Fellow Young Democrats and Supporters —

As many of you know, the Treasurer position was vacated after Isabel Dobbel tendered her resignation.  Since then, the Young Democrats of America has been conducting a thorough search and vetting of potential candidates for her replacement.

With great excitement, we announce today your newly appointed Treasurer of the Young Democrats of America: Sam Jane of Virginia.



Samantha “Sam” Jane is an experienced fundraising and campaign professional, working on campaigns for over a decade at the local, state, and federal levels. In addition to serving YDA as a national officer, Sam is a National Committee Representative for Virginia.

After watching Texas state Senator Wendy Davis’ historic 2013 filibuster, Sam was inspired to make a change in abortion rights and is now a well-known reproductive justice advocate, frequently included in panels such as the recent Feminist Majority Youth Summit. Sam has spent their entire career working for pro-choice candidates and causes, including four years running EMILY’s List’s former national training program teaching pro-abortion women how to run for office. Sam was a part of the founding of Repro Workers, helping them fundraise for abortion clinic workers impacted by the fall of Roe v. Wade and for different pro-abortion causes. Sam currently serves their community as an abortion doula, being with patients while they receive their care.

Before joining as a YDA officer, Sam has been involved with Young Democrats since 2012 as a part of their college chapter. Since 2018, Sam has held various leadership positions including being a chartered unit president, Chair of the LGBTQ+ Caucus, Chair of the YDA Legislation Committee, and most recently YDA’s Political and Strategy Director. With the Virginia Young Democrats, Sam is serving their fifth term on the board first as VAYD’s Membership Director and now as their National Committee Representative. Sam was proud to bring a YDA National Meeting to Virginia in 2023.

Sam is proud to call Virginia home after spending much of their life in rural Nebraska and Fort Worth, Texas. They are an alumnus of the University of Nebraska and Texas Christian University. Sam is an avid sports fan, fantasy football champion, TV and concert lover, and enjoys baking.

Additionally, we are excited to announce the appointment of Parshan Khosravi of California as Deputy Treasurer of the Young Democrats of America.

Parshan Khosravi is an education advocate, grassroots organizer, and unapologetic voice for equity-driven public policy. He brings with him over 10 years of advocacy in higher education, and currently serves as the California Policy Director for uAspire, a national nonprofit leading the efforts to address the college affordability crisis. Parshan has been active in the Young Democrat spaces since 2017, and has served in various leadership roles including as the former CYD Labor Caucus Chair, Communications Director, and current National Committee Person. At the national level, Parshan has been a member of the YDA Labor Caucus since 2021 and currently serves as the Caucus Treasurer. In his new role as the YDA Assistant Treasurer, Parshan aims to bring his years of experience as an effective fundraiser at the local and state level to the national level to help boost YDA's fundraising efforts.

Parshan is also a devout Zoroastrian and first-generation Iranian refugee who spends his spare time organizing within his faith community. A double alum of the University of California, Parshan received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Education Sciences from UC Irvine and his Master’s Degree in Public Policy from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

We are excited to add Parsah to our appointed officer team, and we look forward to Sam and our officers and their continued leadership in the Young Democrats of America.

Sincerely,

Quentin Wathum-Ocama