Resolution to Approve CYD Endorsements for ADEM Candidates

Voted and Approved by the CDUCR Executive Board - January 18, 2025

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WHEREAS, the California Young Democrats (CYD) and the College Democrats of the University of California, Riverside (CDUCR) is committed to endorsing young leaders who represent the values and vision of the Democratic Party;

WHEREAS, the CYD has reviewed the candidates running for California Democratic Party Assembly District Delegate (ADEM) positions across the state and has identified prominent youth leaders who demonstrate alignment with the priorities of the Democratic Party;

WHEREAS, the endorsement of these candidates will amplify youth representation within the California Democratic Party, reflecting the interests of young California Democrats;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the CDUCR formally approves and endorses the following candidates for ADEM positions in their respective Assembly Districts:

• AD-2: Mason Koski

• AD-4: Elijah Navarro, Jake Whitaker

• AD-6: Moy Valdez, Evan Cragin, Alex Niles, Ellen Bezanson, Tom Steel, Jonathan Cook, Alex Torres

• AD-7: Justin Hurst, Hla Elkhatib, Julian Sarafian, Rehana Reham, Sara Connor

• AD-8: Grayson Bulmer, Jack Howard

• AD-9: Andrew Dadasovich

• AD-10: Duke Cooney, Michael Vargas, Marcus Wolf, Mike Sharif

• AD-11: Kevin Armonio, Timothy Knox

• AD-13: Mana Shooshtari, Dan Arriola, Joseph Anastacio

• AD-14: Cameron Sasai, Devin Murphy, Cecilia Lunaparra, Gabriel Sandoval

• AD-16: Charlie Jones, Manav Patel, Jon Ishii

• AD-17: Yuan Zhong Zhao, Joshua Rudy Ochoa, Ernesto Cuellar

• AD-19: Angelica Campos

• AD-20: Austin Bruckner Carrillo

• AD-21: Carter Pohl, Uma Rao Krishnan

• AD-23: Elise Lester, Erik Poicon, Cassandra Magana, Juan Rodriguez

• AD-24: Jaria Jaug, Jo Nguyen, Lance Kwan, Lucy Shen

• AD-25: Peter Pham, Clay Hale

• AD-27: Alvina Miguel-Leon, India Rose Buenrostro, Nabil Kherfan

• AD-30: Ben Gildea

• AD-32: David Mariscal, Carter Beardsley

• AD-33: Alondra Santiago

• AD-34: Wade Alexander, Daniela Sarabia

• AD-35: Neel Sannappa

• AD-36: Kimberly Miranda, Samuel Turley, Oscar Ortiz, Michael Luellen, Vicente Zamora, Adrian Ruiz, Gema Gonzalez, Larissa De La Torre, Zaira Lisette Garcia Navarro, Pedro Aceves, Jennifer Duran

• AD-37: Jonathan Abboud, Juliet Becker, Jack Luca D'Agruma, Wendy Santamaria, Benjamin Peterson, Carson Link

• AD-40: Alberto Vargas, Andrew Kratzer

• AD-41: Dionne Shelton

• AD-42: Sean Weisman, Orion Tripodis, Francesca Truncale Adams, Josh Donner, Miles Don Paul Dillingham

• AD-43: Carla Fuentes, Mirna Esquivel, Maria Solorio, David Adam Ramirez, Maria Flores, Melissa Esparza, Jason Strickler

• AD-44: Mayra Valadez, Brandon Whalen-Castellanos, Adam Pryor, Andre Dionysian

• AD-46: Marco Santana, Ana Karen Estrada, Armando Flores, Sean Pilz

• AD-47: Marco Santana, Marco Coronel, Andres Coronel, Chris Castorena

• AD-49: Jonathan Loc

• AD-52: Anissa Raja, Nico Padron, Amanda Mejia, Elizabeth Hennes, Sarah Rascon, Tim Bates, Carlos Soto

• AD-53: Mario "Gabriel" Alfaro, Austin Moon

• AD-56: Jonathan Kamanta

• AD-58: Alan Vargas

• AD-59: Cole Murdoch

• AD-60: Emily Gomez

• AD-64: Mohammad Raza, Jorgel Chavez

• AD-66: Michael Lee Chang

• AD-67: Carlos Leon, Jose Trinidad Castañeda, Lamiya Hoque, Jozef Maldonado

• AD-68: Madisson Romero Alcaron, Isabella Guerra, Felipe Penaloza, Jennifer Oliva, Valerie Magdaleno, Jeanie Le-Nguyen, Isuri Ramos, Carolina Mendez, Katrina Linden, Denise Reynoso, Paula Guerra, Ana Laura Padilla, James Gil, Andrew Linares, Diego Sarmiento

• AD-70: Ryan Pham, Johnny Nguyen, Adam Tallabas, Khoa Le, Ivan Enriquez

• AD-72: Parshan Khosravi

• AD-73: Frank Granda, Ryan Dack, Youssef Kaddeche

• AD-74: John Koenigshofer, Ashkon Jones, Cipriano Vargas

• AD-76: Alec Joseph, Maddie Sem

• AD-77: Kevin Sabellico, Jay Clevenger

• AD-78: Shaina Tiger, Jasmine Truong, Malik Thornton, Malachi Bielecki

• AD-80: Lalo Velasco

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CDUCR will work to ensure success in their future political endeavors.