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    March 1, 2008               
     To:       Albemarle County Democrats

 From:  Shirley Copeland, Corresponding Secretary
            Albemarle County Democratic Committee 

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

The campaigns are really in “high gear” with the Presidential candidate selection process reaching a deafening roar.   As you know,   Virginia  had a terrific primary turnout and Obama carried “the day” in the Commonwealth.  Therefore, now we turn our attention to the delegate selection process for the national convention in the Commonwealth.  The 5th District was allotted a total of four delegates (two female and two male) and one alternate (male) on the basis of the voting in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 elections.  The vote in the primary further determined that Obama would receive the alternate and both women delegates and one male delegate of the allotted delegates.    Clinton  will receive the one remaining male delegate from the 5th .  So now, with the primaries that are occurring this month in other states forming the backdrop, we will prepare to choose the individuals who will represent the 5th Congressional District at the National
 Convention.  Personal decisions are being made now, and the process of selection will actually begin in April.   So make your decision now as to your desire to go to Denver , and then be ready to act in early April.   
 There will be more on this subject next month.  

   We have all waited a long time for our opportunity to take back the White House and improve our representation in Congress.  We took the first step with the primary voting, and now we move on to getting prepared for the Fall campaign.  Getting involved is so very important this year, and we are trying to make it as simple as possible.  Please go to the Albemarle County Democratic party website (www.albemarledems.org) and obtain the form to volunteer to help in “turning the Commonwealth blue”.   We hope to make it a very dark color of blue this year, but your help is very much needed.   There are many different ways to volunteer, but the first thing is to let us know that you are ready to participate.  Just get the form back to me, and you will have started the process to join many good Democrats in making the Fall campaign a success.  

   We have great candidates who will be running for the US Senate and House this year.  At this writing, Tom Perriello is the only candidate who has committed to seeking the Democratic nomination for the House from the 5th Congressional District.   Mark Warner, our brilliant former governor, has committed to running for the US Senate from the Commonwealth.  I do believe that you would never find two finer people to represent the Democratic Party in the upcoming election.   Of course, we are still in the process of selecting our nominee for President, so we will all just have to be patient with that process as the primary season grinds on for a few more weeks.  

   Be sure to save the date of May 17, 2008 , when we will be having the 5th Congressional District Democratic Convention in Lovingston, Nelson   County , Virginia .  Being a delegate to the 5th District will also cause you to be a delegate to the State Convention, so I  hope there will be very good participation from all good Democrats.  

   As you can see there are some good things coming, and I am excited about this year.  I look forward to seeing you soon at one event or another.  We had another good year last year, and now we need to start concentrating on being prepared to continue our “winning ways” in Albemarle   County !  We can make this a great one!

   Fred

 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 March 10  Albemarle County Democratic Steering Committee  Meeting  (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.) at the Albemarle County Office Building, 1600 5th Street Extended, Room C.  Public is invited. 

 March 16  9:30 a.m. Monthly Albemarle/Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast.  At JABA, 674 Hillsdale Drive, behind Fashion Square mall.  The event is free; a light breakfast is served.  The  subject for the morning will be the delegate selection process for the Democratic National Convention.

 March 22 -Public Service Project.  Road Clean-Up -- The Route 250 road clean-up project participants are to meet at Toddsbury Store about 3 miles east of The Boar's Head entrance on Route 250 at 8:30.   

 APRIL

  April 21 - Albemarle Democratic caucus at 7:30 p.m. in Room A of the 5th Street Albemarle County Office Building.  Pre-filing begins April 1 and concludes April 16.  Filing fee is $25 and may be obtained online at the ACDC web-site, or from Fred Hudson. Applications must be turned in at the county office at 223 W. Main by 5:00 p.m. on April 16. Thirty-four delegates and 17 alternates will be chosen at the caucus and will attend the 5th district convention in Lovingston on May 17 as well as the State Convention in Hampton on June 14. 

      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 new 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!

 OFFICE LOCATION
   The Democratic Office is going to be improved.    We are going to close the office at 223 W. Main, 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 democraticbiz at cstone.net.   

 OFFICERS
 Fred Hudson, Chair, Albemarle County Democratic Committee    fredwhudson at yahoo.com
 Cynthia Neff, Vice Chair, Administration                                       mailto:Democraticbiz at cstone.net
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, Veterans                                       kipn at ntelos.net
 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                                           Democraticbiz at cstone.net    
Jean Wyant, Whitehall                                                                      jeanb82hd at comcast.net
 Nick Lang, District Chair, Jack
 Jouett                                    doolang at adelphia.net
 Madison Cummings, District Chair, Samuel Miller                            patcummings at ntelos.net
 Larry Banner, District Chair, Rio                                                         Larry_Banner at stanfordalumni.org

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