Pick A Campaign And Pick Up A Phone
DEEGAN ON LA— California’s Democratic Congressional Candidates need votes and volunteers. Los Angeles Democrats, from the far-left progressives to the center of the spectrum moderates, can set aside their nuances and pull together to support six Congressional candidates convert six shaky seats into a solid blue wall of Californians in Congress.
These are mainly seats that voted for Biden in 2020 but some flipped red in 2022. Often characterized as “purple”, now it’s time to flip them back to solid blue.
It could be the difference between a Democratic Congress and a Republican Congress.
The Democratic candidates in the vulnerable seats are:
• Adam Gray (CD-13)
• Rudy Salas (CD-22)
• George Whitesides (CD-27)
• Will Rollins (CD-41)
• Derek Tran (CD-45)
• Dave Min (CD 47)
While cash is limited to $3,500 cash per donor for Congressional candidates, there’s no ceiling to the number of hours allowed for postcard writing, canvassing (door knocking) and phone banking with calls or text messages.
These three activities are the nucleus of a ground game for any GOTV (get out the vote) organized political campaign.
If door knocking is too far away for you, making phone calls or texting, or writing postcards are valuable political activities that can be done remotely from home. Let the campaign know you’re ready to volunteer for them.
The candidates, and how to learn more about them and to volunteer for them, are:
Adam Gray (CD-13) (San Joaquin Valley)
About Adam: https://www.adamgrayforcongress.com/meetadam
To get involved: https://www.adamgrayforcongress.com/getinvolved
Rudy Salas (CD-22) (Bakersfield)
About Rudy https://rudysalas.com/priorities
To get involved: https://linktr.ee/southcentralvalley?lt_utm_source=lt_share_link#374052507
George Whitesides (CD-27) (Northern LA County)
About George: https://www.georgewhitesides.com/bio/
To get involved: https://secure.ngpvan.com/74KVgfvASkuhddAHPwwXOA2
Will Rollins (CD-41) (Riverside County including Palm Springs)
About Will: https://willrollinsforcongress.com/meet-will/
To get involved: https://willrollinsforcongress.com/get-involved/
Derek Tran (CD-45) (Orange County)
About Derek: https://www.derektranforcongress.com/about
To get involved: https://www.derektranforcongress.com/getinvolved
Dave Min (CD-47) (Orange County—Katie Porter’s former seat)
About Dave: https://davemin.com/
To get involved: https://davemin.com/get-involved
Every phone call and text counts; every door knocked counts; every postcard counts, every vote counts. Do not delay.
(Tim Deegan is a civic activist whose Deegan on LA weekly column about city planning, new urbanism, the environment, and the homeless appear in CityWatch. Tim can be reached at [email protected].)
