Joyce Reno Campaign up and running
The campaign to re-elect Joyce as County Clerk is under way.
Lots of information is on her Web site, including a long list of experience and accomplishments.
If you click the “Meet Joyce Reno” button on the Web site you will see two teas which have been scheduled for September 11 and September 20.
There are many ways you can help with Joyce’s campaign. Just Click the “You Can Help” button on her site:
Re-ElectJoyceReno.info
2010 Campaign – Volunteers needed!!!
Chaffee County Democrats need your volunteer help gearing up for the 2010 election. We need to come together as we did in 2008 to get our local candidates elected. We are getting great support from Gail Schwartz’s campaign and are supporting her campaign as well. The first item of business for all our campaigns is voter registration.
Based on analysis of prior elections, we will target walkable precincts in Salida, Poncha Springs, and Buena Vista to distribute voter registration forms door-to-door next week. No campaigning, just registrations forms left at houses. The plan is proven to work.
If there are enough of us, registration form distribution should take about an hour. Then we can party, maybe with pizza. We’ll have complete details by the end of the week.
So, if you may be able to volunteer for registration form distribution in Salida or Poncha Springs, please contact Ted Fish, tedfishart at msn dot com or 539-2946. For Buena Vista please contact Dick Lee, leef at gmail dot com or 395-6003.
Wanted – space for 2010 Campaign Headquarters
Chaffee County Democrats are looking for a small space in Salida, free or cheap, to use as campaign headquarters. Our ideal space would be free, downtown, visible, and have an internet connection. If necessary, we will settle for space elsewhere in Salida.
Having a campaign headquarters in 2008 energized folks to volunteer. All of the candidates need volunteers to help win the 2010 elections.
All candidates will use this space for distributing materials and marshalling volunteers for phone banks, precinct walking, and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) activities. The office will not be staffed all the time, but when the party or a specific campaign has activities.
If you have or know of such a space, please contact our party chair, Pete Palmer at wppalmer at hotmail dot com or 395-5609.
The August 10 BBQ at the SteamPlant was a great event!
Nearly 170 folks attended. Many thanks to Michelle Gapp, who catered the terrific meal!
Tim Glenn did a great job as MC, introducing the following Democratic candidates, each of whom gave us a few minutes' rundown of their respective campaigns. They all need all the support we can give, individually and collectively.
John Hickenlooper, Mayor of Denver and candidate for Governor.
http://www.hickenlooperforcolorado.com/
John will be faced in the general election by Republican Dan Maes, who barely defeated Scott McInnis.
Gail Schwartz, our terrific, hard-working State Senator for District 5, running for re-election.
http://www.GailSchwartz.org/
Gail will be opposed in November by Republican Bob Rankin.
Kevin Bradley, candidate for Congress, U. S. Fifth District.
http://www.BradleyForHouse.com/
Kevin is campaigning to unseat incumbent Republican Doug Lamborn.
Bill Reeves, candidate for County Commissioner
http://www.ElectBillReeves.com/
Bill is running to succeed Tim Glenn, who is term-limited. He is opposed by Republican Dave Potts.
Diana Wood, County Treasurer
Diana is unopposed in her campaign for re-election.
Pete Palmer, candidate for county Sheriff
http://www.PalmerForSheriff.com/
Pete will face current sheriff Tim Walker, who beat his Republican opponent John Spezze in the primary election by a scant 16 votes.
Joyce Reno, County Clerk
http://Re-ElectJoyceReno.info
Joyce is opposed in her bid for re-election by Republican Cara Russell. Joyce was of course at work, counting ballots and supervising the election process all day and all evening Tuesday, so she could not attend the BBQ. However, the campaign message which she recorded Sunday was played on the PA system for all of us to cheer.
The speeches were kept short so that we could have an opportunity to meet the candidates personally, schmooze with each other, eat the delicious meal, and enjoy a good time. We all left the BBQ energized and excited about the coming campaign.
Here are some pictures from the event.
