Last week, the Metropolitan King County Council voted to appoint Representative Patty Kuderer to take the place of Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib in the Washington State Senate, representing the 48thth Legislative District (which spans Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Clyde Hill, Yarrow Point, Hunts Point and Medina). Representative Kuderer then vacated her seat in the House of…
Welcome to the King County Democrats’ guide to legislative district reorganizations. Here are the scheduled times, places, and proposed agendas for all 17 reorganization meetings (go here for proposed rules)
Follow these links for details on upcoming phonebanks, precinct walks, and other events to support our candidates: Pramila Jayapal (7th Congressional District) Santiago Ramos (8th Congressional District) Adam Smith (9th Congressional District) Tina Podlodowski (Secretary of State) Jeff Sprung (State Auditor) John Paul Comerford (State Treasurer) Hillary Franz (Commissioner of Public Lands) Erin Jones (Office…
The 36th LD Legislative Vacancy Caucus to fill Jeanne Kohl-Welles’ Senate seat is tonight, Wednesday, December 2 at The Swedish Center in Seattle (E. Queen Anne). Registration opens at 6pm. The PCO call to order is at 6:45pm Executive Board meeting will convene once the PCO caucus concludes (est. 9pm). More details here
47th LD Wed, Dec 2, 7:00–9:00pm Auburn IAM Hall 201 A St SW Auburn, WA 98001 30th LD Wed, Dec 2, 7:00–9:00pm Belmor Park Clubhouse 2101 South 324th St Federal Way, WA 98003 Details 32nd LD Sat, Dec 5, 5:30–9:30pm Mountlake Terrace Senior Center 23000 Lakeview Dr Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 Details 46th LD Sun, Dec 6, 5:00–8:00pm Lake…
11/24/15 Rev. 2.0 (PDF) Revenue & Tax Reform: Progressive new revenue, including capital gains tax, to fulfill the state’s paramount duty to amply fund Basic Education in compliance with the McCleary decision (Budget) Close corporate tax exemptions that lack accountable performance objectives and results Require the Legislature to adopt a Tax Expenditure Budget (HB1239/SB5492) Support…
If you want to participate in forming the 2016 King County Legislative Action Committee Legislative Agenda, please plan on coming to our next meeting Sunday November 15, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Maple Valley Library, 21844 SE 248th St., Maple Valley. Go here for directions and a map. Our speaker is 47th District Rep….
Revenue & Tax Reform: Pass a capital gains tax on the wealthy to raise additional revenue to fund Basic Education and meet McCleary obligations (Budget—No bill #) Close corporate tax exemptions that lack accountable performance objectives and results in terms of living-wage jobs and other measurable community benefits Require the Legislature to adopt a Tax…
The agenda for our September 22 Executive Board meeting (7 PM, Renton Carpenters’ Hall) will include consideration of: Additional endorsements for the general election (note that per KCDCC Bylaws 11.3, the only candidates who may moved for endorsement this meeting are those whose questionnaires were received by Tuesday, September 15; this particular rule cannot be…
Our featured speaker will be David Combs on Mental Illness and its Management in Washington State. Monday, October 5th, at 7:00PM at The Couth Buzzard Bookstore, 8310 Greenwood Ave N., Seattle. All are welcome.