Asian Pacific Islander Caucus

Vida is a Filipino American, born in the Philippines, raised in San Francisco East Bay Area, CA. Benavides is a proven leader who has harnessed the intersection of policy advocacy, civic & electoral engagement, social justice, equity and multicultural activism. Vida is the first Filipino American to serve as a Public Affairs, Political and Multicultural … Continue reading Vida Benavides Named 2021 Trailblazer

Kevin M. Acebo is President and Owner of Acebo and Associates, a consulting company focused on strategic public policy advice and representation for corporate and public clients on matters before local, state and federal governments. Acebo and Associates also provides strategic political campaign advice to state and local candidates as well as local ballot initiatives. … Continue reading Kevin Acebo Named 2021 Trailblazer

Ajay Mohan is an Orange County native with almost a decade of experience electing Democrats across California, where he has worked on successful campaigns for public office from water board to Congress. He was appointed to serve as the first Indian American and youngest ever Executive Director for the Democratic Party of Orange County in … Continue reading Ajay Mohan Named 2021 Rising Star

The Honorable Ellen Kamei is one of our 2021 Rising Stars. She serves as the Mayor of the City of Mountain View, California in the heart of Silicon Valley. A third generation Mountain View resident, Ellen is the daughter of a Chinese and Puerto Rican American mother and a Japanese American father born at Heart … Continue reading Hon. Ellen Kamei Named 2021 Rising Star

The California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus is saddened and angered to learn that members of the Sikh community were among the victims of yet another mass shooting, this time occurring in Indianapolis. The Sikh community has a long and painful history of being targeted by xenophobic violence in America. Although details of last … Continue reading Statement on Indianapolis Shooting

Call to Order | WelcomeAgenda  - Approved without Objection Minutes – Approved without Objection Minutes from last eboard: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ca8LX5cmO27XKvwensFrEQkDYt_UkNfZ/view?usp=sharing IV.                Officer/Executive Board Reports  State Chair’s ReportCaucus Chairs met with Rusty.  Next meeting - there will be a special eboard in December to go over rules and procedures.  Might move to January to give people time to rest.  Next meeting will be … Continue reading CADEM 2020 Fall Executive Board Meeting Minutes

The California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Executive Board Elections are upon us. Join us in electing the 2021-23 California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Executive Board.Per the API Caucus Bylaws, interested candidates must submit their intent to run to the State Secretary, Aref Aziz, 30 days before our meeting date. Make sure to submit … Continue reading Caucus Elections

Join us for "A Conversation with California Democratic Leadership Candidates" on March 27, 2021 at 1 PM. Register at http://bit.ly/CDPLeaders