General Body Meeting: December 2025

December 7, 2025

Chair/Facilitator(s): Tiffany S.

Notetakers: Casey L.

Agenda

2:30 Doors Open
3:00 Call to Order

Community Agreements

Approve agenda

3:05 Steering Committee Elections

Brian T.S. – Co-Chair

Sophie D. – Secretary

Sand H. – Secretary

3:10 Presentation: DSA’s National Electoral Strategy
3:20 Endorsements – Candidate Statements & Motivating Speeches

Candidates have 1 minute to make a final pitch to members, and one of their sponsors will make a 30 second motivating speech.

  • Tamara Taylor for Assembly District 22
  • Tyler Cavey for Assembly District 35
  • Val Thomason for Assembly District 10
  • Mack Gledhill for Assembly District 1
  • Shaun Navarro for Assembly District 34

See LVDSA 2026 Active Endorsement Applications for all candidate questionnaires, Q&A recordings, and district information.

3:30 Endorsements – Deliberation

Candidates will leave the room.

Alternating in favor & opposed for 10 minutes per candidate.

4:20 Ballots Open
4:30 Results
4:35 Announcements
4:40 Adjourn

Meeting Minutes

  • Tamera motions to adopt the agenda. Megan seconds. Adopted by unanimous consent.
  • No objections to electing Brian T as co-chair by acclimation. He is elected.
  • Motion to extend debate for Endorsing Tamera by 6 minutes. Moved by Lorenzita. Vote failed (needs 2/3rds).
  • Motion to extend debate for Endorsing Tyler by 5 minutes. Vote failed (needs 2/3rds).
  • Motion to end debate for Shaun. Passed with no opposition.