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What You Can Do to Influence the DNC Chair VoteVol. 2, No. 1--Pre-Summit, January 2005On February 12, 2005, the 447 members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will elect a new Party Chair, five Vice Chairs (including the President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs), a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a National Finance Chair. Progressives have the opportunity now to influence the future of the Democratic Party by letting your local members of the DNC know who you support as our next Party Chair and/or the other positions being filled. In preparation for the February 12 vote, regional caucuses are meeting in various locations around the nation to hear from the candidates running for Party Chair and other positions down the ballot. The Southern Regional Caucus met on January 8th, but all other caucus meetings are yet to come with the next meeting scheduled for January 15 when the Midwest Regional Caucus meets in St. Louis, MO. A complete list of Regional Caucus meetings scheduled through January and which states make up each Regional Caucus are provided at the end of this message. The 447 members of the DNC consist of each state's party chair and (in most cases) vice-chair. The remaining members representing your state are selected by state delegates (essentially apportioned according to your state's population), represent one of the various caucuses granted seats on the DNC under the national party's bylaws, or have received a position on the DNC by virtue of being elected to various elected offices. These 447 individuals are the only individuals with a vote on Party Chair and other Executive Committee positions. For your convenience a complete roster of all DNC members is available here in a PDF file. Phone numbers and addresses for DNC members are provided within the roster. Unfortunately, email information for each of the 447 members is not available within the roster, but may be listed on your state party's website. In addition to lobbying DNC members directly, PDA encourages each individual progressive caucus/PDA chapter to immediately poll their membership regarding an endorsement of a candidate for DNC Chair position. PDA and at least one caucus (Utah Democratic Progressive Caucus) has endorsed Howard Dean. Should your caucus/chapter or group choose to endorse a candidate, we encourage you to issue a press release to be sent to both the media and each member of the DNC within your state. A copy of the press release issued by the Utah Democratic Progressive Caucus following its endorsement is available and can be used as a template should you choose. Also, we encourage you to send an alert to your list providing your members and the public with the contact information for your respective DNC members and encourage them to contact these individuals to urge their support of Howard Dean or the candidate you endorse. Thank you for taking the time to influence the decision of DNC Chair. For the first time in decades progressives are coming together to significantly influence the direction of our party, and speaking out on the upcoming February 12 vote is the first step. A schedule of the forums follows along with the state by state breakdown of the DNC's regional caucuses: January 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 Breakdown of the DNC's Regional CaucusesSouthern Caucus Midwestern Caucus Western Caucus Eastern Caucus Reference: http://www.democrats.org/news/200501060002.html |
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