Get involved with DFW!

The United States is based on the concept that it's involvement BY the people that creates a government OF the people that works FOR the people. {Remember who said something like that?}

Please join us! Here are a few ways that you can do that:

Become a PCO

The Precinct Committee Officer is the front line. If you don't know who your PCO is, in all likelyhood there isn't one for your neighborhood which opens the door for you. Contact your Legislative District Democratic Chair or County Chair and find out what you need to do.

If your precinct already has a PCO, there may well be opportunities to adopt a precinct that doesn't have one for the upcoming election period. Talk to the chair or PCO organizer in your district organization about this if you're interested. For example in the 46th, they recently came looking for folks to adopt some of these orphan precincts. There were at least a dozen such adopters in the room tonight at the PCO/adopter training.

Work on Local Elections

We have elections every single year in Washington State. We elect city council, county council and special district members as well as members of Congress and the State Legislature. Contact your county Democratic Party and find out what seats will be on the ballot, and which ones need help! By getting progressives elected to these local office, we can start getting a field of candidates ready for higher office in the future, and make a real difference in local governments in the meantime.

Join a Presidential Campaign!

2008 is our chance to take back this country once and for all. The Democratic Primary is underway, and any of our candidates are better than any Republican currently running. If you get involved now, your favorite candidate will have an advantage going into the Precinct Caucuses. It's going to take a lot of work this year and next to make this happen, and we need everyone. Join up!

Help your local Legislators in '08

About a third of the Senate and the entirety of the House is going to be on the ballot in 2008. If your State Senator or State Representative will be on the ballot and is a Democrat, contact their office and ask if they intend to run again in 2008. Those local campaigns need all the help they can get, both financially and efforts to get out the vote. If you can become the PCO for your Precinct, you can arrange to have the candidate get together with your neighbors at a house party or some other more formal venue. Any help or suggestions that you can give them on how they can better connect with supporters would be most welcome.

If the Senator or Representataive from your Legislative District is a Republican, contact the local Democratic Party, and ask if they have the name and contact information for a Democrat who is willing to run for that seat. If they do, see the above paragraph. If they don't, give them your name!

Run for Office!

No, we're not kidding! If you're not in a Democratic District or a Swing District, you might be wondering what the point of running for office is. It's very simple; the only way that people will hear the message of the Progressive Movement through the Democratic Party is if people stand up and say it. Even if you don't win the election, you'll give a chance for people to hear your message and vote their heart instead of standing to the side and let other people make the decisions for them. Races where there are multiple people on the ballot always generate more interest.

Don't forget to VOTE!