Hello San Juan County Democrats,
The county Democrats would like to go all out in this crucial election year to elect Democrats up and down the ballot…our democracy is truly in jeopardy. To help promote Democrats, we want to have an entry in the 4th of July Parade on San Juan Island, we want to have a double fair booth at the county fair in August (15-18), and we have to send out our election postcard with our endorsements in the fall. We have people organizing each of these items, but we need money to make them happen.
If you can, please consider a one-time significant donation. We have recently changed our PDC reporting status to full reporting, which means we can accept donations larger than $500. Please make out a check to the San Juan County Democrats and mail to San Juan County Democrats, PO Box 1007, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Or, if you can afford a smaller monthly donation, you can do this through ActBlue at secure.actblue.com/donate/sjcountydems. Thanks to those of you who have been helping us.
If you would like to participate in the 4th of July Parade, you can contact Susan Grout at 360-317-4116 or grout@rockisland.com. This is a very fun activity that not only lets our residents know we are a Democratic county, it also shows that to visitors. Lots of people attend the parade, and the Democrats’ entry receives lots of cheers. Please consider participating whether you are on San Juan Island or another island.
The county fair is another very important event to get the word out about the election and the candidates we are supporting. We need at least 25 volunteers to staff the booth, where we will have information to hand out, a comment board, and we also expect to have visits from candidates. The person to contact is David Dehlendorf at 206-669-2478 or dauffa@gmail.com. Anyone working a shift will be provided with a free ticket to get into the fair. This should be another fun experience, and we again are encouraging folks from other islands to come over and work a shift.
Now is the time to step up your involvement in the San Juan County Democrats and be as generous as you can with your donations. We also hope to provide you with information as we get closer to the election on how you can participate in a letter writing campaign to folks in the swing states.
Other odds and ends from today’s meeting: Senator Liz Lovelett presented to us about the recent session and answered wide-ranging questions. If you would like to see a recording of Liz and the rest of the meeting, you can see it at https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/9hrCIyWeQcGWnDkZN16atPDpYr7oCrz15pLfXUkFHbsEqsPT8qbkCiM50gBEET2_.4VZtel5F8XYvQUzX
Passcode: 1Ijx0UP$ Rep. Lekanoff was traveling, so she provided us with a video to watch, which you can also watch at
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/R2lZeXNckgrvyl2XQSW63SR5JRClfRBvWj87ManxCu8V4skUG45a_AWkfYn47D-T.y0N0kBKgz3HR5NRj
Passcode: 0@@@f0SK Rep. Ramel was also traveling, and he sent a short video expressing regrets at missing our meeting. [It doesn’t have a link for me to provide.]
We had a visit from candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove. Dave has served in the legislature, as a King County Councilor, and is currently chair of that body. He is a committed environmentalist who has made a lot of strides in that area. To learn more about him, go to www.upthegrove.org and you can contact him at dave@upthegrove.org. He will be one of the major candidates for this position.
Finally, we endorsed our state legislators as a slate today. We have been extremely well-served by Liz Lovelett, Debra Lekanoff, and Alex Ramel, and we wish for them to carry on.
Thanks for reading,
David Turnoy
Chair, San Juan County Democrats
360-376-4165
davidgeri@rockisland.com