In my 6 years on the
DCCC, I have dedicated considerable time and energy to the party, and my main
objective in getting re-elected is to continue to work hard on the DCCC’s
party-building activities. As its
Treasurer from 2010-12, I balanced the checkbook and made sure that our
reporting to government agencies was completed properly. As Second Vice Chair
from 2012 to today, I am responsible for running the party’s endorsement
process for every election and also for issue resolutions. I have
enthusiastically served as a San Francisco delegate to the state party convention
for the last 6 years. I have worked to recruit and train Democratic women to
run for office, including serving as a trainer for the
Emerge Program, and running a slate of women candidates in 2012. I have also
written resolutions on a wide variety of topics, from removing the personal belief
exemption for vaccinations to urging the Mayor to appoint a mother to the Board
of Supervisors. For a complete list of my resolutions, please go to my website
at www.votealix.com.
I am dismayed by the
large number of current and former elected officials who are running for seats
on the DCCC, and I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the party is
going to fall apart if all 21 of these folk are elected.
I understand why
elected officials want a say in party activities - particularly endorsements -
but I have been frustrated that these elected officials will take seats from
party activists who have the time and energy to dedicate to party
activities. To that end, I have proposed
a bylaws change giving the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors ex officio seats on the DCCC, and adding
7 new seats for grassroots activists. This will leave more seats open for party
leaders who have never held another office, and given the makeup of the current
board of supervisors, it won't change the left-moderate balance on the
committee. I am looking forward to a spirited debate at our meeting next week
(April 13).