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10th Garvey wins by 10 points Incumbent County Board Member Libby Arlington blue, from the White House to the Garvey was re-nominated in the June 14 pri- School House.” mary, winning over challenger Erik Gutshall The total vote of 15,248 represented a turn- by a 10-point margin. out of 9.6 percent, a not-very-impressive figure The Republicans did not name a candidate given that the winner was almost guaranteed vic- for the November general election by the June tory in the fall. 14 deadline, so Garvey will face only token op- However, it was the highest position from perennial candidate Audrey Clem- turnout among the few primaries ent, who is running as an independent. held across the state this year. Pri- 5th The primary vote total was 8,366 or 55 per- mary day saw only four congres- 4th cent for Garvey to 6,882 or 45 percent for sional primaries, one primary for Gutshall, with Garvey winning 32 precincts and a vacancy in the State Senate and Gutshall winning 20. the Arlington County Board pri- Garvey got her highest percentage, 76 per- mary. The best turnout after Ar- Dems are target- cent, in Marshall precinct, while Gutshall did his lington was in the 2nd Congres- ing three congres- best, 64 percent, in Lyon Park, where he lives. sional District GOP primary, Garvey said, “I am proud to go on to No- where incumbent Rep. Randy sional districts as vember to represent you as the Democratic nomi- Forbes failed to be re-nominated GARVEY opportunities to nee for County Board. I have based my cam- and 8.7 percent turned out. paign, as I have my service, on my idea that Ar- Garvey was first elected to pick up. Read lington is a great community, but we have the the School Board in 1996 and was re-elected about the candi- potential to be even better. It means working to- every four years through 2008. In 2011, she gether to support each other in friendship, know- sought the nomination for State Senate, losing dates on Page Six. ing that together we can achieve so much.” to Adam Ebbin, who won the seat in the fall. ACDC will be help- Gutshall said on election night, “Tonight I There was also a special election for the County endorse Libby Garvey for County Board and Board when Barbara Favola won a seat in the ing bigtime in the look forward to voting for her in November. Now State Senate. Garvey won the 2012 caucus nomi- neighboring 10th that the primary is over, it’s important that we nation for that post, the special election and then District. come together as Democrats to ensure we keep was re-elected in the general election of 2012. Trump campaigns/advertises in Virginia brought his presidential cam- Doesn’t sound good. Hopefully, the court will act paign cum business advertising tour back to Virginia quickly.” [GOP leaders have asked the courts to last month. block the McAuliffe pardons.] “Two hundred thou- He used the visit to attack Gov. Terry sand people and many of these people, look, it’s not McAuliffe’s mass restoration of voting rights for supposed to be the way it works, folks.” felons who have served their time. And he also used Then he changed his line. “We love you Rich- the occasion to plug his winery in Albemarle County mond and we love you Virginia,” he said as he and golf course in Loudoun County. launched into an appeal for Virginians to golf at his It wasn’t entirely clear which was more im- course and drink his Virginia wine. portant. When he visited Scotland the next week, he On voting rights, Trump expounded in his usual led reporters and photographers on a tour of his two rambling, sentenceless style. “This whole thing with golf courses, drawing an immense amount of free the prisoners—not sounding too good, right?” he publicity for his businesses in Great Britain. said. “Where murderers can vote and all these It is often unclear where his political campaign people can vote. I don’t think so. I don’t know. ends and his business advertising campaign begins. ACDC Voice, July 2016, Page 2

Report from Chairman Kip Malinosky Democrats hopeful, not complacent The last time Democrats held the White delegates without running any negative ads ban on Muslims traveling to the US’as one of House for more than two presidential elec- against Sanders. And she has been willing to his signature policies. He’s said the only rea- tions in a row was the 20 years of Franklin make significant overtures to Sanders’ sup- son Hillary Clinton is ahead in the polls is Roosevelt and Harry Truman from 1933 to porters on the Democratic platform, includ- because she is a woman. It’s been a long time 1953. This year we have our best chance since ing that the minimum wage should rise to $15 since we have had such an openly racist and then to do it again. Hillary Clinton is leading an hour. She believes we are stronger together, misogynistic candidate for President. It’s not Donald Trump in both the Real Clear Politics we need to raise wages, reduce income in- just Trump’s recent statements that are repug- and Pollster polling averages by more than 6 equality, stop climate change and work with nant, but also his businesses. Whether run- points, President Obama’s approval rating is our allies. ning casinos, Trump University, or other busi- net positive and it seems that Trump is barely Second, this campaign is not just about ness ventures, his record is one of fraud and running a presidential campaign. electing a President, but also Democrats up failure where the only constant is that Trump Yet we cannot afford to be complacent. and down the ballot. All over the country we has enriched himself at the expense of others. The last jobs report was below expectations; have competitive US Senate, US House, state There’s a reason so many prominent Repub- the polling averages have been in the wrong legislative and local offices that will be elected licans don’t want to talk about Trump. De- in several recent elections; and voters in the November 8. If we win by a large margin (at spite all this, the threat he poses cannot be United Kingdom voted to leave the European least 8 points, according to Dave Wasserman dismissed. Union after a campaign based on xenopho- at Fivethirtyeight.com), we could take back Neither excitement for Hillary Clinton bia. So how should Democrats proceed? both the Senate and House. We could finally nor loathing for Donald Trump ensures us a First, we should be excited for our his- appoint a ninth Supreme Court Justice and win. The polls will certainly oscillate between toric presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton. make progress on every issue on what will now and November. We know there are many She has shattered a glass ceiling no one has soon be the most progressive Democratic plat- angry voters all around us. There are some broken before, becoming the first woman to form in history. folks who are quite susceptible to a xenopho- become a presidential nominee of a major Third, there is Donald Trump. He’s not bic, nostalgic, scapegoating message. Part of party. ran a strong, progres- a joke, but he is historically unpopular. Trump the tragedy of the “Remain” campaign in the sive campaign but Clinton received nearly 4 started his campaign with racist attacks United Kingdom was that they were too sure million more votes and 400 more pledged against Mexican immigrants. He long touted’a of their own success. Not every leader cam- paigned aggressively against a xenophobic, lie-prone leave campaign. The areas with the lowest voter turnout all voted remain. Jerry Botland We have four months to give this cam- paign for Hillary Clinton and our Democratic Computer Consulting ticket all we’ve got. We can post on social media and raise money for all our Democratic Troubleshoot and resolve computer and candidates. In Arlington, we have thousands computer related problems. of voters to register, we have thousands more Perform upgrades, set-up wireless routers and print servers. doors that need to be knocked and thousands Transfer old files, address book and emails more calls that need to be made. It’s likely that we will, but let’s make it a landslide vic- from an old computer to a new one. tory for Hillary Clinton and an overwhelm- Phone: (703) 933-0558 — [email protected] ing loss for Donald Trump.

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Presidential Next Monthly Meeting All Dems Invited write-in votes Wednesday, July 6, 7 p.m. NRECA Building, 4301 Wilson Blvd. rarely counted Corner of North Taylor and Wilson, just east of Glebe and Wilson You hear some folks saying they are un- Free parking under building; enter from Taylor Street happy with both major parties’ likely presi- dential nominees and plan to write-in some The monthly meeting will feature a presentation on other name this November. But write-in votes for president aren’t counted in Virginia un- Gov. Terry McAullife’s restoration of voting rgihts less the candidate has declared his or her can- to felons who have served their time by Carlos didacy and filed a slate of electors with state Hopkins, who is the counselor to the governor. We election officials. will also get the first report from our Joint Cam- In other words, Pogo just doesn’t cut it in the Commonwealth. paign co-chairs on plans for the fall campaign. “There is a write-in space on the ballot, but unless the candidate has adhered to proper procedures [in state law], those write-ins don’t count,” said Martin Mash of the Virginia De- partment of Elections. Under section 24.2-644 (C) of the Code Francisco, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. of the Libertarian Party, 0.8 percent; Virgil of Virginia, “Write-in votes for president and After all, “the state needs to know” who the H. Goode Jr. of the Constitution Party, 0.3 vice president shall be counted only for can- candidate’s electors are, just in case the write- percent; and of the Green Party, 0.2 didates who have filed a joint declaration of in candidate wins. percent. intent to be write-in candidates for the offices That’s unlikely. But in recent years sev- The FEC’s Virginia tally for 2012 notes with the secretary of the State Board [of Elec- eral long-shot presidential candidates have a total of 7,151’“scattered” write-in votes — tions] not less than ten days before the date gone to the trouble of formally mounting cer- —that is, votes cast for candidates who were of the presidential election.” tified write-in bids in Virginia. Their results not certified for the ballot in Virginia and were A write-in candidate for president must are itemized in tallies recorded by the Federal not counted by name. also file a list of 13 named electors — the Election Commission. The FEC tally also itemizes the totals people who would cast Virginia’s 13 elec- In 2012, Virginians cast more than 3.85 for four write-in candidates who did qualify toral votes if the write-in candidate were to million votes in the presidential election. as Virginia write-in candidates. You remem- win. President Obama carried Virginia with 51.1 ber them, don’t you? About two-thirds of the states have such percent of the vote, followed by Republican • Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson, who served formal requirements for presidential write-in Mitt Romney at 47.2 percent. Three other can- as mayor of Salt Lake City as a Democrat campaigns, Richard Winger, editor of Ballot didates were on the printed ballot with each from 2000 to 2008, received 76 write-in votes Access News, an elections website in San receiving less than 1 percent: in Virginia as the nominee of the Justice Party. • Jill Reed, candidate of the Twelve Vi- sions Party, got 14 write-in votes. (Two more than the visions she had.) • Joseph A. Glean, who ran independent campaigns for a Fairfax County seat in the Bumper Sticker House of Delegates in 2011 and 2013, filed slates with two different vice presidential run- ning mates. He received three write-in votes of the month with Darlene Herleikson as his running mate. He received one write-in vote with Jamie Johnson as his running mate. (In other words, the vast majority of his 13 chosen electors did not vote for him!) • Sheila “Samm” Tittle got one write-in vote, according to the FEC. (She was even less popular with her chosen electors.) Virginia’s record for write-in votes cast for a presidential candidate is the 2,393 that went to Ralph Nader when he qualified in 2004, according to Winger. ACDC Voice, July 2016, Page 4 GOP finds a Donkey Ears candidate to Listening to the doings battle Beyer of Arlington’s Dems as overheard by Arlington resident Charles Hernick has Dan Steen and Mädi Green won the GOP nomination to oppose Rep. Don Beyer in the November general election. Hernick was chosen by a party conven- Focus on the delegate: The Associated Press carried a story June 16 about how tion rather than a primary. few minorities there are in state legislatures. It led off with the story of On his website, Hernick says he is run- Arlington Del. Alfonso Lopez, Virginia’s only Latino state legislator. The AP ning because the people of the 8th Congres- sional District “are frustrated by a lack of lead- said Hispanics now comprise more than 17 percent of the U.S. population, but ership on issues that matter to them: jobs, eco- hold fewer than 7 percent of the seats in Congress and fewer than 4 percent of nomic growth, climate change, domestic the seats in state legislatures. shootings, terrorism, and immigration. We Motherhood: Bree Raum, who was on the ACDC Steering Committee before need action on these issues—now. If elected, marrying and becoming an instant mother of three, gave birth June 9 to I would work tirelessly to promote common daughter Smith Blair Turton, who weighed in at 8 lbs, 6 ozs. She wished happy sense and fair solutions in Congress and make anniversary to husband Dan “who made me a mom of four in just two years.” the changes we need to grow the economy Visiting: Gov. Terry McAuliffe has named Bob Witeck of Arlington to a four- and enjoy a free, fair, and tolerant commu- year term as a member of the Board of Visitors at George Mason University. nity.” Witeck is the president of Witeck Communications, Inc. a Washington, D.C.- He did not address how he would deal based communications firm that specializes in the gay and lesbian consumer with the Tea Party bloc in the GOP that is the market. chief reason for the lack of action on those Moving up: Atima Omara, former national president of Young Democrats, has very topics. served two years as a gubernatorial appointee to the Virginia Board for People His website does not have any detailed With Disabilities. She has now been chosen by the full board to serve on its policy papers. In the brief section on the is- executive committee. sues, Hernick says: Passages: Arthur Donald Kallen died June 1 of pancreatic cancer at the age of “I believe in God. I 89. Art and his wife, Vivian Kallen, are long-time volunteers and activists. believe in defending the Constitution and the Art came to the Washington area after college and served in the Bureau of the rights and freedoms it Budget and the Treasury Department with a year as a fellow in the office of guarantees. I believe Florida Sen. Lawton Chiles. In 1980, Art received the Meritorious Presidential people should make Rank Award. Born and reared in Chicago, he was a long-time fan of the healthcare decisions with Chicago Cubs before converting to the Washington Nationals at the age of 85. their doctors not govern- He served on the Arlington Civil Service Commission for 22 years, 10 of them ment.” as chair. He also says, “Gun Liking us more: The head of ACDC’s social media effort, Max Burns, reports ownership is a fundamen- that so far this year we have gained 10 percent more Twitter followers and seen tal right and personal re- a 15 percent rise in Facebook Likes. sponsibility for gun own- Historic I: Arlington’s Stratford School, the first public school in the common- ership goes hand in hand wealth of Virginia to be integrated more than half a century ago, has now with the need to focus our received historic district designation. In February 1959, Stratford made history HENRICK communities on the root when four black middle school students walked into the school surrounded by causes of crime and mass TV cameramen and watchful police. Stratford now houses the H-B Woodlawn shootings.” magnet program. The building is due to be renovated to make room for a new And he says, “Our approach to immigra- middle school in 2019. tion should be balanced; we need to prevent Historic II: The land where Pocahontas reportedly interceded so that John Smith illegal entry, while keeping the door open to migrants who believe in the American was able to keep his head has just been bought by the National Park Service Dream.” It would be hard to find many vot- and will eventually be opened as a national park after being developed. The site ers who would disagree with that. on the shores of the York River is called Werowocomoco and was the “capital” The 8th Congressional District encom- of the tribe headed by Powhatan, father of Pocahontas, when the first English passes all of Arlington, Alexandria and Falls settlers came ashore. The settlers described the site in their records, but its Church and nearby areas of Fairfax County. actual location was not pinpointed by archaeologists until 2003. ACDC Voice, July 2016, Page 5 The Battleground

THE VIEW FROM ON HIGH — With the primaries completed and the presidential candidates known, here is the latest Battleground map produced by Larry Sabato of the . But he doesn’t see any Battleground or Toss-up states at this point! He forecasts a Democratic landslide. A key point is that he has nine states—the crucial margin of victory—as only “leaning” Democratic. And those nine states include Vir- ginia. He also has two usually solid GOP states—Arizona and Georgia—listed as only “lean- ing” Republican this year. As for that box on the right, Maine and Nebraska award two elec- toral votes to the statewide win- ner and the other electoral votes by congressional district; the second districts in the two states are not as solid as the statewide vote. ACDC Voice, July 2016, Page 6 Three Congress seats targeted for this fall Democrats in Virginia are focusing on This seat was won by Democrat Tom three congressional races this year in hopes Perriello in the Obama wave of 2008, but lost of doubling the number of Virginia seats held to Robert Hurt in 2012. Hurt is now retiring, by Democrats and giving Democrats a ma- leaving the seat open. The Democratic nomi- jority of the 11 seats in Congress. nee is Jane Dittmar, who served most re- Two of the seats are open downstate cently as chair of the Albemarle County while the other right next door to Arlington Board of Supervisors. requires ousting an incumbent. The district’s rural areas are strongly Most of Arlington’s attention will focus Republican, but it contains many urban pock- on the 10th District, which starts at the Ar- ets of Democrats, most prominently lington county line (GW Parkway) and Charlottesville, which lies squarely in the stretches northwest all the way to the West middle of the district. Virginia border beyond Winchester. Dittmar, a small business owner, became It was long held by Republican Rep. a Virginian when she was six years old, and Frank Wolf, who retired two years ago and attended Arlington County Public Schools af- was succeeded by Republican Barbara ter her family moved here from rural Illinois. Comstock, whom many feel is too conserva- She graduated from the University of Virginia tive for the district, or at least its more popu- and has lived all around that area for the last lous parts. But a key fact for the Democratic 40 years, residing in Nelson, Fluvanna, and focus on the district is that its Republicans Albemarle Counties, and the City of strongly rejected Donald Trump in the presi- DONALD McEACHIN Charlottesville. She and her husband, Frank dential primary last spring. Trump won only Squillace, have raised six children (Will, 29 percent of the vote there. an immense amount of time and effort on an Mary, Virginia, Leia, Jed, and Joe), four of Comstock is opposed by LuAnn issue that can then be used against the GOP. whom are now in college. Bennett, a small business owner and former LuAnn grew up on her family’s farm east There are 11 congressional districts in wife of former Rep. Jim Moran. The proof of St. Louis. She and her husband Rick moved Virginia. Democrats now hold only three, due that she is seen by the GOP as a serious threat to Fairfax County 35 years ago where they to gerrymandering. (The state’s five posts to Comstock is manifested in the intensity started and grew a small real estate business, elected statewide, where gerrymandering is with which national Republicans have tar- until Rick was diagnosed with leukemia and not possible, are all held by Democrats.) In geted Bennett. A major line of attack has been passed away in 1994. Left a single, working the House, Democrats now hold three seats that Bennett has long been a resident of the mother of three boys running a business, with Reps. Don Beyer in this district, Gerry District and not Virginia, based on the fact LuAnn never missed a payroll even during a Connolly in the adjoining district based in that she owns property in the District, where recession. Fairfax County and Bobby Scott, the sole Af- her business is headquartered. One problem LuAnn was married to Congressman Jim rican-American congressman from Virginia for the GOP is that once that line of attack is Moran from 2004 to 2011 while he represented holding the sole African-American majority cleared away legally, they will have wasted the neighboring 8th Congressional District – district along the James River. and they remain friends. The most likely Democratic gain is in the new 4th District, which the courts redrew this year. The old fourth had been stripped of many African-American communities to make it a GOP zone. The courts changed that. The Democratic nominee is State Senator Donald McEachin, who is one of the Dem leaders in the Senate and ran seven years ago for attor- ney general, losing to Ken Cuccinelli. An Army brat born in Nuremberg, Ger- many, McEachin was educated at The Ameri- can University (B.S., Political Science, 1982); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1986); and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University (M.Div., 2008). The other targeted seat is the 5th District, which occupies an odd central strip of the state. The district’s southern border is the state line with North Carolina. Its northern tip is in the Washington exurbs and is north of the north- 3 LuANN BENNETT ernmost tip of Arlington! JANE DITTMAR ACDC Voice, July 2016, Page 7 Conrad campaigns to honor Orlando dead by Charley Conrad that night, that six years later in 2006 I would ing years of my life. flushed ACDC Secretary be elected president of that organization and out a lot of gay folks in 2008 and that little The only way I know to honor those serve as president for five years. Virginia Partisans Gay and Lesbian Demo- killed and injured in Orlando is to make sure Moving to Arlington on June 1, 2004, cratic Club grew into an official caucus of the that we elect Democrats. was life changing. I became active with the Democratic Party of Virginia. Today the I am going to do all I can to make sure Arlington Democrats three days after mov- LGBT Democrats of Virginia is the strongest that in 2016 we elect Hillary Clinton as Presi- ing to Arlington and I have been active with and most active caucus group within the dent and that I help work on down-ticket races the Arlington Democrats ever since that day. Democratic Party of Virginia. I am proud to that will elect Democrats to Congress here in In 2006, when I was elected president of have been a founding member, a past presi- Virginia. the Virginia Partisans Gay and Lesbian Demo- dent and serving currently as vice chair for Canvassing door-to-door is the very best cratic Club, folks were still not talking about elections. way to engage voters. People will remember a whole lot of gay stuff. I remember Demo- Thanks to President Obama, LGBT that I came to their doors and asked for their cratic candidates telling me to my face, “I am rights and marriage equality is widely ac- votes. I need to do my part to register vot- with you and your people; I just can’t take cepted and honored. But there are still those ers, too. I also need to find a voice to speak your money or your endorsement.” who wish us ill will and spew hatred. The up when I hear lies from the other side—be- It made me feel mad and sad. I really struggle goes on and our voices must be raised cause, left unchallenged, folks on the other thought that we were fighting a losing battle. against hate. side will tell a lie and keep telling a lie until And when the citizens of Virginia voted for For the last six years, I have been a sub- other people begin to believe the lie is the the Marshall-Newman amendment in Novem- stitute teacher in the Arlington and Fairfax truth. I have to renew my membership in the ber of 2006, I was stunned that hatred would County public schools. This year I got to “truth squad.” officially be written into the Constitution of witness seniors graduating whom I have So my ask here is that each and every Virginia. (Marshall-Newman wrote discrimi- known since the sixth grade. Those boys and one renew their own memberships in the nation against gay folks into the Constitution girls have grown to young men and women. “truth squad.” Speak up when you hear a of Virginia by banning gay marriage.) And they look so much like those young folks lie. Don’t let lie-talk become a truth. To By personally endorsing Barack who were killed or injured in Orlando. make a personal effort to step out of com- Obama in May of 2007, I felt I was on a I am Orlando, you are Orlando, we are fort zones and canvass door-to-door, make mighty journey and off to change the world. all Orlando. The stakes are very high in 2016. phone calls, register voters, volunteer with Second only to being able to raise my son, We must set our feet on a mighty journey once the local Democratic Committee and the the last eight years have been the most reward- again to save America. Coordinated Campaign of the Democratic Party of Virginia. And when we are tired, and there are still more lists of doors to knock or calls to make, let us find it deep down in our souls again and remember that “yes, we can.” I came late to Democratic activism. I didn’t get going until 2000 at the age 48. I grew up knowing that something was a lot different in me. In the 1950s and 60s nobody was really talking about gay anything. So, trying to fake it on the outside while hid- ing on the inside became a way of life for many, many years. I served in the Navy and Reserves for 20 years. I had a federal career and I raised a son as a single father. Keeping a secret was a safe place. Coming out of my safe place was horror. But I had to do it. I stood at a crucial turning point in my life. Go and grow or run and hide. In 2000, I got active with the Democratic Party in Virginia Beach. At the 2000 Demo- cratic State Convention in Norfolk, I found a group of activists within the Virginia Parti- sans Gay and Lesbian Democratic Club. I joined that club that night and have been an STAFFING TABLE — Charley Conrad working the Democratic LGBT Activist ever since. Little did I know table at the Columbia Pike Farmers Market a few years back. ACDC Voice, July 2016, Page 8 Scotus to take up delegate district maps This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will under the Equal Protection Clause,” wrote take up a case asserting that the Virginia Judge Robert Payne, joined by Judge Gerald House of Delegates packed African-Ameri- Bruce Lee. can voters into a dozen districts to limit Afri- Writing in dissent, Judge Barbara Milano can-American political power in the common- Keenan said, “The harm caused by racial ste- wealth. reotyping is apparent when racial sorting In a 2-1 ruling last year, the U.S. Dis- manifests itself in odd district boundaries that trict Court panel in Richmond found that the are visible to any observer.” plaintiffs, who argued the map was drawn to “Here, the plan contravened the rights benefit Republicans by diluting African- of individual voters by applying a one-size- American voting power, failed to prove race fits-all racial quota for black voters in twelve was the primary factor in drawing 11 of the highly dissimilar districts, without regard to 12 districts. jority found that the legislators’ goal of hav- the characteristics of the voters or of their Last month, the Supreme Court dis- ing all 12 districts contain black voting-age communities,” Keenan wrote. “The 55 per- missed a GOP appeal of the state’s redrawn populations of at least 55 percent did not cent quota thus is a classic example of race- federal congressional districts. drown out other redistricting factors, includ- based stereotyping and unequal treatment pro- The new case going to the Supreme ing political protection for incumbents. hibited by the Equal Protection Clause.” Court, however, deals with House of Del- “The mere awareness or consideration The districts at issue in the case are lo- egates districts redrawn in the 2011 redistrict- of race by legislators in their districting deci- cated in the Richmond, Petersburg and Hamp- ing process. sions does not, on its own, provide sufficient ton Roads areas. In an October ruling, the two-judge ma- evidence to support a claim of racial sorting If the map is ruled unconstitutional, new lines could be drawn before Virginia’s 2017 elections, when all 100 House seats will be Celebration of Ruth Kanter’s on the ballot. life is planned for November Ruth Kanter, beloved of involved Demo- Mark your crats in Arlington and Northern Virginia, passed away May 11, 2016. Ruth joined the Arlington political family in 1964 and her in- calendar for volvement in campaigns, at all levels of gov- ernment, stretched from Johnson (Lyndon) Gold Card trio and Johnson (Gus) in ’64 to Gore and Moran in 2000. In addition, she was active in many The Joint Campaign is proud to support other civic groups. our 2016 Democratic ticket: A celebration of her life will be held • Hillary Clinton for President of the November 18 at the Unitarian Universalist United States Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd, • Don Beyer for the U.S. House of Rep- beginning at 6 pm. All are invited to join the resentatives family for any or all of the following: • Libby Garvey for Arlington County • 6 pm—Pre-celebration socializing and Board light refreshments, • Tannia Talento for Arlington County • 6:45—Formal celebration. RUTH KANTER School Board • Reception immediately following the • Nancy Van Doren for Arlington County conclusion of the celebration. P a r k i n s o n F o u n d a t i o n o f t h e N a t i o / School Board As part of the celebration, the family in- donation.html or go to the Arlington County Only the vice presidential nominee is vites friends to send written remembrances Democratic Committee’s Capitol Fund http:/ needed to fill in the full ballot. that can be shared with all in the printed pro- / w w w . a r l i n g t o n d e m o c r a t s . o r g / Gold Card sales will begin soon to help gram. Please send them electronically to RuthKanterFund elect our Democratic candidates. Be sure to [email protected] no later than Parking is available in the Unitarian save the dates for these three Gold Card October 15 to ensure they are included. Church parking lot, the Masons’ parking lot Events: If you wish to give a remembrance do- across the street on the east side of George • Labor Day Chili Cook-off: Monday, nation, the family has designated the Mason Drive or on the surrounding streets in September 5, 4-6 p.m. Parkinson’s Foundation of the National Capi- keeping with the county parking signage. • Honoring a Senior Democrat: Satur- tol Region. Google “Parkinson Foundation To assist the family in planning, please day or Sunday, September 24 or 25, 1–4 p.m. of the National Capital Area” or click here: RSVP no later than October 31 to • Golden Gala: Saturday, October 15, 7– https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/ [email protected]. 9 p.m. ACDC Voice, July 2016, Page 9 Wasserman Schultz faces primary battle The chair of the Democratic National ately supporting middle class families.” Committee is facing what appears to be a The president’s decision to endorse major primary challenge for her seat in the Wasserman Schultz surprised some. She has House of Representatives. been subjected to anonymous criticism that President Obama has endorsed Rep. national media outlets described as emanat- ’s candidacy for a ing from White House insiders. sixth term in the House from Florida, provid- Her most controversial action, however, ing her with key help in trying to turn back a was voting for Obama’s nuclear agreement serious primary challenge. with Iran, something that angered many of her Subsequently, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Jewish constituents. Vermont expressed his anger at Wasserman Another area in which she’s agrees with Schultz by publicly backing her primary op- Obama is international trade. Her vote last ponent and sending out a fund-raising email year in favor of the president’s push for fast on his behalf. Sanders charges that track authorization of Trans-Pacific Partner- Wasserman Shultz has not been a neutral chair ship trade legislation — she was the only of the party during the primary campaign. Florida Democrat who voted for it — earned In 2011, Obama nominated Wasserman the ire of organized labor. Schultz to chair the Democratic National Canova opposes the trade measure, and Committee. he has gotten some labor endorsements, in- Since 2004, Wasserman Schultz has cluding from the presidents of the Communi- faced relatively easy campaigns in an over- cations Workers of America union locals in whelmingly Democratic district north of Mi- WASSERMAN SCHULTZ Florida and National Nurses United. ami. This year, she faces a primary challenge . . . facing challenge The congressional district is overwhelm- from Tim Canova, a professor of law and pub- ingly Democratic so the winner of the August lic finance at Nova Southeastern University. sought to knock down those assertions and 30 primary is virtually guaranteed to win the Echoing Sanders’ criticisms of Hillary played up her progressive credentials: November election. In the spring presidential Clinton, Canova has attempted to portray “Debbie has been a strong, progressive leader primary, Clinton got more than two-thirds of Wasserman Schultz as lousy on economic is- in Congress and a hardworking, committed the vote in Wasserman Schultz’s district. sues, too inclined to support corporate inter- chair of our national Party since I proudly ests, and beholden to big money campaign nominated her to the role in 2011,” Obama contributors. said. “She always stands up and fights for The language in Obama’s statement what is right for her district while passion- Fall campaign Clinton already on Virginia outlined at 2nd Sat. Breakfast TV with advertising spots The Second Saturday Breakfast in July will feature Maggie Seppo and some of the Many Virginians are already seeing loads Presumptive Republican nominee Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) field of Clinton TV spots on local stations, though Donald Trump has not bought any commer- staff who will be working the field game for the focus appears to be on competitive areas cial time on Virginia’s TV stations in months. the Coordinated Campaign (as the statewide down state rather than Northern Virginia, The same 30- and 60-second spots are campaign effort is called) here in Arlington. where the effort will concentrate more on showing in local markets in North Carolina, Also, Alice Tong will come to discuss getting out the solid Democratic vote. Florida, Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Ne- the headquarters just opening up in Rosslyn Hampton Roads viewers are seeing close vada and New Hampshire. All are considered for the combined Coordinated Campaign and to 1,000 commercials on four area stations in key states in the race for the White House. Hillary for America efforts. June and July, according to Federal Commu- They are all part of a $10-million-plus ad buy And Del. Alfonco Lopez will also be nications Commission filings. in the eight swing states. joining us. In addition, close to 1,200 spots were But there’s more! After the breakfast, a bought in the far west of the state at TV sta- voter registration and canvass will be tions in the Roanoke-Lynchburg area and launched for the precincts surrounding Harrisonburg. Charlottesville will see a few Shirlington. hundred commercials. Little commercial time The Second Saturday Breakfast will be was purchased in Richmond, where ads are held as always in Shirlington at the Busboys running on a local independent channel but and Poets beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday not the network affiliates, according to the July 9. 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