First Vice Chair - Arthur Valenzuela Jr
The First Vice Chair is the ranking officer of the Central Committee in the absence or inability of the Chair to act.
Arthur Valenzuela Jr. has been an activist with the Democratic Party since 2012 when he first interned for the California Democratic Party to elect Ventura County’s first Democratic Congressmember in over 70 years. Since then, he has grown into several leadership roles within the Democratic Party.
Arthur first got involved in the Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats - GOOD Club in 2013 and was eventually elected President of the Club. During his tenure as President, the GOOD Club was successful in defending the Democrats on the Oxnard City Council during a Recall Election. This was made possible thanks to his organizing efforts for it to have its Democratic Campaign Office Headquarters; a tradition that continued after he left leadership.
After being termed out as President of the GOOD Club, Arthur continued his Democratic Party work with the Ventura County Young Democrats to mentor young activists and build youth power in the community. VCYD was successful in adding 100 members and successfully electing Democrats across the County.
Outside of the Democratic Party, Arthur has engaged in other forms of activism for the Latinx community. He served for 5 years on the CAUSE Action Fund board which prioritized reaching out to low propensity Latino voters. Arthur was also responsible for leading a potential lawsuit that formed District Elections in Oxnard that summed up with having two Latinas being elected to represent South Oxnard. He was also a co-founder of the Steering Committee that pushed for the City of Oxnard to become the first Safe City for non-citizens on the California central coast before state legislation passed.
Arthur currently works as a Casual Longshoreman at Port Hueneme in which he aims to be a Registered Longshoreman under ILWU Local 46 in the future. Previously, he worked as a Field Representative in the California State Assembly in 2016 and as a Field Organizer for the California Democratic Party in 2014. Arthur received his Bachelor’s degree in Global Studies and a minor in Feminist Studied from UC Santa Barbara in 2015.
Arthur first got involved in the Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats - GOOD Club in 2013 and was eventually elected President of the Club. During his tenure as President, the GOOD Club was successful in defending the Democrats on the Oxnard City Council during a Recall Election. This was made possible thanks to his organizing efforts for it to have its Democratic Campaign Office Headquarters; a tradition that continued after he left leadership.
After being termed out as President of the GOOD Club, Arthur continued his Democratic Party work with the Ventura County Young Democrats to mentor young activists and build youth power in the community. VCYD was successful in adding 100 members and successfully electing Democrats across the County.
Outside of the Democratic Party, Arthur has engaged in other forms of activism for the Latinx community. He served for 5 years on the CAUSE Action Fund board which prioritized reaching out to low propensity Latino voters. Arthur was also responsible for leading a potential lawsuit that formed District Elections in Oxnard that summed up with having two Latinas being elected to represent South Oxnard. He was also a co-founder of the Steering Committee that pushed for the City of Oxnard to become the first Safe City for non-citizens on the California central coast before state legislation passed.
Arthur currently works as a Casual Longshoreman at Port Hueneme in which he aims to be a Registered Longshoreman under ILWU Local 46 in the future. Previously, he worked as a Field Representative in the California State Assembly in 2016 and as a Field Organizer for the California Democratic Party in 2014. Arthur received his Bachelor’s degree in Global Studies and a minor in Feminist Studied from UC Santa Barbara in 2015.