Tuesday, March 9th Monthly Meeting

6:30pm at the Pyle Center (SW Corner of Southern and Rural)

  • Guest Speaker: Felecia Rotellini, Candidate for AZ Attorney General
  • Updates: Tempe Councilmember Ben Arredondo and State Rep. Ed Ableser (our state rep candidates), and State Rep. David Schapira (our state senate candidate)
  • Actions: We will elect a 3rd Vice Chair and meet in our Neighborhood Teams

Questions: Contact D17 Chair Lauren Kuby: laurenkuby@gmail.com; 602-790-2156; http://twitter.com/tempedem; www.d17Dems.org

We meet the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the Pyle Center (SW Southern and Rural)

What's That? Howard Dean Debating Karl Rove Here and Joining Dems at a Post-Debate Dinner/Party?


Dean knows that D17 Democrats are Howard-Empowered!

March 6: Rove vs. Dean Debate
When: 5pm (4 pm, Statewide and D17 Legislative Candidates will be tabling)
Where: Gammage Auditorium
How Much?: $5 for students; $10 others. Gammage Box Office or ticketmaster ($2.50 charge per ticket)

March 6: Dinner with Howard Dean in Tempe!
When: 7 to 9pm
What: Italian Dinner catered by Mark Vanek, Turning-Arizona-Blue Martini, and desserts and pastries by Honey Moon Sweets.
Where: The Barnes House at 1104 S. Ash, Tempe
How Much?: $25 for guests * $40 for Two * $100 for 6 Tickets: www.MaricopaDems.com/Dean

3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off on March 27

It's that time of year! Join us at the Schwarz home in South Scottsdale for a wide variety of chili and spicy conversation. NEW: salsa and guacamole contest. PRIZES from Local Blue Businesses. To enter your chili, salsa, or guacamole, you must contact Angie Crouse. Proceeds go to hiring a field organizer for the 2010 elections!

When: Mar 27 (Sat): 2–5pm
Where: 5901 E. Vernon Ave., Scottsdale
Special Guests (more being added every day): Congressman Harry Mitchell; AZ Attorney General Candidates David Lujan, Felecia Rotellini & Vince Rabago
How Much: $25 pp; $15 for Young Democrats; $10 for kiddos. Purchase Tickets online (and save time at the door)

Keeping Us Blue

Three great reasons to get involved:

  1. Help beat Sen. John McCain (again!) or JD Hayworth (again!)
  2. Build the volunteer army needed to gain a seat in Congress, continue AZ's legacy of great Democratic governors, and take back the State House.
  3. Train the next generation of volunteer leaders that will send America’s Worst Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, into retirement.

Democrats can win our traditionally Red state by turning out Maricopa County with a concentrated field effort. We're building an empowered organization that will target voter registration, party identification, and early voter turnout. It is hard work, but Maricopa County is key to turning AZ Blue!

Candidates for Local, Statewide & National Races

Primary Election, August 24, 2010; General Election, November 2


  Click the Candidates' Names to Visit Their Websites



AZ State House of Representatives
Ben Arredondo and Ed Ableser

AZ State Senate
David Schapira

US Senate
Rodolfo "Rudy" Garcia or Rodney Glassman

AZ Governor
Terry Goddard

AZ Secretary of State
Chris Deschene or Sam Wercinski

AZ Attorney General
David Lujan or Vince Rabago or Felecia Rotellini

AZ State Treasurer
Andrei Cherny

AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction
Penny Kotterman or Jason Williams

State Corporation Commission
Jorge Luis Garcia

Central Arizona Water Conservation District
Arif Kazmi

D17 Democrats in the News

Tempe Seems Out of Place in a Red State
Excerpt: "They truly don't want to see government succeed," [State Rep. Ed Ableser] said. "I think it's sad that (philosophy) has penetrated government in such a harmful way."
Read More

David Schapira Debates Private School Tax Credit "Reform" with Republican Chair
Watch Horizon video to see State Rep David Schapira, chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Private School Tuition Tax Credits, debate Rick Murphy, chair of the Republican-formed STO committee. They debated whether or not Republican "reform" bills actually clean up the system or or simply expand a program wrought with fraud and abuse. See stories in AZ Republic.

Vote Yes on the Override on March 9!

Your vote will impact the classroom experience of EVERY child in the Tempe Elementary School District. Vote YES and re-approve the override, as it provides essential funding for general and instrumental music, physical education, gifted education and counselors. Override dollars also enable the district to maintain K-3 class sizes. If the override fails, these programs will be in jeopardy, and class sizes could significantly increase! A “YES” vote WILL NOT increase taxes! More info

Events

Every Saturday at the Tempe Library. Help us register voters and sign them up to Vote-By-Mail. To volunteer for a shift (11am-1pm or 1-3pm), e-mail Genevieve at genmalia@yahoo.com.

Mar. 6 (Sat.): Karl Rove – Howard Dean Debate. 5pm. Hosted by ASU's Undergraduate Student Govt, Gammage Auditorium. Student (5$) and Community Tix ($10 and up) at Gammage box office or ticketmaster ($2.50 charge per ticket). Before debate: meet statewide candidates and your D17 candidate slate outside the Gammage at candidate tables. Drop off or pick up petitions, register voters at the D17 table!

Mar. 6 (Sat.): Post-Debate Dinner with Special Guest Howard Dean! 7pm–12am. At the "Barnes House," 1104 Ash (11th Street and Ash). See details above.

Mar. 9 (Tues.): Monthly Meeting of LD17 Democrats. 6:30–8:30pm. Guest speaker Felecia Rotellini, Candidate for AZ Attorney General! Pyle Center at Southern, just west of Rural.

Mar. 10 (Wed.): Arizona List Happy Hour. 5:30–7pm. Celebrate the debut of Deb Dale as new Executive Director and Mallory Hutchison as Phoenix Outreach Director as we kick-off this vital election cycle. Local Breeze Patio Cafe, 606 N. 4th Ave Phoenix (NW corner of 4th Ave & Fillmore). $25 to attend; $10 for students. RSVP: laurenkuby@gmail.com

Mar. 11 (Thurs.): East Valley Young Democrats Monthly Meet-Up. Happy Hour at 6pm; business at 7pm, Macayo's (1920 S Dobson, Mesa). More Info

Mar. 17 (Wed.): Nucleus Club Luncheon. 11:30am–1pm. Guest Speaker: AG Terry Goddard, candidate for Governor. Join Maricopa County Dems for lunch, conversation, and guest speakers each month. Wyndham Hotel, 50 E Adams St., Phoenix. RSVP: 602-234-6545. Members: $30; Guests: $40. More Info

Mar. 20 (Sat): Maricopa County Democratic Party Convention: Pep Rally with Purpose. Calling all PCs and Activists! Grassroots training for novice (9am) and more advanced (9:30); 10am: convention begins (no candidate speeches, but lots of insider info on the field and political plan for turning AZ blue! IBEW Union Hall, 5808 N. 7th St., Phoenix. Carpool leave from Pyle at 8:30am.

Mar. 27 (Sat): 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off. 2–5pm. Our (Tasty) Low-Cost Fundraiser in support of D17! Special Guests Harry Mitchell and many statewide candidates. See details above.

Need Volunteers Saturdays at Tempe Library

D17 volunteers have been more successful than ANY OTHER LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT in signing up voters to the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL), registering new voters, and collecting petition signatures. People in the community enjoy seeing and talking with us and look for us on Saturdays! Please sign up for a 2-hour shift (11am–1pm or 1–3pm) on a Saturday in March. Email Genevieve Vega at genmalia@yahoo.com with your availability.

Favorite Local Democratic Blogs and Websites

Blogs:

Websites:

Getting Our Message Out

D17 Democrats see great placement in The Tempe Republic. Send your brief letters on issues of the day to seletters@arizonarepublic.com or call in a voicemail message and see it published in Saturday's "Sound Off" section: 602-444-2475 or twitter @SEVsoundoff.

Become a Democratic Precinct Committeeperson

Be a voice in your precinct/neighborhood! Learn more at our monthly meeting or email laurenkuby@gmail.com. All you need do is gather 8 signatures. We will train you to become part of your neighborhood team. If you don't have a packet, contact RJ Watson to get one. Have you finished your PC petition packet? If so, be sure to return it to the next meeting. We'll have a notary at our April meeting to make it official. If you have a packet, but haven't started yet, what are you waiting for? We need your help now to win in November!

Donate $17 to Hire our 2010 Field Organizer!

Donate at www.actblue.com/page/d17. In addition to getting the 2010 campaign rolling, we need funds to train volunteers, spark neighborhood teams, feed our volunteers, you name it!

Submit items by the 22nd of the month to allison.shannon@gmail.com.

District 17 Democrats
P.O. Box 26047, Tempe, AZ 85285
Paid for by District 17 Democrats.  Lauren Kuby, Chair; Craig McDermott, Treasurer.
Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.