The Washington County Democrats met at Art Domestique on
Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Chairperson Lorraine Williams called the meeting to
order at 7:00 pm with 18 attendees. The
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
The minutes of the May meeting was approved and will be
posted on the blog. Going forward, minutes will be posted in advance of the
meetings.
Report of the Chair:
Today’s guests are Jim Gorham’s granddaughter, Cara, who attended her first caucus this year and Jacob Bruns, a student from Simpson College who works in the John C Culver Public Policy Center
Today’s guests are Jim Gorham’s granddaughter, Cara, who attended her first caucus this year and Jacob Bruns, a student from Simpson College who works in the John C Culver Public Policy Center
Old Business:
State Convention: Richard Gilmore, Robin Plattenburger-Gilmore, Pete Morrison, Andrew Allison and Kim Davis will be attending the State Democratic Convention on June 18. Per Kim Davis and the credentialing committee, no packets will be mailed.
State Convention: Richard Gilmore, Robin Plattenburger-Gilmore, Pete Morrison, Andrew Allison and Kim Davis will be attending the State Democratic Convention on June 18. Per Kim Davis and the credentialing committee, no packets will be mailed.
Parades: We’ll
have Kinney & Loebsack signs for the float. Gloria has received a clear
rubberized coat & is sporting a new coat of paint.
- June 18 Kalona Days – organize at 9:00 at the sale barn. Parade at 10:00. Committee members: Sonya Housholder, Bob Spenner, John Greener, Doris Parks & Steve Maxon. Kevin Kinney will be there.
- June 25 Trek Fest – line up behind the bank at 9:00. Parade at 10:00. Pete Morrison, Andrew Allison, Steve Maxon and Kim Davis. Steve will host Gloria in his garage between the June 18 & 25 parades.
- July 4 Wellman – Gloria will stay at Steve Maxon’s house. Matt and Diane Schaffer are considering hosting a fish fry afterward at their home.
- July 18 Washington County Fair – A sign-up sheet is being passed around. We’ll give out flashlights and cowboy cards. Steve Maxon will make stickers for flashlight bottoms. Lorraine will buy the flashlights. John Greener will reorder the cowboy cards.
- July 29 RAGBRAI – setting up a booth would be $700 unless you’re serving food. Non-profits will be charged $350. Given conflicting commitments for members and the cost of a booth, we will not be hosting activities during RAGBRAI.
- Other July parades will be discussed at next mtg.
Other events: Kim Davis will be scheduling a meet &
greet in mid-August or mid-September and will invite Dave Loebsack to
participate. The event will be a
lunch/dinner BBQ at her home.
Activities to support Kim’s candidacy for supervisor will be
need to be discussed at a future meeting, including phone banking and door
knocking.
New business:
Lorraine updated the committee on finding a headquarters for
elections. She has looked at several
locations. Ann Williams’ gas station
location won’t work. It’d be $725/mo + water + electricity. There is a house
diagonal from the post office that might work and she has left a message of
inquiry about it. IDP will need to advise on the “handicap accessible”
definition and requirement for a headquarters.
If a portable ADA ramp for “use on demand” will fit the need, Sandy’s
building could be a possibility. It’s
800 sq feet but we’d have to share the bathroom with another office. The
bathroom is ADA compliant and Sandy has a portable ramp for ADA use to enter
the building. We’re aiming for a September rental start date for headquarters
space. If we get financial help from the
campaigns, then we could consider an earlier rental start date, but Sandy’s
building isn’t quite ready yet.
JP Lucaci of the IDP will be covering Keokuk and Washington
counties. He is temporarily located in Ottumwa.
Committee Reports:
Affirmative Action: Lorraine will ask the new 2nd District AA representative for help with our committee.
Affirmative Action: Lorraine will ask the new 2nd District AA representative for help with our committee.
Candidate Development:
Chris Busch was flattered we’d consider him as a candidate to run against Jared
Klein. He didn’t say no, but it may be
too late for name recognition to be have a successful run this year. Jim Gorham will contact him about a
campaign. We would need to hold a
special convention to get his name on the ballot. If not this year, we should start working on
his development and name recognition for the election in 2 years.
Community Events: Lorraine
asked Pete Morrison to consider stepping into the Chair of the Community Events
committee. Pete will consider the
request and respond at the July meeting.
In the meantime, John Greener will continue to serve until July.
Platform Committee: Andrew
Allison is the new chair.
Other Business:
Kim Davis needs someone to do her campaign accounting. State Ethics will not allow a candidate to do their own accounting.
Kim Davis needs someone to do her campaign accounting. State Ethics will not allow a candidate to do their own accounting.
The next meeting will occur on Tuesday, July 12, 7:00 pm, at
Art Domestique.
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm.
Attendees: Sonya Housholder, Richard Gilmore, Robin
Plattenberger, Robert Spenner, John Greener, Kay Ciha, Lorraine Williams, Pete
Morrison, Lynnette Hultman, Kitch Shatzer, Kimberly Davis, Isabella Santoro,
Terry Philips, Shirley Pfeifer, Jim Gorham, Sandra Johnson, Jacob Bruns and
Doris Park.
