Political notes from Tallahassee Democrat = All about local Democrats!

In today's Tallahassee Democrat, all of the Sunday political notes are about our local Democratic Party efforts! Announcing our Leon County YD local election results, DEC member Alan Williams candidacy, and promoting the Susan Franks fundraiser being planned by Leon County DEC members! Great job!

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706170321

Article published Jun 17, 2007

Young Democrats elect president
The Leon County Young Democrats elected former Florida Democratic Party Political Director Chris Petley as the group's new president for 2007-2008. The Young Democrats also elected other new officers in hopes of taking the organization in a new direction.

New officers are vice president Barbara Henderson, treasurer Alan Brock and secretary Corinne Rubin. The Executive Board members will each serve one-year terms. Board members will advise and organize more than 100 members of the LCYD as they prepare for the 2008 presidential election cycle.- Jeff Burlew

Mayor's aide runs for House seat
Alan Williams, the aide to Tallahassee Mayor John Marks, is running for the House of Representatives District 8 seat, which is being vacated by Rep. Curtis Richardson, D-Tallahassee, because of term limits.

He said in a fundraising letter to fellow Florida A&M University alumni that he and his family are excited about the run. He grew up on Tallahassee's south side.

"I am a product of Leon County Schools, having attended Hartsfield Elementary, Fairview Middle and Rickards High schools," he said. "I am a proud graduate of Florida A&M University, where I received my bachelor's of science and master's degrees in business. I am currently serving my second term as president of the Leon County Chapter of the FAMU Alumni Association, giving back to an institution that has given so much to this family."
He has served as Marks' aide for four years.

Franks fundraiser planned

A fundraiser for Suzan Franks, Democratic candidate for the District 3 state Senate seat, is set for 7 p.m. Monday at the home of Nora & Mark Herron, 503 South Ride. To make a reservation, send an e-mail to yogichi@gmail.com or call 425-5063.

Walking for Susan Franks

The Leon County Young Democrats had a strong showing today at the LCDEC Headquarters to walk for Susan Franks for Senate race. The election is coming up very soon, June 26, 2007, and we were out walking door to door in Indian Head Acres today. The response was great, there was a positive reactions at every door we knocked on.

Two of our local YD's, Beth Kennedy and Corinne Rubin, won tickets to the upcoming Collins Steel fundraiser that the Leon DEC is hosting. They won the tickets by knocking on the most doors.

We need to keep this energy going for the next two weeks, while we try to help Susan Franks win this election! We can do it! We will be walking again next week, and phone banking from now till the election. If you want to help call the Leon DEC at 850-577-DEMS .

If you need any more information about Susan Franks, check out her website: http://suzanfranksforfloridasenate.com/

I hope to see you around as we help take this Senate seat back for Democrats!

Quotes and facebook

I found this quote on a friends (Stephanie Ruby's) facebook page today, but she didn't attribute it to anyone. So I use www.yahoo.com to search it out real quick. Turns out it was an apple advertisement.

Gotta love apple...

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."

~ Apple Computers, from "Think Different" Advertisement

I like it, so I am putting it out there for others to read. And this link to see:

http://www.the-human-race.com/movies/think_different.mov

Back up link, the sound is really low on this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAGrHI9Z-90

The LCYD Logo

You may have noticed that our blog has lost it logo.

Or, I guess, first you might have noticed that we haven't been posting as much as we use to. Well, I think we are back, posting, and keeping people up to date on local politics. Newly elected LCYD President Chris Petley is bringing back the energy that we have lacked for the past few months. I am really excited about the direction we are headed, I think that the YD's across the state are going to be a major player in the 08 election.

So, back to our logo, the hosting service that Blogger was using has changed, and our logo was removed. Blogger now encourages you to post your image in a post, and let that post host your image for all time.

I am very proud of the LCYD logo, and I want to see it in our title bar again, so I am posting the image here, and explaining why, in my typical, rambling, verbose way.

Good things are on their way.

ORSWCD Surprised by Unexpected Opposition

In a surprising turn of events, local democrat Sean McGlynn opposed efforts to protect local governments from the over-zealous efforts of the republican tax-cut plan.

The motion for The Ochlockonee River Soil and Water Conservation District to join other conservation districts in Florida to urge the state legislature to consider the valuable services provided by local governments as they make a decision about the tax reform was supported by Supervisor Thure Caire, a young elected democrat and former VP of the LCYD's, and Supervisor Gomez, a local engineer and republican.

Unfortunately, because McGlynn unexpectedly opposed the measure the motion failed to pass in a tie vote.

"The Conservation Districts are stronger when we can work together,” said Supervisor Caire, “this is a lost opportunity for Leon County to be a part of an important state-wide partnership.”