Yes California founded by Louis J. Marinelli
Organization
Yes California formed in August 2015, succeeding the Sovereign California campaign.  The campaign adopted its name and logo from Yes Scotland, a campaign group from the 2014 independence referendum in Scotland.  The campaign has earned the nicknames Caleavefornia, Califrexit, and Calexit (after Brexit, the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union).As of 2016, the campaign president was Louis J. Marinelli, a New Yorker living in Russia.  The vice president (as of 2016) is Marcus Ruiz Evans.  Both men are former Republicans and Marinelli says he voted for Donald Trump.