Updated September 7, 2008 District Meeting is September 10th
Tentative agenda is posted on the agenda page and the September newsletter is now posted for download.
The "Offices for election and 34th District endorsements" list has been updated with primary results - see it here. We will consider a motion to endorse the Seattle Parks levy - see FAQ document here.
Updated August 29, 2008
Chair Ivan Weiss' Message for September Crunch Time
The primary election is over and the last of the numbers are trickling in. In this chairman's opinion, one statistic is more relevant to the 34th District Democratic Party organization than any other:
King County voter turnout: 31.88 percent.
This more than anything illustrates the task we have at hand between now and November 4 - Get Out The Vote, GOTV.
We know the turnout in the 34th will be higher than 31.88 percent. It's probably higher for the primary than the King County average. Our turnout in 2004 was 85 percent, with a 72 percent Democratic vote for the top of the ticket. We can meet or beat this, and that is our goal. After Labor Day, it's crunch time for this election ...
Updated September 5, 2008 34th District Members in the News at the Democratic National Convention
These media stories - spotted by our own eagle-eyed and google-endowed Chrerisse Luxa - mention our member/delegate Chris Porter:
• The Stranger Slog
• The Telluride News
• National Public Radio (see 3rd photo down)
• The Boston Globe
And the Denver Post proclaimed Chris Porter's attire the "most creative costume" the last night at Invesco Field. See story here.
This article states our delegate Nick Bordner is the second youngest Delegate at the Convention:
• USA Today
The photo above left on this page was taken by Robyn Beck, appears in the NPR story, and is copyright Getty Images.
Updated August 15, 2008 Primary Election was August 19th - see our endorsements here. King County Initiative 26 is on the ballot. Be sure to vote "NO" on question 1 (should either of the ordinances be adopted) and then also "COUNCIL PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE" FOR QUESTION 2. See full text of the initiative here. Also, in the 34th District, we also have at least 153 people who have filed for PCO
positions. That list of candidates for PCO is
here.
Updated August 10, 2008 Garden Party was Friday, August 8th
We'll post more information about the results, a list of donors and photos shortly. In the meantime, there is more information here
Updated July 30, 2008 Nels Ekroth Passes
Nels Ekroth, long-time 34th District Democrat and PCO, passed away on July 29th. He was born in 1918 and was 8 days short of his 90th birthday when he died. See additional information and photos on his tribute page. If you have a quote or thought or photos to share as a tribute, send them to the webmaster.
Updated July 13, 2008 New Endorsements from July District Meeting At our July 9th meeting we gave unanimous endorsements to our team of state legislators - Senator Joe McDermott and Representatives Eileen Cody and Sharon Nelson. We also endorsed Rep. Jim McDermott for re-election to Congress, Jason Osgood for election as State Secretary of State, and several candidates for King County Superior Court. And we endorsed the proposed City of Seattle levy to rebuild the Pike Place Market. A complete list of our endorsements and candidate weblinks is on the website here. Or download a PDF document with a list of all offices up for election and our current endorsements.
Updated June 18, 2008 Four 34th Democrats going to the Democratic National Convention
Two more 34th District Democrats were elected as delegates at the Washington State Democrats' Convention on June 15th. Kimber McCreery will go as an at large delegate for Clinton and Mayor Greg Nickels will be a leadership delegate for Obama. They join Nick Bordner and Chris Porter, who were elected DNC delegates at the Congressional District caucus (see article further down on this page). The
34th District Democrats were out in force at the convention as shown in the photo (click on it to enlarge it).
Updated May 25, 2008 Obama Delegate Rodgers featured in Wall Street Journal Article
Well, gee, even the bastion-of-Republican-conservatism the Journal can get something right once in a while. Our own Jody Rodgers of the 34th District, already an Obama delegate to the State Convention, was featured in a WSJ article about delegates seeking to attend the Democratic National Convention on May 24th. View it here online or download as a PDF (copyright Dow Jones Company). P.S. Jody is still looking for that DNC spot at the state convention!
Updated May 18, 2008 Chris Porter and Nick Bordner Going to the National Democratic Convention
Chris Porter and Nick Bordner, from the 34th District, were among seven Obama delegates elected from the 7th Congressional District to become delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August. Chris, the Precinct Committee Officer for Seattle Precinct 1520, and Nick, 18, a senior at Vashon High School, survived a rigorous delegate selection process in a long, long day at the 7th Congressional District Caucus Saturday, May 17 at North Seattle Community College. More information on the caucus page.
In related news, Washington State Democratic Party Chair and superdelegate Dwight Pelz announced he will support Barack Obama's nomination for President. More information in his letter here.
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