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Canvassing July 18

Come out to canvass in the Redmond Ridge area or pick up materials to take with you for your own neighborhood. July 18, 1–4 p.m. Meet at Redmond Watershed Preserve, Main (South) Entrance near the bathrooms.

Announcements

2018 Primary Endorsements

Primary ballots will be delivered around Friday, July 20, and are due Tuesday, August 7, no later than 8 p.m. Starting with this year’s primary election, ballots are postage-free statewide! To vote in this election, register online or by mail by Monday, July 9 or register in person by Monday, July 30. Download a PDF copy of our endorsement guide.   Federal Candidates US Senate: Maria Cantwell (D) US Representative, CD1: Suzan DelBene (D) US Representative, CD8: Shannon Hader (D) State Candidates State Senator, LD 45: Manka Dhingra (D) Representative, LD 45, Pos. 1: Roger Goodman (D) Representative, LD 45, Pos. 2: Larry...

Meeting Minutes

Minutes for the June 3, 2026 General Meeting—DRAFT

The General Meeting of the 45th District Democrats of Washington State washeld online on June 3 at 7:01 pm, with Chair Aaron Schrader and Candice Bradleyas secretary pro tem. Presentations Kamil Zaidi (kamilxaydee@gmail.com; 425-979-9183), talked about increasing meaningful engagement with local tribes. Sam Cho, Commissioner of the Port of Seattle, presented slides focusing on the sustainable airport master plan. Kaira Havens, in the national pollical update, discussed the Citizens’ Impeachment Slush Fund. Stacey Doerr reviewed the Endorsement Forum results and directed members to the website. Updates from elected officials included Redmond City Council member MenkaSoni; Redmond City Council member Vivek...

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Special endorsement forum on May 16

If it’s spring, it must be endorsement time! We will have a special endorsements meeting on Saturday, May 16th, from 1–3:30pm on Zoom. It’s the normal Zoom meeting link, but if you haven’t been to a meeting yet in 2026, register here. Members and PCOs have the right to vote on endorsements. We experimented last year with recording the meeting and then having electronic voting for about a day after the meeting. We are continuing that process this year. While it is a bit more work to set up, it gives flexibility to people who can’t make it in person...

Party Documents

Mar 11 Proposed amendments to endorsement procedures

Revision to endorsement procedures Summary This document summarizes revisions to the 45 th  LD’s Endorsement Procedures. Most revisions clarify wording or delete a few redundancies.  The more meaningful revisions are as follows: Added the purpose of the endorsement process (Overview, Paragraph 2). Clarified endorsement timing and importance of the due dates for Voter’s Pamphlet submission due date (Rule 1, Sections 1 and 2). Added that candidates are deemed ineligible for a 45 th  endorsement if they do not respond to or ignore an invitation to interview (Rule IV, Section 4). Tightened the rule for re-opening an endorsement vote when no...