Jerry Brown!
Arizona just passed the broadest and strictest immigration measure in generations. It forces citizens of the United states to carry documentation proving their citizenship and upon failure to do so allows law enforcement to arrest them. President Obama has come out in strong protest to this law, saying that it threatens “to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.”
On Monday, April 26th, former/next Governor of California Jerry Brown will address UCSB students on the Lagoon Lawn (between the Faculty Club and the backside of the UCEN). Brown, who was California’s chief executive from 1975-1983, is currently running in the California Democratic primary for governor.
That’s right–Jerry Brown is gonna be governor AGAIN. And we are psyched.
With a budget crisis that is affecting all levels of government programs, most notoriously education, and an incredible amount of partisanship that is keeping the state from making ANY progress at all, we need a governor with the experience necessary to get the job done without falling prey to divisiveness or the status quo. As Brown’s campaign puts it: “An insider’s knowledge; an outsider’s mind.”
This should be the largest event at a university campus by a gubernatorial candidate this year, and Campus Democrats is extremely proud to be ones presenting it. If successful, it will kick off a string of campaign stops at colleges and universities across our state–what better way to show the students of California who’s really going to stand up for them? This was a last-minute event, so we need everyone’s help getting the word out!
12 PM, April 26th, Lagoon Lawn @ UCSB.
Justice John Paul Stevens, the leader of the courts liberals, will retire in the summer. He was nominated by Gerald Ford in 1975. His retirement should not change the liberal-conservitive balance on the bench. This announcement comes 11 days before his 90th birthday.
Interested in coming with us to the California Young Democrats annual State Convention in LA this year? The weekend of April 16-18, Democrats from across California will converge on the LA Convention Center to vote on a new party platform and to endorse candidates for statewide office. There will be opportunities to meet candidates and elected officials, attend trainings, network with other young democrats, and lots of entertainment and hospitality suites. If you would like to attend, please send an email to Michelle at michellealeena_2344@yahoo.com
