Los Angeles Young Democrats Honored as Democratic Volunteers of the Year

Active Los Angeles County Young Democrats Receive California Democratic Party's "Democratic Volunteer of the Year" Awards.

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD) yesterday congratulated past LACYD President Becca Doten and current Legislative Director Dante Atkins on being named "Democratic Volunteers of the Year" by the California Democratic Party. Doten (Region 15) and Atkins (Region 13) were recognized as the "Volunteers of the Year" for their respective regions during the final day of the California Democratic Party's 2010 Convention in Los Angeles.

"The Los Angeles County Young Democrats are very proud of both Becca and Dante," said LACYD President Katherine Hennigan. "Both have been amazing leaders in the Young Democratic movement in Los Angeles. The success LACYD has had in recent years is very much because of the work of these two amazing individuals."

For years, both Doten and Atkins have worked to activate, energize and engage young voters in Los Angeles County and throughout California. Doten has previously served as President of LACYD, as well as Political Director and Regional Director for the California Young Democrats. She is additionally the only Young Democrat elected to serve on California's delegation to the Democratic National Committee. Atkins, who has previously served LACYD as the organization's Vice President of Communications, Political Director and Legislative Director, was elected as the California Young Democrats Regional Director this past weekend.

"Young people are one of the most important demographics within the Democratic Party," said Hennigan. "When we vote, Democrats win, and it is largely because of the work of fantastic leaders like Becca and Dante that campaigns have the opportunity to reach out to this crucial groups of voters in effective ways. Becca and Dante are both very deserving of the recognition they received yesterday."

Founded more than 30 years ago by Congressman Henry Waxman, Congressman Howard Berman, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, and others, Los Angeles County Young Democrats is the largest organization in Southern California focused on giving young people a voice and a vehicle for activism in local, state, and federal political issues.

With a membership of more than 500 and dozens of local, state, and federal candidates either members or helped into office by the Club, LACYD remains at the forefront of keeping Young Democrats engaged, informed, and heard on issues of importance to young people. For more information, please visit www.lacyd.org.