[ACDP-Announce] June News Clips

Sun Jun 1 17:52:24 EDT 2008

June 1,  2008

To:       Albemarle County  Democrats

From:  Shirley Copeland, Corresponding  Secretary
           Albemarle  County Democratic Committee 

MESSAGE FROM FRED HUDSON, Chair, Albemarle  County Democratic Committee:  

Tom Perriello, of Albemarle County, is now our nominee to represent the 5thDistrict Democrats in the contest for the seat in Congress, and what a fine candidate he is.  Tom comes to the campaign with life experiences well beyond his years and should bring the type of experience that motivates the voters of the 5th District to bring about change in our representation.  It is certainly time.  The incumbent has been in Washington supposedly representing this district for several terms.   As our factories have closed, and our unemployment has grown, the incumbent continues to do little to change the situation.  So it is time for a change in Congress from the 5th, and Tom Perriello can make that happen.   On the state-wide scene, Mark Warner is our candidate for Senate.  He is a great candidate and it is clear that Virginians want more of the thoughtful representation and dynamic leadership that Mark Warner provides.  He left the governor’s mansion with a
 very high approval rating and let’s pitch in to give him the opportunity to provide that representation again.  

It is going to be an unusual year.  We have been through an extended and often harsh campaign for the Presidential nomination.   When it is over, we must all pull together to elect our Presidential nominee and Mark Warner and Tom Perriello.  Unity is going to have to be the goal this year.  Just remember, the Republicans are determined to continue favorable tax treatment to the corporations and the very wealthy, and to continue to war in Iraq .  We just can’t have four more years of that.   But if you really want to get worried, remember that the next President will probably nominate as many as three Supreme Court justices, and that could have an effect on the direction of this country for decades.  If the first two were not enough, the third one should bring us all to our feet, united in our effort to sweep the country for Democrats,  and doing all that we can to bring about that victory.

June begins the process of ensuring that we as Democrats make our voice heard.  We have accomplished that in the past, but it has taken effort on the part of us all to make the county a place of a strong Democratic voice.  We can continue that progression, but it will continue to require all of us, pitching in and doing our part.  I do hope that you will come forward and contribute in anyway that you can.  With the candidates that we have, this should be a fine year for our Party, but we are going to need the help of all good Democrats to “make it happen”.  This year presents challenges but we have met them in the past, and we can do it again!  Check the schedule of events that will be happening in the month of June, and come on out and participate!

Fred

CALENDAR OF  EVENTS

JUNE

June 9.   Albemarle County Democratic Steering Committee Meeting (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.) at the  Albemarle County Office Building, 1600 5th Street, Charlottesville, Room B.  Public is invited.  
 June  14 -  State Democratic Convention. Hampton, VA.  Albemarle County will be sending a large group of Democrats to the convention.   Guests are also invited to attend.  Please contact Fred Hudson if you have any interest in participating at the State Convention.   

June 20.   5th District Dinner in Lynchburg at  the James River Conference Center, 5th and Court Streets. $45 per person.  The dinner will be an exciting event.  We have a good list of speakers who will be very entertaining, to be sure.  This event has been one not to miss for the 5th District, and I hope you will join many other Albemarle Democrats and others from the 5th in the celebration of the beginning of the 2008 campaign season.  

June 21   Charlottesville-Albemarle Democratic Breakfast at JABA, 674  Hillsdale Drive, behind Fashion Square Mall and adjacent to the Marriott  Courtyard.   The guest for the morning's discussion is Gary F. Henry, who will be speaking on  Austin vs. Aspen, a look at two potential paths for the Charlottesville regional economy.  

Every Saturday morning at 9  AM:   Listen to the Albemarle Political Corner that focuses  on local issues that affect the lives of each of us.    WVAX,  1450 (AM).  

Check out the web site at http://www.albemarledems.org/for the latest news, events and additional information on candidates  and the future events.  It really is a great site! You can change your  e-mail contact information for the announcements and news clips at this site. 

OFFICE  LOCATION

The Democratic Office at 223 W. Main has moved, and we will  be announcing a new location as soon as it is available.   The phone number  is 296-1865, which is still available for you, but please feel free to contact  me at fredwhudson at yahoo.com or Cheryl  Oliver at caodem at embarqmail.com. 

OFFICERS
Fred Hudson, Chair,  Albemarle County Democratic Committee    fredwhudson at yahoo.com
Cynthia Neff, Vice  Chair, Administration                                        caodem at embarqmail.com
John Wertman, Vice Chair, Community                                            jwertman at aag.org
Fred Copeland, Vice  -Chair,  Outreach                                           FLcopela at aol.com 
Shirley Copeland,  Corresponding  Secretary                                  DEMOCRATSNEWS at aol.com
Mary Rice,  Treasurer                                                                      ricebooks at mindspring.com
Nicole Sherman,  Chair, Finance  Committee                                  softhardwear at yahoo.com
Valerie L'  Herrou, Recording  Secretary                                            wolfh at earthlink.net
Paul "Kip" Newland,  Vice-Chair, Special Projects                         kipandjean at embarqmail.com
Cindy Janechild,  Vice-Chair, Women's  Issues                                  cjanechi at cstone.net
Haike Giragosian,  Vice-Chair, Outreach for Young Professionals     hmg5w at virginia.edu

DISTRICT CHAIRS
Doris Lackey,  District Chair,  Rivanna                                                 dorislackey at earthlink.net
Cheryl Oliver,   District  Chair, Scottsville                                           caodem at embarqmail.com  Jean  Wyant, Whitehall                                                                      jeanb82hd at comcast.net
Nick Lang, District  Chair, Jack  Jouett                                     doolang at comcast.net
Madison Cummings,  District Chair,  Samuel Miller                            patcummings at ntelos.net
Larry Banner,  District Chair,  Rio                                                       larry at c-ville.com 

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