Washington State Benton County Democrats

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Announcements

2008 Candidates

New Our links page now has the Washington Democratic Party State-Wide Slate.

A good summary of filing candidates for offices of interest to Benton County voters is also on the links page.

Sample Ballot for August 19th Primary

ATTENTION: Primary VOTERS - Watch your MAIL for your Primary Ballots around August 1st. We have a SAMPLE BALLOT available for viewing/download. Please CLICK HERE to access it! (Note: Legal size, may need to scale image before printing.)

George Fearing: Our Answer to "Doc"

Mimi Latta, Deputy Campaign Manager, has a campaign update in our August Newsletter.

Visit George's web site here.

Benton County Platform and Resolutions

To view, click on the following links:

Approved 2008 Platform

Approved 2008 Resolutions

Summary of 2008 Resolutions

Status of State Party Platform and Resolutions

Neighborhood Challenge!

Become a Neighborhood Leader! Watch this video to see what you can do to help put a Democrat in the White House, re-elect Governor Chris Gregoire, and elect Democrats in Washington.

Or click here.

Candidate Websites

Campaign HQ

The Benton County Campaign Headquarters is open for business at 1315 George Washington Way in the Richland Uptown Shopping Center near Denny's.

The Headquarters hosts the George Fearing campaign and supports other activities as well including phone-banking, mass-mailings, and a place for Democrats to meet.

You Can Help

The Benton County Democrats depend on volunteers to get our work done.

Whether it's helping out with campaigns, parades, picnics, or fundraising, there are many ways you can contribute.

Help with this web site is welcome as well.

Contact our Chair or the webmaster to volunteer.

Donate Now

Support the Benton county Democratic Central committee.

Your donation will make a difference right here in Benton county

To send a donation of any size, please print and complete this form.

We will put it to good use for newsletters, fund raisers, local Democratic campaigns, brochures, Get Out The Vote activities, parade entries, PCO training, and MORE!

Purpose of our Website

We hope you will find lots of useful information here, as well as a way to keep in tune with what Democrats are doing in Benton County.

Among other things, you will find an archive of our monthly newsletter The Democratic Reporter, links to other Democratic organizations, resources for Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs), and a calendar of local meetings.

Message from the Chair

August 1

A most successful Democratic Picnic is behind us. We had over 200 people attend and more than 14 campaigns were represented, nearly ALL by the candidates themselves. This year we opened the speakers' platform to the seriously contested non-partisan races for judgeships. Some folks disliked the idea, but Democrats vote in these races as well along with Republicans and Independents. So why not give these potential public servants an opportunity to make their case eye ball-to-eye ball with Democrats?

There WILL BE a public event with Christine Gregoire the evening of August 13th. Mark it on your calendar and please plan to attend. The Governor was kind enough to support our fundraiser in April, and I personally know that her Campaign is committed to making her more accessible to her supporters in eastern Washington. So please mark your calendars. Time and location will be on our HOTLINE and Website as soon as it's available.

Our State Coordinated Campaign, now integrated with the Obama Campaign for Change, is in full gear. Just recently our Districts' team headed by Steve Lee was ranked No. 1 of ALL Districts throughout the state for making the most voter contacts! Come by our Headquarters at 1315 George Washington Way, behind Denny's any time, and I'm sure Steve can put you to work!

We held our second installment of our Film Festival last Monday. We've been showing the films after the United For Obama meetings on Monday evening, every other week. Because the films typically run past 9:30 on a weeknight, we're considering moving the showings to early Sunday evening, afternoon or another weeknight. Please contact our Hotline/website for the time and details of our next film.

And of course, with all this activity, we haven't even mentioned our upcoming Benton Franklin County Fair participation August 19 thru 23rd. When you are contacted by one of our volunteers asking for your help in supporting our Headquarters Office [shifts are 10 to 1 and 1 to 5] our Fair Booth [shifts are 10 to 1, 1 to 4, 4 to 7 and 7 to 10] or for general phone calling, door belling or mailings; PLEASE SAY - YES. Or better yet, give us a call NOW at 585-7682 or e-mail: chair@bencodems.org, and get your pick of times and dates.

Bob Parazin
BCDCC Chair