The purpose of the Democratic Party of Washington County, Oregon is to elect qualified Democrats to public office; adopt a platform and work to ensure it is carried into law; provide a link between Washington County Democrats, the First Congressional District and the State Central Committee; inform voters about Democratic Party principles; and increase membership in the Central Committee and Democratic Party.
We also encourage Democrats to run for public office and to serve on local boards and commissions.
We are Democrats for a working democracy.
Please join us and become involved in creating a better government.
Central Committee Meetings are held at 7pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month, except for December, at the PCC Willow Creek Campus.
Please join
Carol Butler and Win McCormack
for a cocktail party to honor
Oregon's next Congresswoman, Suzanne Bonamici
Friday, January 27th
5:30pm-7:30pm
Tin House Books
2601 Northwest Thurman Street
Portland OR 97210
(please enter on Thurman Street side)
Ticket Prices
Event Host $500
Individual Tickets $125
Please RSVP here
For questions, please contact Ellen Flenniken at 979.421.3699or ellen@bonamiciforcongress.com
Unable to join us but still want to help? Please donate here.
Start Date:
January 28, 2012 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Constituent Coffee:
What: Constituent Coffee
When: Jan 28th from 1-2pm
Where: Portland Bagel Company, 9802 SW Shady Lane, Tigard, off Greenburg Road (Click for Map)
Start Date:
January 29, 2012 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Representatives Harker and Greenlick are holding a Town Hall Meeting on January 29th, 2012 at the Cedar Mill Library from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. All interested parties are encouraged to come and discuss the upcoming 2012 session and share their concerns and priorities.
Start Date:
February 8, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Polish up your speaking skills in a one or two night training!
February 8th and 29th from 6:30 to 8:30 we will cover adapting to an audience of one or one thousand, building confidence through effective delivery skills, organizing messages and developing and supporting ideas.
Students will leave the first session knowing what it takes be an effective speaker. Those who attend the second session on February 29th will be expected to practice speaking to the group to improve their skills as an effective speaker. The instructor will be Nancy Lewis.
Please contact trainingchair@washcodems.org if you would like to participate.
Start Date:
February 11, 2012 - 9:30am - 2:15pm
Three separate PCP trainings are scheduled in the coming months. Be sure to sign up for one and get ready for the upcoming election year! Register ahead of time by contacting Trainingchair@washcodems.org. All trainings will be held at the WashCoDems' Office in Hillsboro. See you there!!
February 11, 2012 (Saturday) -
Come spend a few hours and meet all the training requirements for being a PCP. Today's class will consist of the Core PCP Training from 9:30-11:30, Precinct Plan from 12-1 and training and role playing in phone banking from 1:15-2:15.
Lunch and snacks provided!
Trainers: Grace Harrington and Nancy Lewis
The Washington County Citizens Action Network (WC-CAN) will hold it's second annual summit hosted by Pacific University's Tom McCall Center for Policy Innovation, Saturday February 11, 2012. The summit will be held on the Forest Grove campus of Pacific University in Taylor Auditorium of Marsh Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme for this year’s summit will be "Empowering Citizens in Washington County."
Our choice in this race is Suzanne Bonamici. It is not just that she has been a legislator, while Cornilles has not. She has been a stand-out in Salem. Willamette Week - whose biennial legislative ratings are informed by legislators, staff and lobbyists - twice ranked Bonamici at the very top. One of WW's sources said he thought Bonamici read every bill that came before the state Senate.
State Sen. Betsy Johnson says: "I have rarely seen anyone work harder. (Bonamici) has a ferocious work ethic."
Continue reading the entire article.
Suzanne Bonamici for Congress Lawn Signs!
Come on down to our Hillsboro office at 140 NE 3rd Ave (half a block north of Main St.) and pick one up, they're FREE. And while you're there, sign up to be a Neighborhood Leader in your nighborhood, we'll show you how to go out and talk to YOUR Democratic neighbors and remind them to VOTE for Suzanne Bonamici on January 31st!
Our office is normally open Mon - Fri: 12 - 3, Sat: 9 - 3. Please phone us at 503-626-7018 to confirm our hours, we are often open early and late to support the campaigns.
Contact the Bonamici campaign at www.bonamiciforcongress.com
Three separate PCP trainings are scheduled in the coming months. Be sure to sign up for one and get ready for the upcoming election year! Register ahead of time by contactingTrainingchair@washcodems.org. All trainings will be held at the Washcodems Office in Hillsboro. See you there!!
February 11,2012(Saturday) -
Come spend a few hours and meet all the training requirements for being a PCP. Today's class will consist of the Core PCP Training from 9:30-11:30, Precinct Plan from 12-1 and training and role playing in phone banking from 1:15-2:15. Lunch and snacks provided! Trainers: Grace Harrington and Nancy Lewis
March 10,2012(Saturday)-
Another "get it done" day. The classes offered on this date are the PCP Core Training from 9:30-11:30, Precinct Plan from 12:00-1:00 and the Data Base class from 1:15-2:15. Lunch and snacks provided. Trainers: Linda and Paul Erickson.
April 7,2012 (Saturday)-
This time we have the PCP Core Training from 9:30-11:30, Precinct Plan from 12:00-1:00 and Canvassing class from 1:15-2:15. Snacks and Lunch provided. Trainers are Grace Harrington, Nancy Lewis and Dave Collamer.
White House Fellows Program
The White House Fellows program is the nation’s most prestigious program for leadership and public service. Founded by President Johnson in 1964 to engage emerging leaders in public service, the Fellows Program provides exceptional young men and women with first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government.
Fellows spend one year in Washington, DC working in the offices of Cabinet Secretaries, White House staff, and other high level Executive Branch officials. The Fellows Program is non-partisan, highly competitive and seeks people who have distinguished themselves through their work and dedication to public service. To learn more, we invite you to view the White House Fellows video chat in which the Program Director Cindy Moelis and former Fellows Anish Mahajan and Erica Jeffries recently answered questions about the application and the Fellowship experience. Applications for the White House Fellowship can currently be found online at www.whitehouse.gov/fellows. The deadline for completed applications is January 13, 2012.
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Obama for America and Organizing for America are looking for bright, motivated people for our Organizing Fellowship Program -- a 12-week program that will be held three times in 2012: during the spring, the summer, and the fall.
If you're an Obama organizing fellow, you'll gain hands-on campaign experience and strengthen your leadership skills, while working in a fast-paced environment. You'll also learn firsthand about the grassroots efforts that drive this campaign -- including recruiting volunteers and developing relationships with supporters in communities across the country.
You'll also be on the front lines of the work that it will take to win on November 6th, 2012.
If you or someone you know might be interested, apply here or encourage your friends to.
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The Democratic Party of Washington County, as well as the Multnomah County Democrats, have lost a wonderful friend and tireless activist. Ellie Burch lost her brave battle with peritoneal cancer on November 7, 2011.
The family is asking that any memorials be made in her name to the Washington County
Democratic Party's Ellie Burch Legacy Scholarship for graduating high school seniors.
Click here to make your donation.
 Once again we want to thank the generous donors who bring food into the office for the OFB Barrel. Unfortunately many of our neighbors are still struggling, so the need for help continues.
On your next visit to the office, please remember to bring a donation of non-perishable food. You can help a family who might otherwise have to choose between feeding themselves and paying the rent or utility bills. And of course you can always donate money at the Oregon Food Bank website.
All Democrats who are registered on the website are welcome and 
encouraged to post your thoughts, opinions and viewpoints on WashcoDems.org. Just log in, and you'll see a new field appear in the upper right with your log-in name and "Create Content". You can post a blog entry (a short story or tidbit about any topic you like - bearing in mind this is a political website) or start or reply to a forum (in-depth discussion about important issues like health care, taxes, education, and so forth.)
Just take a look at the current posts and reply, or start a new thread, and engage your fellow Democrats in a challenging, conversational format. Please remember to keep it clean, civil and no hitting below the belt. So, what's on your mind today?
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