Below is the report on the YDA Communications Survey I sent out last month. Thank you to everyone who completed it. 2009 YDA Communications Survey Report

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The Young Democrats of America High School Caucus has published the names and statements of the candidates for their officer positions. Elections will be held at the YDA National Convention in Chicago. You can find the High School Democrats at their Facebook Page. 2009 Candidate’s List

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The YDA Works coalition has announced a series of four phone forums to discuss what needs to be done to improve the way the Young Democrats of America works. Crystal Strait and the YDA Works Candidates have traveled to 31 states and had hundreds of conversations with leaders around the country about their thoughts and [...]

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Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, a young state legislator in Maine, Iraq War veteran, and National Committeeman of the Maine Young Democrats, has authored an excellent piece on the Employee Free Choice Act in the Times Record. The economic challenges Mainers and Americans face are diverse and serious. I wonder how we honor the men [...]

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The Young Democrats of America have two major events coming up in the next few months. The 2009 YDA Spring National Conference will take place from June 12th to 14th at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, TX. Those interested in attending can register for the conference online and download the conference schedule. The conference [...]

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Rod Snyder, Mid-Atlantic Region Director of the Young Democrats of America, sent an email to Liberty University’s Vice-President of Student Affairs about the ban of the Young Democrats club. This led to the following email exchange, in which Falwell Jr. himself responds. From: Rod Snyder Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 5:14 PM Subject: Letter to [...]

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Liberty University, the college founded by Jerry Falwell, has banned the Young Democrats club from the university while allowing the Republican organization to exist. The argument is that the “Democratic Party Platform is contrary to the mission of LU and to Christian doctrine (supports abortion, federal funding of abortion, advocates repeal of the federal Defense [...]

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Today I submitted the following resolution to the Young Democrats of America for consideration by the National Committee in Houston. A Resolution Encouraging President Obama and Congress to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Introduced by Southwest Region Director Kevin Bondelli (AZ), Democratic National Committeewoman Crystal Strait (CA) The Young Democrats of America: WHEREAS the current [...]

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It is with great humility and profound gratitude that I am writing to share with you the announcement of my candidacy for a Vice Presidency of Young Democrats of America. In this moment, young Democrats have much to be proud of, but we also have much work still before us. I am ready to roll [...]

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This weekend I had the privilege of returning to my native California to attend the 2009 California Young Democrats/California Democratic Party Convention, where 800 Young Democrats descended upon the Sacramento Convention Center to elect new leadership, plan for the future, and recap an extremely successful year. Congratulations go out to new CYD President Alissa Ko [...]

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