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12/31/2005: "San Juan County Democrats Announce 2006 Activities"

The San Juan County Democratic Party held its regular monthly meeting on December 17th at Skagit Valley Community College, Friday Harbor. Ron Zee was appointed to fill the Vice Chair position. Allison Lengyel has been appointed to the vacant PCO position for Shaw.

Sharon Abreu (PCO Orcas 4) attended the recent Climate Change Conference in Montreal and reported on the work of the conference and its potential local impact. Abreu and Rena Patty (PCO Orcas 3) will prepare resolutions for individuals and governments on the national, state and local levels to deal with the challenge of global climate change. Ron Zee (PCO San Juan 4) will assume management of 2006 web site updates ( Link to webpg)


The Democrats announced that local Precinct Democratic Caucuses will be held on each island on Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 2 PM, at locations to be announced. Caucus organizing volunteers are Ron Zee and Joan Dayton for San Juan Island, Libby Blackwell and Rena Patty for Orcas Island, and Lee Lehman and Micki Ryan for Lopez Island.

The March 4 caucuses will elect delegates to the County Convention on April 8, 2006. The County Convention will elect delegates to the State Convention on June 3 in Yakima. Attendees at the precinct caucuses will draft resolutions for San Juan County Convention approval, for inclusion in the state party platform on June 3.

State Committee persons Carl and Mary Ann Bender (PCO Lopez 1) will attend the next State Committee meeting on January 27 and 28 in Seattle, as will Chair Stan Wagner (PCO Waldron). A successor to resigning Chair of the State Democratic Party Paul Berendt will be elected at that meeting.

"2006 will be a busy year for local Democrats given the local and state elections," noted Chair Stan Wagner. "In 2005 the local party structure was changed to an annual membership organization so that more Democrats could participate, and our successful membership expansion will continue in 2006. Democrats interested in making active changes within the party should contact their local Precinct Committee Officers or come to a monthly meeting."

San Juan, Orcas and Lopez Democrats will meet in January and throughout the year at times and individual locations to be announced through newspapers and bulletin boards.

Contact: Micki Ryan, Secretary, 468-4442
Stan Wagner, Chairman, 206 372-6136
San Juan County Democratic Central Committee