7th Legislative District: Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens and parts of Okanogan and Spokane Counties

Our goals -- The primary goal of the 7th Legislative District is to elect strong candidates who can be effective advocates for the values of our residents. To this end we will work to:

• Create a reliable and viable organizational structure;
• Create better communications and coordination between the counties in the 7^th;
• Create an effective, active, on-going public relations program;
• Create an infrastructure for candidates to plug into so they do not have to start from scratch;
• Create an effective, inclusive mechanism to identify and recruit effective candidates;
• Create issues statements to identify our values.

So you're a Delegate...An Alternate...or just ready to volunteer!

2008 is a particularly exciting year because the 244,000 people that attended the Precinct Caucuses in Washington State on Saturday, February 9th, made it one of the biggest, if not the biggest, caucus in U.S. History!  Most people were attending a caucus for the first time. We should be very proud for stepping forward to express our opinions on the issues that matter to us – such as who we want as the next President of the United States.

Although the Precinct Caucuses are over there are still several steps left in the Caucus and Convention Cycle. Besides attending the National Convention in Denver, there are numerous other ways for you to get involved in this year's elections.

We know that there are lots of questions out there and the links below will take you to the Washington State Democrats information that should answer most of them, but if you have additional questions or need clarification on a particular point please contact me at miller.elm@gmail.com. I, or another member of the Party, will do what we can to help. Also check our calendar for the dates and locations of events.

Here’s to a very active 2008!

Ellen Miller, Chair, 7th Legislative District

These links should help provide the answers to some of your questions.

How does the Caucus and Convention Cycle work?

So you're a delegate or alternate. What next?

So you're not a delegate or an alternate, but you still want to be involved. What next?

So you want to be a delegate to the National Convention in Denver. What steps should you take?

And here are some documents that you can use as a resource:

2008 Caucus and Convention Cycle (PDF)

2008 Legislative District Caucus – Delegate and Alternate Allocation (PDF)

2008 Declaration of Candidacy Form – District Level Delegate or Alternate (Word)

2008 Declaration of Candidacy Form – PLEO (Word)

2008 Declaration of Candidacy Form – At-large Delegate or Alternate (Word)

You can be a National Delegate (PPT)

Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan