Westside Democratic HQ Contact: Melissa Grant 310-849-3575 [email protected]
WESTSIDE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS HOLDS PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT PARTY JUNE 5 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other Democratic political leaders are expected to attend
Los Angeles County, CA – JUNE 4, 2018: The Westside Democratic Headquarters (WDHQ), a consortium of six democratic clubs (including Heart of LA Democratic Club) and two grassroots organizations, is holding a primary election night party Tuesday, June 5. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who spent his Sunday afternoon at WDHQ phone banking, will attend to kick-off the celebration and watch the returns live. Other Democratic elected leaders are also expected to drop in throughout the evening. The party starts at 8:30 after the polls close. The WDHQ is located at 1027 Westwood Boulevard in Westwood Village (Between Weyburn and Kinross). Metered street parking available for no charge after 8:00 p.m.
The Westside Democratic Headquarters is dedicated to flipping the House blue. Hundreds of volunteers have been phone banking and knocking on doors in the swing Congressional districts to the north and south of Los Angeles for months.
HQ’s mission is to the flip the districts that voted for Hillary but elected a Republican congressperson in 2016, blue in 2018! To accomplish its mission, HQ is working with the California Democratic Party and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The HQ consortium consists of (in alphabetical order) Code Blue, Heart of LA Democratic Club, Pacific Palisades Democratic Club, Santa Monica Democratic Club, Stonewall Democratic Club, Swing So-Cal Left, West Los Angeles Democratic Club and Westchester-Playa Democratic Club.
The Westside Democratic HQ is a chartered entity of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. It is HQ is also an unincorporated association and political action committee that has not endorsed any candidate nor is authorized by any candidate.
About the Heart of LA Democratic Club Founded in March 2017 on the heels of the Presidential election, the Heart of L.A. Democratic Club was founded in recognition of the growing awareness within the Democratic Party that women should be fully and equally represented both in the political community and the national body politic. Heart of L.A. Democratic Club is open to all Democrats who subscribe to the club’s goals and purposes regardless of their gender identity. The mission of the Heart of L.A. Democratic Club is to help make the Democratic Party, the body politic and its elected officials responsive to, and responsible for, the needs of all people, particularly, though not exclusively, women in our community. In addition to endorsements, HLADems actively participate in political advocacy, as well as voter and community outreach. Monthly meetings feature guest speakers who include Democratic candidates, experts on policy and political processes, reproductive justice, homelessness, and more.
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