Dieter L Questionnaire
Please describe your past and current involvement in DSA. This may include your involvement in the metro D.C. chapter, another chapter, and/or work at the national level.
I joined the Democratic Socialists of America, specifically our Metro DC chapter, after moving to Washington and becoming a U.S. citizen in 2017. My initial involvement was in our chapter’s efforts around local elections, volunteering to help endorsed candidates get elected in Montgomery County. for example. I was also part of the Bernie 2020 Working Group, which took me as far as South Carolina to canvas alongside my comrades. After the pandemic more or less subsided this summer, I began to refocus my energy and time into our Stomp Out Slumlords campaign.
Why do you believe that you are a good fit for this position?
I believe that I am a good fit for this position because of the shared vision I have with my comrades on the Rainbow Slate. But speaking to my own personal attributes, I believe that my ability to improve processes and increase efficiency wherever possible will prove valuable to the work of our Steering Committee. I also think that my personal experience, both as an immigrant of color and as an ANC, will allow us to deepen our relations with the community and build the mutual trust required to carry forward with our socialist vision for the District.
What do you hope to accomplish for the chapter if elected to this position?
I hope to play my part, alongside my comrades on the Rainbow Slate, to place Metro DC DSA at the forefront of leftist organizing in the District. By the end of my term, our membership onboarding and training process will set the bar for other organizations in our local ecosystem, we will have dedicated more resources into making mutual aid an integral part of our chapter’s relations to local communities and we will have increased our political power at the municipal level.