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Jefferson County Democrats
Member Program
October 14, 2021 at 6 PM, Zoom (Link below)

Representative Derek Kilmer will update us on the critical bills being debated in the US House of Representatives.

Ed Martinez, Co-Chair of the State Democratic Party’s Redistricting Committee, will let us know the latest developments in the redistricting discussions. More importantly, he will tell us how we can each give testimony to help guide the critical redistricting process in Washington.

Washington has a bipartisan redistricting process under the direction of the Washington State Redistricting Commission. The Commission has an interactive website, “Draw your WA”, where you can learn about the process, view the maps proposed by the four commissioners, and provide testimony about the proposed maps.

Each of the four commissioners has drawn proposed maps for the Legislative and Congressional Districts. Some of the draft maps have a real impact on our LD-24 and CD-6 boundaries. Draft maps can be reviewed here:
 Proposed Legislative Districts
 Proposed Congressional Districts

This month is the time to review these proposed maps, and submit written comments, because the final plan will be submitted to the legislature on November 15. Written comments become part of the official records of the Redistricting Commission so they really do matter. Several ways to provide public testimony are shown here:

Provide Public Comment

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and Q&A 

Housing in Jefferson County

The Jefferson County Democrats will present a panel discussion on the critical issue of housing in Jefferson County, followed by a moderated Question and Answer period. The Panel will be moderated by Amanda Funaro, member of the Joint Housing Oversight Board.  You do not have to be a member of JCD or register to attend the Panel Discussion. The panel discussion will begin at 6 PM.  See below for ZOOM link information. 

Housing Panel members will include:

• Greg Brotherton, Jefferson County Commissioner
• Cherish Cronmiller, OlyCAP Executive Director
• Scott Rosekrans, Pastor, Community United Methodist Church (where Peter’s Place is located)
• Justine Gonzalez-Berg, Director, Housing Solutions Network

A business meeting will be held following the presentation. You must be a member of JCD and have pre-registered to be able to vote on the endorsement vote. The business meeting will include an endorsement vote, and votes on resolutions.  The Zoom room opens at 5:45 PM and the program begins at 6 PM.  Zoom Meeting link:

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Endorsement consideration – The Executive Board of the Jefferson County Democrats recommends endorsement of Libby Wennstrom for Port Townsend City Council. This endorsement will require a 2/3 vote of eligible pre-registered JCD members present and voting at the Sept 21 meeting to take effect. We are still operating under the emergency rules mandated by the State Democratic Party, so we must meet and vote virtually, without paper ballots. Voting methods will be similar to those used at the JCD reorganization last December.

UPDATE:  The membership voted to endorse Libby Wennstrom for Port Townsend City Council Position 5.  The Vote tally was 46 for, 11 against. 

You must have Pre-Registered by September 14, 2021 to be able to vote on the endorsement vote. Eligible voters include all JCD Members in good standing on August 31, 2021. Eligible voters also include former members whose membership has lapsed since September 21, 2020, and who renewed their membership before the September 14, 2021 Pre-Registration deadline.   To check your membership status or to renew, contact membership@jeffcodemocrats.com Everyone who pre-registered should have received a unique voting ID via email.  

Join us for the JeffCo Democrats Picnic!

Join your fellow Democrats for a Picnic at H.J Carroll Park, Rotary Pavilion, Sunday August 8, 3-5 pm.  BRING YOUR OWN FOOD AND DRINK – we have an alcohol permit so it’s ok to bring your own alcohol. Seating will be limited, bring folding chairs.

WA State Party Chair Tina Podlodowski and State Rep Mike Chapman will be speaking around 4pm. 

No Fish Feast this year, but we really want to see actual faces instead of  Zoom boxes!  

Approximate times are:
3 PM – Picnic begins
4 PM – Speakers
5 PM – Event ends

A Zoom Primary Candidate Forum with the three primary candidates for Port Townsend City Council, Position 5 will take place on July 1 from 7:00-8:30 PM. Moderated by Janette Force, the forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Jefferson County and American Association of University Women-Port Townsend.

The forum will feature candidates Sky Hardesty-Thompson, Tyler Miles Vega, and Libby Urner Wennstrom. The two candidates winning the most votes in the August 3 primary will advance to the general election on November 2.

You can access the Zoom forum by computer or phone at the link below. Observers are asked to stay muted with their camera turned off so that we can focus our full attention on the candidates. Media partner KPTZ 91.9 FM will simulcast the July 1 forum and livestream it at KTPZ.org. The forum will also be recorded, edited for brevity, and eventually linked on the League’s website at lwvwa.org/Jefferson

Time: Jul 1, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Win With Women is celebrating the successes of the 2021 Washington Legislative Session with a “Rising Stars” event Wednesday, June 30th from 6-7pm, showcasing the WWW-endorsed “Rising Stars” that helped make it possible.   From the Working Families Tax Credit and the Fair Chance for Kids child care expansion, to major action on climate change and winning overtime pay for farmworkers, those wins wouldn’t have happened without our newly elected, WWW-endorsed Rising Stars. Let’s celebrate our victories together!

Click the link below to purchase your ticket:

https://winwithwomen.nationbuilder.com/rising_stars

Win With Women PAC
http://winwithwomen.nationbuilder.com/

If you’re not sure if your JCD membership is current, email membership@jeffcodemocrats.com and we can check when you need to renew. We’re now able to do online renewals and automatic renewals too! 

On Tuesday, May 11 at 5pm, our 24th Legislative District Representatives Mike Chapman and Steve Tharinger will be speaking at the May Indivisible PT meeting, discussing the “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The 20-21 Legislative Session”

Please submit written questions to: deborahksteele@gmail.com

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