From the Chair. The election is coming soon! The election is Tuesday, November 8th! If you haven t mailed your ballot yet, do it now!

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1 46th Legislative District Democrats November 2016 General Meeting Thursday, November 17th Sign-in: 6:30pm Meeting: 7:00pm From the Chair The election is coming soon! The election is Tuesday, November 8th! If you haven t mailed your ballot yet, do it now! There s also still time to help get out the vote! Reach out to Jon at jon.c.culver@gmail.com or call As of right now there are still packets for precincts we haven t walked yet so even if you ve done one, let us know and we could use help on another. Our next meeting is Thursday, November 17th! It s a potluck so feel free to bring a salty or sweet finger food or juice or soda but don t let that stop you from coming if you can t bring anything either. We ll have some really exciting post-election analysis with some great guests and also talk about the Seattle election vouchers. Vouchers will be available in January, well before filing week so it s a good time to talk about how that s going to work. And we don t have a meeting in December. Instead we ll have our holiday party and auction. We re looking for help planning and organizing. If you re interested, let me know at chair@46dems.org. Phillip Duggan chair@46dems.org General Meeting Thursday, November 17th Sign in start at 6:30 Call to order 7:00 Seattle Mennonite Church 3120 NE 125th St, Seattle, WA (Complete Agenda on Page 2) 1

2 Chair: 46th District Executive Board Members Phillip Duggan First Vice Chair: Phillippa Kassover Secretary: Andrew Everett ( ) Treasurer: Scott Reiman State Committeeman: John Webber ( ) State Committeewoman: Sarajane Siegfriedt ( ) King County Male Representative: Larry Smith King County Male Alternate: Jesse Peidfort King County Female Representative: Betsy Walker King County Female Alternate: Katy Ozog At Large Members: Julie Anne Kempf Agenda for November 17th, 2016 Membership Meeting - 7:00PM Sign in and Mingling 6:30PM Call to order Flag Salute Approval of agenda Presentation on Democracy Vouchers Post-Election Analysis Committee Reports Membership Finance Treasurer s Report State Committee KCDCC Nigel Herbig nigel@nigelherbig.com Halei Watkins haleiuquinna@gmail.com Jay Johnson johnsondinsdale@seanet.com Alan Zelt alzelt@outlook.com Eileen Pollet Eileenpollet@hotmail.com Chessie Snider chessierebeccasnider@gmail.com Jon Culver jon.c.culver@gmail.com Old Business New Business Good of the order Adjourn Demogram Editor: Andrew Everett ( ) andrewjeverett@me.com Note: The September-December Demograms are being done by Phillip while Andrew studies abroad. So all the mistakes are mine, not his. Help With Holiday Party! We could use help planning an putting on our 2016 holiday party and auction. It s our largest fundraiser of the year and a lot of fun. chair@46dems.org if you re interested! 2

3 Steller Post-Election Analysis Event Our November 17 th General Meeting features a panel of astute political commentators you won t want to miss. Join us Thursday, November 17 th at 7 p.m. at Seattle Mennonite Church, 3200 NE 125 th St. for a potluck (salty or sweet finger food/juice or soda) looking back/looking forward special event. Our post-election analysts include Ben Anderstone, political consultant and elections demographer at Progressive Strategies 360; Andrew Villaneuve, founder and executive director of Northwest Progressive Institute and best-known Tim Eyman opponent, who will address ballot initiatives; 46 th District Senator David Frockt, Halei Watkins, recent District 5 candidate for City Council and Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest, now at WinPower Strategies; E. J. Juarez, executive director of Progressive Majority Washington; moderated by Seattlish co-founder and blogger, the witty Hannah Brooks Olsen. Our program will begin with a brief presentation on Democracy Vouchers, experiment with public campaign financing. Beginning January 1 st, each Seattle voter will receive four $25 vouchers that can be given to any qualified candidate for the 2017 local elections. Presenting for the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission will be program Manager Rene LeBeau and PR Specialist Annie Tran, followed by questions. Time to Renew! This meeting will be the ideal time to renew your membership for Our next meeting will be January 19 th, our two-year reorganization and elections meeting. We need to replenish our treasury, so consider giving at the $46 Friend of the 46 th level. Important Dates Tuesday November 8th, ELECTION! ELECTION! ELECTION! ELECTION! ELECTION!!! Thursday November 17th, 7:00-9pm, 46th LD General Meeting w/ program on the election re-cap. (doors 6:30 for Meet and Greet / Sign-in) December Holiday Party Thursday January 19th, 46th Re-org / E-Board Election 3

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6 P.O. Box Seattle, WA PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID # 3055 Seattle, WA Return Service Requested Meeting Location November 17th General Meeting Seattle Mennonite Church 3120 NE 125th St, Seattle, WA Sign-in: 6:30pm Meeting: 7:00pm Show Your Commitment to the 46 th District Democrats. JOIN NOW! Pay dues electronically via Click and Pledge at our website where you can pledge as little as $5 a month - or mail a check payable to 46 th District Democrats to PO Box 15435, Seattle, WA To check if you are already a member, Phillippa Kassover at membership@46dems.org. NAME ADDRESS CITY ZIP HOME PHONE WORK PHONE YES! Please send me an when the newsletter is ready for online reading. Control your Demogram Subscription! Please help us be more Green Only! Please me each month when the new issue of the Demogram is available online. Please DON T print one for me. (Reducing the amount of money the District spends on printing and postage means more resources available to elect Democrats!) Both and Print! I am a paid member of the 46 th District Democrats in good standing, and I would like to receive the paper version of the newsletter. Print Only, Please! I need to receive the printed copy, as I either don t have easy access to or other reason. Name: Address: (Alternatively, you may a subscription request to Phillippa Kassover at membership@46dems.org) 6