Candidate Forums of Interest
Wednesday, October 3rd 6:00 p.m.
Forum for LD 26 Candidates for Senate and House
Kitsap County Administration Building
619 Division Street, Port Orchard
Saturday, October 6th, 10:00 a.m.
Candidate Forum – Congressional Districts 6, 9 and 10
Asia Pacific Cultural Center|
4851 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma
Tuesday, October 9th, 7:00 p.m.
Key Peninsula Candidates Forum
Pierce County Council District 7, 26th Legislative District and others
Key Peninsula Civic Center – Whitmore Room
17010 S. Vaughn Road, KPN Key Peninsula
Sponsored by Key Peninsula Community Council
Thursday, October 11th, 7:30 a.m.
Gig Harbor Chamber Public Affairs Forum
Pierce County Prosecutor Candidates
Cottesmore of Life Care
2909 14th Ave NW Gig Harbor
Wednesday, October 17th, 6:30 p.m.
Candidates Forum – Legislative District 26
Senate and House Candidates
Gig Harbor City Council Chambers
3510 Grandview Street Gig Harbor
Maritime Gig Festival Parade – Walkers Needed
Parade Walkers Needed!
Maritime Gig Festival – Yo’ Ho’ Harbor Grand Parade
Saturday June 2nd – 10am-Noon
CHECK IN TIME: 9:30
Let us know you’re coming. Send your Name, Email and Phone Number to 26thBlueTeam@Gmail.com
Derek Kilmer is the Grand Marshall
This year the 26th LD Democrats plan to make a huge showing at the parade.
If you’ve ever been there you know that the entire town either watches the parade – or they’re in the parade.
Be In The Parade!!!
WE HAVE FIVE CANDIDATES WALKING WITH US:
Derek Kilmer, Emily Randall, Connie FitzPatrick
Joy Stanford and Derek Young
(Representative Derek Kilmer will lead the parade and then circle back around to walk with us.)
Let us know as soon as possible if you can walk with us so we can make sure we have enough T-shirts for everyone!
We will email or call you with further instructions.
Grand Opening – 26th Dems Campaign Headquarters
HELP US KICKOFF THE 2018 BLUE WAVE!!!
Come and celebrate the Grand Opening of the 26th Dems Campaign Headquarters in Gig Harbor.
Conveniently located at
3212 50th CT NW Suite 103-C
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335
(Near Good To Go)
-Refreshments
-Meet Candidates
-Meet & Socialize with neighbors that share your values.
-Find out how you can help keep the lights on and participate in the 2018 Blue Wave.
Now Accepting 2018 Endorsement Requests
Since the Official Filing Week is May 14 – 18, the requests for endorsements or approval will be accepted by the endorsements committee members immediately after the end of the filing week.
Download the Endorsement Forms Here
Send completed Endorsement Forms to 26thDemocrats@gmail.com
I will share any requests with committee members and we will read the requests and discuss them prior to the June general meeting for giving our recommendations and having members voting on the recommendations. Please let me know of anyone wishing to participate on this committee.
Judy Arbogast
2018 Endorsement Chair
Strong Bipartisan Support for Peninsula School Bond Undermined by Pierce County Republican Party
——–FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE——-
Strong Bipartisan Support for Peninsula School District Bond Undermined by Pierce County Republican Party
Gig Harbor, Washington April 25, 2018 – The Peninsula School District bond election result – 58.8% voted for the bond – shows strong bipartisan support for this crucial measure, reflecting support from Democrats, Independents, and Republicans. The bond measure is badly needed to restore our school facilities to an acceptable level and address crowded conditions resulting from state mandates for smaller class sizes. So how did the measure fall short of the super-majority vote (over 60%) to pass?
The blame falls squarely on the shoulders of the Pierce County Republican Party, which funded and mailed a flyer just before the election opposing the bond measure and providing erroneous and misleading information. The 26th Legislative District Democrats (Gig Harbor, Port Orchard, Bremerton) went on record early supporting the bond measure and provided many volunteer hours as well as dollars to support the bond. All the Democratic candidates running for office in November from this district – Derek Young for County Council, Emily Randall for State Senate, and Connie FitzPatrick and Joy Stanford for the two State Representative seats – endorsed and actively supported the bond measure. In contrast, Gig Harbor Republican Randy Boss organized the “No” campaign and actively opposed the bond. None of the legislative representatives from this district, all Republicans – Jan Angel, Jesse Young, and Michelle Caldier – endorsed or supported the bond. This is a disgrace and does not reflect the views of the electorate here, regardless of party affiliation.
The bond campaign epitomized democracy at its best – with people from all parties and backgrounds working together on behalf of our schools. Those who voted for this bond should consider their vote carefully in November and support candidates who are aligned with the interests of this district. The Republican incumbents need to be turned out so that the state legislators reflect the will of the district.
The bond measure was a result of a year-long effort by the School Board and parents collaborating to look at all the options and develop a bond measure with bipartisan appeal. The campaign to pass the bond reflected a strong grass roots effort led and organized by Stand Up for Peninsula Schools (SUP), a parent volunteer organization. Many volunteers worked countless hours every weekend for the past several months going door to door to talk to citizens and explain the bond measure. In addition, the Peninsula Schools Superintendent gave many presentations throughout the district to present the facts of why this bond measure was so crucial and answer questions. It was a well-executed campaign.
The 26th Legislative District Democrats will continue to support efforts to pass a bond measure in the Peninsula School District as well as in the South Kitsap School District.
Press contact:
Luellen Lucid – 26th Legislative District, Vice Chair – Pierce County
26thDemocrats@gmail.com