Welcome to  Episode 165 with guest Andrew Taban, the Chair for the new organization, The Santa Clarita Valley Democrats. 

Andrew Taban has lived in Santa Clarita for most of his life. He's young but has already done quite a bit to contribute to this Valley.  For starters, he ran for Hart School Board when he was just  19 years old.  And although he didn't succeed in that campaign, with a vote turning out to be roughly 40/60  he did show himself to be a formidable candidate.  Since then, he has been actively involved with Democratic organizations and campaigns since.  He was part of Santa Clarita Valley young Democrats, and then later served as Vice President for the Democratic Alliance for Action, at the time, the only registered Democratic organization in this valley.    He also has worked for Christy Smith when she was an Assemblyperson.    Needless to say, Taban keeps himself busy with his endeavors and commitments.

Despite all the things Taban has accomplished or perhaps because of it, he is now serving as the inaugural Chairperson for a newly registered Democratic organization in the Santa Clarita Valley, simply called The Santa Clarita Valley Democrats.    This new organization sprung up quick and to a lot of local activists surprise, but with a board filled with well known activists in this Valley, it has grown quickly and already has a stellar reputation.  Taban has described the organization as non-judgemental and open to any Democrat in the valley who wants to make a difference.  He says while the ultimate goal is to get Democrats elected, the organization is also dedicated to helping the community in other ways as well.    The organization has delivered on that commitment  in only a few short months by organizing blood drives, food drives, working on get out the vote projects and even planting trees.       

I wanted to speak with Andrew to see what the plans were for the organization, how it was going to be different from other organizations in this Valley, and his general feelings on being a democrat. By the way, I welcome any of the Republican organizations to be a guest on this show any time just reach out to me at [email protected].