There is an immediate opening for a registered Democrat to help represent the Third Supervisorial District on the Santa Cruz County Central Committee. Election will be held on Wednesday, December 2 at 7:30 PM at the monthly meeting of the Santa Cruz Democratic Party in Suite 165 of the Galleria at 740 Front St., Santa [...]
Message From the Chair
Welcome to the official website of the Santa Cruz County Democratic Party! We hope you use our online community to access all of your local Democratic needs. Without question, we are at a defining moment in our nation’s history. With the election of Democrats throughout our country and our community, we have the power and ability to enact positive change. Together, we can focus on placing our communities back on track and bringing forth the ultimate Democratic principal: that every American, regardless of background, can improve their lives and the lives of others through hard work and service to their community. The idea that by working together we can enact greater changes than by acting alone and that no challenge in our community is too large if we work with a common purpose.
We hope you join us in this endeavor. Thank you for taking the time to visit our online community… we hope to meet and welcome you in the near future.
Recent News
Santa Cruz Democrats Mourn Passing of Edward Newman
[ November 8, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Services are Nov. 8 for Edward Franklin Newman, who died Oct. 8 at his home in Santa Cruz. He was 85.
A native of Santa Cruz, Ed Newman graduated from Santa Cruz High School and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree, and later a law degree, from UC Berkeley. After serving in the Navy during [...]
Santa Cruz Democratic Party Begins a New Political Year!
The Santa Cruz Democratic Party has just ended another successful political year. We accomplished many things this past year—our best-ever Presidential Campaign, a restructuring and streamlining of our internal processes, more community visibility and involvement, the launching of several community events and educational forums, and the launching of the new Santa Cruz Democratic Party Headquarters, [...]
Senator Barbara Boxer A Successful Event in Santa Cruz!
The Santa Cruz County Democratic Party hosted a terrific event for Senator Barbara Boxer on Saturday afternoon, August 1st, at the Dream Inn. As usual, Senator Boxer was dynamic, informative, and encouraging as she covered a wide range of important issues, including the environment and health care reform. Kudos to Senator Boxer for her hard [...]
Volunteer at Democratic Headquarters
The Santa Cruz Democratic Headquarters, now known as the Center for Change, was established this year to create closer relationship between the Democratic Party and local Demcrats. Our goals are to host educational forums on important issues, organize local Democrats, and increase our numbers via Voter Registration Drives. Now, more than ever, local Democrats need [...]
DCC Has Openings for Alternates
Interested in serving on the Democratic Central Committee?
July marks the month when new committees are formed, new officers and new committee chairs are elected, and a new political year begins. There are currently several openings for Alternates, who participate in all DCC activities and may vote in their member’s absence. It is an excellent way [...]
Democratic Dialogues A Big Success–More Scheduled!
[ July 23, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The local Democratic Party’s interesting and informative series, Democratic Dialogues, resumed on June 25th with “The Fraying of the Social Safety Network”, a wonderful panel discussion on issues related to the Health Care Crisis that featured Rama Khalsa, Director of Santa Cruz County Health Services and Willy Elliot-McCrea, Exectutive Officer of 2nd Harvest Food Bank. [...]
July 4th Parade is Extra Large This Year!
The Santa Cruz Democratic Party had a truly great showing at the annual Aptos “the world’s shortest” July 4th Parade!!! Folks showed up with flags, banners, and and signs and were decked out in the traditional red, white, and blue! Our own Congressmember Sam Farr celebrated his birthdayand with us and other local stars for [...]
May 19 Special Election Results in Critical Budget Cuts for California
California, hit very hard by the global economic crisis, faced a huge budget deficits in its history. The California Legislature and the Governor, in an attempt to end a months-long impasse last February, placed six ballot propositions on the May 19 Special Election ballot. With one exception, all of the propositions went down in defeat. [...]
