Winning Local Elections - Tom Frew
July 20th, 10AM
IBEW Local 465, 7444 Trade St, San Diego, CA 92121
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In the last election cycle the Fallbrook Democratic Club helped elect seven club members to school, planning and health boards! All this without a set of City Council races to galvanize around. How did they do it, and how will they repeat and grow their success?
How to identify and recruit candidates? When to start planning? How to organize? Walking lists. Phone banking. Texting. GO Team. Which tactics were effective and which didn't work? How much money do you spend on field versus other communications?
Tom Frew, President Fallbrook Democratic Club
A US Marine Corp Veteran, Tom is a retired aerospace engineer who volunteers with the Fallbrook Climate Action Team, Fallbrook Historical Society and Fallbrook Garden Club as well as leading the Fallbrook Democratic Club.
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At the June 18, 2019 Central Committee meeting these new rules for clubs were passed:
- Chartering deadline, moved to November 15
- Clubs will be given thirty (30) days’ notice prior to an Area
Endorsement recommendation that is not already on the Calendar (e.g. Primary Election Endorsement Calendar)
- Any grievances against clubs or coalitions will first be heard by the Club Development Committee to give recommendation to the Executive Board
These rules did not pass:
- Proportional representation for Club Associate Members
- The requirement to bind Associate Members area recommendation votes to the clubs endorsement - club bylaws still apply
These rules remain unchanged:
- Affinity Clubs still need to petition the E-Board for extra Associate Members in Areas in which they have twenty members
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Pre-Endorsing Conference Representatives
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Clubs that submitted a CDP roster to Craig Roberts back in May were notified of the number of representatives per Assembly District and must submit their list of representatives to Michelle Krug (Region 20 Director) by July 9th.
Remember, in order to maximize the voice of Democrats in San Diego County clubs should choose representatives who are not already delegates to the CDP Convention through any other means e.g. ADEM, Central Committee, appointed by elected official or Party nominees.
Representatives may only vote in the legislative districts (AD, SD, and CD) in which they are registered.
More details, including the necessary submission forms are available from the CDP website here: https://www.cadem.org/vote/endorsements
Any questions feel free to contact Michelle by phone, text or email.
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Once again the San Diego Democrats for Equality has generously invited all of the Dem clubs in the county to march with them in the Pride Parade on Saturday July 13th.
They are Parade Contingent #37 and will gather at the southeast corner of Normal and Harvey Milk Streets around 9:30AM. The Parade starts at 10AM so be sure to allow enough time for parking/transit. Traffic is always a mess, so please plan accordingly - there are shuttles from the Old Naval Hospital on Park.
Check out the map of the parade staging area here.
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Discourse
- Civilized discussion for our community
- http://discourse.demclubs.org
- Engage in searchable discussions with fellow club members. Let everyone discover what you do, how you do it, and join in on the conversation.
- Login with Google, Facebook or Twitter
Eventbrite - everything a club needs to get started, for free
- Calendar of Events
- Push events to Facebook/Twitter
- Sync events to the County Party Calendar
- Free page with Facebook & Twitter integration, e.g. Dem Clubs
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- Membership Management
- Best Practices, Communications, Dues, Event Tracking
- Endorsements
- Calendars, Managing Expectations, Voting Methods
- Structure of the Democratic Party
- National, State, and (most importantly) Local
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If you have questions, suggestions, or comments please communicate them to me, your Director of Clubs, or bring them to the Council of Clubs.
Remember! This month's Council of Clubs meeting takes place at:
IBEW Local 465, 7444 Trade St, San Diego, CA 92121
Cheers, John
John Loughlin, Director of Clubs
(619) 302-4751 mobile
clubs@sddemocrats.org
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