Congratulations to the newly elected officers for 2026-2027! Officers will assume their roles on July 1, 2026.
Elected Officers:
Department Commander, Janice Somers
National Executive Committee, Chris Yates
Alternate NEC,
Larry Maggio
Sergeant-at-Arms,
Michael Smith
- Area 1 Vice Commander, Robert Tyndall
- Area 2 Vice Commander, Phil Cazella
- Area 3 Vice Commander, Roy Santiago
- Area 4 Vice Commander, David Fuller
- Area 5 Vice Commander, Victor Martin
- Area 6 Vice Commander, Jeff Daly
Additional officer information will follow once appointments are made by the Department Commander.
Author: caLegion HQ
Chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans service organization and its Department of California is dedicated to serving the approximately 2 million veterans living in communities across the Golden State.
Great Team!!! I see a great year coming for California…
The 2026/2027 convention was, at the least very disappointing. This was the third American Legion Department of California that I’ve attended. Without getting into the weeds, the venue is run down.
It’s great to try to make the convention fun but if the basics are lacking the whole thing becomes a mess. I pray that our new Department Commander can rework the parts that did not work and bring us a strong presentation of our Department Of California next year in Los Angeles. I believe that the future of the American Legion in California Depends on it.