About San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee

This is the official website of the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee.

Activities and Mission

The Committee makes the official Democratic Party endorsements in non-partisan municipal, local district and county elections, operates the County's official Democratic Party headquarters, and generally coordinates Democratic activities in the County.

Our mission is to support Democratic candidates and elected officials at all levels of government, and ballot measures promoting Democratic values in San Mateo County and the State of California.

Bylaws, Code of Conduct, and Meeting Agreements

Current Bylaws (updated April 20, 2023)
Code of Conduct (effective July 2020)
Meeting Agreements

Membership

The Committee is comprised of (1) "elected members," who are elected by Democratic voters in the five County Supervisorial Districts in the primary election in each even-numbered year, and (2) "ex officio members," who are the County's Democratic state and federal legislators. Both elected and ex officio members are allowed two alternates who may vote if their elected and officio members are absent. In addition, any Democrat in the County may become a non-voting Associate Member.

Click here to become an Associate Member.

Click here to become an Alternate Member.

Officers (2021-2025)

Chair: Karen Maki (email)

Northern Vice Chair: Victoria Sanchez de Alba

Southern Vice Chair: Diana Reddy

Corresponding Secretary: Rudy Espinoza-Murray

Communications Director: Alex Melendrez

Recording Secretary: Heather Zimmerman

Controller: Denton Murphy

Central Committee Elected Members

First Supervisorial District

Nicklas Akers, Burlingame
David Burruto, Burlingame
Ashleigh Evans, San Mateo
Sandra Lang, Burlingame

Second Supervisorial District

Nicole Fernandez, San Mateo
Alexis Lewis, Foster City
Cliff Robbins, San Mateo
Ginny Stewart, Foster City
Sam Hindi, Foster City

Third Supervisorial District

Steven Booker, Half Moon Bay
Victoria Sanchez De Alba, Pacifica
Jon Levinson, San Carlos
Nicole Kemeny, Menlo Park
Helen Wolter, Portola Valley
April Vargas, Montara

Fourth Supervisorial District

Andrea Reyna, Menlo Park
Karen Maki, Menlo Park
Diana Reddy, Redwood City
John Woodell, Menlo Park

Fifth Supervisorial District

Judith Christensen, Daly City
Annette Hipona, Daly City
Ray Buenaventura, Daly City
Juslyn Manalo, Daly City

Ex Officio Members

Hon. Kevin Mullin, U.S. Congress, 15th District
Hon. Anna Eshoo, U.S. Congress, 16th District
Hon. Scott Wiener, California State Senate, 11th District
Hon. Josh Becker, California State Senate, 13th District
Hon. Phil Ting, California State Assembly, 19th District
Hon. Diane Papan, California State Assembly, 21st District
Hon. Marc Berman, California State Assembly, 23rd District