PLEASE JOIN US October 26th

NEXT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 7 P.M. ALGONA PACIFIC LIBRARY, HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE OCTOBER 26TH

SOCIAL HOUR 6 - 7 P.M. Guest speakers!

Bank of America announced a new $5 a month fee for purchasing anything with one of their debit cards. Really, $60 bucks a year just to use our own money. Consumers Union has launched a quick campaign to stop them, and I just sent a message to my lawmakers asking for an investigation. Other banks are considering such a fee as well, so I hope you will join me. Just click here!

Sign the petition to level the field on corporations, click here.

Find out about redistricting, click here.

And another source of information about redistricting, here.

Officers & Chairs

District Chair - Ron Weigelt (& Newsletter Chair)

Pierce County Committee Man - Tim Pearson

King County Committee Alternate - Tyler Accornero

Vice Chair King County - Mark Boswell

Vice Chair Pierce County - Ingrid Curtis

State Committee Man - Brian L. Gunn

State Committee Woman - Sandra Loveland (& 31st Treasurer)

Pierce County Committee Woman -Linda Rutenberg (& 31st Website Chair)

Secretary - Open

KingCounty Committee Man - George McKay

Pierce County Committee Person - Richard DeJean

Membership Chair: Diane Kerlin

PCO Coordinator Chair: George McKay

Programs Public Relations Chair -Open

Voter Registration Chair - Angie Clausen

U.S. CASUALTIES

As of October 9, 2011:

1,801 U.S. Military have been killed in Afganistan since late 2001

4,477 U.S. Military have been killed in Iraq since March 2003

Occupy Wall Street information click here.

Protests expand, click here.

Click here to purchase supportive materials for Democrats!

A group of 44 GOP Senators are vowing to block anyone from leading the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unless they get to politicize its independence and authority to go after wrongdoing!

It's time to stop playing political games, and approve nominee Richard Cordray to protect hardworking Americans from the abusive tactics of banks, credit card companies and Wall Street.

Click here.

UPCOMING DATES

All of our meetings are at the Algona Pacific Library (255 Ellingson Rd, Pacific) at 7 p.m. Also, there is a social hour from 6 - 7 p.m. on General Membership meeting nights, drop by early to visit with other democrats.

General Meeting Oct 26^th
Executive Board Nov 2^nd
General Membership meeting November 30^th

GOP opposes Obama's plan to cut taxes on workers, read more here.

From 2002 - 2009 multinational corporations cut 2.9 million U.S. jobs while adding 2.4 million oveseas. Read here. Companies continue to grow their cash piles without adding jobs, earnings reported by the S&P 500 rose by an average of 10% over the past year, the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digist earnings growth.

Some CEOs earn more than their companies pay in U.S. taxes, read more.

Click here to see the list of State endorsements.

WALL STREET REFORM VIDEO

CLICK HERE

FINANCIAL TIP: BEWARE OF "Business Credit Cards" which are not protected by the Credit CARD Act of 2009.

GOP WAR ON VOTING, READ HERE.

GOP attacks Family Planning, read here.

More attacks by Republicans, read here.

King County Endorsements

http://www.kcdems.org/

State Democrats

http://www.wa-democrats.org/content/2011-endorsements

THANK YOU!

I hope to see you soon! Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter.

Ron Weigelt

RON WEIGELT

Chair, 31st District Democrats