Battleground Blue is full steam at the Washington County Democrats Office!
We are filling the phone lines nightly by talking to voters across the County about our great Democratic candidates. Direct contact with voters is the most effective way to help our candidates. Please review the info below and volunteer!Call For our great State House Candidates! Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 9 PM at the Wash Co Dems HQ.Coming up, we'll be calling for the following candidates:Tuesday, September 26: Tobias Read, candidate for House District 27Thursday, September 28: Rep. Chuck Riley, running for re-election in House District 29Tuesday, October 3: David Edwards, candidate for House District 30Thursday, October 5: Suzanne Bonamici, canididate for House District 34Tuesday, October 10: Rep. Larry Galizio, running for re-election in House District 35AND we're calling seven days a week to reach Democrats in every precinct in Washington County and tell them why they should vote for Democrats up and down the ticket! Get in on the action, we have shifts from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EVERY DAY starting next week.Contact Karin Olson (karinolson@msn.com) to sign up.Please contact the Washington County Democrats Office at 503-626-7016 to sign up!
New Washington County Headquarters
12250 SW Broadway Ave.
Beaverton, Oregon
503-626-7016
WASHINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, September 27 2006 at 7:00 PM.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
20665 SW Blanton, in Aloha
Special Guest
Adam Klugman is political activist, television commercial producer and the son of actor Jack Klugman. Adam lives in West Linn and produced the award-winning spot, “America’s Party” which was co-written with Jefferson Smith of the Bus Project. He will preview his latest commercial “We the People,” that is being developed for use in the 2008 national election. For a look at his work, check out his website www.99betterideas.com
Featured Speaker
Sen. Ryan Deckert (Senate District 14), a native of Beaverton who is serving his second term in the Oregon Senate, will discuss what is happening in the various legislative races and the run-up to the November election. He is chair of the Senate Revenue Committee and also serves on the Education Committee and the Economic Development Committee.
(Map) (Roberts Rules) (Agenda)
You are invited to come at 6:30 to have coffee and socialize. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00. We look forward to seeing you there!
Save the Date!
November 18, 2006
2006 Neuberger Banquet
Tualatin Country Club
Glimpse What’s Inside!
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NEWS FROM THE ROOTS: WashCo Dems Update
A new resource has been put out by the Oregon Democratic party called "Oregon Democratic Vision, Click here to review it
The Organizational Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 10:00 am and the Beaverton Library. During that meeting, officers and delegates to both the State Central Committee and the First District Commmittee will be elected. To streamline the process, the Nominating Committee is accepting names of folks who want to run for any of those positions. The offices are President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. There will be at least seven delegates and seven alternates elected for each committee. If you are interested in one of these positions, please contact one of the members of the Nominating Committee: Bill Kroger: krogerb@verizon.net; Jennifer Warren: jwhr80@yahoo.com; Al Peck: alpeck1@verizon.net; or Alice Bartelt: alicebartelt@comcast.net. Nominations will still be taken from the floor, but having names beforehand will give members of the County Central Committee time to learn about the nominees, and will allow the meeting to proceed at a faster pace.
Please review the candidate listings below and help our candidates to win in November!
Click here to join the Blue Horizon fund today.
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Help Our Candidates!
This newsletter will be sent twice a month during the campaign season. The main purpose of this is to keep you updated with the events and volunteer needs of our candidates. One of the best ways of helping our candidates is to help them in their efforts to directly contact voters. It is so important, especially for a race like state representative which is small enough that you can have a real impact. Please review the calendars below and help out where you can. It doesn't matter if the candidate is in your district or not, if you are free and they need help, please volunteer.
Lee Coleman - HD26
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Help Lee Coleman Win District 26!
Lee's campaign is taking off this month! District 26 is mostly rural so we're going to be doing mostly phone canvassing and are lining up dates and times now. Please contact campaign manager Ken Brown, campaign@friendsofleecoleman.org, if you can help!
Campaign: 503-626-8718
www.friendsofleecoleman.org
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Chuck Riley - HD29
| You are invited to the 3rd Annual Chuck Riley Pool Tournament |
Date: September 28 th (Thursday)
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: Moe's Billiards - 2036 Pacific Avenue - Forest Grove, OR 97116
There will be munchies and libation, so I hope you will join the fun.
To RSVP or if you have any questions please call 503-992-7125 (office)
You may or may not know that in some circles Chuck is considered a bit of a pool shark, so if you are up to it you can challenge Chuck for bragging rights.
Check the website for the latest updates: http://www.chuckriley.org//
Larry Galizio - HD35
| There are less than 50 days before the election, and we need your help to send Larry Galizio back to Salem !
Here’s how you can help: Phonebank voters with the Galizio campaign Sunday Oct 1st 1-4pm Sunday Oct 8th 1-4pm At the AFSCME offices. Call Erin at the campaign office for more information 503.646.0441
LAWN SIGNS ARE IN AND READY TO GO~ we’ve had a successful weak of placing over 100 lawn signs around House District 35 already. And, we’d like to be able to add your house to the quickly growing list of people who are showing their support to their neighbors! To order your lawn sign please contact Niki at our office, 503-646-0441, or by e-mail, Niki@larrygalizio.com.
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David Edwards - HD30
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Check the website for the latest updates
www.edwards2006.com/ |
Suzanne Bonamici - HD34
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Check the website for the latest updates |
Bev Backa - HD37
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Candidate Forums and Debates The West Linn Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a candidate forum on Tuesday, September 26th at the Oregon Golf Club beginning at 11:45 AM. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Chamber and to get out and support Bev.
Tuesday, October 3rd 2:30-4:30pm
Clackamas CountyLegislative Forum
Milwaukie Center 5440 SE Kellog Creek Drive
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Thursday, October 5th
2:00 pm
Affordable Housing Forum with Habitat for Humanity
Beaverton City Hall
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES October 2, 2006 is shaping up as the date for our first large scale phone bank. Please contact Hilary at: hilary_hd37@yahoo.com or the Washington County Democrats office in Beaverton at 503-626-7018 if you would like to volunteer. The bank will take place at the office in the evening hours. There will be food, comraderie and plenty of support, so whether you are a veteran or just trying this on size, this event is for you.
There are still YARD SIGNS available. If you would like to display one please call the campaign at 503-697-1818 and press option #3. Leave your name and number and we will get one out to you.
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Tobias Read - HD27
| Tobias Read Volunteer Opportunities for HD27
September
October
ONA locale: 18765 Lower Boones Ferry, Tualatin Stand locale: 516 SE Morrison, Ste. 420; Portland Campaign locale: 4836 SW Western Ave, Beaverton To volunteer call: 503.672.READ (7323)-office Check the website for the latest updates: http://www.tobiasread.com/ |
Harrington for Metro
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As in the spring, the fall campaign gives voters and supporters plenty of opportunities to see the sharp differences between me and my opponent. The Beaverton Chamber of Commerce hosted an event on August 16. The Forest Grove Chamber of Commerce held their forum this week, on September 18. The next scheduled forum will be sponsored by the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce, Thursday, October 19th from 2:00-6:30 p.m. at the Hillsboro Chamber Tech Center, 5193 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite A, Hillsboro. We Metro candidates will be speaking at about 5:00 PM.
Keep on Knocking!
The 100° days of summer are finally behind us, so canvassing is easier than ever. Our band of volunteers is knocking on doors harder than ever, talking to voters about my campaign and hearing their views on issues facing Metro. Door-to-door is the most effective way to win votes, and we’d love to cover even more territory than we’re doing now. We have several group canvass events scheduled in October. Come spend a couple of hours, meet friendly neighbors, and help me get more votes. To sign up for a canvass opportunity in October, call us at 503-352-9769 or use the handy form on my website.
Want something in your yard this fall besides leaves?
Yep, it’s getting to be lawn sign time again, and the Kathryn for Metro campaign will be setting up lawn signs just as we did in the Primary. If you’ve got the space (especially in higher traffic locations) to put up a sign displaying your support or want to help distribute signs to others, email Wesley Jones (Wesley@HarringtonForMetro.com) and we’ll get you set up! And if you can talk to a neighbor or two with a nice location or a corner lot, you’ll help me get even more exposure.
Phone Out the Vote!
Around the time ballots are mailed out (October 24), we’ll be ramping up our telephone outreach with a series of phone banking evenings. The first-time phone bank volunteers from the Primary will tell you how easy and fun – yes, fun – it is to do. Voters appreciate contact from real, live people. Sign up for a couple of hours and help me achieve a rousing victory!
We have additional times available weekday evenings and afternoons, most days of the week. For more information contact info@HarringtonForMetro.com or call us at 503-352-9769.
Wu for Congress
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Check the website for the latest updates: http://www.wuforcongress.com/ |
Ted Kulongoski for Governor
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The Lawnsigns Are Coming, The Lawnsigns Are Coming! Our lawnsigns will be here next week and we want you to have one. As the election heats up, lawnsigns are an important tool for raising awareness and influencing members of your community. Sign up today and we'll get one out to right away! http://www.tedforgov.com/ |
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Oregon House Democrats : Our Pledge for the 2007 Legislature
"Oregon needs real solutions to make health care more affordable, create good jobs, rebuild our education system and make government more accountable to the people of this state. A new direction for Oregon means new leadership, and Democrats will lead by putting people over politics." -- State Representative Jeff Merkley, the Democratic Leader.
Democrats will move Oregon forward right away by putting kids first.
Healthy Kids
Health insurance for children is a moral obligation. Democrats will extend health care to every child in Oregon who isn’t otherwise covered by federal or private health plans.
Strong Schools
Democrats will commit in 2007 to nothing less than a full 175-day school year and smaller class sizes in every district of the state. We will expand access to Head Start and work toward the goal of enrolling all eligible children so they are ready to learn when they enter Kindergarten.
Democrats are committed to specific first steps to bring medical costs under control.
Affordable Prescription Drugs
We’ll reduce prescription drug costs by allowing individuals and small businesses to benefit from the state’s bulk purchasing power.
Health Insurance Stability
We will hold the health insurance industry accountable by requiring them to submit all rate increases to a state oversight board and then justify them before they are approved.
Democrats will act quickly to keep our families and our neighborhoods safe from current threats.
Preventing Internet Predators
We will make it a crime to solicit minors over the Internet, and we’ll work with the Attorney General to provide more tools to help parents keep their kids safe in cyberspace.
Preventing Identity Theft
We will empower Oregonians to freeze their credit if their identity is stolen so criminals can’t use their victim’s good name to open fraudulent accounts. We will also require companies who store and use that information to report immediately any breach in security so consumers can protect themselves.
Sexual Assault Victims' Rights
We will protect the rights and privacy of victims of sexual assault by guaranteeing access to emergency contraceptives.
Combating the Meth Epidemic
We will hire an additional 100 state troopers to combat the meth epidemic and make our roads and highways safer.
Democrats will create a healthy business environment to attract good jobs and investment to Oregon.
Biofuels and the Rural Economy
Oregon has the potential to become a national leader in alternative energy innovation. We will create more job opportunities in rural Oregon while reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by jumpstarting the alternative and biofuels industry.
Higher Ed and High Tech Investments
We will step up investments in our universities and community colleges, bringing more biotechnology and high tech firms to Oregon.
Democrats will create a smarter and more accountable state government.
Cutting Government Waste
We will require the Secretary of State to audit the performance of state agencies, so we know where your tax dollars are being put to good use – and where they’re not. We will also require a regular review of the corporate tax code to find and eliminate waste and loopholes.
Government Accountability
We’ll close the revolving door that allows legislators to turn public service into personal gain by restricting them from lobbying their former colleagues within two years after they leave office.
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Monroe Sweetland, prominent Democrat
Political force - The former Oregon legislator was an advocate for civil rights and education
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
DAVE HOGAN
The Oregonian
Monroe Sweetland, a patriarch of Democratic Party politics known for his advocacy for education and civil rights, died late Sunday in a Milwaukie residential care facility. He was 96.
Sweetland was a walking history book of Oregon and national politics. Photos on the walls of his home showed him with Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey.
The former Oregon legislator and newspaper publisher left his mark through efforts such as transforming Portland State University into a full-fledged urban university and helping to lower the voting age from 21 to 18.
A memorial service will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 30 in the ballroom of PSU's Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 355, 1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland.
Sweetland was a revered figure among Democratic leaders. Callers and visitors checking on Sweetland in his final weeks included Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson; and Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski.
"He is probably -- as much as anyone -- the father of the modern Democratic Party of Oregon," said Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore.
Born in Salem on Jan. 20, 1910, Sweetland grew up in Oregon and Michigan, then graduated from Wittenburg College in Ohio. He met his future wife, Lillie, while attending law school at Syracuse and Cornell universities. They married in 1931.
In the 1930s, Sweetland started out as a socialist, then became involved in Democratic politics. Returning to Oregon after World War II, he was elected to the Democratic National Committee in 1948. He bought the Oregon Democrat magazine in 1949, then bought three weekly newspapers: the Molalla Pioneer, Milwaukie Review and Newport News.
Oregon's top elected offices were controlled by Republicans at the time, but Sweetland helped lead a Democratic resurgence as a postwar boom brought an influx of Democrats into the state. By 1957, Democrats held the offices of governor, House speaker, Senate president, both U.S. Senate seats, and three of the state's four U.S. House seats.
Elected to the Oregon House in 1952, Sweetland became the first Democrat to win a House seat in Clackamas County in two decades. He served 10 years in the Legislature, winning a Senate seat in 1954 and 1958. He unsuccessfully ran for secretary of state in 1956 and 1960.
In the mid-1960s, Sweetland's career shifted beyond Oregon. He moved to San Mateo, Calif., and became the National Education Association's political director for 13 Western states. He initiated what became the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, which provided federal money to encourage school districts to try approaches such as teaching English as a second language.
Sweetland enlisted the support of key senators, said Reynaldo Martinez, who worked with Sweetland at the NEA and went on to serve as Sen. Reid's chief of staff for 16 years.
"It was landmark legislation as far as Latinos are concerned," Martinez said. "The Bilingual Education Act changed the lives of so many Latino youngsters."
Sweetland's daughter, Barbara Sweetland Smith, said he considered the act "the most important thing he ever did."
Colleagues said Sweetland stood out for his compassion for all people, regardless of skin color. He was a vocal critic of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and is credited with helping build support for a civil rights bill passed by the Oregon Legislature in 1953 -- after 17 civil rights bills had died in Salem.
Sweetland retired from the NEA in 1975, but he remained in California for another 20 years. His wife of 53 years, Lillie, died there in 1985.
He returned to Oregon in the mid-1990s. He also kept up his interest in politics, running unsuccessfully for the Oregon House in 1998.
Often traveling by bus in his final years, he carried voter registration cards with him, encouraging people to get involved.
"I'm sure he registered hundreds of people," said Fred Neal, a retired state elections official.
Surviving are Sweetland's daughters, Barbara Sweetland Smith of Anchorage and Rebecca Sweetland of Lake Oswego; three granddaughters; and one great-grandson.
At his request, Sweetland's body is being donated to Oregon Health & Science University for research.
His family asks that remembrances be contributions to the Monroe Sweetland Scholarship at PSU. Checks, payable to the PSU Foundation, can be mailed to P.O. Box 243, Portland, OR 97207, with Sweetland Scholarship written on the memo line.
Dave Hogan: 503-221-8531; davehogan@news.oregonian.com
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Grassroots Calendar
Click here for the event calendar. The campaigns also sometimes post upcoming volunteer opportunities on their House District blog. Go to the WashCoDems website to view these.
WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC AFFAIRS FORUM OCTOBER 2006 SCHEDULE
Date: October 2, 2006
Topic #1: Candidates - House District 29.
Speaker #1: Representative Chuck Riley - Democrat.
Speaker #2: Representative Mayor Terry Rilling - Republican.
Topic #2: Candidates - House District 30.
Speaker #1: David Edwards - Democrat.
Speaker #2: Representative Everett Curry - Republican.
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Date: October 9, 2006
Topic #1: Candidates - House District 34.
Speaker #1: Suzanne Bonamici - Democrat.
Speaker #2: Joan Draper - Republican.
Topic #2: Candidates - House District 35.
Speaker #1: Larry Galizio - Democrat.
Speaker #2: Shirley Parsons - Republican.
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Date: October 16, 2006
Topic #1: Candidates - First Congressional District.
Speaker #1: Congressman David Wu - Democrat.
Speaker #2: Derrick Kitts - Republican.
Topic #2: School District Bond Levies - Beaverton, Forrest Grove, and
Hillsboro Districts.
Speakers: Representative of the respective school districts.
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Date: October 23, 2006
Topic #1: Candidate for Governor.
Speaker: Incumbent Governor Ted Kulongowski - Democrat.
Topic #2: Candidates - House District 26.
Speaker #1: Jerry Krummel - Republican.
Speaker #2: Lee Coleman - Democrat.
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Date: October 30, 2006
Topic #1: Candidates - Senate District 17.
Speaker #1: Brad Avakian - Democrat.
Speaker #2: Piotyr Kuklinski - Republican.
Topic #2: Candidates - House District 33
Speaker #1: Mitch Greenlick - Democrat.
Speaker #2: Mark Eggleston - Republican.
For a more comprehensive list of speakers
visit our web site at:
http://www.washingtoncountyforum.org
If you have any events to add please send them to:
webmaster@washcodems.org
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Contact your Legislators
Contact your Legislators via their weforms (or goto our issues page for more info):
- Sen Wyden's webform
- Sen Smith's webform
- Rep David Wu's webform
- Webform for your State Representative/Senator
- Webform for sending Letter to the Editor (via Oregon Food Bank)
If you dont know who your legislator is, just click this link , enter your address and it will show you all your federal and state representatives!
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VISIT OUR WEB SITE
Check our website for the latest updates.
Blog Pages (announcement pages):
All precinct people can get an account to post to and update these blogs. To get an account email the webmaster.
To get a precinct or House District map, click the following link.
For all Precinct Leaders, please signup for an account on our website's members area. This gives you access to our database and training materials. We will also be holding a monthly training session for those wanting help in using the database. The webmaster will send a notice for each month's meeting to all PCPs.
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New Washington County Headquarters
12250 SW Broadway Ave.
Beaverton, Oregon
503-626-7016
Help Support our new office!
Click here to join the Blue Horizon fund
Volunteer Opportunities
We need to begin work on the upcoming 2006 elections. Please join us by filling out our online volunteer form. Or fill out the paper form and send it to us. We highly value our volunteers and recognize special contributions each month.
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