34th District Democrats Primary Endorsements!
34th District Democrats,
Last night the 34th District Democrats conducted our primary endorsements, and endorsed the following candidates and campaigns. In the 34th District Senate Race our members sent a clear message: Shannon Braddock and Joe Nguyen are ready to serve and represent the 34th in Olympia. If the campaigns have a website available it is linked below to help you learn more, contact, volunteer or make a contribution to our endowed candidates and campaigns:
Federal
US Senate: Maria Cantwell
US House: Pramila Jayapal
State Senate
34th LD, dual endorsement: Shannon Braddock and Joe Nguyen
State Legislature
34th LD, Position 1: Eileen Cody
34th LD, Position 2: Joe Fitzgibbon
State Supreme Court
Position 2: Susan Owens
Position 8: Steve Gonzalez
Position 9: Sheryl Gordon McCloud
State Initiatives Campaigns
Signature gathering for:
Initiative 1631 - Clean Air, Clean Energy, Healthy Communities Initiative
Initiative 1639 - Reduce Assault Weapon Violence: Safe Schools, Safe Communities Initiative
Initiative 1644 - Washington Affirmative Action and Diversity Commission Initiative
King County Superior Court
Position 22: Karen Donohue
Position 38: Michael Diaz
Seattle Municipal Court
Position 1: Ed McKenna
Position 2: Andrea Chin
Position 5: Willie Gregory
Position 6: Damon Shadid
Save the Date! The Garden Party is July 19th
This year our annual Garden Party will be held on July 19th at the Hall at Fauntleroy, featuring elected officials, candidates, fellow members of the 34th and friends from the community. The Jazz Alley Cats will be returning for the second year in a row to provide entertainment. This year we’ve added a VIP Reception and Table Captains (spaces are limited, so sign up fast if you’d like to be a Table Captain and invite your friends to join us!). Tickets are on sale now at www.34dems.org/party.
Help plan the Garden Party!
The Events Committee will meet Monday at 7PM at Alchemy in the West Seattle Junction, please join us and help make our biggest event of the year a smashing success! Email Steven Jamieson at events@34dems.org if you have any questions.
Thanks to all who participated last night, and thanks to all of you for all you do for this district and for our community.
In solidarity,
David
David Ginsberg
Chair, 34th District Democrats
34th District Democrats,
Last night the 34th District Democrats conducted our primary endorsements, and endorsed the following candidates and campaigns. In the 34th District Senate Race our members sent a clear message: Shannon Braddock and Joe Nguyen are ready to serve and represent the 34th in Olympia. If the campaigns have a website available it is linked below to help you learn more, contact, volunteer or make a contribution to our endowed candidates and campaigns:
Federal
US Senate: Maria Cantwell
US House: Pramila Jayapal
State Senate
34th LD, dual endorsement: Shannon Braddock and Joe Nguyen
State Legislature
34th LD, Position 1: Eileen Cody
34th LD, Position 2: Joe Fitzgibbon
State Supreme Court
Position 2: Susan Owens
Position 8: Steve Gonzalez
Position 9: Sheryl Gordon McCloud
State Initiatives Campaigns
Signature gathering for:
Initiative 1631 - Clean Air, Clean Energy, Healthy Communities Initiative
Initiative 1639 - Reduce Assault Weapon Violence: Safe Schools, Safe Communities Initiative
Initiative 1644 - Washington Affirmative Action and Diversity Commission Initiative
King County Superior Court
Position 22: Karen Donohue
Position 38: Michael Diaz
Seattle Municipal Court
Position 1: Ed McKenna
Position 2: Andrea Chin
Position 5: Willie Gregory
Position 6: Damon Shadid
Save the Date! The Garden Party is July 19th
This year our annual Garden Party will be held on July 19th at the Hall at Fauntleroy, featuring elected officials, candidates, fellow members of the 34th and friends from the community. The Jazz Alley Cats will be returning for the second year in a row to provide entertainment. This year we’ve added a VIP Reception and Table Captains (spaces are limited, so sign up fast if you’d like to be a Table Captain and invite your friends to join us!). Tickets are on sale now at www.34dems.org/party.
Help plan the Garden Party!
The Events Committee will meet Monday at 7PM at Alchemy in the West Seattle Junction, please join us and help make our biggest event of the year a smashing success! Email Steven Jamieson at events@34dems.org if you have any questions.
Thanks to all who participated last night, and thanks to all of you for all you do for this district and for our community.
In solidarity,
David
David Ginsberg
Chair, 34th District Democrats
June 13 Meeting Call
34th District Democrats,
Please join us next Wednesday, June 13th where as we mentioned last month we’ll consider endorsements for the August primary, including the following slate of non-controversial, previously endorsed candidates without Democratic primary challengers:
Federal
US Senate: Maria Cantwell
US House: Pramila Jayapal
State Legislature
34th LD, Position 1: Eileen Cody
34th LD, Position 2: Joe Fitzgibbon
State Supreme Court
Position 2: Susan Owens
Position 8: Steve Gonzalez
Position 9: Sheryl Gordon McCloud
King County Superior Court
Position 22: Karen Donohue
Position 38: Michael Diaz
Seattle Municipal Court
Position 1: Ed McKenna
Position 5: Willie Gregory
Position 6: Damon Shadid
Other endorsements may be considered at the discretion of the voting members, including the 34th District Senate Race.
6:30 Potluck Social Time, please bring a dish to share
7:00 Call to Order
Opening Ceremonies
Pledge of Allegiance
VIP Acknowledgements
Recognition and Awards
Review and Approval of the Minutes and Agenda
Approval of the Minutes
Adoption of the Agenda
Reports of Officers and Standing Committees
Reports of Officers
○ Chair's Report
○ Membership and Treasurer's Report
○ KCDCC Report
7:30 Primary Endorsements
Unfinished Business
None
8:30 New Business
Appointment of PCOs
8:50 Good of the Order
9:00 Adjourn to Whiskey West
In solidarity,
David
David Ginsberg
Chair, 34th District Democrats
Paid for and authorized by 34th District Democrats.
34th District Democrats
6523 California Avenue SW
Box 183
West Seattle, White Center, Burien, Vashon & Maury Islands
Seattle WA 98136-1879 United States
34th District Democrats,
Please join us next Wednesday, June 13th where as we mentioned last month we’ll consider endorsements for the August primary, including the following slate of non-controversial, previously endorsed candidates without Democratic primary challengers:
Federal
US Senate: Maria Cantwell
US House: Pramila Jayapal
State Legislature
34th LD, Position 1: Eileen Cody
34th LD, Position 2: Joe Fitzgibbon
State Supreme Court
Position 2: Susan Owens
Position 8: Steve Gonzalez
Position 9: Sheryl Gordon McCloud
King County Superior Court
Position 22: Karen Donohue
Position 38: Michael Diaz
Seattle Municipal Court
Position 1: Ed McKenna
Position 5: Willie Gregory
Position 6: Damon Shadid
Other endorsements may be considered at the discretion of the voting members, including the 34th District Senate Race.
6:30 Potluck Social Time, please bring a dish to share
7:00 Call to Order
Opening Ceremonies
Pledge of Allegiance
VIP Acknowledgements
Recognition and Awards
Review and Approval of the Minutes and Agenda
Approval of the Minutes
Adoption of the Agenda
Reports of Officers and Standing Committees
Reports of Officers
○ Chair's Report
○ Membership and Treasurer's Report
○ KCDCC Report
7:30 Primary Endorsements
Unfinished Business
None
8:30 New Business
Appointment of PCOs
8:50 Good of the Order
9:00 Adjourn to Whiskey West
In solidarity,
David
David Ginsberg
Chair, 34th District Democrats
Paid for and authorized by 34th District Democrats.
34th District Democrats
6523 California Avenue SW
Box 183
West Seattle, White Center, Burien, Vashon & Maury Islands
Seattle WA 98136-1879 United States
34th District Democrats Newsletter June 5, 2018
Primary Considerations
Today Californians go to the polls, where a crowded field of enthusiastic Democratic candidates and the states’s “top two” primary system could cost Democrats their best shot at taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Three districts that Hillary Clinton won handily currently have Republican representatives and Democratic enthusiasm should make each of them flippable: the 39th, 48th and 49th. But that same Democratic enthusiasm has inspired a flurry of new candidates and that raised fears Democrats could actually end up getting shit out by splitting their votes among too many candidates, leaving only Republicans still standing after today.
34th District Senate Race
Here in the 34th we face a similar situation, though fortunately much more Democratic leaning voters - Hillary Clinton received just over 80% of the vote here in the last presidential election. We have 7 candidates who’ve filed as Democrats (though only 6 who currently identify as Democrats with their PDC filings). If Democrats split their votes 7 ways we could end up with a situation where no Democratic candidate makes it through the primary - in a District where Democratic voters make up over 80% of the electorate! The consequences could be dire: two of the candidates we just defeated in Burien last fall are among the 11 candidates running.
Smart Choices and Opportunities
It’s in times like this that the 34th can really serve the electorate in our communities, by helping select the strongest, most viable candidates to endorse.
Not all of these 7 are eligible for endorsement at this point, since we require that candidates fill out the KCDCC candidate questionnaire to be considered for endorsement.
Primary Considerations
Today Californians go to the polls, where a crowded field of enthusiastic Democratic candidates and the states’s “top two” primary system could cost Democrats their best shot at taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Three districts that Hillary Clinton won handily currently have Republican representatives and Democratic enthusiasm should make each of them flippable: the 39th, 48th and 49th. But that same Democratic enthusiasm has inspired a flurry of new candidates and that raised fears Democrats could actually end up getting shit out by splitting their votes among too many candidates, leaving only Republicans still standing after today.
34th District Senate Race
Here in the 34th we face a similar situation, though fortunately much more Democratic leaning voters - Hillary Clinton received just over 80% of the vote here in the last presidential election. We have 7 candidates who’ve filed as Democrats (though only 6 who currently identify as Democrats with their PDC filings). If Democrats split their votes 7 ways we could end up with a situation where no Democratic candidate makes it through the primary - in a District where Democratic voters make up over 80% of the electorate! The consequences could be dire: two of the candidates we just defeated in Burien last fall are among the 11 candidates running.
Smart Choices and Opportunities
It’s in times like this that the 34th can really serve the electorate in our communities, by helping select the strongest, most viable candidates to endorse.
Not all of these 7 are eligible for endorsement at this point, since we require that candidates fill out the KCDCC candidate questionnaire to be considered for endorsement.
Candidate |
Filed as D |
Listed as D with PDCK |
CDCC Questionnaire |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
||
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Lisa Devereau |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
||
Annabel Quintero |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
So the question before us if/when we endorse in this race will be which candidate or candidates are most likely to galvanize voters and ensure that after the August primary we have a choice between two qualified and well-prepared Democratic candidates?
Learn about the Candidates on the Issues
All 5 candidates who’d both filed as Democrats and were listed as Democrats on the PDC website participated in our candidate forum last month (Annabel Quintero has since updated her PDC filing to state that she is Democrat). The West Seattle blog has video from the forum available here: http://westseattleblog.com/2018/05/video-5-state-senate-candidates-34th-district-democrats-forum/
Follow the Money
One indicator of viability is fundraising. You can see how much each candidate has raised as well as where they’re getting their money from (Is it mostly individual contributions? Are they contributions from within the district? Is the candidate self-funding? Etc.). You can research campaign contributions for this race on the PDC website here: https://www.pdc.wa.gov/browse/campaign-explorer/candidates?jurisdiction_code=4763&election_year=2018&office_code=12
We look forward to seeing you Wednesday June 13th at the Hall at Fauntleroy!
In solidarity,
David
David Ginsberg
Chair, 34th District Democrats
The 34th District Democrats meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Hall at Fauntleroy
Meeting Details:
Hall at Fauntleroy (Old Fauntleroy School)
9131 California Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98136
Parking lot available behind building
Transit Rapid Ride C Line
More Resources on Candidates Running in 34th LD Primary
Secretary of State: August 7, 2018 Primary Results (A list of all candidates)
WSB: ELECTION 2018: Lois Schipper announces run for 34th District State Senate seat MAY 13, 2018
WSB: ELECTION 2018: Who’s in the running as filing week ends MAY 18, 2018
B-Town Blog: Darla Green, Debi Wagner file for 34th District State Senate position May 19, 2018
Secretary of State: August 7, 2018 Primary Results (A list of all candidates)
WSB: ELECTION 2018: Lois Schipper announces run for 34th District State Senate seat MAY 13, 2018
WSB: ELECTION 2018: Who’s in the running as filing week ends MAY 18, 2018
B-Town Blog: Darla Green, Debi Wagner file for 34th District State Senate position May 19, 2018
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