Robert Kangas

I'm the volunteer webmaster for the 11th LD Democrats. I'm a software engineer by day, photographer by night.

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  1. Endorsements 2012 — 3 comments
  2. General Meeting – Food — 2 comments
  3. 11th LD Summer Picnic – 8/18/2012 — 1 comments
  4. Top Democrats refuse to schedule votes on Family and Medical Leave, Sick Days — 1 comments
  5. Newsletter – March 2013 — 1 comments

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Holiday Party 2011

Just a reminder that our holiday party is next Tuesday.  Details are here:  http://11thlddems.org/event/holiday-party-december-2011/

Washington State Redistricting Commission Conference Call

The Redistricting Commission will hold a Special Meeting next Tuesday, November 22 at 10:30 a.m. via teleconference. Staff will manage the call from the Cherberg Building, Hearing Room 3. The meeting is open to the public and will also be webcast. Anyone interested in attending in person is welcome to join us in the hearing …

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Larry Grubb Memorial

A memorial for Larry Grubb will be held in the back room at Mick Kelly’s on Saturday, November 19 from 12-3:30 PM. It will be a celebration of Larry’s life with family and friends. Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub 435 SW 152nd St., Burien

Zack Hudgins Endorsement

Congrats to Zack Hudgins!  He just received the sole endorsement from the 11th LD Democrats for his run for Secretary of State in 2012.

Resolution on VoteBuilder Database Resources

Here is the resolution demanding investment of more resources into the VoteBuilder database by the Democratic National Committee:  2011-8 VoteBuilder resources

Events

Hi all, I just wanted to let you know that the site has undergone a minor overhaul to the component that handles event postings on the site.  The new version of the events plugin won’t cross-post events to the main blog page (you’ll only see events if you click on our events list on the …

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November General Meeting update

The agenda has been posted.  You can view it here:  http://11thlddems.org/blog/event/general-membership-meeting-november-2011/

Newsletter – November 2011

The November 2011 newsletter can be found here:  2011_11_November

Remember to vote

Election day is just a few short days a way.  Remember to vote.  Your envelope must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 8th.  You can also drop your ballot off at a King County Ballot Return box. Just as a reminder, the 11th LD Democrats endorsed candidates list is posted here: http://11thlddems.org/blog/2011/06/2011-endorsements/

SeaTac elections

From Stefan Moritz (UniteHere Local 8): The City of SeaTac is facing a defining city council election and the community needs your help in ensuring victory in the coming days. There is exactly one week left until election day on November 8! Volunteer with us to GET OUT THE VOTE in SeaTac! Join us to …

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Zack Hudgins for Secretary of State

Our 11th LD State Legislator, Zack Hudgins has announced that he’s running for Secretary of State: http://zackhudgins.info/

Social Security Works WA

From Social Security Works WA: At our meeting today, we made further plans for the UW forum on Nov. 21st. We are asking all of the coalition members to focus on turn out for this forum. We have amazing speakers: Terry O’Neill, national president of NOW; Rep. Jim McDermott; and former King County Executive Ron …

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Larry Grubb

It is with great sadness that I’m announcing the death of Larry Grubb.  Kate Kruller said some wonderful stuff about him earlier, so I’ll just leave you with that: Larry has been such an energizer for so many good things we’ve experienced together at the 11th LD,  Mick Kelly’s, our annual picnics (including holding the …

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WA Infrastructure Financing Task Force Update

From Bob Hasegawa: I wanted to update folks on my state bank listserv with the latest news from the taskforce.  We are having another task force meeting tomorrow in Olympia at 9:00 am in Senate Conference Rooms A, B, C. You can find the agenda for the meeting here on our website.  Remember, if you …

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Washington State Commission on African American Affairs appoints new Executive Director – Ed Prince

Washington State Commission on African American Affairs appoints new Executive Director. http://www.caa.wa.gov/ From the Commission Website: “It is our pleasure and that of the board to announce that Edward O. Prince will be joining the Commission on African American Affairs on October 3, 2011 in the position of Executive Director.  Please join us and the board …

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