About the Yale College Democrats
The Yale College Democrats are the Democratic Party's official undergraduate representative on the Yale University campus. The YCD is a member of the College Democrats of America, the College Democrats of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Young Democrats. The group, with an e-mail membership of over 1,100 strong, works intently on local, statewide, and national issues and campaigns.
The organization is involved in all parts of the political process. From registering voters and working on the grassroots level in the Yale and New Haven community to phone banking and leafleting for campaigns to discussing policy matters with local and national leaders, the Yale College Democrats have a strong commitment to the core values of the Democratic party. In recent years, we have effectively lobbied the Connecticut legislature on stem cell research, marriage equality, and campaign finance reform; worked on many exciting local and national races; engaged in issue advocacy on Yale's campus; registered hundreds of new voters; and met countless prominent Democrats. Members of the organization in recent years have had the opportunity to meet and talk to such Democratic luminaries as:
- Former President Bill Clinton LAW '73
- Former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD)
- US Senators Chris Dodd, John Edwards, John Kerry BA '66, and Joseph Lieberman BA '64, LAW '67
- US Reps. John Larson, Jim Maloney, Abner Mikva, and Rosa DeLauro
- Democratic National Committee Chairman and former VT Governor Howard Dean BA '71
- CT State Senate President Don Williams and Majority Leader Martin Looney; CT House Majority Leader Chris Donovan
- CT Attorney General Richard Blumenthal LAW '73, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz BA '83, Comptroller Nancy Wyman and Treasurer Denise Nappier
- CT Gubernatorial candidates Bill Curry, George Jepsen, John DeStefano and Dan Malloy
- US Senate Candidate Ned Lamont, SOM '80
- Top Clinton advisor and campaign strategist Paul Begala
- Gene Sperling BA '85, former Chief Economic Advisor to President Clinton
We are proud to be a growing force in Connecticut politics and are focused on building our stature nationally while continuing to maintain our local roots in New Haven and the surrounding community.
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