The Linn County Democratic Central Committee has endorsed five Democratic county and state legislative candidates for the Nov. 3 General Election. From left are Scott Bruslind, who is running for Linn County Commissioner, Position 2; Miriam Cummins for State Representative, District 15; Jim Hinsvark for State Senate, District 9; Paige Hook for State Representative, District 17; and incumbent Marty Wilde for State Representative, District 11. Check out our new ActBlue page for supporting all five candidates with one donation. The Central Committee has also endorsed the following Democratic candidates: Shemia Fagan for Secretary of State; incumbent Ellen Rosenblum for State Attorney General; incumbent Tobias Read for State Treasurer; incumbent Peter DeFazio for U.S. Representative, 4th District; incumbent Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate; and Joe Biden for President.
Linn Dems' monthly general meeting
scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 6, via Zoom
The Linn County Democratic Central Committee will hold its monthly general meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, via Zoom. As usual, we have a social time beginning at 6, so feel free to make a light snack to enjoy at home.
Registration is required for the meeting, so please click here to register and for meeting information.
We will have a status update with the Precinct Committee Person/Neighborhood Leader Program Democratic outreach effort, the final recommendation from the executive committee to the central committee regarding office space, and time for candidate updates, and more.
If you are a Precinct Committee Person and would like to have an item added to the agenda, please let us know. Also, if you need help getting set up to participate, please let us know. Just send an email to linncodems@dpo.org.
Registration is required for the meeting, so please click here to register and for meeting information.
We will have a status update with the Precinct Committee Person/Neighborhood Leader Program Democratic outreach effort, the final recommendation from the executive committee to the central committee regarding office space, and time for candidate updates, and more.
If you are a Precinct Committee Person and would like to have an item added to the agenda, please let us know. Also, if you need help getting set up to participate, please let us know. Just send an email to linncodems@dpo.org.
- Aug 6,. 2020, Linn County Democrats Monthly General Meeting Agenda
- July 2, 2020, Linn Democrats Monthly General Meeting Minutes
Jim Hinsvark speaks out about Portland protests, drawing sharp contrast with views of his State Senate opponent, Fred Girod
July 29, 2020
By Jim Hinsvark
Where has the “united” gone in the United States of America? Over the past decades divisions have grown between us. Those divisions have been cultured by some elected officials, some news organizations and spread like weeds.
How can Oregon and the USA bridge divides when our elected officials create lies/myths by making distorted representations of what is happening around us? We cannot. We have to speak up against the distortions. My State Senator, Fred Girod, went on the news and distorted the facts on the ground at the Portland protests. It was willful and wrong.
The vast majority of those protesting in Portland are out there exercising their Constitutional rights. In America we have the right to gather, march, speak our minds and demand our government listen and redress our grievances. That is what the citizens across the nation are doing. Last weekend Fred Girod did his own bit of spreading the seeds of division.
The size of the protests has varied in Portland. From the hundreds up to thousands of protesters have been showing up daily and into the night for months. Fred went on the news and singled out the actions of a few rioters in Portland. While saying the protests were long overdue and people were peacefully demonstrating, he went on to say the protests were hijacked by anarchists. He chose to distort the facts about the protests by implying that it had become a full-fledged riot by anarchists. That is not what is happening in Portland. Late at night the crowds diminish and those few folks who want to fight against the police and Federal agents start their “riot.”Make no mistake – those who riot should be arrested, thrown in jail and put on trial.
He spoke about being grateful for the federal troops being in Portland. Punishing the many with flash-bangs, pepper rounds and tear gas – which is against the Geneva Convention in war – for the wrong actions of a few is just not right. Seeking out and loading people into unmarked cars then whisking them away is an act against the very fiber of this country. People holding loudspeakers across the street should not be shot in the head and hospitalized. When we see these actions in other nations, we condemn them. We are shocked and outraged when a government takes violent actions against its own people. Making them disappear, sometimes forever.
By spreading more seeds of distrust and division, my State Senator has shown there is a definite and distinct choice in the election this November.
Jim Hinsvark
Candidate for SD9
jimhinsvark.com
By Jim Hinsvark
Where has the “united” gone in the United States of America? Over the past decades divisions have grown between us. Those divisions have been cultured by some elected officials, some news organizations and spread like weeds.
How can Oregon and the USA bridge divides when our elected officials create lies/myths by making distorted representations of what is happening around us? We cannot. We have to speak up against the distortions. My State Senator, Fred Girod, went on the news and distorted the facts on the ground at the Portland protests. It was willful and wrong.
The vast majority of those protesting in Portland are out there exercising their Constitutional rights. In America we have the right to gather, march, speak our minds and demand our government listen and redress our grievances. That is what the citizens across the nation are doing. Last weekend Fred Girod did his own bit of spreading the seeds of division.
The size of the protests has varied in Portland. From the hundreds up to thousands of protesters have been showing up daily and into the night for months. Fred went on the news and singled out the actions of a few rioters in Portland. While saying the protests were long overdue and people were peacefully demonstrating, he went on to say the protests were hijacked by anarchists. He chose to distort the facts about the protests by implying that it had become a full-fledged riot by anarchists. That is not what is happening in Portland. Late at night the crowds diminish and those few folks who want to fight against the police and Federal agents start their “riot.”Make no mistake – those who riot should be arrested, thrown in jail and put on trial.
He spoke about being grateful for the federal troops being in Portland. Punishing the many with flash-bangs, pepper rounds and tear gas – which is against the Geneva Convention in war – for the wrong actions of a few is just not right. Seeking out and loading people into unmarked cars then whisking them away is an act against the very fiber of this country. People holding loudspeakers across the street should not be shot in the head and hospitalized. When we see these actions in other nations, we condemn them. We are shocked and outraged when a government takes violent actions against its own people. Making them disappear, sometimes forever.
By spreading more seeds of distrust and division, my State Senator has shown there is a definite and distinct choice in the election this November.
Jim Hinsvark
Candidate for SD9
jimhinsvark.com
About the Linn County Democratic Central Committee
The Linn County Democratic Central Committee (LCDCC) welcomes all Democrats and non-affiliated voters. We’re an all-volunteer organization that works hard to elect Democrats to represent the people of Linn County at local, state and national levels. Our meetings are generally held on the first Thursday of the month at Albany Public Library, except during the pandemic. The August general meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 6 , via Zoom. A social time begins at 6 p.m. The meeting starts at 6:30.
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