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DIALOGUE MARCH 2017

FROM THE CHAIR Executive Board By David Musick

Chair Our country under Trump is panning out to be a complete and utter David Musick (425) 773-2683 disaster. Daily we are seeing constant attacks on our freedoms and there 1st Vice-Chair seems to be no end in sight. Governor Jay Inslee and Attorney General Allison Fine (206) 379-1590 Bob Ferguson have been fighting the good fight and keeping Trump’s 2nd Vice-Chair agenda in check. Washington State will be the bright, shining beacon of (vacant) hope in a country heading towards a dark future. We need you to do your Secretary part too. Write your newspaper, call your representatives, make a sign Sharry Edwards (253) 315-1804 Treasurer and march with others; these are the actions that can change the world! Dorothy Burt (541) 602-3190 Locally, 2017 is moving fast, and we are gearing up for a great year for State Committeewoman municipal and county elections. Candidates are currently announcing for Ginny Leach (253) 924-0432 this year’s election, and it looks like we will have many great campaigns State Committeeman Brent Williams-Ruth (425) 830-5134 to work on. We have city council elections coming up in Pacific, Algona, King County Female Delegate Milton and Des Moines, and we desperately need good strong Democrats Allison Fine (206) 379-1590 to run! We have some great candidates running in Federal Way, but our King County Male Delegate surrounding cities need people like you to run. If you are interested in James Zanetti 253-661-6606 running or know someone who is, please let me know! Pierce County Delegates (vacant) 2017 Membership Dues Leg. Action Comm. Chair Please remember to see our Treasurer at our next meeting to make sure Peggy Maze-Johnson (702) 807-1884 we have your 2017 membership payment. Your dues represent the Endorsements Committee Chair majority of our fundraising each year and without it we cannot win Jeff Holden (253) 835-4319 elections. These dues pay for our meeting space, outreach events, and Hospitality Committee Chair allow us to make contributions to candidates. James Zanetti (253) 661-6606 Fundraising Committee Chair PCOs Needed! Brenda Musick (425) 773-2683 We still have many vacant Precinct Committee Officer positions. It is a Outreach Committee Chair known fact that our margin of victory increases in precincts that have a James Hunter (206) 226-4166 Membership/PCO Committee PCO. Walking your Allison Fine (206) 379-1590 neighborhood, talking with General Membership Meeting Jamila Taylor (206) 455-0825 people, and encouraging Communications/Technology them to vote Democratic is March 1st, 2017, 7:00 to 9:00 PM Dan Turley (206) 819-7397 vital for our long-term Belmor Park Clubhouse success. If you already 2101 S 324th St, Federal Way have a PCO in your 30th District Democrats (First Wednesday of each month) precinct, then adopt 30thdemswa.org another precinct and help facebook.com/30thdemswa us recruit a PCO there!

Town Hall with Congressman Adam Smith March empowered to share these missives with you – and 4th so I am asking that you provide a list and when I get Unlike Dave in the 8th, Adam Smith isn’t afraid of his communication regarding what’s new, the battles constituents. He’ll be hosting a town hall at the ahead, events, whatever – I will send it to everyone Rainier Arts Center (3515 S Alaska St, Seattle, WA on my list. NOTE – this is not the email that gets sent 98118) on March 4th at 10 AM. You must RSVP for to everyone who has ever contributed a dollar to the this event, so please call his office at (425) 793-5180 state party. These are personal emails from Tina or email [email protected]. and her team, sent through Outlook – not Constant Contact or NationBuilder or Act Blue – the State Congressman Smith will also be hosting a Civic Committee. Openness. Transparency. It starts at the Engagement Volunteer Fair later in the month on top and Tina is walking the walk and I am inviting March 25th at 10 AM. This will be held at the Rainier you to be part it. Beach Community Center Gym, 8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118. Make It So! Another thing that is clear is that Tina is empowering 30th District Town Hall with Rep. Kristine Reeves people TO ACT. Her experience in management and Rep. Mike Pellicciotti March 11th provides a guiding hand, and she stays within the Our State Representatives will be hosting a town rules, by-laws, and charter we have. If you don’t like hall at the Federal Way Senior Center (4016 S 352nd th the way they are now, then we work to change St, Auburn, WA 98001) on March 11 at 10 AM. them. One example – Tina is engaged in discussions Please plan on attending to ensure our concerns are to give the various caucuses within the State Party heard! more autonomy. Because they have been so closely tied to the State Committee (in that they would hold STATE COMMITTEE REPORT their meetings on the Saturday of the State By Brent Williams-Ruth Committee), people do not realize that ANYONE can Marching On! join a caucus and be part of those efforts to reach It has been a busy month since the State Committee that base of supporters. Is it Small Business? Is it elected Tina Podlowdowski as Chair and Joe Stonewall/LGBT? Is it the Latino Caucus? The vision Pakootas as Vice Chair at the end of January. A lot is that the greater caucus can help bring people has taken place already and more is to come. First from the various districts together in their common and foremost – we are doing everything we can to goals and help us be stronger as a complete entity. end conversations rooted in the past. No more Details are still be discussed – but this is just one Bernie-crats or Clinton-crats. We are the example of what she has already done since taking Washington State Democratic party, and everyone over as Chair. is entitled to their opinions and issues that they Additionally, you should be aware that the State believe are the most important. What we cannot Party is looking to help organize canvassing THIS do, and what Tina will not allow to carry on, is the SUMMER in various districts around the state. It lobbing of criticisms from behind the screen of a should come as no surprise that the 30th is still computer. If it hasn’t been clear since inauguration squarely in the sites of the party as being the place day, the country is out and willing to fight back where the battles are being fought AND WON. The against what is taking place, and the Democratic State Party leadership wants to help us retake our Party is there to be part of that movement. Senate seat. They want Federal Way City Open Invitation to See What’s Happening Councilmembers who will be supportive of the To that end, Tina sends the State Committee Democratic Party and our platform. The State Party communications AT LEAST weekly. We have been wants to grow strong again so that we can stem the tide of Republicans at local level. I am excited to Sanders. His message is simple – if we want to start help. to take the country back then we have to work to have a strong party that can send a field organizer 30th LD SCM Takes Leadership Position to districts that have been written off as Red On a personal note – Tina asked me, and I accepted, forever. He was honest in saying that a candidate to be the Co-Chair of a sub-committee at the State may only get 20% of the vote in the next election, Committee. Officially, it is called the State but that doesn’t mean we stop. We continue to have Committee Election Committee…we may be the conversations. The presence. Then we run working on a better name. Shorthand, I call it the again. And we keep running again and listen to the Election Committee. The Election Committee is one voters to hear their message and then provide the of the Standing Committees provided for in the argument why we believe that they will be better State Party By-Laws. The Elections Committee shall suited by a Democrat in office. propose policies and procedures to the State Central Committee on candidate recruitment and The man is dynamic. You don’t become a Cabinet endorsements, fair campaign practices, political Secretary (at least under the prior Presidents) ethics and other Party policy areas as determined by without having immense qualifications. He came in the SCC or the SCC Chair. It is an honor to be asked and spoke about local community issues – by name. and it will be something that I look forward to doing Something I am sure he did for all 50 states during in the coming term. his campaign. I spoke with Tina after the meeting and she reaffirmed her support for Keith Ellison, but Tom Perez is the 2017 – 2019 DNC Chair then said that if Tom Perez were to win, great things You may have seen that on Saturday, the DNC will still happen. I believe that Tom’s first act as DNC elected President Obama’s Secretary of Labor, Tom Chair, to nominate Keith as Deputy Chair, confirms Perez to be the Chair of the DNC. I was among a that statement. small group of people (none of whom, except Tina, had a vote in the process) who were invited to meet TTFN (Ta Ta For Now!) with Secretary Perez (“please, call me Tom”) the day Yes, this has been a bit of a long report – and this is before everyone gathered in Atlanta. It was a great a summary of what has happened in less than 30 meeting. I asked a couple of questions directly to days. Thank for you for the privilege of selecting me him during the group meeting – one of which was to be your State Committee Man for the next what is his plan to capitalize on small donors to the biennium. I look forward to the many conversations DNC as well as large. His answer: to immediately and remember to sign-up to join my list of State connect with the two candidates who, in the last 20 Committee emails. Always feel free to email me years, have had greater success at energizing ([email protected]) or call me 425.830.5134 millions of donors and volunteers, and ask for their anytime. I plan to be very busy – so if I can’t answer help in how to structure a message. Of course, he is right away, please leave messages and I will get back talking about President Obama and Senator to you as soon as I can.

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Elected Officials and Party Resources

U.S. Senator Patty Murray 30th LD Representative Federal Way School Board President (206) 553-5545 / (202) 224-2621 Kristiné Reeves Geoffery McAnalloy [email protected] (360) 786-7830 [email protected] [email protected] U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell WA State Legislative Hotline (202) 224-3441 / (888) 648-7328 30th LD Representative (800) 562-6000 [email protected] Mike Pellicciotti (360) 786-7898 Track WA Bills & Votes U.S. Rep. Adam Smith [email protected] leg.wa.gov/legislature (202) 225-8901 / (888) 764-8409 house.gov/adamsmith King County Executive Washington State Democrats Dow Constantine Tina Podlodowski, Chair Governor Jay Inslee [email protected] wa-democrats.org (360) 902-4111 www.governor.wa.gov King County Council Dist. 7 King County Democrats Pete von Reichbauer Baily Stober, Chair 30th LD Senator [email protected] kcdems.org Mark Miloscia (Republican) (360) 786-7658 Federal Way Mayor Pierce County Democrats [email protected] Jim Ferrell Gina Bua, Chair [email protected] piercecountydems.org