Democratic Club of Sunnyvale

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Other Announcements

 

Club Endorses Sally Lieber!

At our last meeting the club interviewed both Democratic candidates for State Senate District 13, Jerry Hill and Sally Lieber, and ran our caucus-format endorsement process. As a result, we congratulate Sally Lieber for winning the endorsement of the Democratic Club of Sunnyvale for the upcoming primary elections. We would also like to thank everyone for participating, especially the candidates themselves and our moderator, Ellen Grace Henson. (One way to show your appreciation for Ellen is to recommend her via her LinkedIn profile.)

 

40-Member Milestone Leads to Two Club Representatives
A big thank-you to all those who joined DCS or renewed your membership in time to help us reach our goal of 40 members who list us as their primary club! Democrats can belong to more than one club, but only select one club to be their primary club. The Democratic Club of Sunnyvale is now able to send two club representatives to our Region 5 Pre-Endorsement meeting on January 21st. The DCS Executive Committee appointed members Mike Serrone and Phyllis Freeman to be our representatives, based on interest they expressed earlier for being alternates at the party convention in May. Congratulations, Mike and Phyllis. (Note: If you would be interested in similar appointments and especially if DCS is your primary club, please contact Nancy Smith at ncsmith@gmail.com.)

 

Regional Pre-Endorsement Meeting, Saturday January 21 (see attachment)
Before the convention in February, local Democratic delegates are meeting for a pre-endorsement meeting to make recommendations in local races. If you think our barrier of two-thirds is tough, the pre-endorsement meeting barriers are even tougher! A candidate getting 70% or more of the vote gets put on the consent calendar at the convention. Please see the attachment that explains how the endorsement process works. Several of our members will be participating. For those of you who have a vote (including Mike and Phyllis), Regional Director, Emy Thurber says it is possible to vote by mail, even though no proxies are allowed. Anyone is welcome to attend. The meeting will be at the Hillview Community Center at 97 Hillview Avenue in Los Altos.

Conventions Information
Because 2012 is federal election year, there are many meetings planned at the local, regional, state and national level. Please see the attached email from Regional Director, Emy Thurber, regarding all the meetings and the topics that may be hot. Also, there are openings for delegates. Instructions on how you could be a delegate and the requirements if you are selected as a delegate to the national convention are included in another attachment and covered in Emy's email.

Congratulations!
Please join us in congratulating our new and returning Sunnyvale City Council members, Hon. Dave Whittum, Hon. Patrick Meyering, Hon. Tara Martin-Milius and our new and returning Sunnyvale School Board members, Hon. Nancy Newkirk and Hon. Reid Myers!