ABOUT US
OUR MISSION & HISTORY
The West Hollywood Beverly Hills Democratic Club is a political organization committed to promoting Democratic values and candidates in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Our mission is to engage, educate and empower voters to participate in the democratic process and to advocate for policies that promote social, economic and environmental justice. We were founded in 1985 as the West Hollywood Democratic Club and in 2005, activists in Beverly Hills formed Beverly Hills Democrats. The two clubs joined forces in 2009 and are now officially chartered by the LA County Democratic Party and the California Democratic Party. Our history is rooted in the fight for equality, justice and progress.
OUR TEAM
Below is a list of our Executive Board Members, our Executive Councilors, and our Advisory Board Members. You can view our bylaws here.
Executive Board
Jeff Book - President
Hon. Lillian Raffel - Political Affairs VP
Ruth Cislowski - Legislative VP
Linda Raffel - Membership VP
Farrah Dodes - Administrative VP
Michael Aguilera-Gaudette - Secretary/Historian
Hon. Noah Margo - Controller
​Joe Cislowski - At Large
Hon. Virginia Maas - At Large
Hon. Steve Webb - At Large
Hon. Howard Goldstein, Esq. - Prior Past-President
Executive Councilors
Donald DeLuccio
Rob Kalonian
Teddy Kapur
Laurence Zakson
Beverly Hills Advisory Board
Farrah Dodes
Noah Furie
Kelly Hinden
Charlie Salazar
West Hollywood Advisory Board
Ruth Cislowski
Michael Dolan
Mischa Irwin
Josh Kurpies​