Various City Halls in Contra Costa County Officially Celebrates LGBTQI Pride

The weather will be fabulous- come out and join us in Concord on Saturday and in Richmond on Sunday!

Lambda Dems will be there making sure everyone remembers to VOTE on JUNE 5th!

This evening on May 22nd, 2018 the cities of Antioch, Concord, and Richmond will be reading the Pride Proclamations for LGBTQI Pride Month at their respective City Council Meetings. Check local city web sites for times, Antioch City Council meeting starts at 7 pm and will be broadcast live on channel 24 on comcast. This is the first year that Antioch has had an official Pride Proclamation. Harvey would be proud. Various members of Lambda Democratic Club of Contra Costa County will be in attendance at the various meetings this evening. Join Us!

photo Dan Nicoletta

Early Voting Has Begun!

LGBTQ History Made in CA!

Lambda Democratic Club of Contra Costa County

Releases Official Candidate Endorsements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 30^th 2018)

The Lambda Democratic Club, the first and only LGBTQ Democratic Club of Contra Costa County CA held a historic membership vote last week in Richmond for their first official endorsement of local, State, and U.S. candidates for the 2018 elections.

The general membership meeting was held in Richmond CA last Wednesday on April 25^th and several of the candidates were in attendance to greet the crowd gathered, speak about their campaign, and answer questions. After all the candidates spoke, voting was opened.

Lambda Dems President, Cesar Zepeda formally welcomed the crowd. Several Board members and Officers of the Lambda Dems were also on hand heralding a huge milestone for the Club who just celebrated their first year recently.

Robyn Kuslits, Lambda Dems Vise President stated-

“These endorsements show the incredible number of candidates taking a stand for LGBTQI rights and progressive leadership at the County, State, and Federal level. We look forward to continuing this important work for many years to come, ensuring our elected representatives reflect the values that we hold dear.”

You can see all candidate endorsements here: https://lambdademocrats.com/

For more information please contact:

Jack Rednour-Bruckman at jackierbruckman@gmail.com

Lambda Democratic Board Officer & Secretary

Lambda Democratic Club Board Members with County Supervisor John Gioia, Senior Dir. Office of Education Lynn Mackey, District Attorney Honorable Diane Becton, and Oakland City Councilmember Dan Kalb at the Candidate Endorsement Forum in Richmond CA on April 25, 2018.

Lambda Democratic Club of Contra Costa County Officially Endorses the following Candidates:

Gavin Newsom for Governor

Eleni Kounalakis for Lieutenant Governor

Alex Padilla for Secretary of State

Betty Yee for Controller

Fiona Ma for Treasurer

Xavier Becerra for Attorney General

Ricardo Lara for Insurance Commissioner

Malia Cohen for Board of Equalization

Dianne Feinstein for U.S. Senator

Mark DeSaulnier U.S. Representative

Jim Frazier for Assembly District 11

Tim Grayson for Assembly District 14

Judy Appel for Assembly District 15

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan for Assembly District 16

Tony Thurmond for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Lynn Mackey for Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools

Ayore Riaunda for Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller

Diana Becton for Contra Costa County District Attorney

John Gioia for Contra Costa County Supervisor District 1