11th LD Dems

Aug 22

Save Schlicher in the Senate!

By Chair in Blog

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 Senate. Senator Schlicher was appointed to the seat and faces the Republican machine who is working non-stop to replace him with a Tea Party candidate. We must do all we can to keep Nathan Schlicher in the Senate.

YOU CAN HELP!

Get on the phone and make calls for Schicher! LD volunteers from throughout King County are meeting each Thursday from now until election day at the WA State Party headquarters at 2nd and Cherry in Downtown Seattle.

Interested in learning more? Email: chair@11thlddems.org

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Aug 22

20th Annual “Maggie” Awards Winners Announced

By Chair in Blog, Events

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 former State Democratic Party Executive Director

Senator Nick Harper
Elected Official of the Year (Male)
Represents the 38th LD

Senator Sharon Nelson
Elected Official of the Year (Female)
Represents the 34th LD

Jennifer Slemp
Chair of the Year
Chair of 20th LD and Lewis County Democrats

Jan Connolly
State Committeewoman of the Year
Franklin County Democrats State Committewoman

Kent Verbeck
State Committeeman of the Year
Kittitas County Democrats State Committeeman

Jim Sommerhauser
Volunteer of the Year (Male)
Lives in Bremerton as is the 23rd LD Democrats State Committeeman

Ginger Sommerhauser
Volunteer of the Year (Female)
Lives in Bremerton and is the Kitsap County Democrats Treasurer

Monisha Harrell
Rising Star of the Year (Female)
Lives in Lynnwood and is the 21st LD Democrats Treasurer

Josh Castle
Rising Star of the Year (Male)
Lives in Seattle and is the 43rd LD Democrats Events Vice-Chair and 36th LD Democrats Events Coordinator

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Aug 21

Primary Elections Results – 2013

By Robert Kangas in Elections

King County Elections just posted their final elections results for the primary. 340,236 ballots were counted. 1,187,888 registered voters were eligible to vote.

Here is King County’s page: http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/2013aug-primary/results/

Here are the results based on the candidates / campaigns / positions we endorsed:

City of Seattle

Mayor: Bruce Harrell (http://www.electbruceharrell.com) (does not advance to the general election)
Mayor: Peter Steinbrueck (https://www.peterforseattle.com) (does not advance to the general election)
Council Position 2: Richard Conlin (http://www.seattle.gov/council/conlin) (advances to the general election)
Council Position 4: Sally Bagshaw (http://sallybagshaw.com) (advances to the general election)
Council Position 6: Nick Licata (http://www.nicklicata.org) (advances to the general election)
Council Position 8: Mike O’Brien (http://www.obrienforseattle.com) (dual endorsement) (advances to the general election)
Council Position 8: Albert Shen (http://albertshen.com) (dual endorsement) (advances to the general election)
Attorney: Pete Holmes (http://www.holmesforseattle.com) (advances to the general election)

King County

Executive: Dow Constantine (http://dowconstantine.com) (advances to the general election)
Position 5: Dave Upthegrove (http://upthegrove.com) (advances to the general election)
Position 9: Shari Song (https://www.facebook.com/votesharisong) (advances to the general election)
Sheriff 9: John Urquhart (http://johnforsheriff.com) (advances to the general election)

Port of Seattle Commissioners

Position 1: John Creighton (http://johncreighton.org) (advances to the general election)
Position 2: Courtney Gregoire (http://courtneygregoire.com) (advances to the general election)
Position 3: Michael Wolfe (https://www.facebook.com/WolfeforPort) (advances to the general election)

City of Tukwila

Council Position 7: De’Sean Quinn (http://www.quinnfortukwila.com) (advances to the general election)

City of Kent

Mayor: Tim Clark (http://timclark2013.com) (advances to the general election)
Council Position 4: Dennis Higgins (http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/content.aspx?id=16350) (advances to the general election)
Council Position 6: Bailey Stober (http://www.baileystober.com) (advances to the general election)

Levies and Initiatives

Levy: King County Parks Levy (http://www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/about/levy.aspx) (approved)
I-522: Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food (http://yeson522.com) (advances to the general election)

Jul 31

Dave Upthegrove Campaign kick-off: Monday August 5th

By Robert Kangas in Events

Please join King County Councilmember Julia Patterson and other local community leaders for good food, drinks, and fun at the campaign kickoff for Dave Upthegrove for King County Council.

What: Official Kick-off of Dave’s Campaign for King County Council

When: Monday, August 5th

Time: 6:00-8:00pm

Where: Kent Senior Activity Center – 600 E Smith St, Kent, WA, 98030

Click here to see the location and find directions on Google maps.

Please RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook.

Enjoy an Italian dinner provided courtesy of Mama Stortini’s Restaurant. Learn more about Mama Stortini’s at their website: http://www.mamastortinis.com

Also, be sure to visit them in their downtown Kent location at Kent Station.

Jul 28

Phone Bank for Shari Song – July 30

By Chair in Blog

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 in Bellevue. Contact Rebecca at rebecca@electadamsmith.com or info@votesharisong.com to join us!

Congressman Smith was pleased to endorse Shari Song for King County Council. Shari has what it takes to represent the people who live in the 9th District and will serve the residents of King County with true commitment and dedication.

Shari Song Campaign Office Address:
1319 142nd Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98007

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Jul 19

King County Elections needs observers!

By Robert Kangas in Blog, Elections

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 representative at the elections office before and after “election day” observing how the County receives and processes each ballot from King County voters. You will have access to the processing areas that’s available to only official, trained representatives.

If you need to go through Observer training, King County Elections has currently scheduled two opportunities:

Session 1 on Saturday, July 20th from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, or you can attend:

Session 2 on Saturday, August 3rd from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Both sessions will be at:

King County Elections

919 SW Grady Way

Renton, Washington 98057-2906

Jul 17

Primary election ballots are in the mail!

By Robert Kangas in Blog, Elections

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

Jul 17

Seattle School Board candidates

By Robert Kangas in Blog, Elections

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

Jul 15

General meeting minutes draft, 6/18/2013

By Robert Kangas in Minutes

The minutes from the June 18th, 2013 meeting are posted for your review / approval at the 7/16 meeting. The minutes are here: 11th LD General Meeting 06182013 draft

Jul 14

General Membership Meeting Agenda – 7/16/2013

By Robert Kangas in Blog, Events

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 the Streets (PSKS), Gordon Glasgow
BREAK
8:00pm: Presentation: Voter Registration, how to do it right, Paula Joneli
8:20pm: Open positions discussion
- Secretary
- Program Director
8:25pm: Festivals & Events:
- Renton River Days (July 26^th – July 28^th): We need volunteers!
- Summer BBQ (August 10^th)
- Holiday Party: Let’s set the date: Tuesday, December 10th?
8:35pm: Raffle
8:45pm: Reports – 2 minutes per report
- Treasurer’s Report: Rick Polintan
- WSDCC Report: Kate Kruller / Marvin Rosete
- PCO Team: George Summers / Wayne Severson
8:50pm: Good of the Order/Announcements / 2 minutes per speaker
9:00pm: adjourn

Jul 11

Open positions

By Robert Kangas in Blog

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 program director to help set up quality speakers / topics / discussions within the group.

Both of these positions would allow you to contribute directly to the leadership board of the organization. If you have any desire to fill one of these spots, please email me (vicechair@11thlddems.org). Thanks!

Eligibility: Any person who was a voting member in good standing of the organization, whether Precinct Committee Officer or not, is eligible.

Jul 10

Resolutions to consider at the July general meeting

By Robert Kangas in Resolutions

We are going to consider two resolutions at the next general meeting (July 16th). Please review them and be prepared to vote:

Resolution in opposition to cuts in social security: RES-Oppose-Soc-Sec-Cuts 03
Resolution supporting cuts in Pentagon spending: RES-PentagonSpending-06-25 04

Jul 08

E-board meeting agenda, 7/9/2013

By Robert Kangas in Events

The meeting on Tuesday will be at the Old Georgetown City Hall building at 7pm. Here’s my agenda:

7pm: Meeting starts
7:05pm: Festivals & Events
- Renton River Days
  - Other districts contributions
  - Committees
  - Schedule for the festival
Summer BBQ, August 10^th
- Outreach
- Volunteering / food
Beacon Hill Council outreach
Set Holiday Party date, first Tuesday in December
7:35pm: Open positions
- Secretary
- Program director
- 7:50: Rules changes for our endorsements process
  - No endorsements
  - Discussion: 2 for, 2 against
  - 8:00pm: Next general meeting
    - Gordon Glasgow, PSKS
    - Renton River Days discussion / call for volunteers
    - BBQ discussion / call for volunteers
    - Open positions
    - Resolutions
    - 8:20pm: Newsletter items
    - 8:30pm: adjourn

Jul 02

11th LD E-board meeting

By Robert Kangas in Events

Sorry about the late notice, but we’ve shifted the recurring e-board meetings from the first Thursday of every month to the second Tuesday of the month. The next e-board meeting will be on 7/9. I’ll post the location and other details soon. Thanks.