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Happy National Voter Registration Day!

We need to make sure our friends, neighbors, co-workers and family members are registered to vote! It’s super easy to register. Simply go www.registerinwa.org and get to it! Here in the great state of Washington, ensuring you’re registered at the correct address is equally as important as being registered in the first place. The post …

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Salmon Bake Tomorrow with Congressman Adam Smith

Remember Congressman Smith’s salmon bake is tomorrow from 6 – 730 pm at Lake Boren Park.  Hope to see you there!  For more information, click on this link: Congressman Smith Salmon Bake – September 23rd

General Meeting Agenda – 9/17/2013

11th LD General Meeting September 17, 2013 AGENDA 7:00 Welcome/Pledge of Allegiance 7:05 Endorsements Acceptance of the Rules (9-17-13 Endorsement Meeting Rules) Vote Mayor of Seattle Mike McGinn/Ed Murray Seattle School Board District 4 Suzanne Dale Estey/Sue Peters Seattle School Board District 5 Stephan Blanford/LaCrese Green Tukwila School Board District 1 Mary Fertakis/Jennifer Johnson 7:45 …

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Comment On This Bill – A review

The Washington State Legislature put out a survey of what people throught of their new online commenting system for bills.  If you’d like to see what the survey respondants thought, check it out here: E-Comments Survey- Responses from Public

Save Schlicher in the Senate!

This year, we witnessed the crippling effect of having Republicans control the Washington State Senate. Although there are no legislative races in King County in 2013, we do have a critical race this summer in the 26th Legislative District (Pierce and Kitsap Counties).   Retaining Senator Nathan Schlicher is the first step to winning Democratic control of the Washington State …

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20th Annual “Maggie” Awards Winners Announced

Washington State Democrats announced the winners of the 20th Annual Warren G. Magnuson Awards (the Maggies). The Maggies will be held on September 15th at the Washington State Convention Center.  Keynote speaker: Governor Ted Strickland, former Governor and Congressman from Ohio For more information go to www.wa-democrats.org/maggies Award Winners Jeff Smith Lifetime Achievement Lives in Seattle and is the …

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Phone Bank for Shari Song – July 30

11th District Dems – please join Team Smith in supporting Shari Song! In order to ensure that the Shari Song for King County Council Campaign reaches their goal of calling 8,000 people before the primary in August, please join Team Smith next Tuesday July 30th anytime from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the campaign offices …

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King County Elections needs observers!

Calling all King County residing democrats,   Do you know what goes on behind the scenes in the elections office? Or do you think it’s magic that all the ballots, including yours, gets counted after you return it? Want to know more? Here is your opportunity to volunteer to be the King County Democratic Party’s official …

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Primary election ballots are in the mail!

The ballots for the primary election have been mailed today.  Here’s time timeline for this election: July 17:  Primary ballots mailed July 18:  Ballot drop boxes open July 29:  Deadline for in-person voter registration August 6:  Primary Election http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections.aspx

Seattle School Board candidates

KUOW posted a nice guide to the candidates for the Seattle School Board.  We didn’t endorse any Seattle School Board candidates for the primary.  Here’s the link… check them out and become an informed voter: http://kuow.org/topic/seattle-school-board-primary-candidate-platforms

General Membership Meeting Agenda – 7/16/2013

Our next general membership meeting is on Tuesday, 7/16/2013 at Renton Carpenter’s Hall (231 Burnett Ave North, Renton, WA) from 7-9pm. Here’s the agenda for the meeting: 6:30pm: Doors open 7:00pm Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Agenda Approval of previous membership meeting minutes 7:15pm: Presentation: Peace for the Streets by Kids from …

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Open positions

Hello members of the 11th LD Democrats, we need your help!  We have a couple of open positions within the leadership team of the district. Secretary:  The Secretary is one of the elected officer positions in the organization.  The Secretary’s job is to record the official minutes of our meetings. Program Director: We need a …

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Mayoral movies at Northwest Film Forum

I’m reaching out to the 11th District Democrats in connection with upcoming films at Northwest Film Forum, which we think may be of interest to your colleagues and networks. Next week we open our Mayoral Movies film series, which presents films selected by current candidates for Seattle mayor. The candidates have chosen these films to …

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March with Pride – Sunday, June 30

FROM KCDCC: Dear Fellow Colleagues at 11th LD Democrats, One of the highlights of Seattle’s summer celebrations is the Pride Parade. This year it will be held on Sunday, June 30, 2013, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We, King County Democrats, are proud to help sponsor and promote the LGBT community with our participation …

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Walk with Dave Upthegrove in Burien 4th of July Day Parade

Walk with Dave – hold signs and throw candy. It is fun and easy and kid-friendly.  And a great way to show your support! What: Annual Burien Independence Day Parade When: Thursday, July 4th Time: 3:00 pm Where: Look for the Yellow Volkswagen Beetle at 8th Ave SW and SW 151st Street in Burien RSVP …

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