Help us find candidates
Only 20 months to go before the 2006 election, so it's time to begin recruiting candidates. In particular, we need candidates for County Commissioner, Clerk & Recorder, Assessor, Treasurer, Sheriff, Surveyor, and Coroner. Even more urgent, we need people to step forward for various non-partisan races such as school board and various town boards. These are the entry-level positions in politics, where competent motivated people can win even without political experience.One lesson we learned in 2004 is that experience and name recognition count for a lot in the state and Federal races. You endow yourself with these qualities by being elected to local offices.
If you think you might like to run for office in Douglas County, you can contact me at pdt@pdth.com. I'll put you in touch with our Strategic Planning Committee, which will get you resources, advice, and mentoring. (Our ability to help in non-partisan races is limited, but we can still point you to great resources.)
If you don't feel you can run, but might be able to help others get their start in politics, one great opportunity is to join the Democracy for Colorado Candidate Development Committee. This group will be putting on workshops and arranging training classes, such as the highly successful 21st Century Democrats training last year. To join this committee, please contact me and I'll put you in touch with the rest of the group.
In order to consistently produce great progressive candidates for state and Federal offices, we need to be serious about winning the local offices and building up experience. Democracy for Colorado is a great way to do this.
Finally, to help the Douglas Democrats plan for the 2006 county elections, we can always use more people to help us with fund-raising, identifying candidates, and helping them get their campaigns off the ground. There's a committee dedicated to just this one purpose. To join, contact Peter Burley.
posted by pdt @ 3/13/2005 08:50:00 AM
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