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Wednesday, May 14th, 7 P.M.- MCDCC meeting at P.U.D. #3 Community Room 307 at 307 W. Cota Street in Shelton.
Saturday, May 17th 10 A. M. - 6th Congressional District Caucus at Shelton High School on Shelton Springs Road in Shelton. Here is an outline of the events to occur:
6th CD Nominating Convention 8-10 am
PCOs should arrive at 7:30, sign in and be seated. The meeting will begin promptly at 8 AM. Hopefully it will end by 9:30 AM. 26th LD Senator Derek Kilmer will chair this meeting.
1) The CD Convention will ratify the proposed bylaws (I will send the proposed bylaws out to the chairs and some PCOs who'se email addresses I have this weekend and I prefer that suggested ammendments are made known to me in advance so we can approve these bylaws without wrangling over semicolons), 2) nominate and 3) elect officers (please contact me if you plan to run so I can have a ballot ready) and then 4) convene the nominating convention, where we will nominate our congressional district representative, hear from both candidates - the incumbent and the challenger and then vote our weighted ballots(PCOs only). The results may be announced later in the day.
6th CD Caucus 10 AM -2 PM
Delegates and Alternates should arrive after 8 am, (We will not begin registering delegates & alternates until after the PCO mtg begins).
Click here to read the Official Agenda and Rules Document (Available in Microsoft Word Document).
Wednesday, May 21st 11:30 A.M. - Mason County Democrat’s Women’s Club meeting (no host) at El Sarape in Gateway Center (across from McDonald’s) in Shelton.
Saturday, June 14th 9 A. M. - State Convention in Spokane
Saturday, June 21st 1 P.M. - 3 P.M. - 35th LD Democrats meeting at the Timberland Regional Library, Shelton.
Saturday, August 9th, 12 P.M. - 4 P.M. - 35th LD Democrats are holding their annual summer picnic in Allyn.
August 19th - Washington State Primary Election
August 25th - National Convention in Denver, Colorado
September 26th - Presidential Candidate Debate
October 7th - Presidential Candidate Debate
October 15th - Presidential Candidate Debate
November 4th - General Election
Local Public Meeting Schedules
Information about Joining the Mason County Democrats or to volunteer, visit our office:
Summer Hours : Tuesday Noon - 6 PM
Wednesday Noon - 6 PM
Thursday Noon - 6 PM
Friday Noon - 6 PM
118 South 3rd Street
Shelton, Washington 98584
or call our office (360) 427-2731
Mailing Address:
Mason County Democratic Central Committee
P. O. Box 1272
Shelton, Washington 98584
or email us here
You may also download the Declaration in .pdf format, sign and submit with your dues.
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5/4/08: Microsoft abandons bid for Yahoo.
5/4/08: Highway 167 HOT lanes are now open.
4/19/08: Mason County and the 35th Legislative District Caucus at Oakland Bay Junior High School in Shelton. There was a total of 17 delegates elected to attend the 6th Congressional District and the State Convention. Of those 17, 11 were elected for Senator Barack Obama and 6 for Senator Hillary Clinton.
4/19/08: Simpson Timber to cut 111 jobs in Tacoma and Shelton. Click here to read about it.
4/12/08: On Saturday, April 12th, Rosylnne Reed, chair of the MCDCC, formally announced her campaign for Mason County District Commissioner, District 2. Click here to read her press release.
4/1/08: The Board of Mason County Commissioners is seeking an individual to fill a vacant position on the Mason County Civil Service Commission. Click here to read about it.
MCDCC Volunteer Opportunities - We are expanding our office coverage and will now be open weekly Wednesday through Friday. Our Wednesdays and Fridays are covered through May 28. We need volunteers to cover Thursdays from 12-6 p.m., either two three-hour periods or the full six hours. We are also looking for volunteers to help with the newsletter publishing and and we need phone calls to be made in precincts without Precinct Committee Officers. Please call the office to volunteer. (360) 427-2731 02/18/2008
Newsletter Updated 05/10/2008
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Obama: 1,865 (Pledged: 1,591 & Superdelegates: 274)
Clinton: 1,697 (Pledged: 1,426 & Superdelegates: 271)
Differences:
Overall count: 168
Pledged: 165
Superdelegates: 3 (Obama has pulled ahead)
Delegates needed to reach the magic number 2,025:
Obama: 160
Clinton: 328
Upcoming primaries: May 13th: West Virginia, May 20th: Kentucky and Oregon, June 1st: Puerto Rico, June 3rd: Montana and South Dakota
Superdelegates for our state (and who they support):
DNC Members: Ed Cote, Eileen Macoll, Sharon Mast, David T. McDonald, Pat Notter (Obama), Dwight Pelz, Ron Sims (Clinton).
Governor: Christine Gregoire (Obama)
U.S. Senate: Maria Cantwell (Clinton), Patty Murray (Clinton)
U.S. House of Representatives: Brian Baird (Obama), Norm Dicks (Clinton), Jay Inslee (Clinton), Rick Larsen (Obama), Jim McDermott, Adam Smith (Obama)
Distinguished Party Leader: Thomas Foley (Clinton)
We have a total of 17 superdelegates.
Obama: 5
Clinton: 6
Uncommitted: 6
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