Sunday, February 26, 2012   11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Vespucci Restaurant (10579 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030; map, click here). Additional parking is available in the business lot next door on the left side (east) of Vespucci’s.

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John Sturdivant Award, honoring a member of the labor community for his/her commitment to Democratic ideals and values.

11th CD Community Service Awards, honoring three Democrats from the respective jurisdictions of the 11th Congressional District (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, and Prince William County) for community service:

• The Joseph V. Gartlan Award, Fairfax County – Linda Byrne,
• The Deloris Hampton Award, Prince William County – Fred Parish, and
• The Frederick W. Silverthorne Award, Fairfax City – TBA.

Questions, more Info contact George Burke, Chair (chair@11thDistrictDemocrats.org).

The 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee invites you to their Annual Awards Brunch honoring some good Democrats.

Sunday, March 6, 2011  11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Vespucci Restaurant
10579 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA  22030
map, click here  

• John Sturdivant Award
  • Honoring a member of the labor community for his/her commitment to Democratic ideals and values.
• 11th CD Community Service Awards, Honoring three Democrats from the respective jurisdictions of the 11th Congressional District (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, and Prince William County) for community service.
  • The Joseph V. Gartlan Award, Fairfax County – Walt Mika
  • The Dolores Hampton Award, Prince William County – Kathleen Seefeldt
  • The Frederick W. Silverthorne Award, Fairfax City – Teddy Goodson

Suggested Donation: $40 to help defray expenses; Sponsors: $250; Hosts: $100. Tickets online via ActBlue, click here. More Info: George Burke, Chair, at georgeaburke@gmail.com.

The 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee invites you to their Annual Awards Brunch honoring some good Democrats.

Sunday, March 6, 2011  11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Vespucci Restaurant
10579 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA  22030
map, click here 
add to calendar, click here

• John Sturdivant Award
  • Honoring a member of the labor community for his/her commitment to Democratic ideals and values.
• 11th CD Community Service Awards
  • Honoring three Democrats from the respective jurisdictions of the 11th Congressional District (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, and Prince William County) for community service.
    • The Joseph V. Gartlan Award, Fairfax County – Walt Mika
    • The Dolores Hampton Award, Prince William County – Kathleen Seefeldt
    • The Frederick W. Silverthorne Award, Fairfax City – Teddy Goodson

Suggested Donation: $40 to help defray expenses; Sponsors: $250; Hosts: $100. Click here to purchase your ticket(s) online via ActBlue.

RSVP to: Ginny Peters, Finance Chair, at glpeters@verizon.net. More Info: George Burke, Chair, at georgeaburke@gmail.com.

Your contribution may be used in connection with federal elections and is subject to the limitations and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect the name, address, occupation, employer & location of employment for individuals who contribute $200 or more in a calendar year.  Other contributions will be deposited in our non-federal account.  Virginia law requires political committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation, employer and location of employment for individuals who contribute $100 or more in a calendar year. Contributions to the 11th CDDC are not deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. 

Paid for and Authorized by the 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee, George Burke, Chair

“Keith Fimian’s outrageous refusal to hold Wall Street special interests accountable or put a stop to the era of taxpayer funded bailouts and big bonuses is another reminder that Fimian’s extreme agenda is wildly out of touch with the needs of Northern Virginia families,” said James Walkinshaw, Connolly’s campaign manager. “Hardworking families who played by the rules and saw their jobs and savings wiped away by Wall Street’s recklessness deserve better than Fimian wanting to put Wall Street banks and credit card companies first.”

Background

Highlights of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protect Action:

Consumer Protection: Grants the Federal Reserve authority to ensure American consumers get clear, accurate information.  Americans deserve to know the truth as shop for mortgages, credit cards, and other financial products, and these new protections will shield them from hidden fees, abusive terms, and deceptive practices.

Ends Bailouts: Taxpayers will not be asked to support a firm threatening the economy ever again.  This bill creates a safe way to liquidate failed banks, and imposes tough new requirements to stop banks from getting too big.

Transparency & Accountability: Eliminates loopholes for hedge funds, mortgage brokers, over-the-counter derivatives, asset- backed securities, and payday lenders.

Executive Compensation: Empowers shareholders to voice their concerns on executive pay and corporate affairs with a non-binding vote on executive compensation and golden parachutes.

Protects Investors: Provides tough new rules for transparency and accountability for credit rating agencies.

Enforces Existing Law: Empowers regulators to aggressively pursue financial fraud, conflicts of interest and manipulation of the system.

            Source: House Financial Services Committee

In an interview published in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Republican Leader John Boehner criticized the financial regulatory overhaul compromise as an ‘overreaction’ to the financial crisis that triggered the recession. Boehner said of Wall Street reform, “This is killing an ant with a nuclear weapon.”  [Pittsburg Tribune Review; 06/29/10]

Democrats Say Fimian and Herrity Taking Extreme Positions in their Race to the Right

Eleventh District Republicans canceled their biennial Convention this weekend — two weeks before their congressional primary — to shield the public from the extreme views, bare-knuckles brawling, and increasingly nasty attacks that have marked the race to the right between congressional challengers Keith Fimian and Pat Herrity, Democrats said.

The Republicans announced they canceled the event, which could draw more than 2,600 delegates, because "scheduling problems" precluded the appearance of either candidate at the convention and they had no races for party offices, but the chairs of the Democratic party organizations in the 11th CD had a different take.

"In most primaries, candidates would salivate at the chance to speak to a couple of thousand party activists and throw them some red meat to win votes just two weeks before a low turnout primary," Fairfax County Democratic Committee Chair Rex Simmons said. "Unfortunately, what they are saying to the GOP party faithful now is definitely not what they want to public to hear in November."

Fimian and Herrity have been espousing extreme positions on numerous issues that are way out of the mainstream here in Northern Virginia, the Democratic leaders said.

"These candidates want to abolish the Department of Education and turn back transportation dollars.  Those are not what’s needed in Northern Virginia as we work to protect our quality schools and find ways to solve some of the worst traffic congestion problems in the nation," Prince William County Democratic Committee Chair Pete Frisbie said.

"The Fimian and Herrity campaigns want to run their primary campaigns underneath the radar," said Simmons. "They don’t want mainstream voters who will cast ballots in November to hear their far-right rhetoric about who is more pro-gun or pro-life, and who would refuse the most funding for our schools, our roads, and our public transit systems."

The Democrats suspect that Republicans canceled the event because they didn’t want to draw media attention at their congressional convention to Fimian and Herrity’s extreme campaign platforms or a catfight between the two candidates, particularly in light of Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul’s recent controversial remarks in the media disparaging civil rights.

• 8th CD — James P. Moran, Jr. (incumbent)
  • The one person considering a bid against Congressman Moran, Ronald Mitchell, did not qualify for certification (less than 1,000 petition signatures from qualified voters in the 8th CD).
• 10th CD — Jeff Barnett
  • Richard Anthony dropped out to have back surgery, leaving Jeff Barnett unopposed.
• 11th CD — Gerry Connolly (incumbent)
  • No candidate filed to run against Congressman Connolly.

Special Guests
  Congressman Gerry Connolly
  Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw

• John Sturdivant Award
  Honoring a member of the labor community for his/her commitment to Democratic ideals and values
  
• 11th CD Community Service Awards
  Honoring three Democrats from Fairfax County/City, and Prince William County for community service
  The Joseph V. Gartlan Award, Fairfax County – Emilie Larson
  The Deloris Hampton Award, Prince William County – Steve Dixon
  The Frederick W. Silverthorne Award, Fairfax City– Ellen Brouwer

Saturday, December 12th, 2009, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Vespucci Restaurant
10579 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030
map, click here

Also being honored is Herbert E. Harris, II, former Eighth District Congressman, for his community service.

Herb, who has been a resident of Mount Vernon, graduated from Georgetown University Law School with a J.D. in 1951. He served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1968 to 1974. He served as a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority from 1968 to 1974. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from 1970 to 1974. Herb was elected as a Democrat to the 94th Congress in 1974, defeating Rep. Stanford E. Parris. He was re-elected to the 95th and 96th Congresses, serving January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1981. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980 to the 97th Congress, defeated by Stanford E. Parris, who regained his former congressional seat.

Herb was elected to Congress at the same time as his friend Joe Fisher, and who represented the Tenth Congressional District. Joe also served three terms and for the same period of time as Herb.

The Eighth District included Alexandria, portions of Fairfax County, and Prince William while the Tenth District included Arlington, Falls Church City, and portions of Fairfax County.

Suggested Donation: $40 to help defray expenses; Sponsors: $250; Hosts: $100. RSVP to: George Burke, Chair, at: georgeburke@cox.net or Ginny Peters, Finance Chair, at glpeters@verizon.net.

Paid for and Authorized by the 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee, George Burke, Chair.

VA Congressional Districts

• 8th CD Convention
• 11th CD Convention (completed)

The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) is the official arm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in Virginia. DPVA is represented by an elected membership of 20 members from each of Virginia’s eleven Congressional Districts that comprise the State Central Committee.

According to the ‘State Party Plan’  (sections 4.2, 4.3):

The twenty members of the Central Committee from each congressional district shall be nominated in congressional district conventions and shall be elected by the State Convention in each gubernatorial election year, each member to serve a term of four years. The members of the Central and district committees shall be equally divided between men and women. 

The first meeting of the new State Central Committee elects new officers to the State Steering Committee.

The twenty-two precincts of Lee District fall into two Congressional Districts:

• the 8th (D-Moran, 18 precincts: Bush Hill, Cameron, Franconia, Groveton, Hayfield, Mount Eagle, Pioneer, Rose Hill, Virginia Hills, Fairfield, Lane, Villages, Kingstowne, Van Dorn, Clermont, Huntley, Wilton, Island Creek), and
• the 11th (D-Connolly, 4 precincts: Crestwood, Garfield, Lynbrook, Greenspring).

Check your voter registration and make sure which District you live in, click here.

Pursuant to the authority provided by the Virginia Democratic Party Plan, the Eighth Congressional District Democratic Committee (“District Committee”) hereby calls a Convention to be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at the following location:

Edison High School
5801 Franconia Road,
Alexandria, VA 22310

Registration shall start at 9:00 am. Convention starts at 10:00 am.

Purposes of the District Convention shall be:

• To elect twenty Democratic State Central Committee members;
• To consider resolutions; and
• To conduct such other business as may properly come before the convention.

To run for State Central Committee a pre-filing form must be filed with the Chair of the 8th District by hand, fax or mail (not email) by 5:00 pm Friday, May 8th, 2009:

Margo Horner, Chair 8th Congressional District Democratic Committee
c/o Arlington County Democratic Committee
14th St. N, Suite 612
Arlington, VA 22201
fax: 703.528.2321

Organization of the District Convention

The District Democratic Convention shall be organized in the following manner. All Democrats who are registered voters within the district may attend the District Convention. The Convention attendees will sign-in between 9:00 am and 10:00 am and have their names checked against a registered voters list for their jurisdiction. Registration will cease at 10:00 am with the exception that anyone in line at 10:00 am will be eligible for registration. After registration, attendees may join the jurisdiction caucus composed of other residents of their jurisdiction. The jurisdictions shall nominate members to the State Central Committee as set forth below. Upon completion of the jurisdiction caucuses, the District Convention shall meet, elect State Central Committee members and transact other business.

Convention Committees

There shall be three permanent committees of the Convention. Temporary committees are formed prior to the convention and typically elected to permanent status at the Convention.

• Rules
  The role of the Rules Committee is to ensure that the District Convention operates efficiently in the carrying out its duties, primarily in electing new State Central Committee members, and in making sure that we have a good and Democratic convention. The 8th CD Temporary Rules Committee will be headed by Arlington’s and Virginia’s DNC member Frank Leone.
• Resolutions
  The Temporary Resolutions Committee will schedule and hold public hearings for each of the Eighth Congressional District jurisdictions on resolutions that have been pre-filed with the Eighth District Chair by Saturday, May 2, 2009.  All Eighth District Democrats are urged to consider those issues or positions which they believe the Democratic Party in the Eighth District and/or the Commonwealth should stand for and/or which they believe the Democratic candidates should advocate in the 2009 General Elections. After the public hearings are held, the Temporary Resolutions Committee will consider and report those resolutions which they believe should be submitted to the 2009 District Convention. The Temporary Resolutions Committee is elected by the 2009 District Convention as the Permanent Resolutions Committee. The Chair of the Temporary Rules Committee is former Delegate Dick Hobson of Alexandria. 
• Credentials
  The Credentials Committee will hold two meetings with regard to the arrangements and the preparation of credentials for the convention. Each jurisdiction will provide an updated registered voter list on a laptop(s) to register attendees at the convention. The Chair of the Temporary Resolutions Committee is PJ Palmer-Johnson of Alexandria. PJ, like Dick Hobson, chaired her committee in the presidential year of 2008.

Pursuant to the authority provided by the Virginia Democratic Party Plan, the Eleventh Congressional District Democratic Committee (“District Committee”) hereby calls a Convention to be held at 10:00 am (registration starts 9:00 am), on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at the following location:

Luther Jackson Intermediate School
3020 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA 22042-1010

Registration shall start at 9:00 am. Convention starts at 10:00 am.

Purposes of the District Convention shall be:

• To elect twenty Democratic State Central Committee members;
• To consider resolutions; and
• To conduct such other business as may properly come before the convention.

To run for State Central Committee a pre-filing form must be filed with the Chair of the 11th District by 5:00 pm Friday, May 1st, 2009:

George Burke, Chair 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee
3226 Sleepy Hollow Rd
Falls Church, VA 22044
cell 202.288.2104
georgeburke@cox.net

Updated 5.9.2009 – slate elected as proposed – congratulations to the new members of the 11th CD Committee.

Updated 5.3.2009 – prefiling closed: people should just check the slate on the May 9 ballot  (they should not vote for individuals).

Organization of the District Convention

The Eleventh District Democratic Convention shall be organized in the following manner. All Democrats who are registered voters within the district may attend the District Convention. The Convention attendees will sign-in between 10:00 am and 12:00 noon, have their names checked against a registered voters list for their jurisdiction, and cast their ballots for State Central Committee members. Registration and voting will cease at 12:00 noon, with the exception that anyone in line at that time will be taken care of with the registration process. They may then join a jurisdiction caucus composed of other residents of their jurisdiction. The jurisdictions shall elect members to the State Central Committee as set forth below. Upon completion of the jurisdiction caucuses, the District Convention shall meet, elect the State Central Committee members and transact other business.

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