If you live in AD 19 (Phil Ting's district) please request a ballot (by MIDNIGHT) for SASCHA BITTNER
for CA DEM AD 19 delegate! (Late notice, I know, but MUST request ballot at link by midnight tonight, Jan. 11.)
LINK to request ballot: https://bit.ly/voteSascha4AD19Delegate
District 19 includes the entire west side of San Francisco (from north to south), Daly City, Broadmoor, Colma and parts of South San Francisco. See map of district: https://voteforsaschaforad19.com/AD19Map
Sascha's FB campaign page: https://voteforsaschaforad19.com/SaschaFBPage
Sascha is my daughter, and currently a Speaker Pelosi-appointed CA Dem delegate. She wanted to give electoral politics a go this time, especially to try to break down some barriers regarding the electability of someone quadriplegic with a speech disability. I've very proud of her--this daughter I gave birth to as a single teenage mother, who I was told would "never be able to do much of anything"!
Vote for Sascha Bittner for CA DEM AD 19: A Delegate for ALL!!
? A progressive who believes in the value of inclusiveness and collaboration
? Longtime disability & domestic workers’ rights activist who provided disability education workshops for over 20 years to thousands of students in SF schools to promote inclusion & combat bullying
To paraphrase Shirley Chisolm: If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring your own wheelchair!!
Current Community Service (partial list):
• Mayor Breed appointee to SF Disability and Aging Services Commission
• Member, SF IHSS Public Authority Governing Board
• Co-Chair, Golden Gate Regional Center Self-Determination Local Advisory
• Chair of Bay Area Regional Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities
• Member of National Steering Committee of Hand in Hand, the Domestic Employers Association-- working for equal rights for homecare & other domestic workers
b]Democratic Party Activism (partial list)
• “Volunteer of the Year, 2019” California Democratic Party Region 6
• Delegate, California Democratic Party, appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (2017-ongoing)
• Delegate-at-Large (for Joe Biden) to 2020 Democratic National Convention
• Disability Policy Volunteer, Biden for President
• Member, Long-term Supports and Services Subcommittee of DNC Disability Policy Committee
• Member, California Democratic Party Legislative Committee
• Member, 2020 Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Committee
• Women at the Barricades Panel Speaker, CA Democratic Women's Caucus meeting (2018)
• Member, DNC Disabilities Council, CA Dem Disabilities Caucus and Women's Caucus
• Texting: Warnock and Ossoff for GA Senate; Biden for President; Warren for Pres.; Harris for Pres.; Gavin Newsom for Gov.; Eleni Kounalakis for Lt. Gov.; Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (in conjunction w/SF Dem Party) Red to Blue campaign;Mark Leno for SF Mayor; & many more.
ENDORSEMENTS
ELECTED OFFICIALS (current and former):
Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis
Tom Ammiano, former State Assemblymember
Mark Leno, former State Senator
Myrna Melger, Supervisor, SF District 7
Rafael Mandelman, Supervisor, SF District 8
Eric Mar, former Supervisor, SF District 1 (recommendation)
Dr. Amy Bacharach, longtime CA Dem activist; former CCSF Trustee
Chelsea Bonini, Trustee elect, San Mateo Board of Ed
Rita Xavier, Vice-Mayor, San Pablo
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS:
SF Latinx Young Democratic Club
Richmond District Democratic Club (recommendation)
LABOR:
AFTA 2121, City College of SF Faculty Union (part of American of Federation of Teachers)
Kimberly Alvarenga, Exec Director, CA Domestic Worker Coalition
Rudy Gonzales, Treasurer/Secretary, SF Building Trades
Maria Guillen, SEIU 1021 Activist, Senior & Disability Board Member
Timothy Paulson, outgoing CA Democratic Party Labor Chair
Astrid Zuniga, UDW Executive Vice-President
ACTIVISTS:
Cleve Jones, Human Rights activist, author, Names Project founder
Christine Pelosi, CA DNC Member, CA Dem Women's Caucus Chair
Hene Kelly, CA Democratic Disabilities Caucus Chair
Janni Lehrer-Stein, Disability Rights activist within DNC
Andy Imparato, Disability Rights activist and former CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities
Pat Hornbecker, Human Rights advocate/Family Educator navigating Developmental Disabilities systems
Debra Walker, Commissioner, San Francisco Arts Commission; Democratic activist
President Barack Obama greets attendees before he delivers a statement on new minimum wage/overtime protections for in-home care workers at a “We Can’t Wait” event in Room 430 of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Dec. 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
