Ventura County Democratic Central Committee Members
Ventura County Democratic Central Committee members are a diverse group that come from across our county:
- Those elected in Presidential Primary elections from Supervisor Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Our elected officials
- Representatives from each Ventura County Democratic Club
- Assembly District Delegates (ADEMs)
- Appointed delegates
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VCDCC 2020 Member and Alternate forms 
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The voters elected the following Democrats to the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee from the five Ventura County Supervisor Districts during the 2020 Presidential primary election:
District 1: San Buenaventura, City of Ojai, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai Valley, Upper Ojai Valley, Riverpark, Northwest Oxnard
- Helen Conly
- James Forsythe
- Martel Fraser
- Doug Halter
- Matty Park
- Eileen Reimers
- Malissa Squires
- Shawn Terris
District 2: Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Bell Canyon, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Somis, Las Posas Valley, California State University Channel Islands, Portions of the Oxnard Plain, Santa Rosa Valley, Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California Air National Guard
- Melissa Demarco
- Bette Empol
- CJ Keavney
- Jeannette Maginnis
- RL Miller
- Karen Stevens
- Kathy Willott
District 3: Camarillo, Port Hueneme, Southeast Oxnard, East Oxnard Plain, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, East Lockwood Valley, Eastern Portion of Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme
- Steven Auclair
- Janey Brunton-Muñoz
- Libby Higgins
- Tiffany Lewis
- Jesse Luna
- Veronica Miranda
District 4: Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, Tierra Rejada Valley
- Joe Ayala
- Melissa Demyan
- Kirill Ershov
- Dawn Gray
- Sondra Harth
- Elizabeth Soto
District 5: Oxnard, Oxnard Shores, Mandalay Bay, Silver Strand, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood by the Sea, Channel Islands Harbor, El Rio, Nyeland Acres, Del Norte Area, Oxnard College, Oxnard Plain, Strickland, Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme
- Peter DeDomenico
- Khalilah Durias
- John Huycke
- Carmen Ramirez
- Rick Sanchez
Ex-Officio Electeds - Democratic State and Federal candidates and elected officials automatically become members of the Central Committee after their primary.
- Assemblymember Steve Bennett (AD-37)
- Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (AD-44)
- Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (AD-45)
- Assemblymember Annie Cho (AD-38)- 2020 Primary Winner
- State Senator Monique Limon (SD-19)
- State Senator Henry Stern (SD-27)
- Representative - Christy Smith (CD-25) -2020 Primary Winner
- Representative Salud Carbajal (CD-24)
- Representative Julia Brownley (CD-26)
- Representative Brad Sherman (CD-30)
Club Representatives - Every chartered Democratic Club appoints one representative to the Central Committee.
- Angus Simmons (Democratic Club of Camarillo)
- J.C. Simmons (Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley)
- Heidi Giddy Van-Pernis (Democratic Women's Council of the Conejo Valley)
- Graciela Soliz (Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats)
- Jeffrey Starkweather (Democratic Club of Ojai)
- John Johnson (Democratic Club of Ventura)
- Janey Munoz (Santa Clara Valley Democratic Club)
- Yuri Yurovski (Democratic Club of Moorpark)
- Lexie Gritlefeld (Ventura County Young Democrats)
- Connie Baer (Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County)
- Martel Fraser (Working Blue Democratic Club)
- Sebastian Navarro (Cal State University Channel Islands Campus Democrats)
- Katelyn Dembowski (California Lutheran University Campus Democrats)
- Victor Cherdsuriya (Simi Valley Democratic Club)
- Sue Gunther (United Democrats for Progress of Ventura County)
Assembly Delegates - Every other year the Democratic Party hosts regional caucuses and elects members by Assembly District.
37th ADEM (Election January 12, 2019)
CDP Executive Board top vote getter: Jonathan Abboud
Self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Lorrie Brown (Ventura County)
2) Luz Reyes-Martin
3) Darlene Killgore (Ventura County)
4) Sreya Subramanyan
5) Jeike Meijer
6) Chelsea Lancaster
7) Troy Kathleen Corley (Ventura County)
Other than self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Jonathan Abboud
2) Dan Mora (Ventura County)
3) Tomas Rebecchi (Ventura County)
4) Arthur 'AJ' Valenzuela (Ventura County)
5) Woodrow Davidson
6) James Austin Forsythe (Ventura County)
7) Sam Ramirez (Ventura County)
38th ADEM (Election January 27, 2019)
CDP Executive Board Ryan Skolnick
Self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Ruth Luevanos (Ventura County)
2) Shawnee Badger
3) Marcy Rothenberg
4) Mai Nguyen Do
5) Jodie Cooper (Ventura County)
6) Mary Platt
7) Hilary Hall
Other than self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) John Casselberry Jr. (Ventura County)
2) Joe Ayala (Ventura County)
3) Logan Smith
4) Ryan Skolnick (Ventura County)
5) Brandon Zavala
6) Nathan Bousfield
7) Andrew Lopez (Ventura County)
44th ADEM (Election January 26, 2019)
CDP Executive Board Tim Allison
Self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Tiffany Lewis (Ventura County)
2) Karen Sher (Ventura County)
3) Libby Higgins (Ventura County)
4) Kimia Mohebi (Ventura County)
5) Laura Gallardo (Ventura County)
6) Vianey Lopez (Ventura County)
7) Melissa DeMarco (Ventura County)
Other than self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Tim Allison (Ventura County)
2) Josh Donner (Ventura County)
3) David Pollock (Ventura County)
4) Mercy Urrea (Ventura County)
5) Steven Auclair (Ventura County)
6) Akemy Bon-Flores (Ventura County)
7) Cleofas Navarro (Ventura County)
37th ADEM (Election January 12, 2019)
CDP Executive Board top vote getter: Jonathan Abboud
Self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Lorrie Brown (Ventura County)
2) Luz Reyes-Martin
3) Darlene Killgore (Ventura County)
4) Sreya Subramanyan
5) Jeike Meijer
6) Chelsea Lancaster
7) Troy Kathleen Corley (Ventura County)
Other than self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Jonathan Abboud
2) Dan Mora (Ventura County)
3) Tomas Rebecchi (Ventura County)
4) Arthur 'AJ' Valenzuela (Ventura County)
5) Woodrow Davidson
6) James Austin Forsythe (Ventura County)
7) Sam Ramirez (Ventura County)
38th ADEM (Election January 27, 2019)
CDP Executive Board Ryan Skolnick
Self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Ruth Luevanos (Ventura County)
2) Shawnee Badger
3) Marcy Rothenberg
4) Mai Nguyen Do
5) Jodie Cooper (Ventura County)
6) Mary Platt
7) Hilary Hall
Other than self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) John Casselberry Jr. (Ventura County)
2) Joe Ayala (Ventura County)
3) Logan Smith
4) Ryan Skolnick (Ventura County)
5) Brandon Zavala
6) Nathan Bousfield
7) Andrew Lopez (Ventura County)
44th ADEM (Election January 26, 2019)
CDP Executive Board Tim Allison
Self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Tiffany Lewis (Ventura County)
2) Karen Sher (Ventura County)
3) Libby Higgins (Ventura County)
4) Kimia Mohebi (Ventura County)
5) Laura Gallardo (Ventura County)
6) Vianey Lopez (Ventura County)
7) Melissa DeMarco (Ventura County)
Other than self-identified females to serve as Assembly District Delegates to the California Democratic Party:
1) Tim Allison (Ventura County)
2) Josh Donner (Ventura County)
3) David Pollock (Ventura County)
4) Mercy Urrea (Ventura County)
5) Steven Auclair (Ventura County)
6) Akemy Bon-Flores (Ventura County)
7) Cleofas Navarro (Ventura County)
Appointed Delegates - Democratic State and Federal candidates and electeds can appoint a specified number of delegates based on voter registration California's Democratic State Central Committee.
- Nancy Frawley (AD-44)
- Aaron Vad (AD-44)
- Nathan Sweet (AD-44)
- Perry Martin (AD-44)
- Helen (Jody) Avery-Smith (AD-44)
- Carla Castilla (SD-19)
- Sandy Emberland (CD-26)
- Ramon Flores (CD-26)
- Carina Armenta (CD-26)
- Jay Kapitz (CD-26)
- Fred Gaskin (CD-26)