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“Yes, We Can!”
A Newsletter for Liberals, Progressives and Democrats of Lebanon County
March 2016 Issue
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“You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time--not only with the votes we cast, but with the voice we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring Ideals. “
---BARACK H. OBAMA, 2nd Inaugural Address, January 21, 2013
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Information Update links:
www.lebanondemocrats.com for facts and reference material https://www.facebook.com/LebanonCountyDemocraticParty for all the latest news
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/lebdems to DONATE
www.lebanondemocrats.com/volunteer to VOLUNTEER
CALENDAR
(It goes without saying that calendar info may change without notice.)
Events in the calendar are of interest to Lebanon County Democrats, but are not necessarily sponsored by the LCDC or even the Democratic Party.
LCDC=Lebanon County Democratic Committee, 23 S. 6th St, Lebanon
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Tue, MARCH 1
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Super Tuesday: Alabama, Alaska (GOP), Arkansas,
Colorado Caucuses, Georgia, Massachusetts,
Minnesota caucuses, North Dakota (GOP)
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Wed, Mar 2
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Last Day for withdrawal by candidates who filed nomination petitions
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Wed, Mar 2
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Executive Committee Meeting w/ Special Guest Walter Ludwig
Walter Ludwig of Indigo Strategies talking about running campaigns in hostile (read R) territory.
The Executive Committee shall meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month unless decided otherwise at a regular meeting of the Executive Committee. Please check our Facebook page Lebanon County Democratic Party, or Twitter @LebDems for any notifications about meeting cancellations.
Unless otherwise noted, all EXEC meetings are held at 7 pm at LCDC Headquarters, 23 S. 6th St, Lebanon PA 17042
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Fri-Sat, Mar 4-5
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PADems State Committee Meeting. Friday - Best Practices at 1, Deminar at 3, Candidates Forum 4:30 pm; Saturday morning caucuses, noonstate committee meeting. - all open to everyone. See agenda at PAdems.com. Hershey Lodge.
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Sat, Mar 5
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Kansas caucus, Kentucky caucus (Rep),
Louisiana, Maine (Rep), Nebraska Caucus (Dem)
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Sun, Mar 6
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Maine (Dem)
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Tue, Mar 8
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Hawaii caucus (Rep), Idaho (Rep), Mississippi, Michigan
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Wed, Mar 9
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2016 Presidential Primary Debate, 9 PM
Debate Watch Party at the Downtown Lounge with fellow Hillary supporters!
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Sun, Mar 13
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Puerto Rico (Rep)
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Sun, Mar 13
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Lebanon County Federation of Democratic Women ( LCFDW) is holding a planning session for the May 20 WIne and Cheese Celebration at brunch on March 13th. . 11:30 am, to be held at the Le Sorelle, 106 Chautauqua Drive, Mt. Gretna. You will be able to order brunch off the menu. Contact Lorraine Scudder for further information
Please let her know if you will be able to attend so we can give the café a head count.
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Mon, Mar 14
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Lebanon Pipeline Awareness and Concerned Citizens of Lebanon County will sponsor Pipeline Public Forum on MARCH 14 @ 6:30 pm at Lebanon County Municipal Building.
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Tue, Mar 15
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Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio
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Wed, Mar 16
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Executive Committee Meeting w/ Todd Eagen
Todd Eagen talking about being a candidate (part of seminar 2).
The Executive Committee shall meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month unless decided otherwise at a regular meeting of the Executive Committee. Please check our Facebook page Lebanon County Democratic Party, or Twitter @LebDems for any notifications about meeting cancellations.
Unless otherwise noted, all EXEC meetings are held at 7 pm at LCDC Headquarters, 23 S. 6th St, Lebanon PA 17042
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Thu, Mar 17
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LEAD Meeting. Noon, Sinkhole Saloon, Palmyra
LEAD is Lebanon County’s premier liberal/progressive discussion group. Meets 3rd Thursday every month, exc. Aug
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Tue, Mar 22
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Arizona, Utah
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Thu, Mar 24
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Annville-Cleona Dem Meeting, Annville Town Hall, 36 N Lancaster St. Meets the fourth Thursday of each month.
Contact Pat Stephens, 867-1275 for more details.
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Sat, Mar 26
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Alaska Caucus (Dem), Hawaii caucus (Dem),
Washington (Dem)
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Sat, Mar 26
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Deadline for reserving a seat at the Spring Fling.
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Mon, Mar 28
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Last Day to Register before the primary
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Tues, Mar 29
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PA Dems Votebuilder Training
YOU are invited to ATTEND a VoteBuilder class
hosted by the PA State Democratic Committee
Tuesday, March 29th 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Where: Dunlops Restaurant, Gettysburg 17125
What: Learn basic and some intermediate VoteBuilder skills
P.S. - Bring your laptop! or one with a friend
Contact: Megan Winters, Data and Western Region Director, Pennsylvania Democratic Party
megan@padems.com
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Thu, Mar 31
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PA Dems Votebuilder Training
YOU are invited to ATTEND a VoteBuilder class
hosted by the PA State Democratic Committee
When: Wednesday, March 31, 6-8pm
Where: UFCW 1776 Local 3031, Walton Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
P.S. - Bring your laptop! or one with a friend
Contact: Megan Winters, Data and Western Region Director, Pennsylvania Democratic Party
megan@padems.com
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Fri, APRIL 1
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Oral argument on Mariner East 1 Pipeline
9 am, in Lebanon County Common Pleas Court. Oral Argument is scheduled for Concerned Citizens of Lebanon County's appeal of decision by the West Cornwall Township Zoning Hearing Board to deny standing to CCLC in its challenge to the zoning permit issued to Sunoco for its Mariner East 1 Pipeline's Cornwall Pump Station on Rt. 322 at Butler Road. More information to come.
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Sat, Apr 2
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Hispanic Initiative Fundraiser, 6 PM, La Placita, 922 Cumberland St, Lebanon. Come for the great food, good companionship, and the opportunity to unburden yourself of the heavy contents of your wallets!
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Tue, Apr 5
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Wisconsin
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Wed, Apr 6
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LCDC Executive Committee, 7 PM
The Executive Committee shall meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month unless decided otherwise at a regular meeting of the Executive Committee. Please check our Facebook page Lebanon County Democratic Party, or Twitter @LebDems for any notifications about meeting cancellations.
Unless otherwise noted, all EXEC meetings are held at 7 pm at LCDC Headquarters, 23 S. 6th St, Lebanon PA 17042
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Sat, Apr 9
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Spring Fling- 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Mt Zion Community Fire Co, 1520 Mt Zion Rd, Lebanon, PA 17046,
5:30 p.m. Cocktail hour starts., Dinner 6:30 p.m. Cash bar.
Served dinner family style.Contact Dan Sidelnick for more info at 936-0473.. Contact Lorraine Scudder at 473-3214 if you want to contribute to the Silent Auction.
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Sat, Apr 9
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Wyoming (Dem)
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Sat, Apr 16
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LCDC Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup (tentative) LCDC adopted Rt. 117 heading toward Mt. Gretna, help us keep PA beautiful.
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Tue, Apr 19
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Last day to apply for a civilian Absentee ballot
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Tue, Apr 19
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New York
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Wed, Apr 20
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LCDC County Committee meeting
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Thu, Apr 21
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LEAD Meeting. Noon, Sinkhole Saloon, Palmyra
LEAD is Lebanon County’s premier liberal/progressive discussion group. Meets 3rd Thursday every month, exc. Aug
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Thu, Apr 22
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Last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted civilian absentee ballots
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Tue, Apr 26
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PRIMARY ELECTION PENNSYLVANIA
(also Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island)
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Wed, Apr 27
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First day to register after primary
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Thu, Apr 28
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Annville-Cleona Dem Meeting, Annville Town Hall, 36 N Lancaster St. Meets the fourth Thursday of each month.
Contact Pat Stephens, 867-1275 for more details.
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Tue, MAY 3
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Last Day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots (submitted for delivery no later than 11:59 P.M. on April 25)
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Tue, May 3
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Indiana
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Tue, May 10
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Nebraska (Rep), West Virginia
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Tue, May 17
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Kentucky (Dem), Oregon
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Fri, May 20
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Wine and Cheese Primary Celebration & General Election Kickoff --
LCDC Fundraiser for the campaign.
The Hall of Philosophy at PA Chautauqua, Gettysburg Ave, Mt Gretna,
Hosted by the Lebanon County Federation Of Democratic Women
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Sun, June 5
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Puerto Rico (Dem)
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Tue, JUNE 7
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Deadline for at-large and PLEO delegate candidates to file statement and pledge with PADems for DNC
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Tue, June 7
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California, Montana, North Dakota (Dem),
New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota
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Fir-Sat, Jun 10-11
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PA Dems State Comm Meeting
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA 18503, PADems determine DNC delegates at large and PLEOs. Summer Meeting
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Tue, Jun 14
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District of Columbia
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Sat, Jun 25
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NYC Bus Trip
Bus will leave Kmart Quentin Rd at 6am - 7PM for Bryant Park. Bus will leave Bryant Park at 7pm. Other details to follow. Save the date!
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Mon, JULY 25-31
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Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia
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Mon Jul 25-31
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Lebanon Area Fair
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Mon, AUGUST 1
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Last day to circulate and file nomination papers
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Wed, Aug 3
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LCDC Executive Committee, 7 PM
The Executive Committee shall meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month unless decided otherwise at a regular meeting of the Executive Committee. Please check our Facebook page Lebanon County Democratic Party, or Twitter @LebDems for any notifications about meeting cancellations.
Unless otherwise noted, all EXEC meetings are held at 7 pm at LCDC Headquarters, 23 S. 6th St, Lebanon PA 17042
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Mon, Aug 8
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Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated by nomination papers
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Sun, Aug 14
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LCDC Summer Picnic
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Mon, Aug 15
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Last day for withdrawal by candidates nominated at the primary
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Wed, Aug 17
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LCDC Executive Committee, 7 PM
The Executive Committee shall meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month unless decided otherwise at a regular meeting of the Executive Committee. Please check our Facebook page Lebanon County Democratic Party, or Twitter @LebDems for any notifications about meeting cancellations.
Unless otherwise noted, all EXEC meetings are held at 7 pm at LCDC Headquarters, 23 S. 6th St, Lebanon PA 17042
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Sat, Aug 27
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Fiesta Latina
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Wed SEPTEMBER 7
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LCDC County committee meeting
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Fri-Sat, Sep 9-10
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PA Dems State Committee Meeting Sheraton Hotel - Harrisburg-Hershey, 4650 Lindle Rd, Swatara PA 17111 (Harrisburg)
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Tue, OCTOBER 11
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Last Day to register before the November election
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Wed, Oct 19
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LCDC County Committee meeting
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Tue, NOVEMBER 1
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Last day to apply for a civilian absentee ballot
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Fri, Nov 4
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Last Day for the county Boards of Elections to receive voted civilian absentee ballot
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Sun, Nov 6
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Salsa the Vote (tentative)
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Tue, Nov 8
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GENERAL ELECTION AND VICTORY PARTY!
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Wed, Nov 9
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First day to register after November election
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Tue, Nov 15
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Last day for county Boards of Election to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots (submitted for delivery no later than 11:59 P.M. on November 7)
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Wed, DECEMBER 21
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LCDC Holiday Open House
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I. Primary Election 2016
A. On April 26th, we in Lebanon County will NOMINATE:
National positions:
President
US Senator
2 Congresspersons (6th and 15th district)
State positions:
Attorney General
Auditor General
State Treasurer
3 General Assembly Representatives (101st, 102nd, and 104th)
There’s also a Democratic Convention to nominate candidates for President and Vice-President and to vote on the party platform. This year, the Convention is in Philadelphia. To make that happen, we have to elect delegates from each Congressional district to go to this Convention. They are our representatives. So...
We will ELECT:
Party Offices - Democratic:
7 Delegates (3 male, 4 female) to the Democratic Convention from the 6th District
6 Delegates (3 male, 3 female) to the Democratic Convention from the 15th District
1 Alternate Delegate (female) to the Democratic Convention from the 6th District
1 Alternate Delegate (male) to the Democratic Convention from the 15th District
(FYI--Republicans will elect 12 delegates and 3 alternates from the two districts districts and all of their Lebanon County Republican Committee members)
B. Democrats we know are running for these positions:
1. US President
a. Hillary Clinton
b. Bernie Sanders
2. US Senate:
a. Joe Sestak
b. Katie McGinty
c. John Fetterman
d. Joe Vodvarka
3. US Congress
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6th District
1. Lindy Li
2. Michael D. Parrish
b. 15th District
1. Rick Daugherty
2. Laura Quick (From Lebanon County!!)
4. PA Attorney General
a. John Morganelli ~ Northampton County District Attorney
b. Josh Shapiro ~ Attorney, Montgomery County Commissioner, Ex-State Representative, Ex-Congressional Aide
c. Steve Zappala ~ Pittsburgh District Attorney
5. PA Auditor General
Eugene DePasquale (incumbent)
6. PA State Treasurer
Joe Torsella, Ex-US Ambassador, ex Philadelphia Deputy Mayor
7. PA General Assembly
a. 101st District
Lorraine Scudder
b. 102nd district
Jake Long
c. 104th District
Jody Rebarchak
II. Local News
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LCDC Office
Doug Lorenzen is in Florida for the winter (lucky snowbird); if you want to book LCDC's HQ for a meeting or event, please contact Dan Sidelnick on 717-926-0473 or dsidelnick@gmail.com. If there is a physical building emergency, contact Lou Caputzal on 717-867-0779.
B. Thinking about running for office in 2017? Please get in touch with the Campaign Committee at Campaign@lebanondemocrats.com, text or call 717-873-7680 and we can steer you to the resources you will need. Also, plan to attend the LCDC Seminars we are scheduling for 2016.
C. The 2016 Democratic National Convention is on the horizon!. If you want to volunteer, all we know now is that there is a site on the web where you can indicate your interest in volunteering: http://www.phldnc.com/help-make-history/
III. Stories
A. Anna Cunha Century Club
The Lebanon County Democratic Party continues to grow support for our democratic values and support of candidates in Lebanon County and beyond. This past year we were successful in electing 9 Democratic candidates to public office and were a part of electing 5 Democratic judicial candidates to state office which will have a positive impact on PA politics for the next decade and beyond. This year we are working to support the national races for President, US Senate and House as well as several local state candidates.
To continue our progress we need your support as a donor and member of the Anna Cunha Century Club. Contributions of $50, $75 or $100 or more are welcome to sustain our party in Lebanon County, but a contribution of $100 or more can make a larger impact as we prepare for the 2016 national and state campaigns.
Century Club donations can be made by check or online through Act Blue. We are only halfway to our budgeted goal and need to pay our bills and prepare for the fall campaign. Dig deep to win in November.
B. Exciting guests at Executive Committee meetings!
Guest speakers will highlight our Executive Committee meetings for March! On March 3rd, we will have Walter Ludwig of Indigo strategies talking about running a campaign in hostile territory, essential campaign functions, and how to put it all together. On March 16th, Todd Eagen will join us to talk about being a candidate - day-to-day activities as well as successful approaches to meeting voters and audiences.
In each case, the speakers will appear in the early part of the meeting, so be sure you are there for the 7 pm start. For these meetings, we will try to conduct necessary business in the shortest time possible. All executive committee meetings are held at our headquarters, 23 S. 6th St, Lebanon PA 17042.
C. Spring Fling
More info is coming soon, but in the meantime, dig through your attic for some Silent and Live Bid Auction items for this event. Or you can buy something you think will sell well at the auction. More details to come.
D. Debate Watch Party
THU, MAR 9, 1916 - EVENING (TIME TBD)
Debate Watch Party
Downtown Lounge
734 Cumberland St
Lebanon,
Hillary supporters are welcome to come together to watch the next Democratic Presidential debate on March 9 at the Downtown Lounge in Lebanon PA. Dutch treat.
The debate will be held in Miami Florida. You can also learn how to get more involved in working for the next President of the United States of America by phone banking.... We need your help now as Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania is only two months away on Tuesday, April 26. Looking forward to working with you.
Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LebanonPAforHillary2016/?fref=ts
You are an important part of this election. Thanks for doing everything that you can to elect the next leader of our country.
Bea and Jo Ellen
E. Lebanon Pipeline Awareness and Concerned Citizens of Lebanon County will sponsor Pipeline Public Forum on MARCH 14 @ 6:30 pm at Lebanon County Municipal Building.
IV. CONTACTS
For the overall best source of government and media contacts, see this link:
http://www.whatisworking.com/contact-congress-address-phone-twitter-html/
Most representatives do not expect people to be paying attention. That’s why the more people call and express their opinions, the more likely we will be listened to. Even if you know they will never vote your way on an issue, they do keep records of how many constituents disagree with them and it might help if they hear push back from their colleagues.
United States Senate:
Sen. Bob Casey (Dem) (866) 802 - 2833 (toll free) or (202) 224 - 6324
http://www.casey.senate.gov/
Sen. Pat Toomey (Rep) (814) 453 - 3010
http://www.toomey.senate.gov/
US House of Representatives:
Dist. 15, Rep. Charles Dent (Rep) (717) 867-1026 http://dent.house.gov/
342 W. Main St, Annville, PA 17003
Dist. 6, Rep. Ryan Costello (Rep) (610) 376-7630 in Wyomissing https://costello.house.gov/
840 North Park Road, Wyomissing, PA 19610
State Senate:
District 48, Sen. Mike Folmer (717) 787 - 5700 http://senatorfolmer.com/
101 Municipal Bldg, 400 S. 8th St, Lebanon, PA 17046
State Assembly:
District 101, Mauree Gingrich (717) 838-3823 http://www.repgingrich.com/
1044 E. Main Street, Palmyra, PA 17078
District 102, Russ Diamond (717) 277-2101 http://www.repdiamond.com/
2230 Lebanon Valley Mall, Lebanon, PA 17042
District 104, Sue Helm (717) 651-0100 http://www.rephelm.com/
2090 Linglestown Rd., Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110
PA House Democratic Caucus http://www.pahouse.com/
County Democratic Commissioner:
Jo Ellen Litz (717) 644 - 4698 http://www.joellenlitz.com/
Lebanon City Council:
Wiley Parker
Cornell Wilson (717) 679-1509 wilsoncornell@yahoo.com
PA State Democratic Party: http://www.padems.com/
Lebanon County Democratic Headquarters
http://lebanondemocrats.com/
PO Box 1128 or 23 S. 6th St.,
Lebanon, PA 17046 (717) 273-8761 (answering machine)
Chairman, Lebanon County Democratic Committee
Lois Herr (717) 964-5029 herrlk@me.com
County Vice Chair
Cornell Wilson (717) 679-1509 wilsoncornell@yahoo.com
City Vice Chair
Lee Cessna (717) 507-2751 leecessna@hotmail.com
Lists of the districts and their constituencies can be found at our website: http://lebanondemocrats.com/lebanon-county-democratic-committee/lebanon-county-democratic-committee-2/
To contact the White House go to: www.White House.gov
V. RESOURCES
a. LCDC Website: lebanondemocrats.com
We now have a Community News section on the website for community events or news not directly related to LCDC, but of interest to some of our members. http://lebanondemocrats.com/community-news/
Joel Smith is seeking photographs of local democrats at democratic functions or with democratic candidates. He’d like to compile a photo album for our website. If anyone has photos email them to lebanoncountydemocrats@gmail.com and please try to include the names of the individuals in the photo, date of the event, and event name if applicable.
If anyone has content suggestions for the website please send an email to lebanoncountydemocrats@gmail.com. The committee is open to any suggestions that will help maintain a successful web and social media presence.”
Blog: http://lebanondemocrats.com/blog/ (for a list of posts by our members)
b. Facebook pages Check out these sites for more information from the Lebanon County Democratic Party on local events. If you haven’t joined this Facebook page, now’s the time!!
Lebanon County Democratic Party on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/LebanonCountyDemocraticParty
“Like” us at this site!
Lebanon County Democratic Committee:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/lebanondemocrats/?fref=ts
Lebanon County Young Democrats FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lebanon-County-Young-Democrats/126279714230948?fref=ts
Women’s Democratic Club of Lebanon Valley
https://www.facebook.com/WomensDemocraticClubOfLebanonValley
c. And we’re tweeting, too!
Twitter @LebDems https://twitter.com/LebDems/
d. This newsletter and past issues
http://lebanondemocrats.com/lebanon-county-democratic-committee/newsletter/
e. Lebanon County Events and Fundraisers FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/358050654287490/?fref=ts
f. Southeastern PA Progressives
This website http://progressivenetwork.wordpress.com/ is a great source for information on activities in the region.
Their calendar is here:
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=shai1h1t8njlst6u25on6ula60@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York
g. Latest Election Results (2015 General Election)
Complete Official Lebanon County Results: http://www.lebcounty.org/Voter_Registration/Documents/Official%202015%20Primary%20Results.pdf
h. Calendar of Events
LCDC is now using Google Calendar for all of our events. The direct link to our public calendar is https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=lebanoncountydemocrats%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York you can also search for our calendar by using our Google Calendar ID:lebanoncountydemocrats@gmail.com.
Our public calendar can be added to your already existing private Google Calendar. For instructions on how to do this you can visit https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37100?hl=en.
Don't use Google Calendar? Not a problem! You can still view all of our events at http://lebanondemocrats.com/eventcalendar/.
To add, cancel, or correct event listings please email webmaster@lebanondemocrats.com.
i. Political Statistics of interest
John Harvey has found an interesting website that has all types of statistical and demographic information related to politics. For example, here is a graph comparing the change in family income for each president since Kennedy.
http://politicsthatwork.com/graphs/median-income-president
j. True Blue News
The PA Democratic Committee puts out a regular bulletin with news about Democrats state-wide. There is news about the Governor, legislature, county and general news. Not sure how to subscribe to it, but it looked pretty good. You can try writing to pressoffice@padems.com if you’re interested.
VI. NEWSLETTER
If there’s anything you want to share with this newsletter audience, please let us know.
Please feel free to share it with like-minded Democrats or progressive Independents.
This newsletter is also available at http://lebanondemocrats.com/lebanon-county-democratic-committee/newsletter/.
Take care.
Steve & Jackie Grumbacher, stevegru@comcast.net, (717) 838-8485
(All content of the newsletter is exclusively the responsibility of the editors, so if you would like to contribute or correct, please contact us directly.)
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