My Political Resume

 Political Resume for Stephen A. Chessin
             1426 Lloyd Way
             Mountain View, CA  94040
             650-962-8412

Democratic Party Involvement:
Founding Member, Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN), 1992 -- present.

Member, Peninsula Democratic Coalition, 1987 -- present.
     Board of Directors, July 1988 -- Dec 1990.
     Vice President, Dec 1989 -- Dec 1990.

Member, Democratic Club of Sunnyvale, 2013 -- present.

Member, Bayshore Progressive Democrats, 2017 -- present.

Member, 21st AD Committee, 1986 -- 1992.
     Member Executive Committee, 1987 -- 1992.
     Chair, 1991 (partial term).

Member, 22nd AD Committee, 1993 -- 2006.
     Member Executive Committee, 1993 -- 2006.

Member, Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, Jan 1990 -- present.
     Appointed to fill vacancy in 21st AD, Jan 1990.
     Elected by 21st AD for 1991 -- 1992 term.
     Elected by 22nd AD for 1993 -- 1994 term.
     Alternate for John Vasconcellos, 1995 -- 2000.
     Elected by 22nd AD for 2001 -- 2004.
     Alternate for Alyson Abramowitz, 2005 -- 2012.
     Alternate for Assemblymember Rich Gordon, 2013 -- 2016.
     Alternate for Assemblymember Marc Berman, 2017 -- 2020.
     Secretary, 1991 -- 1998.
     Producer, Democratic Television, 1995 -- 2008.

Member, Democratic State Central Committee, Dec 1986 -- present.
     Delegate from 21st AD, Dec 1986 -- 1990.
     Delegate from SCCDCC, 1991 -- 1998.
     Delegate from 22nd AD, 1999 -- 2012.
     Delegate from 24th AD, 2013 -- 2018.
     Appointee of Congresswoman Eshoo, 2019-2020.
     Member Executive Board, 1993 -- 2016.
     Member Organizational Development Committee, 1994 -- 1998.
     Founder, Children's Caucus, 1996.
     Member Elections and Organization Committee, 1999 -- 2004.
     Member Voter Services Committee, 2005 -- 2006, 2009 -- 2018.

Democratic Campaigns (not including primary races):
Volunteer, Lance Weil for Congress campaign, 1986.
Precinct Captain, United Democratic Campaign, 1988.
Volunteer, United Democratic Campaign, 1990.
Precinct Captain, United Democratic Campaign, 1992, 1994, 1996.
Volunteer, United Democratic Campaign, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010.
Volunteer, Boxer for Senate, 2004.
Volunteer, Debra Bowen for Secretary of State, 2006.
Volunteer, Obama for America, 2008.
Volunteer, Democratic Volunteer Center, 2012, 2014.
Volunteer, Marc Berman for Assembly, 2016.

Other Political Activity:
Convener, CD18 Bernie Sanders Delegate Selection Caucus, 2016.

Ranked Choice Voting Facilitator, November 2010 election (Alameda County).
Precinct Inspector, Santa Clara County, November 2004 election.
Field Inspector, Santa Clara County, November 2005, June 2006, November 2006, February 2008, June 2008, November 2008, June 2010, November 2012, June 2014, November 2014, June 2016, November 2016, March 2018, November 2018 elections.

Santa Clara County Citizens Advisory Commission on Elections, 2015 -- present.

Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters DRE Citizens Oversight Committee, 2003 -- 2004.

Santa Clara County Supervisorial Redistricting Committee, 2000 -- 2001.

League of Women Voters
     Chair, LWVs of Santa Clara County Voting Systems and Procedures Study, 2004 -- 2005.
     Chair, LWVs of Santa Clara County Instant Runoff Voting Study, 2004 -- 2005.
     LWV of California Election Systems Study Committee Member, 1999 -- 2001.

Proponent, Santa Clara County Measure F (Instant Runoff Voting), 1998.

FairVote (nee Center for Voting and Democracy).
     Advisory Board Member, 1998 -- 2000.

Californians for Electoral Reform (nee Californians for Proportional Representation).
     Board of Directors, 1995 -- present.
     Co-President, 1999 -- 2001, August 2020 -- present.
     President, 2001 -- August 2020.

Tenants Rights Action Committee (Berkeley), April 1981 -- July 1984.
     Treasurer and campaign activist for three successful campaigns:
     G is Good, H is a Hoax -- Rent and Eviction Controls (June 1982)
     N is Necessary -- Elected Rent Board (Nov 1982)
     Gerda Miller for Rent Board, Michael Sims for Rent Board (June 1984)

Other Peace and Social Justice Activity:
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Community Advisory Board, 1993 -- 1998.
     Member of Community Advisory Board overseeing Technical Assistance
     Grant to the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition for the purposes of
     overseeing the cleanup at the Moffett Field and
     Middlefield/Ellis/Whisman Superfund sites.

Mid-Peninsula Peace Center, Aug 1987 -- Dec 1989.
     Coordinating Council Aug 1987 -- Dec 1987
     Board of Directors Dec 1987 -- Dec 1989
     Budget and Fundraising Committees, 1988
     President of Board Dec 1987 -- Dec 1988

CAUSICA (Committee Against US Intervention in Central America), Jan 1986 -- Dec 1988.

TecNICA volunteer, Nov 1985.
     Member of a two-week delegation to Nicaragua, assisting the
     government with their computer systems.

Miscellaneous:
Leadership Mountain View Class of 1995.

Personal:
Software Engineer since 1982.
Resident of Mountain View since 1985.