South King County Democrats Third Annual Dinner

Hosted by the 33rd, 300th, 47th, 34th, and 11th District Democrats

“A Study in Responsible Military” Keynote by Congressman Adam Smith

Join us!
– Spaghetti dinner buffet
– Sauce-off competition with prizes for the creator of the best spaghetti sauce.
– A no-host bar featuring beer and wine
– Live and silent auction
– Get to know recently-filed Democratic candidates for office

Event Details
Saturday May 18th, 2013
Doors Open: 5:00pm
Dinner: 5:30pm
IAM Hall, 9125 15th Pl S
Seattle 98108

Purchase tickets:
To attend, tickets are $20 per person, pre-order. Tickets at the door will be $25 per person, so get yours before it’s too late!

Purchase your tickets at Brown Paper Tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/363036 or at numerous events throughout the South King County Area.

Bylaws update

The bylaws were changed and approved tonight.  You can view the full bylaws here: Bylaws

The following was updated:

Article XI: Endorsements

Section 5:    Endorsements will normally be given at any time after filing closes. Early endorsements will be considered at the request of the candidate or campaign, for federal, state, and county candidates, and for incumbents of that office.

General Membership Meeting Reminder: April 16th, 2013

Just a reminder, our general membership meeting is on Tuesday, 4/16/2013.

  • Show up at 6:30 and get some food.  Chef Marvin will be serving us some delicious food.  We’re suggesting a $6 donation to offset the costs.
  • The raffle is back.  Buy some tickets, try to win a prize, leave happy.
  • The meeting agenda is in our newsletter: https://www.11thlddems.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-April.pdf
  • The meeting location is here: 231 Burnett Ave North, Renton WA.
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Advertising on our website / Newsletter

Hey everyone!  We are now allowing candidates, campaigns, and local businesses to advertise on our website and in our newsletter.  Would you like to advertise with us?  Details are here:  https://www.11thlddems.org/advertising-guidelines/

February General Meeting Minutes

The General Meeting Minutes from the February 2013 meeting have been posted.  You can view them here:

11th LD Democrat GM Minutes February 2013

Newsletter – April 2013

Just in case you missed the newsletter email, here’s the archive version of the April 2013 newsletter.

2013-04-April

Agenda for the 4/16/2013 General Membership Meeting

April 16th Meeting Agenda

6:30 pm                Gab n Grub time

Stuffed Strawberries for dessert!

7:00 pm                Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Agenda

Approval of minutes from March 19, 2013 membership meeting

Candidate time – up to two minutes per candidate

7:15                        Unfinished Business:

Continued discussion of proposed changes – Rules & By-Laws                                                 Committee

Possible vote – PCOs only

7:45                        New Business

Update: Endorsement Process

11th LD Meeting Location

8:10                        Raffle Round 1

BREAK

8:20                        Reports – 2 minutes per report

Chair’s Report -Holly Krejci

Treasurer’s Report – Rick Polintan

WSDCC Report – Kate Kruller/

Marvin Rosete

KCDCC Report – Michael Neher

PC Team – George Summers/

Wayne Severson

8:30                        Good of the Order/Annoucements:

1 minute per speaker

Raffle Round 2

9:00                        Adjourn

In order to vote at our Endorsements meeting

Our endorsements meeting will be on May 18th.  I’ll post the details on the calendar soon.

To be able to vote in the endorsement process, you must be a dues-paying member or a PCO no later than April 18, 2013.  You must also be a resident of the legislative district.

To all candidates and campaigns seeking our endorsement

Hey all, to anybody seeking our endorsement this year:

We’ve sent you electronic copies of our rules and questionnaire forms.  If you haven’t received a copy, here’s the forms:

Also, we are allowing candidates, campaigns, local businesses, etc. purchase advertising space from us.  Details are here: https://www.11thlddems.org/advertising-guidelines/

9th CD Organizing Meeting (April 14th, 2013)

Date: Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Time: 1:30-3:00
Location: Auburn Public Library
1102 Auburn Way South
Auburn, 98002
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Ok, third times a charm. The 9th CD activists meeting will be this weekend at the Auburn Public Library. This is a new venue so please forward this to anyone who has received information about the meeting. I apologize for all the changes.

Please feel free to write or call me if you have questions.

Bryan Kesterson,
47th LD Washington State Democratic Central Committeeman
22955 130th Pl. S.E.
Kent, Wa 98031
Cell: 206-304-2701
bryan.kesterson@gmail.com

E-board Meeting (4/4/2013) Agenda

The 11th LD Dems E-Board will meet Thursday, April 4 at 7 pm at Georgetown Old City Hall – 6202 13th Avenue S, Seattle.

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AGENDA

7:10                        Proposed Bylaw Changes
7:20                        Endorsements
•             Date/Time/Location
•             Voting Rules/Procedures
•             Update from Committee
8:00                        Credentials – check-in on the new nametag system
8:15                        New location for general meeting
8:30                        Agenda for next general meeting (proposed will be presented on Thursday)
8:40                        Food for next meeting
8:45                        Updates for the general good
9:00                        Adjourn

Immigration Week of Action event

While members of Congress are home in their districts this week, they’re meeting with constituents and getting a sense of how folks are feeling about the issues.

That makes this a critical week for moving comprehensive immigration reform forward.

Come out to the Week of Action event on immigration this Sunday in Seattle and help keep the pressure on Congress. Here are the details:

What: Immigration Week of Action event in Seattle
Where: 8824 Renton Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118
When: Sunday, April 7th 4:00 pm

We could help pass a bipartisan bill that not only helps grow our economy and fixes our broken immigration system, but also ensures that 11 million people currently living in the shadows have a real path to citizenship.

If you agree with President Obama that comprehensive immigration reform needs to happen now, then RSVP for the event on Sunday and help get this done:

http://my.barackobama.com/Immigration-Reform-Week-of-Action

How to submit questions for the South Seattle Mayor’s Forum (4/29/2013)

For the South Seattle Mayor’s Forum on 4/29/2013, questions can be submitted electronically.  Forum details are here:  https://www.11thlddems.org/2013/03/super-south-seattle-mayors-forum/

A committee of planners from the 11th LD, 34th LD, and 37th LD will select questions to be asked during the forum.  Please submit questions here: http://37dems.org/index.php?page=display&id=128

Super South Seattle Mayor’s Forum (4/29/2013)

This is a forum for the Seattle Mayor’s race sponsored by the 11th, 34th, and 37th District Democrats. We are honored to have C.R. Douglas as our moderator.

South Seattle Community College- Georgetown Campus
6737 Corson Av S, Seattle, Washington 98108

April 29th, 2013
6:00 Socialization
6:30 Program Starts
8:30 Program Ends

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/611640612195800/

If you’re on Facebook and planning on attending, please RSVP on the event page.

Bylaws Update 3/19/2013

The Bylaws updates that were approved on 3/19/2013 have been posted.  You can view them here:  https://www.11thlddems.org/bylaws/

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