Secretary: Jay Clevenger (he/him/his)

Jay Clevenger is a political science student at MiraCosta College who has served as Secretary and as Chair of the Bylaws Review Committee since April 2024. A sixth generation Californian and advocate for clean energy, affordable housing, and LGBTQ+ rights, he currently interns for the district office of Representative Scott Peters (CA-50). Jay is running to be a district delegate in California’s 49th Congressional District for the upcoming 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Born and raised in Murrieta, California, Jay spent much of his child playing the piano, writing short stories, and studying foreign languages. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, his family relocated to central California, where he graduated from Atascadero High School in June 2022. After graduation, Jay studied Mandarin Chinese at National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan through the U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), becoming fluent in the language. After briefly attending Cuesta College, he moved to San Diego County, where he enrolled at MiraCosta College, aiming to obtain an associate’s degree in Political Science.

Jay lives in Vista, California, with his grandfather. When's not doing homework or skimming through POLITICO Playbook, you can find him tearing up the dance floor, canvassing for candidates and causes he's passionate about, or working on a dystopian novel he’s planning to publish this summer.

Jay chairs SDCYD's Bylaws Review Committee. He can be reached at secretary@sdyoungdems.com.

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