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 |
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Hon. Anna Eshoo, U.S. Congress, 16th District |
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Hon. Scott Wiener, California State Senate, 11th District |
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Hon. Josh Becker, California State Senate, 13th District |
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Hon. Phil Ting, California State Assembly, 19th District |
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Hon. Diane Papan, California State Assembly, 21st District |
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Hon. Marc Berman, California State Assembly, 23rd District |
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State Executive Board Representatives
Karen Maki | ![]() |
Alex Melendrez | ![]() |
Andrea Reyna | ![]() |
Additional State Delegates
Belinda Arriaga | |
Jim Lawrence | |
Sam Manneh | |
Alexander Melendrez | ![]() |
Lisa Petrides | |
Elsa Schaefer |