Monthly Meeting
Room or Zoom
Sunday, Oct. 13, 2 - 4 PM
Brentwood Community Center
Our pre-election meeting will feature a Meet & Greet with the available local candidates that our MCDC has endorsed (see the list below). We will also be treated to an explanation and discussion of all of the propositions that will be on our ballots. Let's be informed voters!
To see a list of past and future speakers, click HERE
2024 Local Elections Candidate Endorsements
MCDC Endorsements
Antioch City Council.
District 2 – Dominique King
District 3 – Addison Peterson
Treasurer – Jorge Rojas
Mayor – Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe
Contra Costa Community College, Ward 5
Fernando Sandoval
Antioch School Board
District 3 Dee Brown
District 4 Olga Smith
Brentwood Mayor & City Council
Mayor – Susannah Meyer
District 1 – Anita Roberts
District 3 – Jovita Mendoza
Oakley City Council District 3
Oleksii Chiuko
Ironhouse Sanitary (3 seats)
Angela Lowery
Sue Higgins
To view questionaires submitted by candidates, Click HERE
2024 California
Ballot Measures
Marsh Creek Democratic Club Recommendations: Yes / No / None
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Prop. 2 - Bonds for Public Schools and Community College Facilities MCDC: Yes
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Prop. 3 - Constitutional Right to Marriage MCDC: Yes
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Prop. 4 - Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Protection, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks MCDC: None
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Prop 5 - Allows Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval MCDC: None
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Prop. 6 - Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons
MCDC: None
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Prop. 32 - Raises Minimum Wage
MCDC: None
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Prop. 33 - Rent Control MCDC: No
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Prop. 34 - Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers MCDC: No
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Prop. 35 - Provided Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services
MCDC: Yes
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Prop. 36 - Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes MCDC: No
View detailed summaries of propositions HERE
Voter Outreach
So far in 2024, we have prepared 14,300+ letters for mailing to swing states by MCDC in partnership with Swing Left volunteers in Eastern Contra Costa County
100 Volunteers Made This Happen
To help, e-mail
MarshCreekDems@gmail.com
and / or
Contribute Strategically
Visit the Marsh Creek Democratic Victory Fund website where you can contribute to a national or state campaign that is most critical and most beneficial in terms of promoting and preserving our Democratic values in 2024 elections. The list is reviewed and updated continuously by Swing Left.
2024 Presidential Election on Nov. 5
What Is At Stake?
Our Choice is either a democracy that is increasingly equitable and healthy or an autocracy that embraces the values of the Dark Ages .
The Democratic Party is fighting for cleaner, sustainable environment, universal healthcare, economic justice, quality education for all, worker empowerment, greater safety from gun violence, compassionate and comprehensive immigration policy, freedom of health choices, and benefits for the public good.
The Trump-captured GOP will try to implement Project 2025, a plan created by a powerful, ultra-Conservative, billionaire-led coterie. For starters, Project 2025 actions would result in loss of our democracy, increased income inequality, a nationwide ban on abortion, further erosion of human rights including marriage equality, more mass shootings, and accelerated rate of destruction of our environment. A detailed summary of Project 2025 can be found HERE.
A stark comparison of the records of the two most recent administrations can be seen HERE.
Democrats Deliver
A Democratic administration will continue for the next 4+ years, and beyond, to carry out their vision of strength, equity and opportunity and mandate to serve American people both at home and around the world by negotiating with Congress and foreign leaders and allies. Two useful resources for understanding the scope of their accomplishments can be seen an interactive map of 56,000 projects, and in this LIST of programs and actions Democrats have enacted, so far.
Every Single Vote Matters
We need to vote for Democrats for every office. The GOP doesn't play fair, so they need to be voted out at even local and state levels to preserve integrity and democracy. If your unsure about your voter registration status, you can check it and, if necessary re-register at www.contracostavote.gov.
If you have friends or family in Republican led states, remind them to check their voter registration status. They might have been purged.
HERE are some thoughts for every voter to remember.
2024 Election Funnies
Slideshow
MCDC Top Issues
At the end of 2023, our members were surveyed as to which issues were most important to them as Democrats in 2024. The top 3 issues and sub-issues are:
National
Saving Democracy
Protecting Civil Rights
Climate Change
Schools
Fighting book / history banning
Teaching Civics
Electing Democrats to School Boards
Local Government
Social Justice
Affordable Housing
Poverty
To view detailed survey results and briefs for some of these issues as well as reports and presentations, from this and earlier surveys, that were prepared by committee members, click here.
If you are interested in helping develop papers on any of these issues, e-mail Issues Chair, Bill Nusbaum at MarshCreekDems@gmail.com