League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
	Jordan Daniel Eldridge Answers Questions Candidate for Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 22

The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What would you do to increase the number of voters registered in your party?

Young voters register Democrat, in Santa Clara County, by a margin of at least 70%. We need to reach out to young voters, between the ages of 18-35 who will be the future of the Democratic party, and register them to vote. We need to energize young voters about our local, statewide, and federal candidates and remind them that it is so important to make their voices heard in every single election. They are increasingly facing difficult situations in achieving the California dream of a higher education and Politicians have for so long ignored their potential electoral power.

We also need to educate, and register new citizens about the Democratic Party, and continue to hold elected officials accountable to our Democratic values.

If I am elected to the County Democratic Central Committee, I will work with the party to make sure that the Democratic Party is visable and accessible at every large event so those interested in joining our party can do so.

We need to stand up and tell those eligible to vote about the importance to taking ownership in their government and they can do that by taking a stand at the ballot box.

2. What would you do to help the campaigns of candidates of your party?

If I am elected to serve on the County Democratic Central Committee, I will continue to fight passionately for the party's endorsed candidates and continue to ensure that our candidates and elected officials work on behalf of the Democratic Party's core values of affordable, quality education; reproductive choice; and Universal Health Care for all.

As a testament to what I would do to ensure our candidate's get elected, I worked whole-heartedly for Paul Fong for State Assembly in 2008, many local candidates in 2008 and 2009, and have dedicated every single weekend since February 2010 in helping elect Democrats to all levels of government in the June 8th 2010 primaries. Many people wonder where I get all my energy? I get it from the passion I hold dear about the values of the Democratic Party.

I am currently working to get four different candidates elected to statewide and local offices in the June 2010 primary because I am passionate about their dedication and work in carrying out my core values.

I would also like to take an activel role in shaping our party's future and educate my generation on the significance that elections have on their own lives.

3. Why did you become a member of this political party?

I became a member of the Democratic Party way before I was eligible to vote. I was a strong Al Gore supporter in the 2000 elections while I was taking "Constitution" in my 8th grade History class at Hyde Middle School.

I hold the values of the Democratic Party very close to my heart because I love people! I believe that it is the State and Federal Government's responsibility to ensure that those that have been disadvantaged in society get a fair piece of the American dream. For the last 30 years, Americans have struggled much harder to succeed, while seeing their middle-class families and low-income neighborhoods dwindle while overly agressive Corporations succeed in changing the landscape to their benefit. They have been successful in maximizing their profits by shunning their workers, and pouring huge amounts of money attacking our candidates and our values.

I care about people and their well-being. I support Health Care Reform, not because it was a good bill (because it has major flaws), but because it is the first step in ensuring that everyone in America obtains their right for quality, affordable health care. It has been proven much easier to fix current law, then to create one from scratch.

The Democratic Party continues to stand up for those who can not stand up for themselves! That is why I am a Democrat.

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