Committee News
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From the Chair
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Link to Official Pasco Cinco de Mayo page
Hello fellow Democrats! Benton and Franklin County Democrats will be partnering with each other to participate in a number of community visibility events over the summer and into the fall. The first of these is the Cinco de Mayo Parade and street fair, which will be held on May 2 (I know, I know, but it’s the nearest Saturday…) We’re hoping to have good participation in walking with the parade float and handing out candy and also in staffing the booth and talking to interested folks. The sign up genius link for the parade and float is below. We will provide further information for the meeting location for the booth and setup time once we are given that information by the City of Pasco. Right now, we have the booth setup shift listed from 8:30-10am at Peanuts Park. The booth will be somewhere near the park like it was last year. We think our booth was at 4th and Clark last year.
The parade staging is from 7:30-9:30am. We plan to be at the staging area before 8:00 am, but volunteers should arrive there at 9:30am. The parade starts at 10am. The staging location is on Tacoma Ave between Bonneville St and Sylvester St.
Legislation Committee
There are many bills on the floor of our state legislature that affect you. You can use the chart linked below to register your position on many bills of interest that have been identified by various progressive groups. Feel free to give your legislators your opinion.
Follow the progress of 2026 Bills of Interest in this linked chart.
Platform and Resolutions
The Platform and Resolutions Committee has added a new resolution for comments.
The Platform and Resolutions Committee is starting resolutions work this year. Below are two resolutions in need of a review. Please read and comment.
For those wishing to propose a resolution, below is a link to a template you can use to craft your resolution.
This is a link to a chart of our current resolutions plan and actions taken.
The 2024 Platform has been adopted. Many thanks to the platform committee and the folks who contributed their precious time.
The following resolutions have been passed by the Central Committee and forwarded to the State party.
- Agrivoltaics Benefits to Eastern Washington
- Reinstate ban on naked credit default swaps
- Limit ratio of Executive v Employee pay
The following resolutions have been passed by the State party.
- Reinstate Restrictions on Stock Buybacks (final)
- Recovery Government Funded IP & Patents developed in whole or in part with taxpayer investments: Modification of Bayh-Dole Act 1980
- Faith and Credit-Debt Ceiling
- Reforming SCOTUS Nomination and Confirmation Process
The following resolutions are available for comments as they are being worked on by the committee:
Link to our Rittenhouse Resolution:
This is a link to the current State Party resolutions.
Organization Committee
Updated VoteBuilder Training Opportunity
Organized in conjunction with the John Duresky For Congress Campaign
Saturday May 16th 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
This is now a hybrid (Zoom) Meeting
Save the Date
North River Democrats Potluck Picnic
June 5th 4 PM to 7 PM
Leslie Grove Park
The Shelter Near the Swimming Beach
The new PCO Handbook for 2025 is out!
The new PCO Handbook for 2025 is also in Spanish!
Here’s a complete list of all our PCO’s, elected, appointed, and acting:
Benton County Democratic Precinct Committee Officers
Here’s a link to more information about being a PCO.
Elections Committee
Running for election in 2026? Take advantage of the PDC’s free, virtual classes on reporting campaign activity
Each year, thousands of Washington residents run for elected office. Each of them, with some exceptions, is required to report campaign financial activity with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission (PDC).
We strongly encourage all new candidates to sign up for the PDC’s free, virtual classes, on topics including registering a campaign, reporting contributions and expenditures, and filing online.
Upcoming classes include:
- Disclosure 101: Candidates and committees – 10 a.m. to noon p.m. May 20, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. June 3 and 10 a.m. to noon June 17.
- Walk-Through: Online Reporting of Campaign Activity – 10 a.m. to noon. May 21, 1:30 to 4 p.m. June 4 and 10 a.m. to noon June 18.
The PDC also offers shorter, lunch-time sessions on narrower topics, which also include a question and answer period. Upcoming lunch and learns include:
- Filing contribution reports (C-3) – 12 p.m. May 26
- Reporting expenditures (C-4) – 12 p.m. June 2
The PDC was created in 1972 with the passage of I-276, which passed with more than 70 percent of the vote. The agency, governed by a Commission of five members appointed by the governor, receives more than 95,000 reports from candidates, political committees, lobbyists and other filers annually, and maintains millions of public records available online.
DISCLOSURES
News and Tips from the Public Disclosure Commission
PDC welcomes two new commissioners in May
At its May 28 regular meeting, the Public Disclosure Commission will have two new commissioners – attorneys Mathew Segal and Teebah Alsaleh.
Public Disclosure Commission members are appointed by the Governor. Segal’s appointment was announced on April 16, and Alsaleh’s was announced April 24.
Segal is a Seattle University School of Law graduate and began his legal career clerking for Justice Charles W. Johnson of the Washington State Supreme Court. He has worked in private practice as well as on the bench, and is a founding partner of Seattle’s Pacifica Law Group.
Continuously evolving tech: PDC filing system updates
PDC switches secure sign-on service from SAW to WA.gov
Starting May 4, the Public Disclosure Commission will require users of its online filing systems to transition from Secure Access Washington (SAW) to WA.gov.
Washington state provides the secure sign-on service to all state agencies, but is discontinuing SAW in favor of the new WA.gov, designed to improve user experience. The new system is also intended to be more reliable and easier to use.
Returning filers will receive prompts beginning May 4 when they log into the PDC system. They will be guided through the process to link their new WA.gov account with their existing PDC information.
Read more about this change and find links to instructions here.
In March, the PDC made a number of updates to online filing systems and the PDC’s website, pdc.wa.gov, including:
Filing week is here: Know your reporting responsibilities
Each year, thousands of Washington residents run for elected office. Each of them, with some exceptions, is required to report campaign financial activity with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission (PDC).
Many candidates will begin their campaigns on candidate filing week – May 4-8. We strongly encourage all new candidates to sign up for the PDC’s free, virtual classes, on topics including registering for office, reporting contributions and expenditures, and tutorials on filing online.
Key dates
Our filer assistance team is here for you.
- Candidate filing week takes place from May 4 to May 8.
- The mandatory post-election C-4 report is due on May 11. This report is due for all full-reporting committees participating in the April special election, regardless of campaign activity.
- The PDC will be closed on Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day.
- Weekly contribution (C-3) reporting for candidates and committees participating in the 2026 general election cycle begins June. 1.
- The PDC will be closed Friday, June 19 for Juneteenth.
- The last day to switch from mini to full reporting before the primary election is June 22.
- The Public Disclosure Commission will meet for its monthly regular meeting on June 25.
See all upcoming dates at the PDC’s online calendar.
For questions, email us at pdc@pdc.wa.gov
Sign up now for upcoming trainings
Do you have questions about filing or using the PDC’s online filing systems? It’s always a good time to learn more! Enroll now for free trainings coming up in the next few months.
Space in our classes fills up quick – be sure to sign up in advance.
Upcoming classes include:
- Disclosure 101: Candidates and Committees at 1:30 p.m. May 6, 10 a.m. May 20, 1:30 p.m. June 3 and 10 a.m. June 17.
- Walk-Through: Online Reporting of Campaign Activity (ORCA) at 10 a.m. May 24, 1:30 p.m. June 4 and 10 a.m. June 18.
Upcoming lunch and learn events include:
- You’ve decided to run for office, now what? at 12 p.m. May 11
- Mini- and full-reporting options at 12 p.m. May 12
- Filing contribution reports (C-3) at 12 p.m. May 26
- Reporting expenditures (C-4) at 12 p.m. June 2
Find information about training, reporting deadlines and events on our online calendar.
See more training content on the PDC’s YouTube channel.
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John Duresky for Congress
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Talk about Affordability and join us for Cinco de Mayo events this weekend
New Endorsement, Democracy Summer & Upcoming Events
Dear Friends of the John Duresky Campaign:
We are proud to announce that the John Duresky (WA-04) campaign will be participating as a partner in the 2026 National Democracy Summer School! This one-of-a-kind Democratic Fellowship, founded by Congressman Jamie Raskin and expanded across the country in an historic partnership with the DCCC, is dedicated to recruiting thousands of students and training them as the next generation of Democratic political activists and leaders.
As part of this educational and political initiative, we are looking for a group of dedicated students to join us here in Washington’s 4th Congressional District as John Duresky Campaign Democracy Summer Fellows!
(application will close Sunday, May 3 at 11:59pm)
This seven-week program will take place from Monday, June 22nd to Friday, August 7th and requires a commitment of 10-15 hours of campaign work per week. Fellows will also participate in exciting online seminars and a powerful curriculum designed by Congressman Raskin, while also organizing on-the-ground with John’s campaign here in WA-04.
Throughout the academic portion, Fellows will learn from academic luminaries, inspiring political leaders, policy experts, issue advocates and top community organizers from all across the country. Past Democracy Summer speakers have included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Professor Laurence Tribe, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the late Rep. John Lewis.
Not to mention, Fellows will also learn state-of-the-art skills in phone-banking, text-banking, canvassing, online organizing, low-dollar fundraising and voter registration—all the necessary ingredients for a thriving field operation! If you know a student who may be interested in this life-changing and America-changing program, please forward them this email. They won’t want to miss out!
If you would like to help fund our campaign as we mobilize our Fellows this summer, please click the link HERE!
Thank you for your support and solidarity,
Ashley Heyne
Volunteer Coordinator, Benton County
John Duresky for Congress
https://www.johnduresky4congress.com/
We have 2 Town Hall events coming up for the John Duresky campaign. We have:
1. Town Hall at White Bluffs Brewing, Wednesday 4/8 at 5:30 pm
2. Town Hall at Moonshot Brewing, Wednesday 4/15 at 6pm
We try to do the Moonshot events every 3rd Wednesday of each month. TBD whether we will also try to do recurring White Bluffs events – we will see how this one goes.
Thank you!
Ashley Heyne
Volunteer Coordinator, Benton County
John Duresky for Congress
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Two Powerhouse Events: Yakima Action Weekend with Governor Jay Inslee
Navigating the Pulse of Democracy: Key Insights on Politics, Voting, and Leadership
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Ag and Rural Caucus for August
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Policy Briefing
6:30 pm Thursday 21 August
Jenna Friebel, ED, Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Districts Consortium
Floodgates, Farmland, and Salmon – what are the facts?
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Jenna alerted me to a Skagit River issue that at first glance is unrelated. She reminds me, though, that land use issues in the Skagit basin seldom stand alone.
I will take you on another travelogue. If you have travelled the North Cascades Pass you will have followed the Skagit River. And – travelling west to east – just before you start the steep climb to Rainy Pass you will note beautiful Ross Lake tucked into a valley off to your left.
Ross Lake is backed up by Seattle City Light’s Ross Dam. Less spectacular are the waters backed up by Seattle City Light’s Gorge and Diablo dams, just down stream. You will have noticed the power lines as you came up the Skagit Valley and maybe have spied the dams as well (although the Skagit is diverted through a tunnel between Diablo and Gorge dams, leaving only a dribble on the surface between them).
Seattle City Light’s dams on the Skagit are a big deal. They supply about 20 percent of its power which, of course, is the power that keeps the lights on in Seattle. And they are a big deal because of a decades-long dispute over whether City Light’s closing off the Skagit at the Gorge Dam actually interrupted fish passage.
Today’s issue, though, is City Light’s 50-year relicensing it needs from FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission). City Light concedes that it would look better to FERC if City Light did something to help the fish. Fish passage through to Ross Lake may not be on the table but City Light would be pleased to buy Skagit delta farmland to restore habit in the estuaries. “Estuary restoration is an essential component…”
So now we have joined the flood gate issue and Seattle City Light’s re-licensing petition with FERC. The common currency is habitat restoration using farm land in the Delta.
Even though ”City Light does not intend to utilize condemnation authority…”, such talk resonates with farmers. We tend to become righteous defenders of our farm land when big-city elites want to grab a bit. We sense disrespect from big-city elites and we are genuinely committed to keeping farm ground in production.
This combination explodes. And then these emotions spill over, from Seattle City Light re-licensing to flood gate repair. Flood gates and hydroelectric dams are not always that much different.
Don
20 August 2025
I neglected one geopolitical detail. The Swinomish Nation is just to the south of Padilla Bay, across the slough from LaConner. Padilla Bay is presumably traditional fishing and hunting grounds for the Swinomish.
Why is this significant? It gives the Swinomish Nation standing in challenging the upgrade of the tide gate and any effect on salmon runs, and the Swinomish, indeed, are the litigants on the other side of the tide gate issue.
Jenna is central in the tide gate matter and she will brief us with authority next Thursday.
You will notice that I refer to the Swinomish as “Nation”, not tribe. This should – not will – make a difference in deciding who is responsible for paying for mitigation. (I suspectJenna will lay out the proposed mitigation and the dollar figures.)
In eastern Washington we are routinely asked about who is going to pay for the ex ante mitigation we advocate for the Lower Snake River dams. At issue are federally-protected fish runs and the Nez Perce Nation and other native American nations are asserting treaty rights between their Nations and the United States Nation. If Nez Perce treaty rights are violated, it should be up to the Federal Government to make good. These are inter-national affairs; the rest of us are bystanders.
It should be added that we are always told “congress” will make the decision about the Lower Snake River dams. If congress makes the decision, congress pays the bills.
So, one point of comparison between tide gates and dams is who is responsible for the mitigation. In the tide gate matter, the local drainage and irrigation are being held responsible. When it comes to the Lower Snake River dams, the expectation is that the Federal Government will pay for mitigation. Jenna may give us a reality check on why dealing with a federally-protected fish run and upholding 1855 treaty rights between nations do not protect local drainage districts.
The other touch point is who is eventually making the call. The tide gate issue is in the courts. Eastern Washington dam advocates are insistent that congress – not the courts – will make the authoritative decisions regarding the Lower Snake River dams. The political risk is that power in D.C. will shift; the legal risk is that the courts will claim authority, like in the tide gate issue.
Risk, political and legal, drive ARC’s ex ante mitigation strategy. They are why ARC urges the region come up with a Plan B and make sure that the Federal Government will pay for it in advance.
I have hijacked the tide gate issue to talk about the Lower Snake River dams. I apologize. Doing so, though, does put the Padilla Bay tide gate issue in the context it deserves.
I have in several places anticipated that Jenna will fill in details. This is presumptuous…Jenna chooses to address these issues or not. She is fully capable of responding to your questions.
Don
18 August 2025
Next Thursday, the 21St, we will be talking about a specific tide gate at a specific location. The tide gate is at the foot of Portilla Bay just south of Bay View. To orient most of us, Portilla Bay is north of La Conner and Highway 20 from Burlington to Anacortes.
The tidegate at the center of the current controversy is not impressive. It is the tiny purple dot in the map above; “12” refers to Dike, Drainage and Irrigation District 12. I took a photo of it not quite sure if I knew what I was looking at.
I believe the tide gate is at the water line below the blue car. You can barely see it.
Why tide gates are important can be seen by the farm ground at the left. It lies below the level of Padilla Bay to the right of the path on top of the dike, and you can see a drain canal at the inside of the dike.
Jenna will us know next Thursday whether my guess about the tide gate is correct. Join us to find out. I have no pride about this one.
Don
14 August 2025
Have you recently driven up I-5 to Bellingham? Roundabout Mt. Vernon you may have glanced to your left and seen tulip fields, a dairy or two, or potato fields. You thought ‘that’s nice’ and you headed up the highway, maybe taking the scenic route up Chuckanut Drive along Salish Sea.
You were looking at about 60,000 acres of the state’s best farm ground, and at Puget Sound beyond which is held back by dikes, levees and tide gates.
What’s a tide gate? “The Skagit Delta tidegates have a simple purpose: to drain farmland when the tide goes out, then block incoming tides when they come lapping at the gate. “
And the tide gates are old. They need repair. This is the issue, and the rules have changed. What was once routine, no longer is. Salmon recovery complicates the issue. And salmon advocates introduce litigation into the routine.
Jenna Friebel heads up the Skagit Drainage and Irrigation District Consortium, a consortium that includes District 12 which is involved in the current litigation, leaving Jenna to coordinate the legal action.
Just to relieve Jenna to talk about the issues, I will let the State Auditor tell you about the Consortium:
The Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation District Consortium was formed in December 2018 to coordinate efforts countywide. Members include Skagit County Diking District No. 3, Skagit County Dike, Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 5, Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, Skagit County Consolidated Dike, Drainage, and Irrigation Improvement District No. 22, Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation District No. 22, Skagit County Dike and Drainage District No. 25, and Skagit County Dike, Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 12. They are overseen by a five-member Executive Board and an Executive Director. Its main revenues are assessments charged to each of the creating drainage and irrigation districts. Revenues in 2021 and 2022 were $163,500 and $252,728, respectively.
Join Jenna and our team. Learn about a natural resource issue affecting farmers in the Skagit Valley. How are Skagit Delta tide gates like our Lower Snake River dams, and what can we learn?
Don
11 August 2025
The Ag and Rural Caucus approved support of the north counties (Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, and Okanogan) in the amount of $500 to each county organization to use at the county’s discretion.
Don
8 August 2025
David Green, State Party Treasurer and Finance Committee co-chair, has seeded our conversation this evening with his notes below.
Take David’s initiative as an opportunity to develop your own thoughts and join the conversation this evening.
Don,
The state party’s Finance Committee has been charged with awarding funds to local party organizations who have submitted grant requests to the committee (the first round of submissions is due later this week, I believe.) Our grant-making process focuses on “party-building” activities (to avoid the issue you addressed with the PDC on supporting specific candidates or ballot initiatives.)
Rural initiative submissions are part of the targeted categories for which RFPs have been solicited by the Finance Committee. It is suggested that any single RFP be limited to a maximum of $2,000 funding request, although it is possible for local LPOs to “band together” for funding in excess of the $2,000 suggested limit.
A couple of thoughts for your internal conversation on Thursday:
- The Caucus could consider transferring its funds to the state party for inclusion in the 2025 grantmaking process, with the request that the funds target rural RFP submissions.
- I don’t know whether there’s any overlap between ARC membership and the membership of the Finance Committee, but if there is, an alternative approach would be for ARC to designate such a dual-role committee member as capable of “taking” one or more rural-focused RFP submissions out of the Finance Committee’s consideration and have that funding occur by ARC instead of the state party. This would mean there would be no need to have a separate RFP process — as the ARC funding could “cherry pick” any rural-focused RFP requests that are coming into the Finance Committee (in the near term, if not already received.)
- Other options are also potentially on the table — given the overlap in interest in funding rural-focused projects by the Finance Committee and ARC. I’m happy to entertain (with Finance Co-Chair Julie Johnson) any thoughts you might have.
- Finance Committee is scheduled to review the first round of RFP submissions a week from today, August 12.
Keep in mind that some LPO recipients may be “mini-reporting” filers with the PDC — and if so, have a maximum amount of $500 that they can receive from any single funding source (whether it be the state party, ARC, or an individual contributor.) The Finance Committee carefully reviews the PDC filing status of LPOs prior to its grantmaking approval process.
Isabella is the staff person coordinating the RFP process for the Finance Committee in case you might have any process questions for her. I’ve copied her and Finance Committee Co-Chair Julie Johnson on this message.
Dave
Don
7 August 2025
Better Practices
August Potpourri
6:30 pm Thursday 7 August
Marty Gilmore, ARC treasurer, reminds me that ARC has about $3,000 in the bank. The amount has accrued over a number of years when we had annual dues of $40 per county. It has accrued, too, because we have recorded no expenses, thanks(?) to COVID and our move to on-line meetings.
I sought PDC guidance to how we can use the money. We have a green light as long as we do not support specific candidates or ballot initiatives.
My thought is that we should invite LPO proposals for constructive use of the funds and award the money.
Your thoughts? Let’s discuss Thursday.
Don
05 August 2025
Ken Golling from LD 19 has a report and request.
Indivisible – what do you know? We can share.
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Policy Briefing
6:30 pm Thursday 21 August
Jenna Friebel, ED, Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Districts Consortium
Floodgates, Farmland, and Salmon - what are the facts?
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April 23rd, 2026
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Richland Public Library Conference Room A
(Before the 6:30 PM BCDCC General Meeting)
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Thank you to everyone who joined tonight’s 16th LD meeting. Next meeting will be Thursday, May 28th at 5:30 via zoom. See zoom info below. The following was discussed this evening:
Party Infrastructure Updates
— Received party grant for $1000 that we will use on social media message testing in lieu of polling.
— Figured out website situation. Group in the room blessed the idea of Jeff spending approximately $250 of his own money to buy a domain and put together a Squarespace site to replace our very outdated current site.
— Found bylaws. Jeff to work with Ken and Karen Buxton to update the bylaws to an editable form and bring back to the party for its blessing as the current and actual bylaws.
Shenanigans
General discussion of local GOP confusion tactics.
— Kennewick classroom flag situation
— Pasco school bathroom situation
Other Updates
— Friends from the Benton County Dems picnic Friday, June 5th, 4:00 at Leslie Groves Park
— 16th LD delegation working on resolutions and platform for state convention. Need to be in by end of May
Thank you to each of you for the work you are doing in community and on behalf of our party.
Best regards,
Jeff Strickler
16th LD Meeting
April 23rd, 2026
5:30 – 6:30 PM
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Mark Your Calendar for June 17, 2026
The 2nd Annual Power of Community Event —
Our Largest Fundraiser of the Year!
If you joined us last year, you know how energizing it was to gather with neighbors, share ideas, and be reminded of what we can accomplish together. This year promises to be even more inspiring — and even more important.
At this moment when so much is at stake, your participation and support help ensure that our shared values are heard, represented, and defended here in Walla Walla County.
The evening at the Marcus Whitman Hotel will feature:
• A three-course seated dinner
• Engaging and inspiring speakers (with a special guest invited)
• An expanded silent auction
• Opportunities to connect, organize, and make an impact
Tickets will be limited. Registration opens April 15. Watch your email for details.
Plan to join us. Invite friends, bring neighbors, and be part of a community that shows up, speaks out, and works together.
We hope to see you there,
Kari Isaacson, Chair
Walla Walla County Democrats
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Yakima County Democrats News
Member Meeting May 18: Endorsement voting and campaign update
MONDAY: Supreme Court candidate forum
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Yakima Dems Pancake Breakfast | April 26, 9AM
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Member Meeting March 23: Democrats 101 Reminder
Member Meeting March 23: Democrats 101
Meet John Duresky, the Democrat running for Dan Newhouse’s seat
Democrats 101: how to make the party work for you
The lowdown on the 4th Congressional race
Meet the Democrat for Congress TONIGHT
Holiday Happy Hour Dec 11, 5-7pm Single Hill
Monday night’s meeting is Cancelled
Next election starts now – meeting next Mon at 6:30
Oct 27 meeting features Justice Housing
Monthly Meeting this Monday, 6:30 pm
Candidates, Issues & Endorsements, NOW
Meeting this Monday – Preview the Fall campaign
Join the Fall campaign – don’t sit this one out!
Primary ballot questions answered July 28
Meet more candidates, Monday, 6:30 pm
Lots to PROTEST and CELEBRATE in June
We’ve got candidates, come meet some of them
Last chance to run for Council, School Board
REMINDER: Dems meeting this Monday, 6:30 pm
More protests coming up on Calendar
Time to stand up for Democracy
Monthly Meeting MONDAY 6:30, doors open 6 pm
Protect Mother Earth from MAGA
Monthly Meeting MONDAY 6:30, doors open 6 pm
RESIST the re-writing of history: Black History Month
Resolve: be an ACTIVE Yakima Democrat in 2025
Reorganization Meetings Dec 7, 9:00 a.m.
Call to General Meeting, Nov 25
Maria Cantwell at TODAY’S event!
Less than a week to ELECTION DAY!
Call to YCDCC regular business meeting
From the State Central Committee
Did you hear about the Seattle woman helping lead a national effort to overturn same-sex marriage?
Katy Faust, a conservative activist based right here in Washington, is part of a campaign pushing the Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges—the landmark decision that legalized marriage equality nationwide.
This week, she’s scheduled to speak at a Snohomish County Republican Party fundraising dinner alongside state GOP Chair Jim Walsh and Brian Heywood—the wealthy Republican megadonor backing a ballot measure targeting transgender students in Washington schools.
And while the chair of the Snohomish County Republicans claims the party “has no opinion” on overturning Obergefell, they still invited one of the country’s leading anti-marriage equality activists to headline their event…
That tells you everything you need to know.
These attacks aren’t going away. National conservatives are pouring more money and attention into rolling back LGBTQ+ rights, even here in Washington.
But here’s the thing: these are the same recycled legal arguments that courts and civil rights advocates have already discredited for years.
Washington Democrats are fighting every day to protect marriage equality, defend LGBTQ+ families, and stop extremists from dragging our state backward. Because love is love. And no politician or activist should get to decide which families deserve rights.
Thank you,
WA Democrats
In 2024, Washington Democrats led the nation with sweeping electoral victories. Now, we’re fighting to elect a supermajority in Olympia, protect our swing seats in the House, and stand up to MAGA extremism across the country.
WA Dems empowers grassroots organizing and elects Democrats up and down the ballot. Your support fuels our fight to stop Trump and defend our democracy.
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
It’s Friday, Washington Democrats!
Last week, I joined organizers from around the country (including our own Field Organizers from WA Dems) in Arizona for a multi-day organizing training with the DNC Organizing team. As the only DNC officer who lives in the American West, I was so proud to see the next generation of community organizers who will staff campaigns and help us win elections up and down the ballot. Not just this year, but every year. Some of these trainings were based on the playbook we helped spearhead here in Washington state in 2025 to great success!
Happy Jewish Heritage Month
This Jewish American Heritage Month, we’re celebrating generations of Jewish Americans who have shaped our communities, strengthened our democracy, and enriched our culture through advocacy, innovation, and resilience. From fighting for civil rights to building stronger communities here in WA and across the country, Jewish voices and traditions continue to make a lasting impact.
I joined North Dakota Democratic Party Chair Adam Goldwyn for a joint Jewish/AANHPI Heritage Month Video. You can watch it by clicking the image above or going here. Thank you, Chair Goldwyn, for being a stalwart leader in our Party!
This week, I was also in the other Washington to celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month events. It was great catching up with the Washington state leaders who are also leaders of our AANHPI community at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Awards Gala. Washington’s own U.S. Representative from the 10th Congressional District, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, was recognized for her leadership, showing how our state punches above its weight.
Scheduling Note
Message from the Chair will be back on Friday, May 29. I hope you all have a restful and respectful Memorial Day Weekend!
Working for Washington
Filing Week is over and now the campaigns truly begin! I want to thank everyone who signed up to run for Precinct Committee Officer to empower our neighbors and turn out the vote in the August Primary and November General Election. Out of all the legislative elections, Democrats are fielding candidates in more than 90%! These candidates are running up and down the ballot to protect the progressive victories we’ve made and continue fighting for progress on making Washington more affordable and an even better place to live and raise a family. I hope you will join one of our canvasses, phone banks, or new volunteer trainings to help our candidates, identify new voters, and turn those voters into volunteers!
This year, the Washington State Supreme Court will have five(!!) seats on the ballot. The State Supreme Court will be tasked with determining the constitutionality of the Millionaire’s Tax and which corporations are allowed to merge, as well as take up other vital cases on land use, rights to privacy, and a host of impactful, vital issues. Here’s a good rundown of all the candidates. You can also reach out to your Local Party Organization leaders if you have specific questions for the campaigns!
I still have to pinch myself that the Millionaire’s Tax is Washington state law! Unfortunately, mega-millionaire hedge fund owner Brian Heywood and his political organization Let’s Go Washington are working overtime to put their repeal effort on this year’s ballot. Let’s be clear, the Millionaire’s Tax is overwhelmingly popular. It will ensure universal school breakfast and lunch, cut taxes for consumers and small businesses, and help plug the hole that Congressional Republicans blew in the state budget. Even our old foe Tim Eyman is telling conservatives this isn’t the year to launch a repeal effort. I urge everyone to decline to sign this new Let’s Go Washington effort – as well as to oppose ALL of the Let’s Go Washington initiatives that will be on the ballot this year, which seek to out LGBTQIA+ students in unsafe situations and to keep student athletes off the field.
In news that won’t shock any Washington Democrat, Trump said the quiet part out loud when he responded to a reporter’s question about Americans struggling as he wages a war of choice in Iran with, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation, I don’t think about anybody.” Every methodologically sound poll has found that a majority of Americans oppose the Iran War. Too bad that Trump doesn’t and never has cared about the American people.
Democrats Fight Back
U.S. Representative Emily Randall is fighting for Washington’s transportation future. She’s introduced the bipartisan FERRIES Act (Federal Enhancement and Revitalization of Reliable Infrastructure for Essential Seaways Act) to expand federal investment in ferries by modernizing aging maritime infrastructure, increasing ferry grant funding, supporting American shipyard jobs, and transitioning pilot programs targeting ferries to become permanent federal transportation law. Thank you, Congresswoman Randall, for fighting for reliable transportation throughout our entire state!
Attorney General Nick Brown is making the case that Washington needs more resources to combat monopolies and illegal mergers. While the federal government allows oligarchs to consolidate their power over the media, big pollution, and gut consumer protections, the states need to fill the gap to prevent consumers from getting ripped off. AG Brown’s steadfast defense of consumers is vital as our federal government allows any CEO who throws cash at Trump to do what they want.
- Rally, Protest, and Gather
- Anytime – Sign up to receive ICE Mobilization Alerts for communities in Washington state. Sign up here.
- TOMORROW – Statewide Virtual Phonebank, 4PM-7PM. Register here.
- Tuesday, May 19 – How to Host a Canvass Training, Virtual, 6PM-7:30PM, Register here.
- Wednesday, May 20 – New Volunteer Info Session, Virtual, 5:30PM-6:30PM, Register here.
- Thursday, May 21 – Deep Canvass Training, Virtual, 6PM-7:30PM, Register here.
- Wednesday, May 27 – Democratic Municipal Officials’ Communications: On the Record Press Training, Virtual, 1PM-2PM. Register here.
- Saturday, July 11 – 2026 Democratic Municipal Official’s Candidate Camp, 8AM-1:30PM. Register here.
- Send us details on rallies and protests in your communities
- Email details to press@wa-democrats.org
- Donate
- If you would like to see less Washington D.C. and more Washington state in your community, please DONATE to The Real Washington Fund – our rapid response account to counter MAGA’s chaos with real organizing, real solutions, and real results. We can’t do the work of holding Republicans accountable without your support.
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DEMOCRATS IN THE NEWS
WA filing closes, U.S. House battleground and GOP test emerge,
The Seattle Times
Many states are making redistricting moves. Not so much in WA, yet,
KUOW
U.S. Forest Service needs reform but Trump is looking to burn it down,
The Seattle Times (editorial)
FBI Director spars with Senator who questions his conduct,
The New York Times
Here’s what you need to know about the new investments coming to the CID,
International Examiner
ICE’s new Northwest Detention Center contract lowers standards, accountability,
The Urbanist
WHAT I’M WATCHING
Senator Murray grills Kash Patel on tenure at FBI,
U.S. Senate
Senator Murray lit up Kash Patel, focusing on his vindictiveness and how his sycophantic actions at the FBI are impeding real justice. You can watch the whole exchange here.
Thanks for all you do,
Chair Shasti Conrad
Washington State Democratic Party
In 2024, Washington Democrats led the nation with sweeping electoral victories. Now, we’re fighting to elect a supermajority in Olympia, protect our swing seats in the House, and stand up to MAGA extremism across the country.
WA Dems empowers grassroots organizing and elects Democrats up and down the ballot. Your support fuels our fight to stop Trump and defend our democracy.
We sincerely thank you for your help and support.
Washington State Democrats PO Box 4027 Seattle, WA 98194 United States
Democratic National Committee News
It’s Lorenza Ramirez, the DNC’s National Organizing Director.
I wanted to pop in and give you a brief update about When We Count, our largest voter registration program in DNC history.
Within the last few weeks, we’ve onboarded our first 40 Fellows in Phoenix, Arizona — and we’re only growing. By June, we’re on track to expand our team to 75 Fellows in Arizona alone.
We’re training Fellows not just to register voters, but to think creatively and strategically about where conversations can happen. Fellows are organizing online, mobilizing their networks, and going to concerts, cafes, and thrift stores to register young people to vote. They’re putting in the work to register 250,000 Democratic voters in key battleground states like Arizona before November’s midterms.
Already this year, we’re seeing Democratic voters show up in a big way — in the last few months, states like Texas and Illinois have seen record-breaking voter turnout at the ballot box. At the DNC, we’re seeing that as proof that when we reach voters, they show up.
It’s been so exciting getting to watch When We Count come to life — and we’re just getting started.
Thank you,
Lorenza
Lorenza Ramirez
Organizing Director
Democratic National Committee
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The Blue Print – Democrats are Fighting to Protect Voting Rights
Last month, Donald Trump endorsed John Braun in Washington’s Third Congressional District.
Now, the NRCC has released a poll showing that Braun is supposedly up by 7 points in this race.
Let’s be clear: the NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee) is a partisan Republican operation. Their polling is designed to shape headlines, discourage Democrats, and flood races like this one with even more dark money.
WA-03 is getting more blue, and we’re going to keep it that way.
John Braun spent years in Olympia siding with corporate special interests over Washington families. He opposed workers’ rights, stood in the way of affordable housing, and backed dangerous Republican budgets that would rip healthcare away from millions and devastate rural communities.
He isn’t running to represent Southwest Washington; he’s running to be a rubber stamp for Trump’s agenda.
And we already know what that agenda looks like: attacks on working families, threats to healthcare, and policies written for corporations and the ultra-wealthy.
Now, with Trump and the GOP’s backing, the floodgates are about to open. More dark money. More attack ads. More national Republicans trying to drag Washington backward.
This is one of the most competitive seats in the country. What we do right now will decide what happens in November.
Every dollar helps us reach voters, build grassroots power, and keep this seat out of MAGA hands.
Thank you,
WA Democrats
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The Blue Print – Trump’s Iran War Is Killing Americans
The Blue Print – How the DNC Is Suing The Trump Administration
The Blue Print – We Launched When We Count in Arizona!
The Blue Print – BREAKING: The Supreme Court Guts the Voting Rights Act
The Blue Print – The Ground Game Goes Digital
The Blue Print – What does the DNC actually DO?
The Blue Print – Learnings from our Local Listeners Calls
The Blue Print – While Trump Is in Disarray, Democrats Are Winning
The Blue Print – The Ground Game is Only Getting Started!
The Blue Print – We’re Fighting to Protect Voting by Mail
The Blue Print – Democrats’ Momentum Continues to Sweep the Country
The Blue Print – Electoral Wins + How You Can Get Involved
The Blue Print – Organizing to Win in 2026
The Blue Print – Join Our First National Voter Registration Week of Action of the Year!
The Blue Print – How the DNC is (Actually) Safeguarding 2026 Midterm Elections
The Blue Print – Celebrating Women’s History Month
The Blue Print – We’re Answering Your Most Commonly Asked Questions
The Blue Print – Democrats’ Momentum Continues to Sweep the Country
The Blue Print – Grassroots Momentum is Defining the Midterms
The Blue Print – Thank you, Local Listeners!
The Blue Print – We Fact Checked Trump’s State of the Union So You Don’t Have To
The Blue Print – Chair Ken Martin: Tonight is the State of the Union
The Blue Print – Trump’s Trade War: What Happened?
The Blue Print – How You Can Counter Trump’s State of the Union
The Blue Print – Why Authentic Voices Are the DNC’s Best Weapon Against Misinformation
The Blue Print – Take Action This Black History Month
The Blue Print – Democrats are Winning Big at the Ballot Box
The Blue Print – What You Can Do to Help in Minnesota
The Blue Print – How To Have Hard Conversations
The Blue Print – Chair Ken Martin: One Year Later, Ready for 2026 and Beyond
The Blue Print – We Stand with Minnesota
The Blue Print -Chair Martin: A note from Chair Martin on the ground in Minnesota.
The Blue Print -Chair Martin: An update on Minnesota
The Blue Print -One Year In: Trump First, Americans Last.
The Blue Print -NEW: Introducing When We Count
The Blue Print – Organizing to Win in 2026
The Blue Print – Our 2026 New Year’s Resolutions
The Blue Print – Thank You for a Historic 2025
The Blue Print – The DNC Is Reaching Voters Everywhere
The Blue Print – Become a Local Listener!
The Blue Print – The DNC Is Reaching Voters Everywhere
The Blue Print – Americans Deserve Better This Holiday Season
The Blue Print – Democrats Have Undeniable Momentum Heading into the Midterms
The Blue Print – How Trump Destroyed the Economy in 10 Months
The Blue Print – Get Out the Vote in Miami
The Blue Print – The DNC is Making Electoral Strides Nationwide
The Blue Print – How To Talk to Your Republican Relatives This Thanksgiving
The Blue Print – We’re Only Getting Started
The Blue Print – Turning November’s Wins into Sustaining Momentum
The Blue Print – Help Support Families This Weekend
The Blue Print – Democrats Are Fighting Around The Clock
The Blue Print – DNC Chair breaks down the BLUE SWEEP on Election Day
The Blue Print – Democrats Dominated Election Season
The Blue Print – Chair Ken Martin: Last Night, Voters Sent A Message To Donald Trump
The Blue Print – Election Day is almost here!
The Blue Print – Chair Ken Martin: It’s Time To Get Out The Vote
The Blue Print – November Is Ours To Win
The Blue Print – Join the Call Crew!
The Blue Print – How We Hold Trump Accountable Online
The Blue Print – Trump Is Cutting Cancer Research
The Blue Print -How You Can Protect Voting Rights This Weekend
The Blue Print -The DNC’s Historic Investments Continue to Power 2025 Elections
The Blue Print – Democrats Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
The Blue Print – Training the Next Generation of Leaders
The Blue Print – This Is How We Win in November!
The Blue Print – Donate and win a trip to the Women’s Leadership Conference in D.C.
The Blue Print – I Live on $70 a Month. Now My Nursing Home Could Close
The Blue Print – The “Party of Free Speech” Shuts Down Free Speech
The Blue Print – Get Out the Vote for Virginia
The Blue Print – DNC Chair Ken Martin: “I am sick of losing friends to political violence.”
The Blue Print – Democrats Are Overperforming Everywhere
The Blue Print – Join Democrats for a National Voter Registration Week of Action
The Blue Print – Grassroots Partners Fuel Our Work
The Blue Print – Join Democrats This Fall
The Blue Print – Why The DNC Is Taking New Media Seriously (and you should too!)
The Blue Print – Democrats Continue to Fight for the Lone Star State
The Blue Print – Three Actions You Can Take This Weekend To Support Fair and Free Elections
The Blue Print – Three Ways To Help Democrats Fight the Texas Gerrymander
The Blue Print – The DNC Is Out of the Beltway
The Blue Print – This Summer, the DNC Is Organizing Everywhere
The Blue Print – The DNC’s Seven-Figure Investment into VirginiaIntroducing: Organizing Summer
The Blue Print – Introducing: Organizing Summer
Join us for Out and Proud: Let’s Sashay to the Polls!
PCOs Can (and Should) Start Doorbelling – For PCOs, the time to walk or call the voters in your precincts is NOW so that we can get that data back into Votebuilder ASAP. The data PCOs collect in the first quarter of this year is essential to the voter targeting every Democratic candidate will be able to do in the primary election and for the rest of the year. If needed, our Coordinated Campaign staff can help set PCOs up with a phone or canvass list, an appropriate script for their precinct, and either a listening or ID canvass – just ask us at organizing@wa-democrats.org.
Voices
Fix Democracy First has compiled an excellent list of sites with which to expand your activism
Watch SUFFS on PBS’ Great Performances This Weekend!
APPLY HEAT, MELT ICE — This Weekend, We Protest Everywhere!
My Afternoon With The Last Living Prosecutor of Nazi War Criminals
Yes! Today is Election Day for Many Cities and States Across the Country!
URGENT: Get Out The Vote for Zohran TOMORROW — Sunday!
“Will We Remain In The Shadows, Or Will We Together Step Into The Light?”
One Week After “No Kings,” What Comes Next?
Your Pics From Yesterday’s Massive Protests
TOMORROW, October 18th — We Hit The Streets!
Hey New Yorkers — VOTE TOMORROW!
Here’s the New Pledge of Allegiance I Think We All Should Take
Why Today April 30th Should Be a National Holiday
PROTEST EVERYWHERE — Saturday, April 19 — Every city, every county, every town, everywhere! Freedom Against Tyranny!
There Was a Record 5 to 6 Million People Who Took to the Streets to Stop Trump on Saturday! — And the Only Sound of Silence You Hear is from the Media and the Democratic Party
Massive Crowds Everywhere! And Everywhere You Look, You Will See The True Leaders of This Next Revolution
Get Up! Get Out! Get in the Streets! Mass Protests Saturday Near You!
Simon Rosenberg
Veteran Political Analyst, Strategist and Commentator. 2 Presidential campaigns (incl Clinton War Room), senior roles at DNC, DCCC, NDN. One of the only ones who got 2022 right. On Substack at Hopium Chronciles.
Anyone Who Thinks Trump Is Winning Isn’t Paying Attention
Senator Ruben Gallego On Why America Must Stand With Ukraine, Europe, And NATO
Six States Vote Today, Welcome To The Post-USAID World, Non-Voters And Indies Turn On The Rs
NYT Has Generic Ballot D +11, Ukraine’s Big Battlefield Win, Mortgage Rates And Brent Crude Rising – Trump’s Failures Just Keep Mounting
Trump Gets A Brutal New CBS Poll, WHO Declares Global Health Emergency, New Intvs W/Gov. Shapiro and Ohio’s Amy Acton
Trump Is A Fool, A Coward, And A Traitor
Trump Is Hell Bent On Weakening America And Making Russia And China Great Again
My Conversation With Governor Josh Shapiro
Republicans Are Gerrymandering Because They Are Scared Of The American People, And Of Us – As They Should Be (New Video, Written Analysis)
Meet Dr. Amy Acton, Our Great Candidate Running For Governor Of Ohio
Trump Admits What Has Become Obvious – He Simply Doesn’t Care About The American People Only Himself, His Ridiculous Ballroom, His Fellow Oligarchs
Ugly Inflation Data, Tariffs Ruled Illegal (Again), Failed War, Soaring Unpopularity – Trump Heads To China In A Dangerously Weakened Position
Some Thoughts On What Comes Next
Trump Hits New Polling Low, Putin’s Sad Parade, Magyar Takes Control In Hungary, Expanding Our Maps
Meet Elaine Luria, Our Candidate Fighting To Turn VA-02 Blue
Trump’s Failed War Keeps Failing, His Tariffs Are Struck Down (Again), VA Supreme Court Overturns An Election
Meet Charlie Bailey, Chair of the Ass-Kicking Democratic Party of Georgia
Democrats Are Expanding Our Maps And Competing In Hard To Win Places (New Video & Written Analysis)
Historian Phillips O’Brien Talks Ukraine, Iran And “Taking The Initiative” In War
Putin Breaks a Ceasefire, Trump Stumbles and Retreats in the Gulf, Democrats Overperform in a Special Election (Again)
Eric Croft, Alaska Dem Party Chair, Returns To Hopium To Talk “Expanding The Map” and Winning This November
If Trump Wants The Pentagon Funded The United States Must Side With Europe And Ukraine – Not Russia
My Conversation With Stuart Stevens About Zelenskyy’s Momentum, 61 Years Of The Southern Strategy, The Dems’ Midterm Message And More
Trump And Putin Are Not Winning Their Wars
Reflections On The Return Of Our “Barbarous Ancestors” And The Need For Us To Build Something New
Gas Surges 40 Cents This Week, Louisiana Gov Cancels Primary Elections, “Poll: Trump’s Iran war reaches Iraq- and Vietnam-era disapproval levels”
Callais, 2026 Senate, 2032 – Democrats Are Now Operating With A Very Different National Map (New Video, Written Analysis)
Inflation Has Surged, Our Economy Has Slowed, And Everything Trump Is Doing Is Making It Worse
Katie Phang On Callais, Her New Lawsuit Against The DOJ, And Todd Blanche’s Escalating Lawlessness
An English King Schools Our Wanna Be King, Trump And Blanche Escalate, Hill Republicans Keep Melting Down
Janelle Stelson, Our Great Candidate Running In PA-10, Returns To Hopium For An Update On Her Race
Oil Tops $111 A Barrel, US Gas Prices Surge, Russia Is Failing In Ukraine, Senate And House Rs Are Fighting – Holy Trumpian Sh-tshow Batman!
Meet Jen Jordan And Miracle Rankin, Our Terrific Candidates Running For The Supreme Court Of Georgia
The Strait Of Hormuz Remains Closed, Bennett and Lapid Join Forces in Israel, Spanberger Celebrates Her First 100 Days, Slava Ukraini!
Grateful No One Was Seriously Injured Last Night
New House Dem Media Buy Shows Dems On Offense, Strong, And Expanding The Map
Sherrod Brown – Still Fighting With Everything He’s Got For The People Of Ohio
Ukraine Gets EU Funding Package, Dems Up 6 Points In House Battleground, Peltola Leads In Alaska
Trump’s Failed, Illegal War Is Breaking His Presidency, And The Republican Party Too
Trump’s Terrible Polling Gets Worse, National Battleground Deteriorates Further For GOP – 2026 Has Become A Year Of Opportunity For Democrats
“Yes” Wins In Virginia Tonight – Congratulations Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Meet Kathleen Clyde, Chair Of The Democratic Party In Battleground Ohio
Our 2026 Candidates Are Impressive, New National and CA Polls, The AI Wars Have Begun
Meet Senator Sarah Trone Garriott – Minister, Mom, Community Leader, And Proven Winner Working Hard To Flip IA-03 Blue
Meet Mayor Chaz Molder, Our Experienced, Hard-Working Candidate Running In TN-05
It’s Time For The Magical Thinking About The Costs Of Trump’s Failed War To End
Sunday Hopium – The Strait Remains Closed, Trump Is More Far More Mad Than King, Farmers Are Really Struggling in America
Trump’s Ridiculous Story About The Iranian Negotiations Crashes And Burns, And The Strait Of Hormuz Is Closed Once Again
The Trump Regime Is Rotting, Decaying, Crumbling, Unraveling, Falling Apart (New Video & Written Analysis)
Imagine If This Moment Was Not About The Ascent of Authoritarians, But About A New Birth Of Global Freedom. Just Imagine…..
Hanging Out, Catching Up, And Breaking It Down With The Contrarians (Video)
More Ugly Economic Data, More Evidence Of What A Historic Failure Trump And His Presidency Have Become
Closing Strong On Vote Yes With Virginia’s Inspiring Speaker, Don Scott
Congress Returns To Trump Breaking The Cease Fire, Attacking The Pope, Orban Falling, Melania Going Rogue, And Inflation Exploding
Orban Concedes – Huge Blow To Trump, Putin, Vance, And The Global Right
Vance Fails In Pakistan, Trump Breaks The Ceasefire And Launches A Naval Blockade, Turn Out In Hungary Is Very Strong
Hungary Votes Tomorrow, Trump Continues To Flounder and Flail, Understanding And Winning In An Evolving Political Battlefield
Meet Rebecca Cooke, Our Terrific Candidate Running In WI-03
Inflation Surges, The War Is Failing, Epstein And Corruption – America Needs New Leadership And A New Direction
The Crisis The World Faces Today Is Trump (New Video, Written Analysis)
Trump Is A Failed President. It’s Time To Start Talking About What Comes Next
Meet Shannon Taylor, A Prosecutor And Battle-Tested Candidate Running To Flip VA-01 Blue
Trump’s Failed War Keeps Failing, Vance Debases Himself In Hungary, The General Election Has Begun
My Conversation With Stuart Stevens Of Lincoln Square
Starting The Painful Process Of Picking Up The Pieces From A Failed Trump Presidency
Winning In An Evolving Political Battlefield
Things Are Bad For Trump and The Republicans. They Are About To Get Much Worse
Defending Our Democracy – A Conversation With Marc Elias
Trump Must Now Fix The Global Mess He’s Made (New Video, Analysis)
Lt. Gov Candidate David Pepper Reports In From Battleground Ohio
Meet State Senator Sean McCann, Fighting Hard To Turn MI-04 Blue
Meet Jamie Ager, Our Terrific Candidate Working To Turn NC-11 Blue
Trump’s Global Crisis Worsens – Where Is Congress?
Hardy Merriman On The Fight For Democracy And Freedom, Here And Everywhere
Inspiring Photos From No Kings Three!
Springsteen’s Powerful”Streets Of Minneapolis” At No Kings Today
Richard Badalamente
BCDCC Officers and Subcommittee Chairs for 2025-2026
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