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Welcome to the
Rutland County Democrats
Statewide candidates
County candidates
Newsletter
 The Rutland County Democrats is a thriving
organization of engaged and enthusiastic Democrats from throughout
Rutland County. We invite you to join us in our efforts to:
 Turn Rutland County from “purple” to “blue”
Elect a Democratic governor in 2010
Provide real support to local, state, and
national Democratic candidates & causes
Expand our vibrant Rutland County network of
Democratic activists
Join us in our many
activities to further the Democratic cause: fundraisers that are fun
(brunches, potlucks, comedy shows, house parties); voter registration;
booths at the State Fair and other venues; multiple candidate support
activities at campaign headquarters and in the community; Democratic
County meetings; community service; and more.
To get involved, just go to the “Get Involved” button and send an email
with your volunteer preferences – we’ll get in touch and get you on
board with the Rutland County Democrats.
News & Events
July-August, 2010
Edited by Bob Soule
It is now officially summer, and your County Committee is shifting into
high gear! During this last week of June we kick off the season with
our first Friday Night Live. And July promises to be one of our busiest
months ever. This is all a nice way of saying, we need you!
We will be needing volunteers for the events outlined below, for
numerous different tasks: registering voters, marching in parades,
cooking food, answering telephones, and putting together mailings, to
name just a few. Many of you have helped us with your volunteer efforts
in the past, and we hope that you will step up again. To those who have
not yet participated, now is a great time to get involved! Please
read over the information on our summer schedule and sign up for as many
events as you can - there is lots of variety....
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Friday
Night Live - Fridays: June 25 - August 20, 6-9 pm, on Center St.,
Rutland
Rutland’s
weekly downtown music/food/arts gathering. We’ll have a Rutland
Democrats table at a prime location - right in front of our 2010
Democratic Election Headquarters! HQ is at 24 Center Street
(formerly Essential Alternatives). Our tables will offer voter
registration, campaign materials from our candidates, and delicious
snacks for a nominal charge. Local and statewide candidates will be
invited to join us to meet and greet the people of the Rutland area. We
will need 2 or 3 people each week to staff the tables and greet people,
from 6 to 9 pm. If you are interested in helping with this event,
please contact Bob Soule at:
mc_soule@vermontel.net,
or 446-2331.
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Rutland County Democratic HQ Grand Opening - Friday, July 23, 5-6:30 pm,
at 24 Center St., Rutland
We will
have a ribbon-cutting and celebration of our 2010 campaign headquarters,
with all of our Democratic candidates invited to participate. We
generally get a good crowd for this event, where we’ll introduce the
candidates, welcome volunteers, and have an informal reception, with
great appetizers to celebrate our official opening. Following the
opening, Friday Night Live will be in full swing (from 6 - 9 pm), right
outside our office. For this event, we will need volunteers to cook
refreshments, as well as a crew to set up, staff, and clean up the food
and drink tables. Please contact Anne Lezak if you are able to help
with the opening; she can be reached at:
alezak@comcast.net, or
775-1695.
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Rutland City Sidewalk Sales and Ethnic Festival - Friday, July 30 and
Saturday, July 31 (Info at:
http://www.rutlanddowntown.com/ethnic.html)
Rutland
City Democrats will have a booth at the Rutland Democratic Headquarters,
22 Center Street, where pastries and other ethnic foods will be sold.
This is a great place to “meet and greet” - most of Rutland County seems
to come through this event at some point! We will also be able to
welcome folks into our HQ, where candidate materials will be on
display. To volunteer (making some food, staffing the table - or
both!) contact Mike Austin, at:
mikeaustinvt1@yahoo.com, or
773-6964.
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Meet
Representative Peter Welch - Saturday, July 24, 5-6:30 pm, at the home
of Dottie Finnerty and Ron Unterman, 3101 Healdville Road, Belmont
Everyone
is invited to attend. This is a great opportunity to talk with Rep.
Welch on critical issues facing Vermont and the nation. Campaign
contributions are not required, but will be very much appreciated.
Peter needs our support for his reelection to Congress this fall.
Please RSVP to either: Dottie Finnerty, at 259-2491 or
mailto:dottie@finnerty.us, or
Janet Warren, at 259-2007 or
janetwarren72@hotmail.com
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Calling all J.P. s !! (or those who want to be)
If you are
now a Justice of the Peace, or would like to run for that office in your
town, it is time to contact the chair of your town Democratic Committee to let them know you are interested. You can find the name
and contact information for your town chair at our website: www.rutland-democrats.org/.
If you are interested, but your town does not have an organized
Democratic committee, contact Anne Lezak for information, at
alezak@comcast.net,
or 775-1695.
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Democrats Serving the Community -
(1st Tuesday of each month), 5:30-7 pm, at the Open Door Mission, Park
St., Rutland
For about
a year, local Democrats have taken turns serving dinner at the Mission
one day a month. As many of you know, this was a project that was
started and coordinated by Mark Skakel, who died suddenly this spring.
With his loss, we are without a leader for this project, as other County
Committee members are already stretched with other responsibilities. We
have explained this situation to the Mission staff, and they understand
that we need to put this project on hold for now unless we find a new
leader for it. If you are interested in taking on the coordination
of this project, or know someone who is, please contact Bob Soule at:
mc_soule@vermontel.net, or 446-2331.
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Governor Madeline Kunin coming to Rutland County in August!
We are
working with the Vermont Democratic Party to bring Gov. Kunin to our
area for an election rally and fundraiser, in mid-August. Stay tuned
for more information!
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Vermont State Fair - September 3-12, at the fairground, Rutland
We will
have our usual booth in the President's Building, and of course we will
need volunteers! If you want to request a certain day or time, get your
bids in early.... Marcy Tanger is the organizer this year, and she
can be reached at: tanger@vermontel.net,
or 259-2344.
THE 2010 CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY!
STATEWIDE CANDIDATES
US CONGRESS
US SENATE
PATRICK LEAHY
Website:
www.leahyforvermont.com
US
HOUSE
PETER WELCH
Website:
www.welchforcongress.com
Please join
Congressman Peter Welch to help kick-off his 2010 campaign
for re-election! Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, Vermont
Please come meet Representative
Peter Welch
in Mount Holly Saturday, July 24 from
5 to 6:30 PM at the home
of Dottie Finnerty and Ron Unterman
GOVERNOR
SUSAN BARTLETT
Hyde Park Democratic PO Box 70 Hyde Park VT 05655 (802) 279-7222 (802)
888-5591 susan@bartlettforgovernor.com
www.bartlettforgovernor.com
MATT DUNNE
Hartland Democratic 314 Clayhill Road Hartland VT 05048 (802) 295-5009 (
) - matt.dunne@mattdunne.com
www.mattdunne.com
Come meet
gubernatorial candidate Matt Dunne
Friday, July 9th
, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM at the home of Roberto Font-Russell
DEB MARKOWITZ
Montpelier Democratic 4 Pearl Street Montpelier VT 05601 (802) 951-1155
(802) 279-0362 debmarkowitz@yahoo.com
www.debforvermont.com
DOUG RACINE
Richmond Democratic PO Box 746 Burlington VT 05402 (802) 343-5417 (802)
434-2013 dougracine7@aol.com
www.dougracine.com
Come meet
gubernatorial candidate Doug Racine Thursday, July 8th, from
7:00 PM – about 8:30 PM in Wallingford at the home of Chris & Carie Dinnan
PETER SHUMLIN
Putney Democratic 345 Hickory Ridge Road Putney VT 05346 (802) 380-3654
( ) - pete@shumlinforgovernor.com
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
CHRISTOPHER A. BRAY
New Haven Democratic 829 South Street New Haven VT 05472 (802) 371-8183
(802) 453-3444 cbray@sover.net
www.brayforvermont.com
STEVE HOWARD
Rutland City Democratic 41 Washington Street Rutland VT 05701 (802)
773-1226 (802) 236-5123 stevenjhoward@comcast.net
www.stevehoward2010.com
SECRETARY OF STATE
JIM CONDOS
Montpelier Democratic 84 Chestnut Hill Road Montpelier VT 05602 (802)
238-3809 (802) 238-3809 jcondos@aol.com
www.jimcondos.com
CHARLES MERRIMAN
Middlesex Democratic PO Box 632 Montpelier VT 05601 (802) 249-8096 (802)
229-2643 CharlesLMerriman@gmail.com
www.merrimanforvt.com
AUDITOR
EDWARD FLANAGAN
Burlington Democratic 131 Main Street #702 Burlington VT 05401 (802)
862-3203 (802) 233-3357 esflanagan@yahoo.com
www.edflanagan.org
DOUG HOFFER
Burlington Democratic 161 Austin Drive #71 Burlington VT 05401 (802)
864-5711 (802) 864-5711 drhoffer@comcast.net
RUTLAND COUNTY CANDIDATES - 2010
SENATE
Bob Baird, 65 West Road
North Chittenden VT 05763
www.baird2010.com
Bill Carris, PO Box 886 Rutland
VT 05702 (802) 236-7733 (802) 236-7733
bill.carris@carris.net
Cheryl Hooker, 11 Royce Street
Rutland VT 05701-4432
HOUSE
Rutland 5-2
- Rep. Peg Andrews,
82 Jackson Avenue Rutland VT 05701 (802) 747-6916 (802) 747-6916
andrews4rutland2@yahoo.com
Rutland 5-3
- Herb Font-Russell,
24 Griswold Drive
Rutland VT 05701 (802) 855-8437 (802) 779-7370
herirovt@comcast.net
Rutland 5-3
- Daniel White, Sr. 775-5604, P.O. Box 134, Rutland, VT 05702
Adlnh07@aol.com
Rutland 5-4
- Rep. Gale
Courcelle, 50 Hazel Street Rutland VT 05701 (802) 775-0262 (802)
775-0262 gcourcelle@myfairpoint.net
Windsor-Rutland
1, Mount Holly, Ludlow, Plymouth
- Brigid Faenza,
1214 Branch Brook Road
Mount Holly VT 05758 (802) 259-4100 (802) 259-4100
bakerbrigid@vermontel.net
Rutland 3,
Shrewsbury, Tinmouth, Wallingford
- Rep. Eldred
French, 521 Town Hill Road Cuttingsville VT 05738 (802) 345-9187 (802)
492-3304
eldredfrench@vermontel.net
Rutland 8,
Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rupert, Wells
- Rep. John Malcolm,
1822 Rupert Mountain Road Pawlet VT 05761 (802) 325-3424 (802) 325-3424
Rutland 1-2,
Clarendon, Ira, Proctor, West Rutland
- Tony Morgan,
472 Dewey Avenue West Rutland
VT 05777 438-5069,
tonymorgan.wroc@hotmail.com
Rutland 1-2,
Clarendon, Ira, Proctor, West Rutland
Rep. Dave Potter, PO
Box 426 North Clarendon VT 05759 (802) 438-5385
Rutland-Windsor
1, Bridgewater, Chittenden Killington, Mendon
- Rep. Megan Smith,
PO Box 1411 Rutland VT 05701 (802) 775-0759 (802) 770-0159
megansmithforvermont@gmail.com
www.megansmithforvermont.com
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