The newly formed King County Democrats Committee on Disabilities is seeking interested disabled persons and allies to staff the Committee, which helps people obtain their accommodations within the Democratic Party, educates on ableism, and works on legislation pertinent to disabilities. One does not have to attend the full County meetings to participate. Committee meetings will…
The agenda for our March 24 Executive Board meeting (7pm, Renton Carpenters’ Hall) will include the following items: Adoption of Endorsement Rules for 2015 Adoption of Endorsement Questionnaires for 2015 for state-level positions for county-level positions for local-level positions (city councils and all special districts except for school districts and the Port of Seattle) for…
This Saturday, March 14, 2015 is a great time to meet with your Legislators across King County and urge them to act on our Democratic priority legislation. Most legislative districts are holding town hall meetings. You can attend your own LD or any other you want. Take this opportunity to get updated on the current status of bills….
The draft reprecincting ordinance for this year is now available for public comment. The comment deadline is Friday March 6, after which the ordinance will go to the County Council for approval. The following chart lists the affected precincts — the list of changes for this year is relatively small. Click on the name in…
Social Security: Why It’s Not Broke and How We Can Expand It A free public forum sponsored by Social Security Works – Washington. Monday, February 23, 7pm. Joe Crump Hall UFCW 21 5030 1st Ave S, Seattle Download flyer.
The agenda for our February 24 Executive Board meeting (7pm, Renton Carpenters’ Hall) will include the following items: Elections for Third Vice-Chair and Treasurer Adoption of a 2015 Budget (per email) Adoption of a Code of Conduct Consideration of two Bylaws Amendments concerning the duties of the Treasurer concerning endorsements and clarifying the role of…
Printable version Updated 4/6/2015Call your legislators and the Gov. at 1-800-562-6000 and urge them to support your bill. HOUSE BILLS STATUS COMMENTS & ACTION SHB 1223 Financing Workforce Housing (Springer) (also SB 5208) Substitute bill passed House 63-35 (3/5); passed by Senate Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (3/31); referred to Senate Rules (4/1) Substitute bill makes…
Please register now for the King County Democrats’ Legislative Action Day in Olympia, on Presidents Day, Monday, February 16, 2015, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. (You can schedule appointments with Legislators in the afternoon from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM) The Lobby Day Briefing will be held in Senate Hearing Room 3 of the…
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…
The 2015 legislative session begins January 15 and ends 105 days later on April 27th. Each of the following organizations sponsors a lobby day that includes training on their legislative agenda issues, inspirational speakers including people directly affected by the issues, and appointments with your legislator. These organizations are consistent with our KCDCC platform and offer in-depth training and…