Kennerk, Hall Named 2026 Democrats of the Year

Assembly District 51 Central Committee delegates selected Jamie Kennerk and Dan Hall for the honor, recognized at the county party's Roosevelt Awards.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Civic Engagement

Kennerk, Hall Named 2026 Democrats of the Year

Assembly District 51 Central Committee delegates named Jamie Kennerk, Los Angeles County Democratic Party Treasurer, and Santa Monica City Councilmember Dan Hall as 2026 Democrats of the Year. The pair were honored alongside county Democrats of the Year at the party's Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Awards on Oct. 24.

Why it matters

The honor recognizes local Democratic Party activists and officials across a district spanning Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and parts of Los Angeles. It highlights party volunteer and elected leadership at the grassroots level in the Los Angeles area.

Hall has been an elected California Democratic Party delegate for the district since 2023 and served eight years in the Army, rising to captain. The extraction does not report vote totals or the selection criteria used by Central Committee delegates.

The players

Jamie Kennerk

Kennerk is Los Angeles County Democratic Party Treasurer and began her career as a field representative and district director for then-Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager.

Dan Hall

Hall is a Santa Monica City Councilmember and a former Army captain who holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

The details

Kennerk is an at-large board member of LA County Young Democrats and a founding board member of Westside Young Democrats, and works as senior public affairs manager for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. Hall holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master's in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2023: Hall became an elected California Democratic Party delegate for the district.
Oct. 24, 2026: Kennerk and Hall were honored at the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Awards.

Civic Engagement

The honorees' recognition through the Los Angeles County Democratic Party's Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Awards places local party volunteers and officials within the county's established annual awards program. Their selection by Assembly District 51 Central Committee delegates reflects the role of district-level party bodies in identifying leaders for county recognition.

Residents of Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and parts of Los Angeles within Assembly District 51 are represented by the district delegates who made this selection. The honors signal recognition for party volunteers and officials whose work shapes local Democratic Party engagement.

The takeaway

Local party delegates and volunteers play a visible role in recognizing leaders who shape civic participation across Los Angeles County. Residents interested in party engagement can follow district-level activity to see who is being recognized and why.