Jul 16

2024 Local Election Candidate Endorsement process is open

Congratulations on your decision to run for public office! The San Bernardino County Democratic Party (SBCDP) is committed to electing Democrats at all levels of government. 

Here are the steps to the SBCDP endorsement process:

  1. $25.00 Application fee – Payable here:  https://secure.actblue.com/donate/candfee2024#
  2. Written questionnaire  – Click here to start:  https://forms.gle/XifG3wjEab6tUZdr8
  3. Candidate interview 
  4. Interview committees submit endorsement recommendations to the SBCDP voting members
  5. The SBCDP voting members accept or reject the recommendations 


If you are running for a local seat that will be on the November 5, 2024 ballot and wish to seek the SBCDP endorsement, you must complete steps 1 and 2 by Friday, August 2nd. 

Once received, an interview will be scheduled with each candidate.  The SBCDP voting members will make the final decision on the committee’s recommendations at a special General Membership meeting in August.

Waivers for the application fee will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  

The candidate interview will be conducted by a panel of volunteers from the SBCDP.

Endorsement is a two-step process:  The interview panels will make a recommendation for each office to the voting members of the SBCDP.  The SBCDP voters will ratify or reject the recommendation at the Special General Membership meeting in August.

Questions:  Contact Stacey at sbdemocrat@gmail.com

Some basic considerations before a candidate seeks endorsement by the SBCDP: 

  1. Candidates must be a registered Democrat at the time of seeking endorsement by the SBCDP.
  2. The SBCDP strongly encourages candidates to seek the recommendation of their local Democratic club prior to seeking endorsement from the SBCDP. 
  3. SBCDP can only endorse candidates running for local or county, non-partisan offices. If candidates have been endorsed by the state or national party, they don’t need to go through this process.  They already have our endorsement.

Jun 07

Breakfast with the Democrats 2!

The San Bernardino County Democratic Party is hosting BREAKFAST WITH THE DEMOCRATS 2, a breakfast fundraiser for Democrats throughout the County. Once again, this exciting event will bring together grassroots Dems, DSCC Delegates, Dem Clubs, Dem Candidates and Democratic Party elected officials – in person!

Breakfast with The Democrats 2 will be our unofficial kickoff of the November 2024 election season. We will have Featured Speakers, a Silent Auction, and many more ways for you to support your local County Party.

BREAKFAST WITH THE DEMOCRATS
SAT, JUNE 22ND @ 9AM
Location Provided
With Ticket Purchase

Individual tickets are $65.00. Use ActBlue to reserve your seat today: https://tinyurl.com/ycxpnufp

If paying by check, mail checks to:

San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee (SCDCC)
PO Box 12026
San Bernardino, CA 92423

Mail checks by 6/10 to ensure timely arrival.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

We are asking leaders and organizations to sign on as sponsors of this special gathering and fundraiser in support of our November election activities.

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
Sapphire Sponsor $5,000
Diamond Sponsor $2,000
Gold Sponsor $1,000
Silver Sponsor $500

Each sponsorship level includes 2 tickets to the breakfast.

**SPECIAL SILVER RATE FOR CHARTERED DEM CLUBS: Sponsor at the $500 level and receive 10 seats (a full table)

May 15

Candidates for SBCDP Leadership

Hello, Democrats!

These are the current candidates for SBCDP Leadership positions. Elections for these positions will be held at our General Meeting/Reorganizational Meeting at 7:00 pm May 23, in person, at the CTA, 430 E. Vanderbilt Way in San Bernardino.

Chair – Kristin Washington, AD 50, Permanent Alternate for Joe Kerr
1st Vice Chair – Sarah Gardam-Thomas, AD 34
2nd Vice Chair – Jim Gallagher, AD 59
3rd Vice Chair – Stacey Ramos, AD 50
Treasurer – no candidates declared yet
Corresponding Secretary – Lorraine Enriquez, AD 50
Recording Secretary – no candidates declared yet

If you are an elected member of the incoming Central Committee and you are interested in running for one of these positions, please declare by emailing sbdemocrat@gmail.com. Candidates who declare by May 14th will be on the printed ballots at the meeting; candidates who declare after May 14th will run as write-in candidates.

Updated May 15, 7:10 pm

Feb 05

San Bernardino Democrats Call for Bilateral Ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Dec 30

Our Endorsements for Nonpartisan Races, Primary 2024

Oct 25

Primary Endorsement Process

San Bernardino County Candidates:

If you are a Democrat running for a non-partisan seat in the March 2024 Primary, you are eligible to seek the endorsement of the County Democratic Party.

  1. Pay the candidate filing fee of $25 here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/candfee2023#
  2. Complete the written questionnaire by Friday, November 24th @ 5:00 pm: https://tinyurl.com/ye22y4vh
  3. Face-to-face interviews will be scheduled for early December. Dates, times, location TBA.
  4. Endorsement decisions will be made on Thursday, December 14th.

Sep 17

Join us for Breakfast!!!

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET HERE

Aug 01

Voting Seat Open

The San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee will be filling an open Voting Member seat.

Eligibility:

Registered Democrat, San Bernardino County Resident, Registered to vote in the Old Assembly District (AD) 55 

If you are interested in standing for this seat, please email sbdemocrat@gmail.com

Jun 18

Running for Office? Attend our Candidate Workshop Series

Jun 10

Happy Pride!

Rainbow flag with the San Bernardino County Democratic Party logo, with text reading Happy Pride, San Bernardino County! San Bernardino County Democratic Party.

As we join the nation in a glorious, month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, we want to highlight this week’s news that the City of San Bernardino just proclaimed June Pride Month for the first time.

At a time when anti-LGBTQ+ activists throughout the country are banning LGBTQ+ themed books, inclusive curriculum, and recycling harmful lies about LGBTQ+ educators and mentors, we need more city leaders to stand tall, risk pushback from hate-filled groups, and show support for the members of the LGBTQ+ community.

At a time when an unprecedented number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in various states that are sometimes passing in state legislatures and are often targeting LGBTQ+ youth and specifically transgender youth, we need more leaders to use the power of their position to protect members of our communities and our youth from such dangerous attacks.

That is because these are the times we’ve heard about; when leaders do what is right, even when it feels uncomfortable.

While the San Bernardino County Democratic Party has no flagpole on which to fly a flag, we will continue “flying” the flag this month on our Social Media sites and other forms of communication, because we know that the Pride flag is not merely a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but it’s a symbol of love, of struggle, and sacrifice.

Next year, we hope more cities will celebrate Pride month along with us, not only with a proclamation, but by flying the Pride flag, too. And we look for the County of San Bernardino to follow the lead of the progress just made by the County of Los Angeles, by flying the flag with pride throughout San Bernardino County.

Kristin Washington
Chair, San Bernardino County Democrats