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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
46th District Democrats make Nominations for the State Legislature for the 2012 Election
The 46th District Democrats welcomed new members from Lake Forest Park and Kenmore this week, including guest and 32nd District Senator Marilyn Chase. The district expands in 2013 to add these two Northshore cities. The monthly general meeting included a candidate forum and was held in the Elks Club Lodge just over the LFP city boundary on 145th Street NE. The 46th District, which has long been recognized as one of the State’s most progressive districts, is anchored by the University District in the south and includes the North Seattle communities along the western shore of Lake Washington as well as the Greenlake neighborhood.
As expected, attendance at the Sunday April 15th’s Democratic Precinct Caucuses was down from the huge crowds experienced in 2008, but the 200 PCOs and members who gathered at Thursday’s general meeting were enthusiastic about supporting Barack Obama for President, Jay Inslee for Governor and other Democrats near the top of the ballot for statewide office. Thursday night, they were attentive and focused as they listened to many candidates running for the state legislature and other local and judicial offices.
Following Washington State Democratic Party Rules, the 46th District Precinct Committee Officers cast ballots to officially Nominate their preferred Democratic candidates in the three Legislative District races. The Nomination process identifies the official Democrat in these races prior to candidates filing for office with the County Auditor and Secretary of State. This step is required because the State of Washington does not have a true “primary” election, but holds an election on August 7th, 2012 to narrow the field to the top two vote-getting candidates.
Candidates earning the 46th District nominations were:
- 46th District Senate Seat: Sen. David Frockt, who was appointed to the vacant Senate seat after the death of Sen. Scott White;
- 46th District House Seat 1: Rep. Gerry Pollet, who was appointed to the vacancy created when Frockt was appointed to the Senate; and
- 46th District House Seat 2: Sarajane Siegfriedt, a human services advocate and long time party activist.
Candidates for statewide, congressional and judicial positions were also in attendance to build support within the district membership in preparation for the 46th District Democrats’ Endorsement Meeting in May. PCOs and members were particularly interested in the candidates running for an open seat on the State Supreme Court against Republican Richard Sanders, who lost his seat in 2010. Sanders, a Vashon Island libertarian, was narrowly defeated by Charlie Wiggins after 16 years on the court. Other challengers for this open seat include Appellate lawyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud, former Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg and King County Superior Court Judge Bruce Hilyer.
Delegates and Alternates elected at the Precinct Caucuses are encouraged to attend the Legislative District Caucus to elect Delegates and Alternates to the Congressional District Caucuses for the 1st and 7th Congressional Districts, and approve the 46th District 2012 Platform. This meeting will be held on April 28th, 2012 10:00am, at Ingraham High School, 1819 N. 135th Street, Seattle.
The 46th District Democrats will meet again on May 24th at Olympic View Elementary School for the Endorsement Meeting.
Contact: Chad Lupkes, Chair, 46th District Democrats
chair@46dems.com
Phillippa Kassover, Executive Board Member
phillippakassover@yahoo.com
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To all of our 2012 candidates and campaigns,
We would like to let you know about three opportunities to get your message in front of our members and the voters in the 46th Legislative District.
The LD Caucus Call will be mailed out to close to 320 Delegates and Alternates elected during the Precinct Caucuses on April 15th. This will be published this Wednesday, so opportunities are limited. We will be publishing an updated version for the 28th, however, so please keep this in mind through the month of April. Don’t forget, the LD Caucus will be on April 28th at Ingraham High School, and all candidates asking for our Endorsement in May are welcome to stop by.
The Demogram is our monthly newsletter, published online as well as printed for our members who have asked for a paper copy. We have around 400 members at this point, but the Demogram goes out to around 1,000 people directly. This is an ongoing opportunity for all candidates, endorsed or not. Once we’ve endorsed in a particular race, however, advertising in the Demogram is limited to endorsed candidates..
The prices for the LD Caucus Call and the Demogram are on the Demogram page at the very bottom. Here is a link:
http://46dems.com/demogram.php#advertising
The third opportunity is our 2012 Primary Election Guide. This is what is delivered door-to-door by our Precinct Committee Officers to the voters in our district. In 2010, we printed 10,000 and it had a significant impact on many of the races. The Election Guide is what we provide to our PCOs for purposes of “dropping” lit. Individual fliers will not be distributed by the 46th Democrats to PCOs, although PCOs and volunteers from your campaigns are of course welcome to distribute your own literature in our district on their own.
Ad space in the Election Guide is limited to Nominated and Endorsed candidates, and we try to make this budget neutral to the 46th and affordable to campaigns by pricing the ad revenue equal to the printing cost. Our research and history with this format demonstrates that this represents a significantly lower cost to your campaign than traditional lit dropping of individual campaign flyers, and it also helps our organization grow by presenting a strong list of candidates. Part of the Election Guide is a sample ballot that is very popular to help our voters go from the top to bottom of the ballot with our endorsed and nominated candidates.
We’ll be in touch immediately following the Endorsement meeting on May 24th with the price list for the various ad sizes, so if you plan to ask for our endorsement please have your ad ready to go so we can get them printed and distributed on time. The ad copy deadline for our Primary Election Guide will be the first week of June. Just for clarity, we print one Election Guide for the Primary Election, and another for the General Election. Advertisement copy is transferable between these two, but will need to be purchased separately, as our budget for each depends on that specific election.
You can see a PDF of our 2011 General Election Guide here (http://46dems.com/2011/generalelectionguide.2011.pdf).
Ad Formats
For the Demogram and LD Caucus Call, the format we use to publish is Microsoft Publisher. Ads should be in .pub or .svg formats. Second best is a high-resolution, non-compressed .jpg. or .gif graphics format. Other formats are possible with enough lead time.
For the 2012 Primary Elections Guide, all advertisements should be submitted in high-resolution .pdf format in the precise size purchased.
Please consider these opportunities carefully!
Please let us know if your campaign is interested in taking advantage of any of these opportunities. Ad revenue helps us with our budget and enables us to fund our operations, help our endorsed candidates and also help our brother and sister Legislative Districts around the state. The 46th is a strong district, and with your help we can have a significant impact on the upcoming elections for Congress and the State Legislature.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Chad Lupkes, Chair (chair@46dems.com)
David Miller, Elections Committee Chair (elections@46dems.com)
