Javier Brown for CDA Political Affairs Director

Fellow Democrats,

I greet you today as a proud member of CDA. This has been an amazing year for College Democrats throughout the country. College activists throughout the country worked hard to turn out the vote for our democratic candidates and if we were the only people who voted, John Kerry would have won the presidential election with 375 electoral votes. CDA is financially strong and we have an amazing membership network.

I ask for your support today as a candidate for Director of Political Affairs for CDA. I have the experience and vision for CDA that is essential to continue the expansion and development of this organization.

During the 2004 elections, I served as president of the College Democrats chapter in the Atlanta University Center which consists of Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark-Atlanta University. With the aid of two friends, we started this chapter and I am proud to say that we now have over 100 members. We worked with other political organizations on campus for voter registration, education, and mobilization and were able to QUADRUPLE voter turnout in this year’s presidential election.

I have served statewide as communications director and now president and it has been a satisfying task. We have increased membership and have set groundwork for activists throughout the state.

Nationally I have been active with CDA by serving on the host committee for 375; an inaugural fundraiser as well as chair of the African American Caucus. The caucus has been very active through membership outreach, releasing position papers, lobbying efforts and networking with other organizations, members of congress, and congressional staff.

My vision is to strengthen college democrats on a local level. I think we should follow the vision of Chairman Dean as well as our President, Grant Woodard to strengthen our State Federations. We must remain in constant contact with state federations; standing behind them at every battle. We should put our resources into our states to enhance our grassroots network as well as prepare states to work against the policy of the Republican party. CDA should be run from the bottom up. Relationships by party chairs and our elected officials need to be developed to provide an effective network for our chapters and state federations. We must work hard during the off-year elections to promote the agenda of the Democratic Party. We cannot be successful by just campaigning 5 months out of the election year.

Once I again I ask that you support me and my vision for a better CDA.

Democratically Yours,

Javier A. Brown