Jefferson County Democrats
The Jefferson County Democrats elected new officers for two-year terms at a reorganization meeting on Sunday, Dec. 11.
Re-elected were Marty Gilmore, chair; Claire Roney, state committee representative; Martin Ivers, treasurer; Thomas Kuykendall, District 2 representative; and Tom Meyer, District 3 representative.
Also elected were Jean Ball, vice chair; Marty Gilmore, state committee representative; John Collins, District 1 representative; Libby Wennstrom, District 1 representative; Diane Jones, District 2 representative; and Jean Ball, District 3 representative.
There were no candidates for secretary. The position will be filled temporarily for each future meeting until a candidate is elected to the position.
Thank you to all members and precinct committee officers who attended the meeting. Thank you to all board members who served during the past two years.
‘We the People’ starts at the grassroots! Jefferson County Democrats and Central Committee Reorganization Meeting 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 Blue Heron Middle School, Port Townsend Local Democratic parties…
read more[caption id="attachment_13119" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] General election ad published Nov. 2, 2022, in the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader[/caption]
The Jefferson County Democrats published its third ad promoting the Nov. 8 general election in the Nov. 2 Port Townsend Leader & Jefferson County Leader.
For a list of all candidates endorsed by the Jefferson County Democrats, visit its Endorsements page. The list includes links to candidate websites or their statements in the Washington State Voters’ Guide.
Our endorsement ad in the Oct. 26 edition of The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader.
Visit our Endorsements page for a separate list of our endorsements for the Nov. 8 general election. Here's a downloadable, shareable, and printable PDF of the ad.
The Oct. 26 Leader also includes a Special Election Focus with articles on candidates for 24th Legislative District representatives, Jefferson County sheriff, and Jefferson County commissioner.
[caption id="attachment_13087" align="alignright" width="506"] Endorsement ad published by three Democratic Party organizations in the Oct. 22 Peninsula Daily News.[/caption]
This endorsement ad is appearing Saturday, Oct. 22, on Page 3 of the Peninsula Daily News, published jointly by the Jefferson County Democrats, Clallam County Democrats, and 24th LD Democrats.
[caption id="attachment_13074" align="alignright" width="512"] Endorsement ad published by the Jefferson County Democrats in the Oct. 19 Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader.[/caption]
Our general election endorsement ad in the Oct. 19 edition of the Port Townsend & East Jefferson County Leader.
Here's a downloadable, shareable, and printable PDF of the Endorsement ad.
[caption id="attachment_12847" align="alignright" width="240"] Jefferson County Sheriff Joe Nole[/caption]
At a membership meeting Oct. 12 on Zoom of the Jefferson County Democrats, just over 70% of the members attending voted to endorse incumbent Joe Nole for Jefferson County Sheriff.
The vote percentage is almost identical to the results in the primary election in August.
For a list of all candidate endorsements by the JCD membership for all the federal, legislative, and county positions on the Nov 8 general election ballot, please visit our Endorsements page.
For more information about each candidate, the list includes links to candidate websites or their statements in the Washington State Voters' Guide.
The Jefferson County Democrats endorsed the candidates shown in this chart for the Aug. 2 primary election. Our endorsed candidates had a good night in the primary election. And the results suggest continued winning strength for the Nov. 8 general election.
JCD members will be considering endorsements for some other positions in late September. Please return to our website or Facebook page to learn more about those endorsements.
In the primary election, Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton received a resounding 56% of the votes in the 3rd District. Greg’s Republican opponent, recently retired (and rich) from the pharmaceutical industry, Marcia Kelbon, is new to Jefferson County.
Greg’s decisive win in the most conservative county district sets him up for an even stronger win this fall when the contest is countywide. JCD’s other endorsed candidates for county positions had no opponents in the primary and have no opponents in the general.
State Reps. Mike Chapman and Steve Tharinger are also in good shape heading into the general election. Democrats received 60% of the votes and majorities in each of the three counties of the 24th LD.
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer received 53% of the votes in the 6th Congressional District. He will face Republican Elizabeth Krieselmaier, who received just 27% of the votes in a crowded Republican field.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray received 54% of the statewide vote and will face Republican Tiffany Smiley, as expected.
For some more details about these endorsements, check out our Endorsements page.
Ad published Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in the Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader.