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Hello and welcome to What we’re reading, a microblog published by the King County Democrats. We hope you enjoy following current events with us!
Hello and welcome to What we’re reading, a microblog published by the King County Democrats. We hope you enjoy following current events with us!
Last night, at the invitation of host Jason Rantz, Omaha Sternberg, who is one of nine independently elected officers of the King County Democrats, appeared on KIRO 97.3 FM to discuss her personal views on addressing homelessness, following a lively discussion on Twitter earlier in the day. Though Omaha was speaking only for herself, she…
If you were elected as a Democratic Precinct Committee Officer (PCO) in August of this year, during the Top Two election, you are part of the King County Democratic Central Committee (KCDCC) for 2019-2020, you are invited to our reorganization meeting, which will be at Seattle Machinists Hall 9125 15th Place South Seattle, WA 98108…
Steve Zemke and Sarajane Siegfriedt have been appointed as co-chairs of the Legislative Action Committee. Steve and Sarajane are two of our most experienced advocates, and have co-chaired this committee in the past. They are committed to greatly increasing opportunities for our PCOs and members to advocate for a better King County and Washington…
As of the close of business on Friday May 16, we had a total of 873 PCO candidates filing. There are 51 contests to resolve in August, and we’ll be starting the term in December with 820 elected PCOs. The breakdown by legislative district is as follows: Leg.Dist. Candidates Precincts New People 46 119 112…
The devastating, sneaky genius of John Roberts’ opinions Chief Justice John Roberts. has an unparalleled talent for making the sweeping seem small and the sharp seem mild. His rhetoric is all about sounding reasonable and earnest, even if (especially if) the outcomes of his rulings are anything but. He’s a champion of the long game. He’s Scalia’s…
Thank you to everyone who joined us on May 1st for the King County Democratic Convention! The caucus and convention cycle wraps up in June with the Washington State Democratic Convention. Delegates, Alternates and other interested Democrats should mark the following dates on their calendars: Washington State Democratic Convention: June 17th – 19th (all day) in…