10/22/2022
Dear Friends,
Please join me in congratulating Sunni Vargas on her new role as President of the Ocean County Young Democrats!
Sunni previously served as Vice President of the organization and has been instrumental in its recent growth. She is truly a remarkable person, and I look forward to watching OCYD flourish under her leadership!
Congratulations, Sunni! I am so excited for your journey... the best is yet to come!
Democratically yours,
Debbie Di Donato
Mayoral Candidate, South Toms River
Di Donato, Hailey & Calhoun for South Toms River
Meet Sunni Vargas
Coming from a long line of New Jerseyans, Sunni was born in Rahway, New Jersey and lived in Essex County until her early adolescence, when her family moved to Forked River in Ocean County. Sunni is also the oldest of three siblings, and is proud of her Puerto Rican and Italian heritage. She credits her move from the city to living between the Pine Barrens and the Jersey Shore as well as near the Oyster Creek power plant for instilling in her a passion for progressive policies.
Sunni attended Monmouth University as a first-generation college student where she received a Bachelor’s in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations. She was also involved with the university’s policy debate team and completed an independent study on Palestinian-Israeli multi-state sustainable and equitable policy solutions. A Washington Center alumnus, Sunni is passionate about policy research and analysis, democracy, social justice, grassroots organizing, and has worked in a number of political campaigns doing organizing and advocacy. She now works for the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters as their offshore wind campaign organizer.
Sunni is very involved as an elected Democratic County Committeewoman and is a member of Democratic Women of Ocean County and the NOW chapter of Ocean County, she also serves as the president of Ocean County Young Democrats.
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