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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Open positions

Hello members of the 11th LD Democrats, we need your help!  We have a couple of open positions within the leadership team of the district. Secretary:  The Secretary is one of the elected officer positions in the organization.  The Secretary’s job is to record the official minutes of our meetings. Program Director: We need a …

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Resolutions to consider at the July general meeting

We are going to consider two resolutions at the next general meeting (July 16th).  Please review them and be prepared to vote: Resolution in opposition to cuts in social security: RES-Oppose-Soc-Sec-Cuts 03 Resolution supporting cuts in Pentagon spending: RES-PentagonSpending-06-25 04

E-board meeting agenda, 7/9/2013

The meeting on Tuesday will be at the Old Georgetown City Hall building at 7pm.  Here’s my agenda:   7pm: Meeting starts 7:05pm: Festivals & Events Renton River Days Other districts contributions Committees Schedule for the festival Summer BBQ, August 10th Outreach Volunteering / food Beacon Hill Council outreach Set Holiday Party date, first Tuesday …

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11th LD E-board meeting

Sorry about the late notice, but we’ve shifted the recurring e-board meetings from the first Thursday of every month to the second Tuesday of the month.  The next e-board meeting will be on 7/9.  I’ll post the location and other details soon.  Thanks.

Mayoral movies at Northwest Film Forum

I’m reaching out to the 11th District Democrats in connection with upcoming films at Northwest Film Forum, which we think may be of interest to your colleagues and networks. Next week we open our Mayoral Movies film series, which presents films selected by current candidates for Seattle mayor. The candidates have chosen these films to …

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Newsletter – June 2013

I know it’s a little late, but here’s the archive of the June 2013 newsletter.  Sorry, I was on vacation. 2013-06-June

Endorsements – Primary 2013 (Updated 6/18/2013)

Our downloadable, printable list is located here: 11th LD 2013 Endorsements 06182013 11th Legislative District Democrats – Endorsements 2013 (updated 6/18/2013) City of Seattle Mayor: Bruce Harrell (http://www.electbruceharrell.com) Mayor: Peter Steinbrueck (https://www.peterforseattle.com) Council Position 2: Richard Conlin (http://www.seattle.gov/council/conlin) Council Position 4: Sally Bagshaw (http://sallybagshaw.com) Council Position 6: Nick Licata (http://www.nicklicata.org) Council Position 8: Mike O’Brien (http://www.obrienforseattle.com) …

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Advertising space on the 11th LD Website

Yes, your campaign or business can purchase advertising space on the 11th LD’s Website.  Our rates are pretty reasonable and we offer exposure to plenty of viewers every month.  A simple ad buy will get you an advertisement on the website and our newsletter for a month. Recently, Peter Steinbrueck’s campaign for Mayor of Seattle …

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Neighbors Aim To Improve Broadband in Underserved Neighborhoods

I don’t often get on my soapbox and use my position as webmaster to advocate for tech issues, but this is one you should be concerned about.  Seattle has a pretty terrible broadband internet issue that other major cities seem to lack.  The city is divided up into various franchise areas where the cable companies …

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E-board meeting: June 4th, 2013

The elected board meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 4th 2013 from 7pm-9pm in the Georgetown City Hall Building. 6202 13th Ave., Seattle WA

The Alarming Truths About GMO

Since I’m sure we’ll be discussing initiative I-522 soon: More info here:  http://www.nationofchange.org/front-groups-exposed-50-industry-groups-form-new-alliance-manipulate-public-opinion-about-junk-food- Here’s info about the initiative to label GMO foods:  http://www.labelitwa.org/

Beacon Hill Festival – June 1st 2013

Hey all, the 11th LD Democrats will have a booth at the Beacon Hill Festival on Saturday, June 1st 2013. The event is from 11am-4pm at the Jefferson Community Center. Details are here: http://www.rockitspace.org/beacon-hill-festival.html We’ll be joined by the 37th in running the booth.  Come out and see us and enjoy the event! The address …

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Adam Smith: Join us for Hors d’oeuvres and a Beautiful Sunset

Please Come and Support Congressman Adam Smith Adam is the Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Committee and represents the 9th Congressional District that joins Bellevue, Newcastle, Mercer Island and the Rainier Valley with portions of South King and Pierce Counties. Come and support your new Congressman!   Hors d’oeuvres / No host bar …

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There is no general meeting this month

Just a reminder… there is no general meeting this month. We had our special endorsements meeting this past Saturday instead. See you all in June. Note: if you saw a reminder about the meeting on Tuesday, it was in error. Sorry about any confusion.

Endorsements – Primary 2013

Our downloadable, printable list is located here: 11th LD 2013 Endorsements 05182013 11th Legislative District Democrats – Endorsements 2013 (updated 5/18/2013) City of Seattle Mayor: Bruce Harrell (http://www.electbruceharrell.com) Mayor: Peter Steinbrueck (https://www.peterforseattle.com) Council Position 2: Richard Conlin (http://www.seattle.gov/council/conlin) Council Position 4: Sally Bagshaw (http://sallybagshaw.com) Attorney: Pete Holmes (http://www.holmesforseattle.com) King County Executive: Dow Constantine (http://dowconstantine.com) Position 5: …

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