Hello Fellow Democrats! Here are my callouts for the week!

Town Hall Next Weekend

The 2021 Legislative session has come to a close. For those keeping track, there have been many wins during the session. Join us to learn about the details of this session from your 34th Legislative District representatives Senator Joe Nguyen, Rep. Eileen Cody and Rep. Fitzgibbon. US Rep Pramila Jayapal will share her state of the union as well in this 90 minute Town Hall. Please submit questions upfront at https://bit.ly/TownHall-Questions. This session is open to the public and you do not have to register. Join us on Zoom at 1pm on Sunday, May 2nd. https://bit.ly/2021-34LD-TownHall

Ready to Run?

The state party has partnered with Contest Every Race this year to be sure there are solid Democrats competing in every county across the state. CER is working to end GOP dominance in rural America by making sure that no Republican runs for office without a fight. While we have lots amazing candidates in the 34th, there are quite a few lesser-known elections this year. These down ballot races are an excellent opportunity to test the waters of public service. Positions include:

• Airport Commissioner positions 1, 2 and 3
• Burien Water District 20 position 3
• Burien Water District 49 position 3
• Burien SW Suburban Sewer District position 3
• Burien Fire District 2
• Vashon School Board positions 2 and 4
• Vashon Coal Creek Utility District Commissioner position 3
• Vashon Sewer Commissioner position 3
• Vashon Park & Rec Commissioner positions 2 and 4
• Vashon Water District 19 Commissioner position 3
• Vashon Fire & Rescue position 3 and 5
• Vashon Hospital District 5 Commissioner position 3

 If you or anyone you know are interested in these positions, please contact our Caucus & Elections Chair at caucus@34dems.org.

There are lots of resources for first time candidates. Start with: 

1. How to File as a Candidate for Office in WA: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1unpbXoJO2ttnOZmbQY6oJ9pAYOnrvDu-3hsecPRCwVM/edit?usp=sharing (Filing deadline is May 21!)
2. Here’s a description of what’s involved in serving in local office in Washington: https://elect.guide/waoffices
3. King County Elections resources - https://kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/for-candidates.aspx  
4. Resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15jffXuVPuLEykolA4nMsYZEdg9C6xEyI/view?usp=sharing
5. The National Democratic Training Committee’s training program: https://howtorun.guide/ndtc
6. Run for Something’s guide to running for office in Washington: RfS guide
7. Run for Something’s training program for candidates under 40: https://runforsomething.net/run/
8. Support from Campaign Greenhouse: https://howtorun.guide/coaching
9. Additional resources provided to potential candidates: https://elect.guide/waresources

Lastly, King County Dems' Candidate Workshop is this coming this Tuesday evening. This would be a perfect next step! This training will include topics around the exploratory phase and the ever-important filing deadlines. This Candidate Workshop is on Tuesday, April 27 at 6 pm. Sign up now @kcdems for this amazing event at http://bit.ly/KCDEMS427!

April Speak Up Survey - Meeting Venues!

We need your honest input! We are considering new venues to hold our meetings. We will continue to have some, but not all, of our meetings at the Hall at Fauntleroy. We want to hold our meetings across the district in order to make attendance convenient for all the neighbors we represent. We would like to know what ideas you have for new venues. Please list any and all - don't hold back! Of course, there is also an open field where you can provide any feedback you’d like to share. https://bit.ly/SpeakUpSurveyApr2021 Thank you for speaking up!

Register for our May Meeting

Please note that our process for meeting registration has again changed. Now you will register in Zoom for the meeting and receive an immediate visual confirmation and Zoom link. For those of you who have had trouble getting emails, I urge you to take the link down for safe-keeping at the time of registration confirmation. You will also receive an email confirmation from Zoom with the information. I will also continue to send an email the day of the event for those who do not register. Please make sure that you put these 2 email addresses in your email address book: chair@34dems.org and no-reply@zoom.us. Always check your SPAM folder for emails from these 2 addresses as well. We currently have no members/PCOs who have blocked our emails so if you are not receiving these messages, your email provider is blocking us. If you do not click on emails from us, your email provider may start sending them to SPAM so be sure to CLICK! 

The registration link for the May meeting is now open! Register today - https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAofu2prTkiHNJA4FtlvwzeE-grVbpRTC49

Your feedback is always important to me. Please feel free to reply to this email or email directly at chair@34dems.org if you have something share.

Sincerely,

Carla Rogers

Chair - (206-432-1998)

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