MONTHLY UPDATE - VOLUME 3 ISSUE 13 - Nov 27, 2007
THIS WEDNESDAY: Washington County Democrats Central Committee Meeting
Social Time: 6:30 PM • Meeting: 7:00 PM
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Administration Building
20665 SW Blanton Aloha, Oregon 97007
Featured Speakers
Senator Kate Brown, Senate Majority Leader and candidate for Secretary of State
Representative Greg Macpherson, candidate for Attorney General
(Map) (Roberts Rules of Order)
agenda and minutes are attached
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WashCo Dems Update
News
STOP GORDON SMITH Protests at ALL Smith Offices
Where: All of Sen. Gordon Smith’s offices (see list below)
When: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 11:30AM-12:30PM.
Why: Gordon Smith says he’s against the Iraq War, but his votes are all over the place.
“Here, There, Everywhere” The Oregonian has said that Gordon Smith is “here, there, everywhere” on the Iraq War (Oregonian, 2/10/07)
Gordon Smith needs to vote against the Iraq War every single time, not just when it’s politically convenient. You can’t vote against withdrawal one day and make up for it the next. We need consistent support to end this war, not someone who changes their mind one day to the next after reading the polls. We need consistent votes, not convenient votes. We need Smith to stand up against the war, not sit down when Bush asks him to. Up-and-down votes won’t end this war. Is Smith for the war or against it?
Each time Smith votes to fund the war and keep troops in Iraq is another day our troops stay in Iraq. 2007 has been the deadliest year of the war yet- we need politicians committed to ending the war, not committed to boosting their poll numbers.
For more information, please contact Brent Sandmeyer at brent@dpo.org or
(503) 239-8632.
WashCo Dems Commemorative Wine -- Just in Time for the Holidays!
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Available for sale at the November meeting-- Oregon Pinot Noir and Oregon Pinot Gris. From 720 Cellars, a small boutique winery in the Salem area, 720 Cellars wine is sold in wine shops around the country, but is not widely available. It is delicious and would make fine holiday and hostess gifts this season. If you can't be at the meeting, and wish to purchase wine, contact Karen Packer at karen.packer@gmail or call the office at 503-626-7018. We can take your orders, after which you can pick it up during normal office hours. Pinot Noir -- $24/bottle Pinot Gris -- $17/bottle |
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Mark Hass selected to fill vacancy in Senate District 14
The Washington and Multnomah County Boards of Commissioners have selected Mark Hass to fill the SD14 vacancy created by Ryan Deckert's move to the private sector. Hass is a former Oregon State Representitive, and recently filed an application to run for the seat in 2008. The public meeting was held on Tuesday Nov 20th at the City of Beaverton Council Chambers.
The commissioners selected from candidates Betty Bode, Mike Bohan, Mark Hass and Shantu Shaw, who were nominated at a convention of elected and appointed Precinct Committee Persons of the Democatic Party. SD14 covers portions of Aloha, Beaverton, Garden Home and SW Portland, and contains HDs 27 & 28.
Congratulations to Mark and our most sincere thanks to all the fine candidates who ran for this position.
From our Precinct Leaders...
Click the link below to see the full articles...
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stopgordonsmith.com video project -
DPO is looking for people to star in short videos about Senator Smith's
Awful record in the senate for stopgordonsmith.com. Washington County
people can contact Adam Gretzinger (adam@gretzinger.org) if your
interested in participating in the project. -
Neuberger Videos:
http://www.washcodems.org/node/308Neuberger Pictures:
http://www.washcodems.org/image
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Action Alert
Representative Greg Walden -- the sole member of Oregon's congressional delegation to vote against reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) -- has reportedly played a prominent role in recent negotiations over the bill. His most recent actions, however, threaten to derail those discussions.
After the U.S. House of Representative failed to override the President's veto last month, Senate leaders of both parties initiated negotiations with approximately three dozen House Republicans who have opposed the legislation, including Representative Walden, in an effort to expand support in the House.
During the past three weeks, this group of House Republicans presented several demands -- each of which the bipartisan Senate leaders have largely met. Now, however, the group has introduced new demands that include placing restrictions on how working families qualify and imposing limits on income eligibility in Medicaid.
These new restrictions, which would cause children in some states to be thrown off the program and would limit the ability of states to reach their uninsured, is unlikely to be acceptable to the bipartisan majority of lawmakers supporting children's health coverage, and therefore imperils the negotiations.
Most lawmakers have now recessed for the Thanksgiving holiday until December 4.
The 10-year authorization of the SCHIP program expired on September 30. The federal government currently operates it under temporary congressional authorization until December 14.
If you have any events to add please send them to:
webmaster@washcodems.org
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Grassroots Calendar
Check the main page of the website for a list of upcoming events.
Upcoming events
- 11-27 - Washington County Peak Oil Reading Group
- 11-28 - Washington County Peace Vigil
- 11-28 - THIS WEDNESDAY: Washington County Democrats Central Committee Meeting
- 11-30 - Iran Forum: “The Real Story behind US Policy towards Iran"
- 12-01 - First Congressional District Committee, Quarterly Meeting
- 12-03 - Global Warming and the Impact on Oregon/ Calentamiento Global e Impacto en Oregon
- 12-04 - Kucinich for President - Oregon Campaign Meeting
- 12-05 - STOP GORDON SMITH Protests at ALL Smith Offices
- 12-05 - Washington County Peace Vigil
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 webforms:
- 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! <!--nd li-->
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VISIT OUR NEW WEB SITE
Check our website for the latest updates.
Website Update
Videos on our website!!
We are starting to build an impressive collection of videos on our website. Special thanks to Adam Gretzinger for all the work he continues to do on this. This is really a great resource. It contains video of local speeches from county, state, and national figures. Check in the Galleries menu on our website or go to http://www.washcodems.org/node/308 for the complete list. Here are the latest videos from our website, please click on the above link to see them - enjoy!
Our latest website video:
Neuberger Videos:
http://www.washcodems.org/node/308
Neuberger Pictures:
http://www.washcodems.org/image
Precinct Leader List updated on the website
Our fearless IT leader, Scott Sanders, has updated the PCP list on the website. You need to signup for an account on the website to access the PCP pages. We will be updating it each month in order to keep it up to date with the new PCPs. There is also an excel spreadsheet version that can be downloaded from the site.
Finally! An easy way to find your Precinct number!
Students at the PCP classes have been hounding me for this, and it took a bit if calling around and asking several people at the County Elections Office, but I finally found a pretty simple way to determine a voter's Precinct Number:
http://washims.co.washington.or.us/gis/intermap/
It's the September "Feature of the Month" (click on the iceberg!) and it's in the Precinct Leader Info section too.
Go to the site, enter a residential address and sift thru the listed info, about midway you'll find the Election Precinct for that address. Happy hunting!
Google Mapping my precinct
Submitted by Mitch Gore on October 20, 2007 - 11:58am.
This morning I have been experimenting with Google Maps to get a birds-eye view of my precinct, precinct 47, and have found that you can save your custom maps, complete with outlines and overlays you can create yourself. So here is the map of Precinct 417.»
October Feature of the Month
Click the link below to see our new contact form:
Tribute Contributions:
You can now make a donation in memory of or in honor of someone special with a Tribute / Memorial Donation to the Washington County Democratic Party. A handwritten note acknowledging your donation (amount will not be disclosed) will be sent. Just click onto the Contribute Tab on the top of the web site and go to donate for a printable form or to donate with a credit card.
Local Groups
- The Oregon Center for Public Policy
- Our Oregon Coalition (state budget group)
- Citizens for Oregon's Future (state budget group)
- Oregon Bus Project
- NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
- Oregon AFL-CIO
- Oregon League Of Women Voters
- Onward Oregon
- Democracy for Oregon
- Blog for Oregon
- Blue Oregon
- Oregon Center for Christian Values
- Planned Parenthood - Columbia/Willamette
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