SMCDFA is Pleased To Welcome
Congressman Sam Liccardo
to our August 5, 2026, meeting!
This meeting will be in person at Atherton’s Holbrook Palmer Park.
Time: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 7-9pm
Location: Holbrook Palmer Park
Main House, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton
Congressman Liccardo was elected in 2024 to represent California Congressional District 16. CA 16 reaches from Menlo Park to San Jose, as well as Half Moon Bay and the coast side. The recent "21st Century Road to Housing Act" included 4 bills from Congressman Liccardo. His legislation included steps to reduce roadblocks to housing construction, including making development of manufactured homes simpler and offering incentives to local governments prioritizing housing production.
(Here's a link to several press releases about the Housing Act)
Join SMCDFA to hear about his first term, what Congress is really like these days, how we can support his work, and his suggestions on our election efforts.
For more information about Congressman Liccardo:
https://facebook.com/repliccardo
https://www.instagram.com/repliccardo
https://www.youtube.com/@RepLiccardo
https://bsky.app/profile/liccardo.house.gov
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A Strategy and A Plan to stop the undeniable threat to our Democracy -
Flip the House and Senate!!!
It is, of course, no longer possible to deny that the existence of our democracy is under threat with the attempt of the Trump regime to supplant it with an authoritarian antidemocratic dictatorship.
The administration has made no secret of its intent, from Trump declaring his desire to either end elections, or at the very least, put it under federal control, to the justice department attempting to convict its opponents of being criminals for their opposition and of being traitors for expressing their beliefs, as well as to wrest complete control and compliance of the courts, universities and the legal profession.
The Strategy
With this clear understanding, San Mateo County Democracy for America is focusing its efforts to block the march toward an authoritarian regime with strategic action to put both the House and Senate under control of the Democratic Party. Our strategy is clear: We will determine which Democratic and progressive candidates are most likely to be nominated and elected to flip currently held Republican House and Senate seats. To identify these candidates, we will use data obtained through research and scientific and statistical analysis from organizations dedicated to obtaining this information, such as Focus for Democracy, Indivisible, and other national and local on-the-ground groups with evidence-based data.
Once candidates are identified, we will use all of the measures available to get them elected, from supporting election efforts in their districts, including targeted GOTV efforts, door to door canvassing, fundraising and name recognition campaigns, and social media to target current and potential Democratic voters by raising awareness of the candidates and the importance of supporting them to improve the lives of their constituents.
An Action Plan
Our upcoming meetings will be devoted to presenting candidate endorsements, identify potential candidates for support, ways that we can effectively act, and data to support our conclusions that working to elect these candidates will provide a way to flip the House and Senate to a Democratic majority.
Join us in this fight!
Attend our next meeting, July 5, 2026, 7PM (via Zoom), to hear about candidates, strategy to elect them, and the supporting data for the strategy.
Meeting ID: 832 0588 9368
Password: 820212
Marshall Dinowitz/SMCDFA Election Task Force
Please join us for a meeting, the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm on the Zoom platform.
... and check out our Facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/SanMateoCountyDemocracyForAmerica/
Susie Raye/Chair