Our Mission
Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County (ADLAC) seeks to enhance the growth of the Democratic Party, develop Party leadership, promote harmony among Party members, advance the principles of the Democratic Party, and support the political development of Asian Democrats across Los Angeles County.
Our primary purpose is to elevate the ideas and perspectives of Asian communities who currently do not possess formal representation within the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, including supporting political candidates and ballot measures that positively represent and benefit local Asian communities, grow Asian representation within the Democratic Party, and promote the values of our organization.
Our primary purpose is to elevate the ideas and perspectives of Asian communities who currently do not possess formal representation within the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, including supporting political candidates and ballot measures that positively represent and benefit local Asian communities, grow Asian representation within the Democratic Party, and promote the values of our organization.
Organizational Partnerships
IAsian Democrats of Los Angeles County is chartered with the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP). ADLAC is a member organization of the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV) and an affiliate organization of Grassroots Democrats HQ (GDHQ).
Within Los Angeles County, ADLAC works in partnership and joint cooperation with organizations leading the charge to represent distinct and historic Asian communities. As such, the California Young Democrats Asian Pacific Islander Caucus (CYD API Caucus), Iranian American Democrats of California (IADC), Korean American Democratic Committee (KADC), the Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats (PALAD), and the Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD) all retain permanent seats on our Board and Advisory Board.
Within Los Angeles County, ADLAC works in partnership and joint cooperation with organizations leading the charge to represent distinct and historic Asian communities. As such, the California Young Democrats Asian Pacific Islander Caucus (CYD API Caucus), Iranian American Democrats of California (IADC), Korean American Democratic Committee (KADC), the Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats (PALAD), and the Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD) all retain permanent seats on our Board and Advisory Board.
ADLAC Board
On December 1st, 2023, 2024 ADLAC Executive Board elections were held. The Executive Board nominates and appoints at-large Board members. The full Board roster can be found below. (A list of previous Board members who served full terms can be found here.)
- President - Dr. Andrew Murphy
- Vice President - Mike Aguilera-Gaudette
- Secretary - Cindy Lee, MPP
- Treasurer - Ray López-Chang, MUP
- Parliamentarian - Heidi Hu
- CYD API Caucus Appointee - TBD
- IADC Appointee - Vacant (to be filled beginning in 2025)
- KADC Appointee - Eric Moon
- PALAD Appointee - TBD
- SCAD Appointee - TBD
- At-large - Matthew Lee, MSL
- At-large - Nina Long
- At-large - John Ly, Esq.
- At-large - Lena Nguyen
- At-large - Semee Park
- At-large - Emily Quach
- At-large - Marissa Roy, Esq.
- At-large - Hon. Andy Yam, MPP
- At-large - Kamilah Zadi
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board, which is comprised of Asian elected officials and senior community leaders, helps guide our mission and anchors us in the priorities of our communities (titles for identification purposes only; members listed in alphabetical order by first name).
- Adam Ma, California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Vice Chair Emeritus
- Hon. Adrin Nazarian, Former California State Assemblymember
- Hon. Al Muratsuchi, California Assemblymember
- Hon. Alton Wang, Pasadena City College Board President
- Hon. Andrew Chou, Diamond Bar Councilmember
- Andrew Jiang, Los Angeles AAPI Democratic Club Vice President Emeritus
- Arlene Inouye, Former Treasurer, United Teachers Los Angeles
- Hon. Dr. Armond Aghakhanian, Southern California Armenian Democrats Founder
- Audrey Soriano, Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats President Emerita
- Hon. Betty Yee, Former California State Controller
- Hon. Caroline Que Anderson, La Cañada Unified School District Board Vice President
- Hon. Cindy Wu, Mountain View School District Board Member
- Clark Lee, Thinking Cap Strategies LLC Managing Partner
- Deepa Sharma, California Democratic Party API Caucus Chair
- Devin Osiri, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Chief of Staff
- Faith Lee, Asian Americans Advancing Justice California Legislative Director
- Hon. Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
- Hon. Frank Yokoyama, Cerritos City Councilmember
- Godfrey Plata, Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats President
- Harini Krishnan, South Asians for America Co-Founder
- Hon. Henry Lo, Monterey Park City Councilmember
- Hoang Nguyen, California Young Democrats API Caucus Chair
- Hon. Jeanne Kim Hobson, La Cañada Flintridge City Councilmember
- Hon. Jeffrey Maloney, Alhambra City Councilmember
- Kenneth Ahn, Korean American Democratic Committee President
- Manjusha Kulkarni, Los Angeles City Ethics Commissioner
- Manuel Magpapian, Southern California Armenian Democrats Chair
- Maryam Zar, Iranian American Democrats of California President
- Hon. Melissa Ramoso, Artesia City Councilmember
- Miguel Sangalang, Former City of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor
- Hon. Mike Eng, San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Board Member
- Hon. Mike Fong, California State Assemblymember
- Myung-Soo Seok, M2 Strategies LLC Managing Partner
- Olivia Lee, Los Angeles County Democratic Party Recording Secretary
- Hon. Paul Seo, Rancho Palos Verdes Councilmember
- Ricky Choi, City of Monterey Park Planning Commissioner
- Hon. Ryan Liu, Pasadena City College Board Clerk
- Hon. Dr. Sabrina Bow, Azusa Unified School District Board Member
- Sam Liu, Senator Ben Allen Chief of Staff
- Steve Kang, Korean American Democratic Committee President Emeritus
- Hon. Telly Tse, Glendale Unified School District Board Member
- Hon. Thomas Wong, City of Monterey Park Mayor
- Tony Hoang, Equality California Executive Director
- Tran Le, Los Angeles AAPI Democratic Club President Emerita
- Hon. Warren Furutani, Former California State Assemblymember
Community Endorsement Committee
Community Endorsement Committee (CEC) members are appointed by ADLAC Board members to serve a one-year term. Interested community members can apply on a rolling basis. (More information is located on the Endorsements page.
The 2033 CEC term has ended. 2024 CEC appointments will be announced in early 2024.
The 2033 CEC term has ended. 2024 CEC appointments will be announced in early 2024.
Organization By-laws
A read-only copy of our by-laws can be found here.
*By-laws are subject to amendment at any time.
*By-laws are subject to amendment at any time.