IADC’s 5-year anniversary was held on August 22, 2026 in Newport Beach. It was an engaging, inspiring and informative event. We are thankful to all the sponsors and attendees for their support.

A small group of Iranian Americans first came together on a Zoom call — no budget, no staff, just a link passed hand to hand and a shared hunch that it was time for our community to organize. Today, IADC is the first officially chartered Iranian American organization within the California Democratic Party.

IADC’s Vice President, Alex Mohajer delivered this reflection speech at the event.  You can listen to here.

70 members, friends and allies joined us in Newport Beach, California to celebrate, including OC Supervisor Katrina Foley, endorsed candidates for Assembly, State Senate, and city councils and a Supreme Court Judge position across LA and OC, along with representatives from SEIU, the Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers, and Voter Choice Irvine. Together we were amazed by hearing about the life stories of candidates and what inspired each of them to run for office. We also dug into four of 14 California propositions on the November ballot and a key measure in the City of Irvine and attendees left with IADC’s complete voter guides — because showing up starts with being informed.

From city councils going on record for a free Iran, to congressional briefings in D.C., to commissioning the first-ever scientific poll of Iranian American voters in California — five years in, we’ve proven representation isn’t a courtesy. It’s power.  Nothing about us, without us.

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us — here’s to the next five.  You can watch the highlights of the event here.

Thanks to IADC’s Orange County Regional Chair for opening her home for this event and for the tasty homemade spread.  Many of IADC’s endorsed candidates attended and spoke at the event.

Our next event will be on September 20th and we get to hear from Representative Dave Min and other candidates, so if you enjoyed our event in August or in case you missed, don’t forget to sign up for our September event.

Ballots drop on October 5th, this is the time to get informed and ready to #VOTE.