Author: Liz VanBemmel

我们的2018年平台

2018年3月24日在华盛顿柯克兰德胡安妮塔高中通过的立法区党团会议修订。 在我国这个前所未有的党派之争时期, 我们第45区民主党人认为, 我们有责任弥合分歧, 并提供支持和协助解决我们社区面临的问题的倡议。 我们认为, 每一个人、每一个民选职位、每一个理事会和每一个委员会都很重要。我们所做的一切都会产生影响。 我们认为, 我们的民选官员必须努力支持和协助我们人民, 努力制定和保护以下政策: 选举和投票 我们相信: 公司不是人。 钱不是语言。 竞选资金的透明度应成为国家优先事项。 我们支持: 选民的权利和减少投票障碍的努力, 包括: 宣布选举日为联邦假日。 全国自动选民登记。 全国无邮寄投票。 批准或评分投票方法, 而不是多元化, 首先通过帖子。 全国范围内非公开初选的公开初选或当天登记。 将要求出生证和其他重要文件证明美国公民身份才能投票定为非法。 无党派的、以技术为基础的重新划分, 以打击错位。 努力将竞选捐款限制在有投票权的个人, 而不是无投票权的实体。 严格的竞选贡献限制了所有社会经济背景的公民都能平等地参与我们的民主。 西雅图民主券计划在全州范围内的扩展。 通过具体规定证明交换的更广泛的准则, 将政治腐败定为刑事犯罪的努力。 政府 我们支持: 司法和联邦内阁任命的高标准;我们期望我们的民选官员只批准具有相关经验的合格提名人。 努力将过去不成文的总统准则编纂成法律, 包括促进财政透明度和禁止裙带关系。 阻止华盛顿国务卿向联邦政府发送华盛顿选民的任何个人信息。 扩大旋转门禁令, 禁止所有民选和任命的官员在离开政府职位后5年内成为有偿说客。 为全国人口普查提供充分资金的努力。 回归公平原则。 联邦政府利用我们法定货币的力量为社会项目提供充分资金。 将任何削减社会安全网的建议与同样数量的国防开支削减相匹配。 对五角大楼和所有国防承包商进行审计;服务重复、所提供服务的超额收费以及所有不相关和多余的员工和服务均应终止。 税务改革 我们相信全面的税制改革, 使华盛顿倒置的税法更加公正和公平。 我们支持: 全州范围的税制改革仿照俄勒冈州的制度, 将: 取消销售和 B & O 税。 对收入和公司利润实施累进税。 实施资本利得税。 实施国家级所得税抵免。 终止对不履行创造就业义务的公司的所有国家税收减免。 征收污染费, 为公正和负责任地过渡到清洁能源提供资金。 工作与经济 我们相信: 工会是工人权利的基石。 每个想要工作的工人都应该有一份工作。 最低工资、加班和其他福利应与通货膨胀和生产率增长挂钩。 在全国范围内, 所有工人都应享有带薪年假和带薪病假的福利。 吉格经济工作者、家庭佣工、残疾工人和学生工人应享有与其他工人相同的赚取最低工资和福利的权利。 工资盗窃是一个严重的问题, 必须认真对待, 充分资金。 我们支持: 通过类似失业福利的政府资助制度, 将华盛顿已经实施的带薪探亲假计划扩大到全国26周的带薪假, 无论公司规模大小或就业年限如何。 大力扩大和加强社会保障。 非雇主管理的便携式固定福利养恤金。 通用基本收入 (UBI) 试点计划是自动化的一种可能的解决方案。 将每周全职工作时间缩短至35小时。 加班改革。 信用社和国有银行的成立。 努力使组建经认证的 B-b 公司、工人合作社和其他对其工人和社区负责的企业更容易, 而不仅仅是对其股东负责。 监管加密货币, 以减少市场波动和资源浪费。 房屋 我们认为经济适用房是一项权利。任何人都不应该没有安全的住所。 我们支持: 解决无家可归问题的住房优先办法。 分区改革, 包括简化建造辅助住宅单元的程序, 并在就业中心附近建造缺失的中型和填充住房。...

Nuestra plataforma 2018

Adoptado en su forma enmendada en nuestro Caucus del distrito legislativo el 24 de marzo de 2018, en la escuela secundaria Juanita en Kirkland, Washington. En este tiempo de partidismo sin precedentes en nuestro país, nosotros, los 45 demócratas de distrito, creemos que tenemos el deber de sanar las divisiones y proporcionar iniciativas que apoyen y ayuden a resolver los problemas que afrontan nuestras comunidades. Creemos que cada individuo, cada puesto electo, cada Consejo y cada Comisión importa. Todo lo que hacemos tiene un impacto. Creemos que nuestros funcionarios electos deben trabajar para apoyar y ayudar a nosotros el pueblo...

हमारे २०१८ मंच

24 मार्च, २०१८ को किर्कलैंड, वाशिंगटन में जुअनीता हाई स्कूल में हमारे विधाई जिला कॉकस में यथासंशोधित रूप में अपनाया गया । हमारे देश में अभूतपूर्व पक्षपात के इस समय में, हम, 45 वें जिला डेमोक्रेट, विश्वास है कि हम एक कर्तव्य के विभाजन को चंगा और पहल है कि समर्थन और समस्याओं का समाधान हमारे समुदायों के चेहरे प्रदान करते हैं । हम मानते है कि हर व्यक्ति, हर निर्वाचित स्थिति, हर बोर्ड, और हर आयोग मायने रखती है । सब कुछ हम एक प्रभाव पड़ता है । हमें विश्वास है कि हमारे निर्वाचित अधिकारियों के समर्थन और हम...

45th District Democrats of Washington State: Our 2018 Platform

Our 2018 Platform

Adopted as amended at our legislative district caucus on March 24, 2018, at Juanita High School in Kirkland, Washington. In this time of unprecedented partisanship in our country, we, the 45th District Democrats, believe we have a duty to heal divisions and provide initiatives that support and assist solving the problems our communities face. We believe that every individual, every elected position, every Board, and every Commission matters. Everything we do makes an impact. We believe that our elected officials must work to support and assist We the People by fighting to enact and protect the following policies: Elections &...

2018 February Special Election Endorsements

This February’s special election is all about school funding. There are multiple bonds and levies across all of the school districts that overlap our legislative district and we unanimously voted to endorse all of them. Even with last year’s McCleary fix, our schools are still underfunded. These measures help bridge the gap, funding essentials like special education, early learning and highly capable programs, school nurses, student computers, building new schools, athletic fields, and performing arts spaces, and more. Bonds require 60% approval with a minimum turnout threshold, so make sure your vote is counted! Click on the links below to find out about...

We want YOU to volunteer in the 2018 caucuses!

The 2018 caucus season is coming! On March 24, we will gather to elect delegates to the state convention; adopt a platform; consider resolutions; and hear from candidates for office, including 45th LD state House and Senate seats and 1st and 8th CD House seats. Volunteers Needed! Our legislative district caucus is entirely volunteer-run and that means we need your help! One standing committee and four temporary committees will be organizing caucus activities: Communications, Events and Logistics, Credentials, Rules, and a Platform Committee. For the most part, these are short-term volunteer commitments, just through the March 24 LD caucus. We have...

What will you do to flip the Senate?

We have a monumental opportunity this year to shield Washington state from the chaos of the Trump administration. We can elect Manka Dhingra (D) and flip the Senate. We can empower our state to protect immigrants and other marginalized communities. We can preserve reproductive rights and healthcare access. We can expand workers’ rights and ensure economic gains go to everyone, not just the 1%. We can defend the environment and fight climate change. We can establish a true blue state where all people are valued and no one slips through the cracks. But we can’t do it without you. As...

2017 General Election Endorsements

2017 is a local election year. There are local and state ballot measures to consider. In our district, it is also a legislative election year, with a special election for State Senator. General election ballots will be delivered around Friday, October 20 and are due Tuesday, November 7, no later than 8 p.m. To vote in the general election, the mail and online registration deadline has passed, but you can register in person by Monday, October 30.   State Measures Advisory Votes 16, 17, and 18: Maintain County Measures King County Proposition No. 1, Levy Lid Lift for Veterans, Seniors and Vulnerable...

Last chance to GOTV for Manka Dhingra (D)

Ballots are due this Tuesday by 8 p.m.—we need your help to get every last vote we can for Manka and progressives all the way down the ballot! In off-off years like this, especially in the primaries, a handful of votes really can be the difference between candidates who value public schools, aim to address climate change, and support vulnerable communities advancing and candidates who, well, don’t! If you haven’t voted yet, check out our endorsements and helpful links for submitting your ballot. We’ll wait here. All done? Filled out, signed, and turned your ballot in? Great! The next biggest...

Legislative Action Tools

Kate Dunn with our Legislative Action Committee has developed a new bill tracking tool to help you follow where the bills we care about most currently stand in the Washington State Legislature. Our bill tracker also includes bills tracked by the League of Women Voters, for a well-rounded view of what the Legislature is up to. With our bill tracker, you can filter by issue and subcategory or search by bill number. Click through on any bill to get more detailed information and a link to the state’s GovTrack site, where you can read the bill text, view roll calls, contact...

2017 Special Election is Key to Democrats Taking Back the State Senate

45th District Democrats Endorse Manka Dhingra for Senate Redmond, WA: On Wednesday, April 5, the membership of the 45th District Democrats unanimously voted to endorse Democrat Manka Dhingra for their State Senate seat, up for special election this fall. Before calling for a vote, Endorsements Chair Dave Williams informed the crowd “Manka shares Democratic progressive values down the line” and “Since announcing in mid-February, she’s raised about $200,000, virtually all of it through individual donations, and none from corporate or PAC interests.” The meeting room filled with cheers and applause as the final tally to endorse the Senior Deputy Prosecuting...

45th District Democrats: News & Blog

Washington State Legislative Process 101

New to the Washington state legislative process? We break it down for you below. Legislative Session Basics Washington has 49 legislative districts, each with two representatives and one senator. Terms are two years and four years, respectively. Each legislative cycle is two years long. The regular session begins on the second Monday in January. In odd-numbered years, such as 2017, the session is 105 days. In even-numbered years, such as 2018, it is 60 days. Extraordinary (or special) sessions can be called by the Governor to address specific issues, usually the budget. Each special session is limited to 30 days. Bills introduced in an...

45th District Democrats: News & Blog

Support for Credit Unions, Community Banking, and Members of The Global Alliance for Banking on Values

WHEREAS Credit Unions are defined as “not-for-profit organizations owned by all of its members…Credit unions focus on helping their members save and borrow and receive affordable financial services”; WHEREAS Community banks are defined as those that “serve businesses and consumers throughout the country, in both rural and urban areas, and are leading provider of credit to small businesses. In general, community banks can be defined as those owned by organizations with less than $10 billion in assets.” And, where Washington residents hold a minimum 51% ownership interest, or where the residents hold a direct controlling interest or are the majority beneficiaries of an entity, or a combination...