Washington State Democratic Chairs Organization

Thanks to everyone who attended our January 28th meeting at the Little Creek Casino Resort. It was good to see everyone.

We didn't make any decisions, but we talked about a few important things coming up like Redistricting, the Caucuses and how it all links together. Here is a link to the presentation used during the meeting, including the slides from Rick Dewitt's Technology Committee report to the WSDCO.

For Immediate Release:
December 22, 2011
Democratic Party Contact: Reesa Kossoff, 206.457.3518
Republican Party Contact: Josh Amato, 253.722.9089

Democrats and Republicans Unite to Preserve Crucial PCO Elections

The first questions come from Natalie McClendon, Chair of Whatcom County:

"Since we probably won't have a competitive Presidential nomination, how can we best utilize the caucuses, and motivate people to participate, since we have to hold them in any case?

"Ancillary to above: Why can't we use the caucus cycle to nominate LD candidates instead of having to hold a separate PCO-only nominating convention? Answer: cause the rules don't allow it. Then Why shouldn't we use the caucuses ...?

People have started posting questions about the 2012 Election Cycle, on everything from Redistricting to Nominations to the schedule of events, and I will be using this blog to post my perspectives and answers. If you have additional questions, please submit them on the questions page, or if you have additional information or comments about any of these questions, please post your comment below. We will be collecting the answers and providing them at the January WSDCO meeting as well as on this answers page.

Hello Chairs,

You are receiving this because you're the Chair of a Democratic organization within reasonable driving distance of downtown Everett. You are cordially invited to attend A Tribute to Joe Hill. Please share this invitation with your members. Thank you!

The 39th Legislative District Democrats present: A Tribute to Joe Hill

Date: Saturday, Nov 19

Time: 5pm to 9pm

Social
5-6:30 pm
Speaker Program
6:30-7pm
Music
7-9pm

Location: The Anchor Pub, 1001 Hewitt Avenue, Everett, WA

Phone: (425) 252-2288

There was a hearing held in Olympia on September 23rd talking about PCO elections and what changes may come down from the top-two primary and the lawsuits that are ongoing.

Here's the video from TVW:

The Kittitas County Democratic Central Committee unanimously voted on May 26, 2011 to become a member county organization of the Agricultural and Rural Issues Caucus of the Washington State Democratic Party. Concurrent with that vote, Kittitas Democrats elected Debbie Strand as the County’s designated representative to the Agricultural and Rural Issues Caucus. Ms. Strand was also elected to the vacated position of Treasurer of the Kittitas County Democratic Party.

Dear Democratic Activists,

Next week the Redistricting Commission will begin holding a series of public hearings across the state. The input provided at these meetings will serve as the basis for the legislative and congressional district boundary changes proposed by the commission. These hearings are a vital part of the redistricting process and we encourage you to attend the meetings near your community.

The linked maps below show how the Congressional Districts and Legislative Districts need to change to conform to the new population statistics that came out of the 2010 Census.