5th District Democrats

A Great Election Season

By Jennifer Sutton

Congratulations to all of our candidates on having run great races, and a special thank you to each and every one of them for having the courage and dedication to community to run for office. It is terrifically encouraging that in our city council races (where Republicans like Rob McKenna were working hard to build a Republican bench) that ALL of our endorsed candidates in these races won their seats

I especially would like to thank the volunteers who knocked on doors and distributed literature, those who hosted fundraisers or wrote a check, and everyone who made phone calls, put out a yard sign, etc. Elections could not be won without you!

Results for our endorsed candidates are as follows:

Issaquah City Council:
Mark Mullet: Win for Pos. 1
Maureen McCarry: Win for Pos. 5
Tola Marts: Win for Pos. 7
Ava Frisinger: Win for Mayor

Sammamish City Council:
Tom Odell: Win for Pos. 7

King County:
Dow Constantine: Win for King County Executive
Lloyd Hara: Win for Assessor in this five-way race
Bob Rosenberger: Loss for Assessor
Charter Amendments: All passed

Port Commission:
Rob Holland: Win for Pos. 3
Max Vekich: Loss for Pos. 5

Referendum 71 - Washington State has demonstrated once again that its "cooler" than California, by "Approving" domestic partnership rights for same-sex couples and heterosexual couples 62 and over by a slim margin.

Initiative 1033 - Voters soundly defeated Tim Eyman's latest initiative, which is a tremendous victory for our state's economy.

Next General Meeting

The next General Meeting of the 5th District Democrats will be Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be preceded by a social starting at 6:30. Come and Join us!

November 17, 2009 - SPECIAL DATE
King County Library Service Center

960 Newport Way NW

Issaquah, WA 98027

Driving Directions

Upcoming Events:

November 17 - General Meeting

November 24 - Dow Constantine Swearing-In

December 2 - 5th Dems Holiday Party

January 20 - General Meeting

See our Events page for more details!

Membership dues for 2010 now due ~ Click here to pay online and secure your member privileges for the next year!

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By Mail:
5th District Democrats
P.O. Box 1853
Issaquah, WA 98027

5th District Weather
Updated Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:07 PM

Rain

43°F

High: 49°F
Low: 39°F
Wind: 6 mph
Humidity: 93%

Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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