The Central Committee
The Stanislaus County Democratic Central Committee (aka Stanislaus County Democratic Party or Stan Dems) is an elected body that organizes the Democratic Party here in Stanislaus County. Members are elected every 4 years on the US Presidential Primary ballot based on County Supervisor District.
Our purpose is to conduct the County Party’s general business, approve its budget, coordinate campaign activity, recruit and endorse Democratic candidates for office. Ex-Officio members are the elected Democrats or Democratic Party candidates who received the highest number of votes in statewide or federal offices in the most recent primary election.
Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7pm. We meet via Zoom and in-person at the North Valley Labor Federation headquarters at 1235 M Street, Suite 100, Modesto, CA 95354. Any Stanislaus County registered Democrat (or those who would register as a Democrat when/if they become eligible) are welcome to attend these meetings as guests, or by joining as an Associate Member. Associate Members may not vote at these meetings, but are voting members in their assigned subcommittees.
The Central Committee does the following:
Recruits, trains, and endorses candidates
Charters democratic clubs
Sends voting delegates to party conventions
Coordinates campaign efforts for candidates and issues
Sponsors voter outreach and registration drives
Recruits volunteers to support candidates and issues
Central Committee Members
District 1
Austin Grant
David Tucker spent his career as a civil engineer: 32 years as a consultant and 23 years in public service, ending as City Engineer of Merced for eight years. David serves as Treasurer of the Central Valley Democratic Club and has been a Central Committee member for more than ten years.
Linda Lagace is a non-native Californian, having moved here from New Jersey via Louisiana in 1986. Linda’s formal education has been in both technology and the social sciences. She has had a diverse job history, including working as a petrochemical engineer, an artisan distiller, and a hospice social worker. She has lived throughout California from Mendocino to Santa Cruz, Menlo Park, and Merced. Linda enjoys her retirement with her husband David. While no longer hiking the California wilderness, she enjoys photographing the beauty of the wildlife and wetlands of the Central Valley.
Lisa Coburn
Naramsen Goriel
District 2
Elizabeth “Lise” Talbott represents you as an elected member from District 2 and former Chair and Controller for Stan Dems. She also serves the community as a Waterford City Council member. Additionally, she is the Political Activities Chair for the CVDC. Lise is a passionate advocate for community-based solutions to health, environmental, and racial equity. She's also married to the best husband in the world and mom to two awesome young men.
Margaret Souza represents you as an elected member from District 2.
Michelle Tennell is the Vice Chair of the Stanislaus County Democratic Central Committee. She is a teacher, lifelong Progressive Democrat, and the mother of three. She is committed to getting Democrats elected to local offices across our county, expanding the progressive coalition within the Democratic Party, and bringing more young people into the political process.
Victor Costa is the Chair of the Stanislaus County Democratic Central Committee. Additionally, he is a founding member and current President of the Young Democrats of Stanislaus County.
District 3
Kevin McClarty
Antonio Madrigal is a Turlock native and former council member for the city of Modesto. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz, he served two terms on the Santa Cruz City Council. Tony serves on the boards of the King-Kennedy Memorial Center, Latino Community Roundtable, and South Modesto Businesses United.
District 4
Aleta Bryant
Blake Mittan
Chris Ricci
Larry Bolton
Melissa Santos
District 5
Cynthia Homen
Renee Zumstein
Rosalinda Vierra
Ex-Officio Members
Congressional Candidate Michael Barkley (CA-05)
Congressman Josh Harder (CA-09)
Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13)
State Senate Candidate Tim Robertson (SD-04)
State Assembly Candidate Rosella Rowlison (AD-09)
State Assembly Candidate Jessica Self (AD-22)
Alternate Members
District 1
Pedro Ramirez, alternate for Naramsen Goriel
Joe A Souza, alternate for Margaret Souza
Cathy Doo, alternate for Michelle Tennell, retired after 31 years with PG&E. Former utility electric estimator and utility construction & customer contact, active in Democratic politics since 2016. Member of SCDCC since 2019, she was very involved in Josh Harder's 2018 campaign to successfully flip CA10.
Michael Provenzale, alternate for Victor Azevedo Costa
District 2
Daniel Miller, alternate for Lise Talbott
Joe A Souza, alternate for Margaret Souza
Cathy Doo, alternate for Michelle Tennell, retired after 31 years with PG&E. Former utility electric estimator and utility construction & customer contact, active in Democratic politics since 2016. Member of SCDCC since 2019, she was very involved in Josh Harder's 2018 campaign to successfully flip CA10.
Michael Provenzale, alternate for Victor Azevedo Costa
District 3
District 4
Brian Eugeni, alternate for Chris Ricci
District 5
Ryan Segoviano, alternate for Renee Zumstein
Juan Vazquez, alternate for Rosalinda Vierra
Ex-Officio Members
Lisa Montarro-Moore, alternate for Congressman Adam Gray
Associate Members
District 1
Darleen Patrick
Madison Wingate
Michael Masudaa
District 2
Daniel Reyes
District 3
Lori Magruder
District 4
Kimberly Ricci
District 5
Sofie Barron
Pearl Alice Marsh
Chester Moon