Madame Vice-Chair
That would be me.
I ran for Kitsap County Vice-Chair of the 26th LD Democrats and won. The 26th LD Democrats have two vice-chairs, one for Pierce County and one for Kitsap County. Our by-laws also state that at least one (but not necessarily both) of the vice-chairs must be of the opposite sex to the chair. That would also be me. Our excellent chair from December 2004 - December 2006 (we reorganize every two years), Mark Brown, has stepped up to the chair role once again. Our just-past chair, my friend Susan Cruver, is now our State Committeewoman. Gerry Baldwin is my Pierce County counterpart. Steve Martin, my immediate predecessor, is now State Committeeman, and Renee Proctor-Brown, Mark's wife, was elected Treasurer again (and I think everyone else was thankful that they didn't have to do it). Renee's been doing a great job as Treasurer for the past two years. (Once you get a great Treasurer, don't let her (or him) go. The Kitsap County Dems also have a long-time great Treasurer and won't let her step down, either.) Don Bartley, who has been sending me bad jokes all year, got elected Secretary.
You may want to bookmark this entry to refer back to over the next couple of years, because you will probably be hearing much more about these people and what we're all up to. It's going to be a busy couple of years for me going forward.
I have been saying that I was going to run for Kitsap County Vice-Chair for about 6 months and when Susan confirmed that with me about three to four weeks ago, she asked me if she could have the honor of nominating me. Of course, I thought that the honor was being done to me and said so, and readily accepted, so that is what happened. I think I got the loudest and most enthusiastic vote of the night.
I went to our state senator Derek Kilmer's first fundraiser for 2010 last night, his 2nd annual pie-tacular. Knowing that I am diabetic, he made sure there was a sugar-free apple pie there, and that's what I had. I ran into our county Democrats chair, Carl Olson, who, upon confirming that I had gotten elected vice-chair, offered me condolences. He must like something about the work that we do, however, because he's running for county chair again when the county Dems reorganize in January. If I'm not mistaken, that's when I'll need to re-run for my executive board position in the Kitsap County Dems.
Since I'm a vice-chair, I have to sit at the table in the front now...
I ran for Kitsap County Vice-Chair of the 26th LD Democrats and won. The 26th LD Democrats have two vice-chairs, one for Pierce County and one for Kitsap County. Our by-laws also state that at least one (but not necessarily both) of the vice-chairs must be of the opposite sex to the chair. That would also be me. Our excellent chair from December 2004 - December 2006 (we reorganize every two years), Mark Brown, has stepped up to the chair role once again. Our just-past chair, my friend Susan Cruver, is now our State Committeewoman. Gerry Baldwin is my Pierce County counterpart. Steve Martin, my immediate predecessor, is now State Committeeman, and Renee Proctor-Brown, Mark's wife, was elected Treasurer again (and I think everyone else was thankful that they didn't have to do it). Renee's been doing a great job as Treasurer for the past two years. (Once you get a great Treasurer, don't let her (or him) go. The Kitsap County Dems also have a long-time great Treasurer and won't let her step down, either.) Don Bartley, who has been sending me bad jokes all year, got elected Secretary.
You may want to bookmark this entry to refer back to over the next couple of years, because you will probably be hearing much more about these people and what we're all up to. It's going to be a busy couple of years for me going forward.
I have been saying that I was going to run for Kitsap County Vice-Chair for about 6 months and when Susan confirmed that with me about three to four weeks ago, she asked me if she could have the honor of nominating me. Of course, I thought that the honor was being done to me and said so, and readily accepted, so that is what happened. I think I got the loudest and most enthusiastic vote of the night.
I went to our state senator Derek Kilmer's first fundraiser for 2010 last night, his 2nd annual pie-tacular. Knowing that I am diabetic, he made sure there was a sugar-free apple pie there, and that's what I had. I ran into our county Democrats chair, Carl Olson, who, upon confirming that I had gotten elected vice-chair, offered me condolences. He must like something about the work that we do, however, because he's running for county chair again when the county Dems reorganize in January. If I'm not mistaken, that's when I'll need to re-run for my executive board position in the Kitsap County Dems.
Since I'm a vice-chair, I have to sit at the table in the front now...