Central Committee, District 1 — Contra Costa County Democratic Party

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My name is Genoveva Calloway.  I have been a Democrat all my life. I grew up in a Union family in El Paso,Texas.  I            have been a West County resident for the past 46 years. I attended Contra Costa College, transferred to Mills College and did my Graduate Studies at U.C. Berkeley.   I am a retired Mental Health Program Manager from Contra Costa County Mental Health Services.  I am currently a San Pablo Council Member, on my fourth term.

I believe in Democratic values where the American dream is everyone has a job, food, housing and healthcare. Everyone should have an equal opportunity in higher education and aspire to become a working-middle class family. Because of my experience in public service, I see the need to get more people involved in our democratic process/society, by becoming involved in their communities and registering to vote.  So I pledge to work on more voter registration activities and to create/develop alliances to provide leadership development for all residents interested in getting involved in bettering their communities.  I ask humbly for your vote.  

I am currently a voting member of the Democratic Central Committee representing Region 1.   West Contra Costa includes the areas of Kensington, El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, El Sobrante, North Richmond and East Richmond Heights as well as parts of Pinole.  I am also an elected El Cerrito City Councilmember and am a member of various Boards and Commissions such as the VP - Programs West Contra Costa League of Women Votors, VP-Programs El Cerrito Democratic Club, Member/Delegate Association of Bay Area Government, Sierra Club Bay Chapter - Executive Committee Member as well and Chair of the West County Group.  League of California Cities, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus and LGBT Caucus Member.  I am a former Board Member of the East Bay Stonewall Democrats as well as a member of the West County Democratics and Hercules Democrats.  2012 I was a Delegate at Large for the Democratic Party and placed my vote for Barack Obama.  I am currently a member of the Environmental, API, Fil-Am, Latino, African-American and Latino caucuses and also on the board of the Disability Caucus for the CA Democratic Party.

I am a life long Democrat raised in Berkeley, El Cerrito and Richmond Heights and attended Public Schools. I attended Cal State Long Beach with a BS degree in communications, Radio and TV/Film. For many years I worked at an International Law Frim in Los Angeles.  I moved back to El Cerrito in 2001 and have volunteered in many city and regional efforts before running for El Cerrito City Council in 2014.  

I am proud to be a life long Democrat.  I have voted in every Presdential election and have volunteered for many campaigns.  I represent the most diverse area of Contra Costa County, West County.  I am proud to be in the Progressive Region in the county.  As an Activist and Elected Official I have volunteered to support Progressive candidates to represent our region.  I humbly ask for your vote to continue to represent West Contra Costa Democrats in the DPCC for the next four years.

My public service and political experience includes:

• 16 years of government and public policy experience combined with 25 years advocating for human rights and social justice.
• 12 years as the Executive Director of Faith Works, an economic and social justice organization advocating for working families and low-income communities of color in CCC and West County.
• Served 4 terms on the Pinole City Council from 1992-2008.
• President of the League of California Cities, representing over 478 cities in California, 2006-2007.
• Elected as the District-Level Obama Delegate to represent the 7th Congressional District (Congressman George Miller) at the Democratic National Convention in Denver in 2008.
• West Contra Costa Campaign Volunteer Coordinator for 2012 Tony Thurmond for Assembly.
• District Representative for Assemblymember Tony Thurmond, 15th District representing the communities from Hercules to Oakland, including Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, El Cerrito, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo, El Sobrante and Kensington.

·       I am a life long Democrat and believe that everyone should exercise their right to vote.  I have worked tirelessly to help Democrats get elected to public office.  I believe that we need to develop and train young and emerging leaders to run successfully for elected office.  It's important that new leadership reflect the diversity of Contra Costa County.  As Democrats, we need to continue to fight for economic, social and environmental justice.  In Contra Costa County and the Bay Area, working families, students and seniors are struggling to maintain a good quality of life.  We hear daily about the exorbitant housing costs that are displacing many who've called Contra Costa County and the Bay Area home.  The Democratic Party must make the fight for social, economic and environment justice its top priority. I've spent several decades as a Democratic leader championing issues of equity, social, economic, environmental and political justice.  If re-elected, I will continue to fight for our Democratic values.

A long time Contra Costa County activist, Joey has served on the Task Force on Workplace Violence Prevention; Sorotimist International, Richmond; and as a Delegate for the Central Labor Council AFL-CIO (Contra Costa). She represents District 1 on the Contra Costa Commission for Women (2013 -present). Joey has served on the Executive Board of the Richmond/Contra Costa County Chapter of Black Women Organized for Political Action since 2005.

In 2012, Joey was one rank short of being voted in as a National Delegate for the Presidential nomination. Undeterred, she continued her efforts to support the Democratic Presidential candidate and subsequently participated in local and regional campaign canvasing (including Nevada) for the Democratic Party. Joey also began her activity with the Contra Costa Democratic Central Committee as an associate member and alternate for elected members.  Soon after, she was appointed as a Delegate to the California Democratic Party, and continues to represent District 1 currently.