April 18, 2024 Central Committee Meeting

The meeting will begin with a presentation about "The San Mateo County Private Defender Program: Advocacy for Indigent Adults and Juveniles." 

Our speakers will be Lisa M. Maguire, Chief Defender, and Ron Rayes, Managing Attorney-Juvenile Office. SMC Private Defender Program attorneys, experienced criminal lawyers, work with a panel of well-trained investigators, interpreters and experts in a variety of fields, allowing them to provide the most complete approach to a defense possible.

The meeting will be held at Plumbers, 1519 Rollins, Burlingame and on Zoom. You can register for Zoom here.

The presentation will begin at 7 PM and business meeting will begin at 7:30 PM.

Come at 6:30 for refreshments and networking.

The newly elected Central Committee members will be sworn in at this meeting.

Sign up for Democratic Candidate Trainings (April 26 - June 14)

San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Democratic Candidate Training program will help prepare Democratic candidates to run for office. This course will run from April 26th - June 14th. Classes will be held Fridays from 11:30 AM to 1 PM via Zoom. To apply, please fill out this form.

March 21, 2024 Central Committee Meeting Accomplishments

The San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee took these actions:

We passed   Resolution in Support of AB 2200: The Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (CalCare) .

We passed Resolution in Support of a Just and Lasting Peace Between the Israeli and the Palestinian Peoples   .

We referred Resolution in Support of SB 1374 to the Resolutions Committee for review.

We approved this change to our bylaws

      ARTICLE XII.  PUBLIC OUTREACH

The San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee shall maintain a mailing address, telephone number, and email address, which shall be listed on a web page accessible to the public.  It may also maintain a headquarters or engage in other outreach activities.

We approved our 2024 calendar

Get Involved with SMCDems, Join a Committee

San Mateo County Democratic Party is looking for Democrats to help with the work. Many hands lighten the load — or something like that. See a complete list of our committees here.

•  Climate Committee – educates members on climate change and encourages local entities to take action
•  Events and Fundraising Committee – plans luncheons, picnics, and other get togethers for the SMCDems community
•  Farmworker Affairs Committee – advocates for equity and access to resources and representation 
•  Program and Education Committee – finds speakers for the half hour before the business meeting
•  Sheriff Oversight - works with Fixin’ San Mateo to implement oversight of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office
•  School to Prison Pipeline - work to end
•  Voter Registration - registers new voters in San Mateo County

                     Signup here.