July 2011 Chair’s Report · PAGE 2 THE 11TH DISTRICT JOURNAL JULY 2011 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 2011— 2013 11th Legislative District Democratic Organization Executive Board Officers

July 2011 Volume 9, Issue 7

11th LD Democratic Organization Chair Martha Koester

July 2011 Chair’s Report

Thanks so much to our Legislative Action Committee member Don Bennett for arranging a table for us

at the Burien Strawberry Festival on June 4th. Some of us also marched in the 4th of July parade as

well—the 33rd LD, the 34th LD and Dave Upthegrove all had contingents. Dave’s was first I saw, so I

fell in line there.

Renton River Days will be from July 22nd to July 24th at Liberty Park in Renton. The event hours

will be: July 22, 11:00 a.- 8:00 pm; July 23, 10:00 am - 8 pm; July 24, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm. We need

some table staffing help during these hours. If you can help, please contact Rosemary Quesenberry at

425-271-4396 or [email protected]

We will also be marching in the parade on Saturday the 23rd, which begins at 10:00 am on South 3rd

St. in downtown Renton. Assembly is at 9am—contact Rosemary for more details.

Jim Flynn, Larry Grubb and Marvin Rosete are still working to organize our visit to the Elwha Dam

demolition on the weekend of September 16-17. Labor groups have pointed out that the Park Service

is not using local labor, so we will be including educational material about that issue to reach the large

number of people anticipated.

Upcoming programs

***11th Legislative District Democrats General Membership meeting July 19, 2011 – 7:00pm

at Carpenters Hall, 231 Burnett Ave N, Renton, WA 98057. DINNER SERVED AT 6:30PM.

Roast pork, rice and salad for just $6.00! Service starts at 6:30PM.

We will consider more endorsements. Endorsements passed so far are listed on our website.

http://11thlddems.org/blog/2011/06/2011-endorsements/ We rely on the King County Democrats

questionnaire. Candidate responses can be found on the King County Democrats website http://wa-

demchairs.org/kcdems/2011/endorsements.php

We expect Mayor McGinn at 7:00pm, and will have a speaker on the Elwha dam.

We will discuss 2011 Resolution 6 on reinstituting the Glass-Steagall banking resolutions.

http://11thlddems.org/blog/2011/07/resolution-to-reinstate-glass-steagall-banking-regulations-revision-1/ and

have committee reports. The executive board has recommended that we use the Click and Pledge

system for online donations. A big advantage will be that membership can be paid with monthly

donations (minimum $5). Managing membership this way would require that we change the definition

of ―member‖ in our bylaws to allow dues payment over an extended period of time.

Meeting after the meeting

Does the break seem too short to finish conversations with people you meet? People who don’t have to

get up early and don’t have other places to be right away adjourn to The Rock Restaurant at the

Renton Landing to knock back a few. To get to 830 N 10th St, just go north on Burnett Ave, turn left on

4th St and then right onto Logan Ave. Turn right at 10th St and the restaurant is on the left side of the

street.

Martha Koester

Chair, 11th Legislative District Democrat

GO DEMS!!

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2011— 2013 11th Legislative District Democratic Organization Executive Board

Officers

Chair Martha Koester 206-762-6417 [email protected]

Vice-Chair Marvin Rosete 425-255-2009 [email protected]

Treasurer Shirley Gaunt-Smith 425-255-1303 [email protected]

Deputy Treasurer Marvin Rosete 425-260-5824 [email protected]

Secretary James Flynn 425-221-0883 [email protected]

WSDCC - Male Azziem Underwood 425-652-9549 [email protected]

WSDCC - Female Kate Kruller 206-853-9330 [email protected]

KCDCC – Male James Flynn 425-221-0883 [email protected]

KCDCC - Female Rosemary Quesenberry 425-271-4396 [email protected]

KCDCC - M Alt Roger Pence 206-276-5668 [email protected]

KCDCC - F Alt Eimly Willoughby 206-241-5885 [email protected]

KCDCC - LAC Don Bennett 206-242-9113 [email protected]

Appointments

Programs

Parliamentarian Vacant [email protected]

Raffle Azziem Underwood 425-430-2652 [email protected]

Membership Retention George Summers 206-244-0632 [email protected]

Webmaster Robert Kangas 206-554-1691 [email protected]

PCO Activities Grubb Larry 206-243-3199 [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Young Virginia 206-650-0240 [email protected]

Welcome to the

11th Legislative Democratic Organization

You are Invited to attend the Monthly Meetings and engage in democracy in action!

Your dues enable you to receive the district newsletter, help us defer our meeting expenses, and support our efforts on

behalf of Democratic candidates. We provide or participate actively

in fun and informative opportunities to reach out to Democrats and other voters in the 11th District.

Your volunteer efforts will further our goal of active members in all of the

11th District precincts.

We welcome you!

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Join the 11Join the 11Join the 11ththth LD Democrats at theLD Democrats at theLD Democrats at the Elwha River restorationElwha River restorationElwha River restoration

We have reserved a hospitality We have reserved a hospitality We have reserved a hospitality

suite at thesuite at thesuite at the

Red LionRed LionRed Lion

221 N Lincoln St Port Angeles, WA 98362

Friday afternoon September 16 All day Saturday September 17

More information and RSVP to

Jim Flynn: [email protected] or

Larry Grubb: [email protected]

Elwha River Restoration will restore the river to its natural free-flowing state, allowing all five species of Pacific salmon and other fish to once again reach habitat and spawning grounds. The Elwha watershed is the largest in Olympic National Park; restoration of salmon to more than 70 miles of river and tribu-taries will return vital nutrients to the watershed and restore the entire ecosys-tem. For the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, this project will bring cultural, spiritu-al and economic healing as salmon return after a century’s absence and flood-ed sacred sites are restored.

Burien Strawberry Festival

George Summers and Larry Grubb talk to festival

attendees.

Burien 4th of July Parade 33rd LD Democrats contingent

34th LD Democrats contingent One of the really fabulous drill teams

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11th Legislative District Democratic Organization Monthly Meeting

Tuesday June 21, 2011

7:00 p.m. Call to Order, Flag Salute M/S/A March Minutes M/S/A- Agenda CREDENTIALS REPORT ENDORSMENT MEETING – Introduction of Candidates – brief Q&A Maurice Classen – Seattle City Council – M/S/A Endorsement Sherry Carr – Seattle School District Position 2 M/S/F Peter Maier – Seattle School District M/S/F Pam Linder – Tukwila Mayor M/S/A Endorsement Robin Jones – Renton City Council Position 5 M/S/A Endorsement Diane Toledo – King County Council Position 1 M/S/A Endorsement Michael Taylor Judd – M/S/F Dian Ferguson – Seattle City Council M/S/F Bobby Forsch – Seattle City Council M/S/A Endorsement BREAK Bailey Stober – Kent City Council M/S/A Endorsement Dean Willard – Port Commission M/S/A David Sharer M/S/F Ed Prince – Renton City Council M/S/F Kate Kruller – Tukwila City Council M/S/A Endorsement Joe McDermott – King County Council M/S/A Endorsement Barry Landenburg - City of SeaTac Position 1 – M/S/A Endorsement Mia Su-Ling Gregerson – City of SeaTac Position 7 M/S/A Endorsement Tim Burgess – Seattle City Council 7 M/S/A Endorsement GOOD OF ORDER M/S/A ADJOURN Official Minutes – James Flynn, Secretary

Upcoming events

July 23, 2011 Speakout For Good Jobs Now Pro-worker members of Congress are coming to town to hear from us about the need for good jobs in our communities. Tell your story to members of Congress who are working to create good jobs and opportunity for every American. When: Noon (doors open at 11:30AM) Where: Brockey Conference Center, South Seattle Community College 6000 16th Ave SW Seattle WA 98106 Who: Rep. Jim McDermott and others TBA July 26, 2011 King County Democratic Central Committee 7:00PM at Renton Carpenters Hall July 31, 2011 Sunday · 4:00pm - 7:00pm Lower Woodland Park Shelter #1 1000 N 50th St. Seattle, WA 98103 Mark your calendars. Online Registration will be up soon at http://wa-demchairs.org/kcdems/ $20 per person

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WSDCC State Committee Woman – Kate Kruller

I want to take a personal moment to thank everyone of the 11th Legislative District Democratic Organization for the campaign endorsement as I run for Tukwila City Council - Position 6! The trend continued for me at the 33rd LD, the 37th LD and at the King County Democrats meetings. I cannot begin to describe how good it feels to have the support of friends I’ve gained through the 11th LD. Running for public office is something I promised to do as I asked for your vote when I worked up into the leadership at the 11th LD. Now I’m making good on that promise. For those that want to follow along, , volunteer, contribute or just give me a kind word every now and then, my campaign information can be found at www.kate4tukwila.com and you are welcome to e-mail me about the campaign at [email protected] Go to this page to join my campaign group for all additional updates http://www.facebook.com/groups/kate4tukwila

New Business: The WSDCC posted the final version of the 2012 Washington State Democrats Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan. The document can be accessed from the WSDCC Party Documents page, or go directly to the post at: http://wa-democrats.org/vfmfiles/PDFs/2012%20DSAAP%20-%20Final%20-%20Website.pdf This plan was recently approved by the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee. It reflects the addition of 8 bonus delegates which we were awarded as a result of holding our precinct caucuses in April of 2012. The plan also contains a useful summary and calendar at the end of the document. Please take a moment to review these items if you get a moment. Next WSDCC Activity: We will hold the third State Committee Meeting of the year in Bellingham, September 16-17.

Election of new treasurer

The executive board thanks Shirley Gaunt-Smith for serving as treasurer. She has submitted her resignation due to heavy commitments in other areas of her life. The board has interviewed Roxanne Kangas for the position. Roxanne is currently the treasurer for Kate Kruller’s Tukwila City Council campaign, and is familiar with PDC requirements and the related software.

Don’t let Congress Eliminate Medicare!

www.saveourmedicare.org

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Click&Pledge System for Recurring Monthly Payments

Click & Pledge specializes in offering payment systems to politicians, PACS, non-profits,

etc. We’re going the Click & Pledge vs. Paypal since Click & Pledge offers recurring payments

with a regular account, $5 a month. Our webmaster, Robert Kangas, recently set Paypal up

for a campaign website and it’s pretty inadequate for campaign fundraising (collecting PDC-

required data). The cost will be $5 a month, which Robert is offering to offset by switching

over his membership to the new subscription model. After we make this change, I’d encourage

those that can afford to do so to adopt the monthly membership model for themselves. Note,

we don’t currently have a way to accept online donations. Click&Pledge charges 4.5% + $0.35

for a transaction fee, which is in-line with other payment providers that have been researched.

Suggested changes in Bylaws

(Please submit suggested revisions to Martha or Robert)

Article II: Membership

Section 1: All 11th District Precinct Committee Officers (PCO’s), elected, appointed, and acting, who

physically reside in the 11th Legislative District, are automatically members of this organization.

Section 2: Any other Democrat who physically resides in the 11th District is eligible for membership

and may become a voting member four weeks after payment of annual dues. Proof of residency may be

required. Any Democrat who does not reside in the District may become a non-voting affiliate after

payment of annual dues.

Section 3: Annual Dues / Subscriptions are:

a) Household Monthly Membership (2 individuals at the same address) $5 per month minimum

(automatic payment)

b) Household Annual Membership (2 individuals at same address) $27.00 annually

c) Individual Membership (1 individual) $15 annually

d) Student or Senior (1 individual) $10 annually

e) Low-Income, Permanently Disabled (1 individual) $ 6 annually

f) Supporter Only, no voting rights (per address) $10 annually

Annual membership dues are payable in February of each year. A member joining after

February may prorate their dues payment for the remaining quarters of the year. Annual

memberships shall be valid through January of the following year.

Monthly memberships will be automatically deduced through our online payment

provider. Memberships that are unable to be processed (for various reasons such as

insufficient funds) will go into a grace period for a month before the membership will be

terminated. Memberships can be reinstated at any time and full voting rights will be restored

when the payment is successfully processed.

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Representative Hasegawa Honored as Legislator of the Year

by Washington Public Campaigns

Norman Goldman, whose show airs on AM 1090

from 3-6 pm, was the keynote speaker. He spoke

of the ―ideological corruption‖ of the court

system, as evidenced by the Citizens United

decision. What was most outrageous about

that ruling is that the justices ruled on an

issue that wasn’t even brought before them.

When you first become a judge you usually

attend judges’ college, where the first rule

they teach you is: rule narrowly—that is, only

on the specific issue brought before you. In

the Citizens United case the justices ruled on

a much broader issue. Goldman called the 5-

4 ruling ―an impeachable offense.‖

Representative Hasegawa said we need to

educate the public about what’s in their own

best interest, so they stop voting for

initiatives and candidates that harm the

public good. He encouraged everyone to get

their organizations to advocate for

progressive tax reform and to support the State Bank

(Washington Investment Trust).

State revenues are currently deposited in

accounts at the Bank of America. That’s crazy.

Why should we be supporting that bank when,

like North Dakota, we could keep the money in-

state and avoid fees?

Hasegawa thanked House Speaker Frank Chopp,

who was in the audience, for supporting the state

bank. He joked that nowadays most people hate

the state and hate the banks so calling it the

―State Bank‖ is probably not a good idea. The

much more positive official name is the

Washington Investment Trust.

Bob with award and daughters

Norman Goldman at the podium

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