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UPDATED! 45th LD Telephone Town Hall Audio Recording Available Now!
These town halls are a focused opportunity for constituents to share our priorities, suggestions, and opinions heading into the final weeks of this session.
Resolution Calling on WA to Stop the Killing of Wolves for the Sake of Protecting Livestock
You can read the resolution in its entirety here.
Resolution to Amend King County Adult Beverages Ordinance 2018-0241
At our July 10th General Meeting, the 45th District Democrats voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling for amendment to Amend King County Adult Beverages Ordinance 2018-0241.
Endorsements for 2019
We’ve completed our endorsements process for 2019 and are ready to share the results!
An open call for designers
The 45th District Democrats are looking for creative, design-oriented individuals who would like to volunteer their services to create artwork we can use for t-shirts, buttons, and other materials. Verbiage around our name could include LD, District, Dems, Democrats, WA, Washington, or no state at all. Show us your ideas! Use our contact form and select “I want to help design artwork for the 45th” to let us know of your interest.
Honoring Our 2018 Strong Contributors
At our December 2018 meeting, we took some time to honor many of the volunteers who have dedicated countless hours to building a diverse, engaged, educated, equitable, and healthy Eastside. Honorees were nominated by the board and from the membership in attendance. To the volunteers named below and to all those supporting the Democratic project—thank you for all you’ve done for this organization and our community. A special shout out to each and every PCO who walked a turf this year; your work to motivate people to vote makes a tremendous difference on election night, with a lasting impact for...
2018 General Election Endorsements
Ballots will be delivered around Friday, October 19, and are due Tuesday, November 6, 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, October 8 or register in person by Monday, October 29. Download a PDF of our endorsement guide. Federal Candidates US Senate: Maria Cantwell (D) US Representative, CD1: Suzan DelBene (D) US Representative, CD8: Kim Schrier (D) State Candidates State Senator, LD 45: Manka Dhingra (D) Representative, LD 45, Pos. 1: Roger Goodman (D) Representative, LD 45, Pos. 2: Larry Springer (D) County...
A Resolution Limiting Involvement of the DCCC in Democratic Primaries
Whereas the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is a political action committee (PAC) whose mission is to “elect Democratic House candidates every step of the way;” and Whereas the DCCC is a PAC formed by House Democrats, not an official part of the Democratic Party; and Whereas the DCCC uses individual ability to fundraise, not core Democratic principles and adherence to local and national Democratic platforms, as a deciding factor to choose which Democrats to support in primaries; and Whereas the DCCC in several 2018 races is actively supporting more conservative candidates and even former Republicans over progressives; and Whereas...
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...
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...
