Left Coast is a slate of candidates for leadership in DSA Los Angeles

Vote by December 15th, 2025

OUR PLATFORM

  • Grow DSA-LA into a 6,000-member-strong chapter

  • Build a long-term program to win electoral power beyond LA city

  • Strengthen community defense networks with immigration justice coalitions

  • Bring labor into the socialist movement

  • Build an organized, politicized tenant bloc through DSA

  • Expand democracy and participation in our chapter

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OUR CANDIDATES

Left Coast is a coalition of DSA-LA organizers dedicated to winning transformative, socialist change for our fellow working class Angelenos. The slate of candidates is being finalized and will be available soon!

Collectively, we have:

  • Won successful union drives and contract fights in the biggest unions in Los Angeles

  • Advocated for an arms embargo and struck for Palestine solidarity

  • Secured housing protections for tenants

  • Stood in solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters

  • Elected socialists to office within and outside the city of Los Angeles.  

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Here are all the people who’ve endorsed our campaign (so far)!

Marge McLaughlin
Maria Timonina
Marissa Wirick
Marjorie Hunt
Mark Masaoka
Mattie Krop
Maxwell Bebber
Michael Lumpkin
Michael McCown
Michael Riggins
Michelle Jacobson
Mike Miller
Mo Brouwer
Moss Woodbury
Muriel Nacar
Natalie Barman
Noah Campbell
Noah Suarez-Sikes
Paul Zappia
Pride St Clair
Rafael Jaime
Rain Skau
Raymond Singh
Rohan Shenoy

Rose Witmer
Ryan Andrews
Sam Ponnada
Sam Range
Sam Sukaton
Sami Casey
Sean Huntley
Sean Wakasa
Shane Quentin
Shelby Dewberry
Siv Anderson
Stephen Gutwillig
Sydney Ghazarian
Tejan Bhakta
Thomas Calobrisi
Thomas Markes
Veronica Alday
Westley Garcia-Encines
William Prince
Zack Urbach
Zoya Naqui

George Zhou
Griffin Johnson
Harshda Saxena
Jakob Faber
James Davis-Wilson
Jason Ives
Jesse-James Austin
Jon Cahill
Jonathan Koch
Joseph (Jay Dee) Golez
Josh Androsky
Josh Friedman
Kaylee Barnes
Keir Hichens
Kenna Kotinek
Keshav K
Kwan Luu
Langston Prince
Lara Brenner
Leslie Chang
Lily Kubala
Lisa Laureta
Lola Blanc
MacKenzie Harrell

Abdullah Farooq
Adam Monohan
Alex Scott
Alexander Pittaro
Amelia Gonzalez-Pinal
Anthony Weiss
Aya Konishi
Benjamin Olivas
Cailyn Nagle
Carter Stoddard
Cassie Pritchard
Chris Datiles
Clayton Ryles
Cristal Mojia
Dan Lake
Dana Kleifield
Daphne Takahashi
Dave Smith
David Arcia
Emily Berry
Emma Mailey
Emmanuel Alcantar
Esteban Suarez
Forrest Osburn