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
The voters elected the following Democrats to the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee from the five Ventura County Supervisor Districts during the 2016 Presidential primary election:
District 1: San Buenaventura, City of Ojai, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai Valley, Upper Ojai Valley, Riverpark, Northwest Oxnard
- Danny Carrillo
- Helen Conly
- Martel Fraser
- Doug Halter
- Matty Park
- 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
- Bette Empol
- John Griffin
- CJ Keavney
- Jeannette Maginnis
- RL Miller
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
- Victor Gallardo
- Jesse Luna
- Jack Phillips
- Thom Tibor
District 4: Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, Tierra Rejada Valley
- Elizabeth Soto
- Sondra Harth
- Dawn Gray
- Ryan Valencia
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
- John Huycke
- Johnny Garcia Vasquez
- VACANT
Ex-Officio Electeds - Democratic State and Federal candidates and elected officials automatically become members of the Central Committee after their primary.
- Assemblymember Monique Limon (AD-37)
- Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (AD-44)
- Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (AD-45)
- Assemblymember Christy Smith (AD-38)
- State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson (SD-19)
- State Senator Henry Stern (SD-27)
- Representative Katie Hill (CD-25)
- 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)
- Darlene Kilgore (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. These delegates' term of office expires May 18, 2017.
- Lorrie Brown - ADEM 37
- Jacqueline Beeson - ADEM 37
- Lucas Zucker - ADEM 37
- Karina Kaye - ADEM 37
- James Forsythe - ADEM 37
- AJ Valenzuela - ADEM 37
- Tim Allison - ADEM 44
- Aracely Preciado - ADEM 44
- Laura Gallardo-Jimenez - ADEM 44
- Carla Castilla - ADEM 44
- Cathy Willott - ADEM 44
- Raymond Freeman - ADEM 44
- Melissa Demyan - ADEM 44
- Anne LaFianza - ADEM 44
- Josh Donner - ADEM 44
- Michael Soto - ADEM 44
- Noemi Tungui - ADEM 44
- Michael Soto - ADEM 44
- Richard Gardner - ADEM 44
- Spencer Pletcher - ADEM 44
- Angus Simmons - ADEM 44
- Joe Ayala - ADEM 38
- Jodie Cooper - ADEM 38
- Andrew Lopez - ADEM 38
- John Casselberry, Jr. - ADEM 38
- Ryan Skolnick - ADEM 38
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)
- Penny Strowger (SD-27)
- Sandy Emberland (CD-26)
- Ramon Flores (CD-26)
- Carina Armenta (CD-26)
- Jay Kapitz (CD-26)
- Fred Gaskin (CD-26)