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In honor of the legacy and activism of our friend and long-time Party leader Sue Hagmeier, the Multnomah Democratic Party, through the gracious support of John and Shirley Vandermosten, has established a scholarship for young Democrats in Sue’s memory, to attend the biennial Oregon Summit, October 18-20, in Sunriver, OR.

Apply for the scholarship here.

Applications are due Sunday Sept. 15th. The Sue Hagmeier Summit Scholarship will be awarded to a young Democrat (21-36) who best exemplifies Sue’s spirit of activism and commitment to “making people’s lives better.” The award of $500 will defray the costs of attending the Biannual Oregon Summit, usually $500 and up.

See the list of speakers and events from the previous summit.

Held in October of odd number years, The Summit is the premier Oregon Democratic Party event, featuring outstanding seminars, national Democratic personalities and incredible up-close-and personal time with Oregon’s Democratic leaders.

This year’s Summit will be held from Oct 18 to Oct. 20 In Sunriver, Oregon. If you are:

• Between 21 and 36 years of age as of Oct 18, 2019
• A registered member of the Democratic Party (prior to the November 8, 2016 election) living in Multnomah County
• Experienced in Party/Community activism

then please apply for the scholarship using this form. Applications are due Sunday September 15th at 5PM Pacific time. Once you have applied, stay tuned to multdems.org for the announcement of the winner, along with other information about how you can continue to be involved.

“In 2005 we attended the Summit and were immediately hooked – we got involved. Giving the opportunity for a young leader to participate in all that the Summit offers is a fitting way to both honor Sue and give this informative experience to a young person who couldn’t otherwise afford the Summit costs”

– John Vandermosten

Apply for the scholarship here.

Applications are due Sunday, Sept. 15th.

Make contributions to support the fund here. Please consider contributing in honor of Sue Hagmeier to the ongoing growth of the scholarship fund.

CLICK TO SEE THE CANDIDATES

The Role

On August 8, at the Central Committee meeting, we will hold a special election to fill the vacant position of Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Multnomah County. Are you interested in using your knowledge of budget and finance to help Democrats win in 2020? It is time to throw your hat into the ring.

 As Treasurer, you will be a member of the Admin Team and have fiduciary responsibility to:

• Be custodian of all Party funds;
• Maintain appropriate financial records;
• Submit a report to each Central Committee meeting which includes a summary of income, expenses and ending balance;
• File or cause to be filed all reports required by any government agency;
• Manage contracted bookkeeping and campaign finance reporting services;
• Prepare and submit to the Executive Committee an annual report for each calendar year in time for the report to be published by March 31st of the following year;
• Serve as an ex-officio member of the Budget & Finance Committee.
• Serve as a member of the seven person Administration Committee which oversees party business.

The term will be until the next party Organizational meeting in early 2021 (Article V Section 5 Part D of our bylaws). 

Opportunity

If you understand that a tight financial ship is key to our success as Democrats, the party needs your vision and effort. 

As treasurer, you will be part of the team that guides our growth. We are working to strengthen the party for impact and influence leading up to and beyond the 2020 elections. You will be involved with fundraising, planning, strategy, and compliance.

When Democrats win in 2020 because of  good fundraising, budgeting and financial management we will be set up for our future work.

Requirements

 Any citizen of Multnomah County registered to vote as a Democrat is eligible to hold any officer position of the Democratic Party of Multnomah County.

Who votes?

The Democratic Precinct Committee Persons (PCPs) of Multnomah County who are present at the August 8, 2019 Central Committee meeting are eligible to vote.

How Do I Run?

• We accepted new submissions for the website until July 31, 2019 at 11:59pm.
• At this point you will need a nomination from the floor during the August 8, 2019 Central Committee Mtng. to be included as a candidate
• You may still email admin@multdems.org to make your intentions of running known.

We invite you to the Central Committee meeting of the Democratic Party of Multnomah County. The meeting will take place:

Thursday, April 11

Hollywood Senior Center

1820 NE 40th Avenue, Portland 97212

(Map)

Meet and hear the goals of the great Democrats who are running in the 2019 May Elections.

Our schedule is as follows:

6:00 PM Doors open.  

6:30 PM Registration and Sign In

7:00 PM Business Meeting begins

9:00 PM Scheduled end of Business Meeting

Resolutions

As described in the Bylaws of the Democratic Party of Multnomah County, a resolution can be proposed

• by the Platform, Resolution, Legislation Committee (PRLC)
• or by 5 precinct committee persons (PCPs).

We will be voting on a resolution to rescind the Oregon Kicker Law. The text of the resolution is here. (Updated to v1-1 on 11 April 2019)

[Update, 6 April] An additional resolution will be considered, “Regarding Leadership and Ineffective Handling of Sexual Harassment Complaints in the Oregon Legislature.” The full text is available here. (Updated to v1-2 on 11 April 2019)

We will be voting on appointment of Precinct Committee Persons. A list of persons eligible for appointment can be found here.

[Update 8 April] Rules Committee has two rule changes to discuss at the meeting. You can read them here.

Thank you for everything you do.

Sincerely,

Lurelle Robbins, Chair

Democratic Party of Multnomah County

chair@multdems.org

We cordially invite you to this month’s meeting of the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Multnomah County. The meeting will take place:

Please note that this meeting is separate and distinct from the Organization Meeting on January 13th. We will not be voting on Party officers or SCC and CD delegates at this Central Committee meeting. However, we will be voting on an amendment to the Party’s bylaws.

Our schedule is as follows:

6:00 PM Doors open.
6:30 PM Registration and Sign In
7:00 PM Business Meeting begins
8:00 PM Credentialing Ends
9:00 PM Scheduled end of Business Meeting

Invited speakers for the social portion include:

• Kevin Fitts, speaking on Peer Respite legislation;
• Mary Thurman and Education Study group on their success in getting 2 bills in the legislature;
• State Representatives Janelle Bynum and Tawna Sanchez
• Representatives for the proposed Compassionate Care District, which is scheduled to come before the Portland City Council at their January 17 meeting.

We will be voting on an amendment to the Party Bylaws. This amendment changes the procedure by which we amend the Bylaws in the future. You may read the full amendment here.

We will also be voting on a resolution in support of the Compassionate Care District. You may read the full resolution here.

We will not be voting on Precinct Committee Persons at this meeting.

As a reminder, the Organizational Meeting, where we will vote for Party officers and SCC and CD delegates, will be held Sunday January 13th at the Embassy Suites PDX Airport, 7900 NE 82nd Ave., Portland, OR 97220. Details at lead.multdems.org.

Stay tuned to this space for further details.