August 2006 News
Index to articles posted in August:
• 34th Visits 15th in Wapato
• Garden Party and Auction
• 2006 District Endorsements
• August 9th 34th District Endorsement Meeting
• PCO Election Filings
• 34th District visits 15th District in Wapato
• Walking the 15th!
• Voter Guide for Primary online
• Garden Party Grosses over $8000!
• Calendar of Events for August, 2006
Posted August 2nd
 34th District Members Visit 15th District in Wapato
Several 34th District members, led by Chair Ivan Weiss, not only attended the King
County Democrats' Picnic on Saturday July 29th, but then they car-pooled to our sister
15th District Democrats Dinner in Wapato, near Yakima. The photo is 34th Chair Ivan Weiss with 15th Chair Wendell Hannigan (click to enlarge). Read all about the event, and about issues
on the other side of the "Cascade curtain" in Ivan's blog entry on Daily Kos.
Updated August 8th
Garden Party! Friday, August 25th
Buy a condo in Barcelona (Spain, that is)! Or lunch with Mayor Greg Nickels! Or a
sailboat cruise! Our annual Garden party is scheduled for 6:00 - 9:00 PM August 25th at
the West Seattle Nursery. Click the logo for details.
We still need donated items for the auction (click here for a donation form as a Word document) and volunteer help for the party. Our chair
this year is Maggie Larrick. Contact her via e-mail or phone - see
the garden party page for contact information.
Updated August 9th
Endorsements: 34th District Supports Maria Cantwell
The 34th District Democrats, by a vote of 58 to 20, endorsed U. S. Senator Maria
Cantwell for the primary election on September 17th. We also voted to:
• oppose a King County proposition to create a new elected official -
an "Auditor" to oversee elections;
• support creation of a public utility district on Vashon Island;
• support State Initiative 937 (clean energy);
• oppose Initiative 920 (Estate Tax rollback); and
• oppose Initiative 933 which could force taxpayers to pay millions
of dollars to private landowners.
All endorsements as of August 9th are on the
Endorsements Page.
 Updated July 6th
Candidates, We've Got Candidates!
And initiatives too! The August 9th meeting of the 34th Democrats is our endorsement meeting for the primary
election in September and general election in November. We've done a great job electing good Democrats in the past, so
we have just a few offices and maybe an initiative or two to consider for endorsement.
See the August letter from our Chair, Ivan Weiss, the August meeting agenda online, and
the pages on this website showing candidates for election and initiatives / referenda for more
information. For a detailed agenda of the endorsements meeting, click here (40kb PDF).
Posted August 6th
PCO Election Filings
The list of everyone who posted to be a precinct committee officer (PCO) for every precinct
in the 34th District, for all parties, is now posted on the website. PCO's will be
elected on the September 17th for terms beginning January 1, 2007.
• PCO's filed for the September 17th election.
• Current PCO list.
Posted August 2nd
34th District Members Visit 15th District in Yakima
Several 34th District members, led by Chair Ivan Weiss, not only attended the King
County Democrats' Picnic on Saturday July 29th, but then they car-pooled to our sister
15th District Democrats Dinner in Wapato, near Yakima. The photo is 34th Chair Ivan Weiss with 15th Chair Wendell Hannigan (click to enlarge). Read all about the event, and about issues
on the other side of the "Cascade curtain" in Ivan's blog entry on Daily Kos. Updated August 28th
Walking the 15th!
We had a phenomenal canvassing event in the 15th District on Saturday, August 26th. From the 34th we had Tanya Aguilar, Ivan Weiss, Juan and Judy Aguilar, Richard Bartlett, Les Treal and Lucina Siguenza who made the road trip. We met up with Tania Maria Rosario, Carlos Lugo, Brian Iwakiri, and Graciela Villanueva and knocked on almost 200 doors in Grandview and Granger and were able to do voter ID on 67 infrequent voters. Nine out of ten people we spoke with identified as Democrats, supported Maria Cantwell and Tomas Villanueva and were very happy to see us. Many said it was the first time a Democrat had ever knocked on their door. What a great opportunity to support our fellow Democrats in the 15th District! We will be planning another canvassing road trip in the 15th District in the near future. Call or e-mail Tanya Aguilar if you are interested at 206-293-9613.
Updated August 29th
Voter Guide Online
The Election Voter Guide for the September 19th primary election is now online at King County Elections. See the endorsements page for 34th District Democrats' voting recommendations. You can also download a sample ballot here.
Updated August 28th
Garden Party Auction Grosses over $8000!
Chair Maggie Larrick, Chief Solicitor Bruce Stotler and our whole gang of
volunteers and contributors produced a huge success, grossing $2,000 more than
last year. More details on the garden party page. Calendar Events in August, 2006
Wed August 2nd, 2006
NARAL Pro-Choice Breakfast
• 7:30 AM breakfast
• Hilton Hotel, 1301 6th Avenue
• See Democracy for Washington webpage or www.prochoicewashington.org or call 206.624.1990.
Thu, August 24th 2006
New State Party Headquarters Opening
• 4:30 to 6:30 PM. The Washington State Democratic Party office has moved
(around the block) to our new headquarters, the Broderick Building (615 2nd Avenue Seattle,
Suite 580, WA 98104).
• Please join us in celebrating this exciting development
at our Office Warming Reception on Thursday, August 24th, 4:30 – 6:30pm.
• We will be serving light appetizers and drinks and giving tours of the new space.
Please RSVP to Shawna Ousse at Shawna@wa-democrats.org or (206) 583-0664.
Fri August 25th, 2006
Annual Garden Party and Auction
• Complete details and auction items on the Garden Party page.
• West Seattle Nursery, time 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Requested donation $25 single or $34 couple.
• This year's garden party coordinator is Maggie Larrick.
Contact Maggie or 206-949-9554 if you can help in any
way - soliciting for auction items or other donations, preparation, set up, etc.
• Here are donation forms either in an edit-able Word document format or in a printable PDF format. Use these to help solicit for auction items.
Sat August 26th, 2006
15th Legislative District Picnic
• This is just a reminder and call for volunteers for the sister district
canvassing trip that the 34th will be making on Saturday August 26th. We
will join members from the 15th District Dems and Latino Vote Project
volunteers from both sides of the mountains for a day of canvassing in
Sunnyside, Toppenish and Wapato.
• Members of the 34th can meet in the
Safeway parking lot on Roxbury in White Center at 8:00 am on Saturday
morning. After the canvassing we'll celebrate at the 15th District picnic
in Zillah and then head home on Saturday night.
• Please contact Tanya
Aguilar at 206-293-9613 or taguilar11@msn.com if you can come and please
also note if you can drive. I will have my parents' van and hopefully we'll
need at least another car to drive all the dedicated volunteers to help
their sister district. Let's give our sister district our support and help
make Washington a completely Blue state!
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