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Guest: Bobbie Jean Anderson, Vice-Chair, Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

Bobbie Jean Anderson was re-elected to her third term as Vice-Chair of the Los Angeles County Central Committee, aka Los Angeles County Democratic Party, after successfully running for a 5th term in the June 2008 Democratic Primary, 48th Assembly District. A long time activist and grassroots politician, she has served on the California Democratic Party’s State Central Committee (DSCC) since 1990. She served as Chair of the 48th AD DSCC for three terms and was elected to the Executive Board of the State Central Committee. She is past 5 term Treasurer of the African American Caucus of the California Democratic Party having served on the Legislative/Affirmative Action Standing Committee her election in 1990.

Bobbie was instrumental in spearheading the opening of the South L.A. Obama/CDP Victory 2008 Campaign office. She headed up the South L.A. California Democratic Party’s Victory 2006 Campaign office and was lead organizer in previous CDP Victory campaigns in South L.A. She is a long-time labor activist with SEIU Local 660/721. In addition, she was appointed by then Mayor Tom Bradley and was reappointed by Richard Riordan, as Commissioner of the Los Angeles Police Commission Permit Review Panel. She was then appointed Commissioner to Los Angeles City Status on Women Commission by Mayor James Hahn.

Bobbie was elected as a presidential delegate to the Democratic National Convention four times.  She served in the Clinton/Gore campaign in 1992  through the historic Obama/Biden campaign in 2008.

A passionate domestic violence activist, Bobbie serves on the board of the Jenesse Domestic Violence Center .

A native of Shreveport , LA , Bobbie is the proud mother of one son and two grandchildren. She is a 40 year retiree of the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office and currently works as consultant to Assemblymember Mike Davis of the 48th District.

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