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Sandy Evans

Congratulations to Sandy Evans (www.Evans4SB.org) on her endorsement for the Mason District School Board seat!  The seat is being vacated by current Mason District School Board Member Kaye Kory, who won her bid for House of Delegates (38th District) in November. Sandy has also been endorsed by FAIRGRADE and Fairfax CAPS (Coalition of Advocates for Public Schools), two of the most prominent parent advocacy groups in Fairfax County, have endorsed Sandy Evans for the Mason District seat on the Fairfax County School Board.

The campaign needs you to get involved: first-timers, new committee members, and veterans of past campaigns are all welcome to contribute their time to make sure that Mason District continues moving forward. This race is critical for Fairfax County. Volunteer to put up signs, make phone calls, host an event, or work the polls on election day.

The date for this special election has been set for Tuesday, March 2nd

Get involved or contribute to Sandy’s campaign by going to
wwww.evans4sb.org
or contact Kim Smith at: 703.624.1182

or mail your check to:
Friends of Sandy Evans
PO Box 4336
Falls Church, VA 22044

The Fairfax County Democratic Committee will be hosting a State of the Union Watch Party. There will be a fun silent action, great company, and good food.

The event will be at Velocity Five, 8111 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22043 starting at 8pm.  We will hop on a call with David Plouffe around 8pm.

You can get all the details and RSVP by clicking here. This is an open event so feel free to invite your family, friends, and neighbors.

Hope to see you there. If you have any questions or need details please contact Mike at 703-585-8373 or mike.burns@fairfaxdemocrats.org

Be sure to join the Hunter Mill District Committee for what is always a fantastic time, the annual Hunter Mill Lasagna Dinner. Click here for Tickets.

Click here for Tickets.

***CANCELED *** This Caucus has been canceled due to only a single candidate filing.  Eileen Filler-Corn is the Democratic nominee for the 41st House of Delegates special election on March 2, http://www.eileenfordelegate.com ***CANCELED ***

Due to Dave Marsden winning the special election for the 37th State Senate seat there will be now a special election on Tuesday, March 2nd to fill the 41st House of Delegates District.  Below is the Democratic Call to Caucus and at the bottom of the page you can download the Caucus Rules, Call, and Candidate Declaration Form.

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Del. Dave Marsden won the special election in the 37th State Senate District on Tuesday, January 12th!

Thanks to the hard work of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, Dave’s Team, and all the other volunteers and voters, Virginia has been spared one-party Republican rule.  With Dave in the Senate, Democrats will now have a 22-18 vote margin.  A Senate majority is critically important as Republicans sit in the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General positions, and Republicans have a large majority in the House of Delegates.  This check in the Senate will help make sure that our ideals such as protecting education funding, and fair redistricting, will get a seat at the table.

Thank you to all the volunteers and voters who did their part to elect Dave Marsden and show that Fairfax Democrats still have the momentum.  However, our work is not done, since Dave won there will now have to be a special election for his House of Delegates seat in the 41st district, and we also have an upcoming special election for School Board in Mason District.  So make sure to check back soon for more information about both of these races.

At the Reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 5th FCDC elected Rex Simmons as the new Chair for 2010-2011.  FCDC also elected the following officers

Vice Chair North – Barbara Caputo
Vice Chair Central – Lola Quintela
Vice Chair South – Mark Itzkof
Treasurer – Nadja Golding
Assistant Treasurer – Victor Mondino
Vice Chair Finance – Mary Ann Hovis
Vice Chair Outreach – Herb Smith
Vice Chair Precinct Operations – Sue Langley
Vice Chair Voter Registration and GOTV – Chris Ambrose
Vice Chair Technology – Todd Smyth
Recording Secretary – Ginny Peters
Corresponding Secretary – Bridget Murphy

At the meeting the FCDC also had a food and coat drive in honor or Rep. Jim Moran that collected 541 pounds of food, 47 coats, and an assortment of hats, gloves, and scarves. The food was donated to Food For Others (www.foodforothers.org) and the coats and accessories were donated to the Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter (www.shelterhouse.org)

FCDC also passed a resolution urging Governor Tim Kaine to issue an Executive Order restoring the vote for current ex-felons who have completed the terms of their sentences.  You can call the Governor’s Office at 804-786-2211 to ask him to issue said Executive Order, before he leaves office on January 16th, 2010

The Fairfax County Democratic Committee will have its 2010-2011 Reorganization Meeting on Tuesday, January 5th at 7:00 pm, at Falls Church High School, 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church, VA 22042
map, click here for directions.

If you are going to attend the meeting please RSVP HERE

(RSVP not required to attend meeting but appreciated)

Food and Coat Drive Information for Reorganization Meeting:

FCDC will be having a Food and Coat Drive at the reorganization meeting.  After the holiday season please help FCDC give back and support those in need in our area.

Yes.  Even though Northern Virginia is considered one of the wealthiest jurisdictions in the country, we still face a poverty rate of 5%.  This means, based on US Census figures, that 90,183 persons are living in poverty, 30% of whom are children. In Northern Virginia between 2006 and 2009 we have seen an increase o168% in the number of families requesting emergency food assistance.

Here are items need for the food drive:

• Canned meats and fish: ham, turkey, chicken, tuna, beef
• Peanut butter and jelly/jam
• Canned soup, stew, and chili
• Cereal
• Vegetables – canned
• Fruit – canned
• Beans – dried or canned
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Boxed Meals
• Pasta and Pasta Sauce
• Rice
• Sugar and Flour
• Fruit Juice
• Coffee, Tea, and Drink Mix
• Avoid glass items if possible (except baby food)

We will also be collecting coats of all sizes and types as well.  If you can wash or dry clean the coat before donating please do.

Last year we collected 728 pounds of food, and 53 coats.  Lets beat it this year and collect 800 pounds and 60 coats!

At the meeting the first order of business will be the election of the new Chair of FCDC.  The new Chair will then preside over the rest of the meeting.  After the Chair’s election, amendments to the by-laws will be considered. After all by laws amendments have been considered the committee will vote on a resolution describing the Authorities and Responsibilities of the Officers and Standing Committees.  After the Authorities and Responsibilities have been decided there will be elections held for all Officers.  After the Officers elections, new members maybe brought on to the committee and any further business may be conducted.

Below are is the list of Officers and their Responsibilities as prepared by the Steering Committee.  If you are interested in running for any of these positions please contact Mike Burns at mike.burns@fairfaxdemocrats.org by Saturday, January 2nd to be printed on the ballots, individuals can still run for these positions even if they do not respond by Jan. 2nd, however they will not be preprinted on the ballots. (note that any of the Officers listed below that are not included in the Bylaws after they have been amended will not be filled)

  The Authority and Responsibilities of Officers and Standing Committees (134.0 KiB, 131 hits)

Below are the proposed Bylaws amendments for consideration at the 2010-2011 FCDC Reorganization, and a message from the Chair:

Dear FCDC Members:

I hope you are all having a nice holiday season.

According to our current bylaws any member can propose amendments and the chair is responsible for notifying the members of all the proposed amendments, even amendments that may be duplicative or contradictory. All the proposed amendments are listed below along with the name of the person proposing them. One amendment is a complete set of bylaws including changes that I am proposing. In some cases, my proposal incorporates ideas from other submissions. Other parts of my proposal are ideas that I have for improving FCDC’s efficiency based on my experience as Chair and Vice-chair for Finance. All proposed amendments will be considered at the January 5 meeting. The bylaws may be amended at the reorganization meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting. See you on January 5.

Mary Ann Hovis
Chair, Fairfax County Democratic Committee

  FCDC 2010 Proposed Bylaws Amendments (75.0 KiB, 166 hits)

***SOLD OUT*** This event is now sold out.  If you need to submit payment for a seat at a reserved table, or have questions, please contact Nancy Simmons at nancysimmons@cox.net or call (703) 250-5984 ***SOLD OUT***

Please join FCDC for their 2010 Road to Richmond breakfast.   It will help us start off the 2010 year on the right foot and send our legislators to Richmond knowing they have our continued support behind them.  We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, Jan. 3rd at 11am at the Springfield Golf and County Club, 8301 Old Keene Mill Rd, Springfield, VA 22152.

There will be a fantastic breakfast buffet including French toast with berries, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, assorted fruit, bagels, muffins, orange & cranberry juices, coffee & tea.

Please join us:

WHEN: Saturday, December 19th, 2009
WHERE: Magill’s – 7201 Little River Turnpike Annandale, VA 22003-3304, map: click here
PHONE: (703) 750-0210

WHAT:
10:00 a.m. for donuts and coffee.
10:30 a.m. pick-up a walk sheet and help Sandy hit the ground running
10:30-12:30 a.m. Knock on as many doors as possible and deliver Sandy’s literature
Noon-12:30—Return to Magill’s for pizza
12:30-2:00—Relax at Magill’s and celebrate a job well-done.

In case of rain, please still join us, we’ll make phone calls instead of knocking on doors. This campaign is going to be very quick—the Holiday season limits how much work we’ll be able to do, so please do help us get this campaign kicked off on Saturday.