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Hotline: 509-987-5829

Mailing address: PO Box 636, Richland, WA 99352

**Executive Committee Members**
Position	Name	E-mail address
Chair	Judi Johannesen	chair@bencodems.org
Vice Chair	Stan Moon	vicechair@bencodems.org
Treasurer	Micki McKinley	treasurer@bencodems.org
Secretary	Kendall Miller	secretary@bencodems.org
State Committee Person 1	Kate Moran	SC1@bencodems.org
State Committee Person 2	Jay Clough	SC2@bencodems.org
Finance Committee	Micki McKinley	finance@bencodems.org
Organization Committee: Voter Registration/PCO & Events	Allison Dabler Carl Baker	orgchair@bencodems.org
Communications Committee	Judi Johannesen	commchair@bencodems.org
Elections Committee	Alisha Durga Victorine	elections@bencodems.org
Labor & Commerce Committee	Jessica Wadsworth	labor@bencodems.org
Platform & Legislation Committee	Kitty Tominey	platform@bencodems.org
Webmaster	Kendall Miller	webmaster@bencodems.org

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Click here for a list of Precinct Committee Officers from the Benton County Auditor

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Benton County WA Democrats

4 days ago

The campaign bank account is open!

Today we created an election committee account after completing the necessary PDC filing and obtaining a federal EIN.

We are currently able to accept checks made out to “Friends of Justin Raffa.” Contributions can be mailed to our campaign address: P.O. Box 1815, Richland WA 99352. The maximum contribution is $1000.

We are working to finalize our ActBlue account, which is an online giving portal that will be able to process credit cards. Look for that update in the near future.

Thank you to everyone who has inquired about making a contribution and to the 600+ people who have liked this page! #Raffa2020 #VoteRaffa ...

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Benton County WA Democrats

5 days ago

Meet our official campaign treasurer!

Skye White holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and is currently working towards completion of her MBA. She has spent much of her career working for large telecommunication providers. Skye is a Richland native who has been active in community politics since 2014. Former positions include serving as both Chair and Vice-Chair of the Democrats of the 8th Legislative District Washington, and she is currently completing a term as Vice-Chair. Skye also serves on the City of Richland’s Code Enforcement Board as Vice-Chair. She lives in central Richland where she aspires to revitalize the alphabet community she grew up in by developing a sustainable lifestyle in her A house with her spouse, two little kids, a couple of dogs, a few chickens, and her adult daughter who lives next door. Skye believes local communication and activism is the best way to create change.

We are delighted to have Skye as part of our team! #Raffa2020 #VoteRaffa ...

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Benton County WA Democrats

6 days ago

Support the fruit packers’ strike for safe working conditions and hazard pay! Donate to strike fund, contact employers.

www.thestand.org/2020/05/how-you-can-support-strikers-in-yakima/?link_id=2&can_id=f7e33a1a61305a5... ...

How you can support strikers in Yakima | The Stand

www.thestand.org

Make a donation to the strike funds, call the fruit-packing companies, share news about these #EssentialWorkers YAKIMA (May 20, 2020) — Two weeks ago on May 7, more than 50 workers at the Allan Brothers fruit warehouse in Naches went on strike over inadequate safety precautions on the job, lack....

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Benton County WA Democrats

6 days ago

Doug McKinley for Congress writes:

If Dan Newhouse and Donald Trump are not making you ashamed of our country, then you and have very different views about what it means to be an American than me.

"Hundreds of migrant children and teenagers have been swiftly deported by American authorities amid the coronavirus pandemic without the opportunity to speak to a social worker or plea for asylum from the violence in their home countries — a reversal of years of established practice for dealing with young foreigners who arrive in the United States.

The deportations represent an extraordinary shift in policy that has been unfolding in recent weeks on the southwestern border, under which safeguards that have for decades been granted to migrant children by both Democratic and Republican administrations appear to have been abandoned."

www.facebook.com/1008896312491135/posts/2894516657262415/ ...

More Than 900 Children Have Been Expelled Under a Pandemic Border Policy

nyti.ms

Since the coronavirus broke out, the Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrant children alone — in some cases, without notifying their families.

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Benton County WA Democrats

7 days ago

General Meeting tonight. Endorsements!
Look for the link in your email. ...

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Party Calendar

	May 2020
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3 County Conventions and remaining LD Caucuses County Conventions and remaining LD Caucuses May 3, 2020 See more details •	4 Benton County Executive Board Benton County Executive Board May 4, 2020 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Round Table Pizza, 1435 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA See more details Pasco City Council Pasco City Council May 4, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM City of Pasco, 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA See more details • •	5 Kennewick City Council Kennewick City Council May 5, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM City of Kennewick - City Hall, 210 W 6th Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336, USA See more details Drinking Liberally ..... Drinking Liberally ..... May 5, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Isla Bonita Mexican Dining, 1524 Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA, United States See Website for specifics http://livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/WA/tricities An informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Bars are democratic spaces - you talk to strangers, you share booths, you feel the bond of common ground. Bring emocratic discourse to your local democratic space - build democracy one drink at a time. While drinking liberally, always remember to drink responsibly, and make liberal use of designated drivers. Drinking and driving is reckless and irresponsible, like a neocon war or corporatist tax cut. Liberals, don't do it. See more details West Richland City Council West Richland City Council May 5, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Mid-Columbia Libraries, 3803 Van Giesen St, West Richland, WA 99353, USA See more details Richland City Council Richland City Council May 5, 2020 @ 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA See more details • • • •	6	7	8 Tri-City Democrats Meeting/Potluck Tri-City Democrats Meeting/Potluck May 8, 2020 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM For current location please visit https://www.facebook.com/TriCityDems/ New Location on Duportail! See more details •	9
10	11 Candidate Filing Week Candidate Filing Week May 11, 2020 - May 15, 2020 @ See more details Pasco City Council Workshop Pasco City Council Workshop May 11, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM City of Pasco, 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA See more details • •	12 Candidate Filing Week Candidate Filing Week May 11, 2020 - May 15, 2020 @ See more details Kennewick City Council Workshop Kennewick City Council Workshop May 12, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM See more details Drinking Liberally ..... Drinking Liberally ..... May 12, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Isla Bonita Mexican Dining, 1524 Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA, United States See Website for specifics http://livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/WA/tricities An informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Bars are democratic spaces - you talk to strangers, you share booths, you feel the bond of common ground. Bring emocratic discourse to your local democratic space - build democracy one drink at a time. While drinking liberally, always remember to drink responsibly, and make liberal use of designated drivers. Drinking and driving is reckless and irresponsible, like a neocon war or corporatist tax cut. Liberals, don't do it. See more details • • •	13 Candidate Filing Week Candidate Filing Week May 11, 2020 - May 15, 2020 @ See more details •	14 Candidate Filing Week Candidate Filing Week May 11, 2020 - May 15, 2020 @ See more details •	15 Candidate Filing Week Candidate Filing Week May 11, 2020 - May 15, 2020 @ See more details •	16
17	18 Pasco City Council Pasco City Council May 18, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM City of Pasco, 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA See more details •	19 Kennewick City Council Kennewick City Council May 19, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM City of Kennewick - City Hall, 210 W 6th Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336, USA See more details West Richland City Council West Richland City Council May 19, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Mid-Columbia Libraries, 3803 Van Giesen St, West Richland, WA 99353, USA See more details Drinking Liberally ..... Drinking Liberally ..... May 19, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Isla Bonita Mexican Dining, 1524 Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA, United States See Website for specifics http://livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/WA/tricities An informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Bars are democratic spaces - you talk to strangers, you share booths, you feel the bond of common ground. Bring emocratic discourse to your local democratic space - build democracy one drink at a time. While drinking liberally, always remember to drink responsibly, and make liberal use of designated drivers. Drinking and driving is reckless and irresponsible, like a neocon war or corporatist tax cut. Liberals, don't do it. See more details Richland City Council Richland City Council May 19, 2020 @ 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA See more details • • • •	20 8th LD Democratic Organization 8th LD Democratic Organization May 20, 2020 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Uptown Theatre, 1300 Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA 99354, USA Regular monthly meeting of the 8th Legislative District Democratic Organization. This is a geographical subset of the Benton County. See more details Democratic Central Committee Meeting - General Meeting Democratic Central Committee Meeting - General Meeting May 20, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Uptown Theatre, 1300 Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA 99354, USA See more details • •	21 Franklin County Central Committee Meeting Franklin County Central Committee Meeting May 21, 2020 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM I-Hop Off Road 68, Pasco Washington See more details •	22	23
24	25 Pasco City Council Workshop Pasco City Council Workshop May 25, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM City of Pasco, 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA See more details •	26 Richland City Council Workshop Richland City Council Workshop May 26, 2020 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA See more details Drinking Liberally ..... Drinking Liberally ..... May 26, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Isla Bonita Mexican Dining, 1524 Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA, United States See Website for specifics http://livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/WA/tricities An informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Bars are democratic spaces - you talk to strangers, you share booths, you feel the bond of common ground. Bring emocratic discourse to your local democratic space - build democracy one drink at a time. While drinking liberally, always remember to drink responsibly, and make liberal use of designated drivers. Drinking and driving is reckless and irresponsible, like a neocon war or corporatist tax cut. Liberals, don't do it. See more details • •	27	28	29	30 Congressional District Caucuses Congressional District Caucuses May 30, 2020 See more details •
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