WashCo Dems May 2023 Election Endorsements
Washington County Democrats Central Committee May 20223 Election Endorsements Endorsement votes were made at The Endorsement Special Meeting of the Central Committee. Here are the results! It's our job as Democrats to help the best folks on the ballot get elected, Join the Neighborhood Leader Program! May 2023 Candidate [...]
Divest Oregon Update: Answers to CC Questions
Divest Oregon Update: Answers to our Central Committee Questions For those of you who were at the February Central Committee, Divest Oregon presented their mission, and about Bill HB-2601: Treasury Investment and Climate Protection Act. After the presentation a few people had questions that Divest said they would get [...]
Information on HB 2601
Recommended Reading for HB 2601 - Treasury Investment and Climate Protection Act 1.26.23 Legislators Letter in Support of HB 2601_ Treasury Investment and Climate Protection Act 2023.01.18_Letter to Oregon State Legislature from Treasurer Read DIVEST-OREGON-HB2601 Treasury Investment and Climate Protection Act TICPA DIVEST-OREGON-HB 2601 letter in response to Treasurer [...]
Health Care For All Oregon: What’s The Latest?
Health Care For All Oregon: What's The Latest? Have You Heard? Universal Health Care is Moving Forward ALERT: A Public Hearing has been scheduled for SB 704for Monday, Feb. 13, at 1:00pm. The Task Force on Universal Health Care has recommended the establishment of a permanent Universal Health Plan (UHP) [...]
2022: What We Accomplished
WashCo Dems 2022 Accomplishments See our 2022 Endorsements: Click here > for our 2020 Endorsement list Learn more about the WashCo Dems: Click here > for the Washington County Democrat Leadership page Click here > for the Washington County About page Click here > to learn about our [...]
Connect to your Legislators!
Connect to your Legislators! by Stefan Jones, Communications Committee Volunteer One of the discouraging things about social media is seeing people dealing in "hashtag politics." If you have ever spent time on Twitter you have probably seen some examples: "Let's get #TrumpEatsPoop trending! He hates that!" "Raise your hand [...]
Central Committee Meeting Dates!
Here are our upcoming Central Committee meeting dates for 2023! Please note that our March, June and September meetings will be held in person! The location is yet to be announced. The January, February, April, May, July, August, October & November meetings will be held on Zoom. This is [...]
Legislative Session Update
Legislative Session Update by Carl Fisher, CD-6 Delegate Welcome to 2023, Washington County Democrats! As you are starting a new year, so are House Speaker Dan Rayfield and Senate President Rob Wagner for the upcoming legislative session. A few days ago they released their appointments to the various legislative [...]
The MLK Day of Service
Answering what Dr. King called life’s most persistent and urgent question: “What are you doing for others?” By Rosa Colquitt, PhD, Democratic Party of Oregon Vice Chair, DPO Black Caucus Chair January 16, 2023 marks the 28th anniversary of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. [...]
Divest Oregon Update
Divest Oregon Update There’s a lot of excitement building at Divest Oregon about what’s in store for 2023! Let’s take a collective breath in and out to look back on the accomplishments in 2022 made possible by this coalition. In 2022 … Divest Oregon co-crafted and introduced the 2022 [...]