We held our first hybrid meeting April 7, with people attending on Zoom and, for the first time in 26 months, in person at Albany Public Library. Standing from left are Linn Dems Organization Committee Chair Brenda Sterner, Events Committee Chair Keith Kolkow, Chair Jerred Taylor, Ambassador Paula Connaghan, House District 11 Candidate Mary Cooke, Neighborhood Leader and Precinct Committee Person Mark Leonard and House District 15 candidate Ben Watts.
'What are we doing?'
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., asks his Republican colleagues to find a common denominator to do something about mass shootings after Tuesday's massacre at an elementary school in Ulvade, Texas. |
In the aftermath of the Ulvade school shootings, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr puts basketball aside and calls out Senate Republicans, asking, 'When are we going to do something?' |
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Linn Dems to meet Thursday, June 2
Join us at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2, for our first meeting after the Democratic Primary election. This meeting will either be fully remote or hybrid, so stay tuned for additional location information and masking requirements. Any Precinct Committee Person wishing to add an agenda item may do so by sending an email to chair@linncodems.org. To register for the meeting and receive Zoom access, please use the link below.
May 17 Primary
KATU projection: McLeod-Skinner wins
5th District race against Schrader
Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Updated May 26
Jamie McLeod-Skinner will defeat incumbent Kurt Schrader in the 5th Congressional District Democratic primary, according to television station KATU in Portland. Jim Moore, KATU's veteran political analyst, made the projection Wednesday even as the slow ballot count in Clackamas County continued.
Because of a printing error, the hand counting of ballots in Clackamas County is expected to continue through Monday. As of Thursday afternoon (May 26), McLeod Skinner had 34,649 votes (57.65 percent) to Schrader's 25,070 (41.71 percent).
McLeod-Skinner was endorsed by the Linn County Democrats and three other county Democratic parties, She garnered 46.50 percent of the vote, to Schrader's 52.33 percent in Linn County. Projections for Linn County leading up to the election, however, had Schrader with up to 80 percent of the vote (and up to 90 percent after President Biden's endorsement) to 10-20 percent for McLeod-Skinner. The Linn-Benton Democratic Organization Team praised the work of the Linn-County Neighborhood Leader Team in shattering those projections. 'Your calls, canvasing, postcards, text messages, emails, donations, and volunteering closed the gap and secured significantly more votes than expected," the Organization Team stated in a May 18 memail.
If KATU's projection holds, McLeod-Skinner will face former Happy Valley Mayor Loree Chavez DeRemer, in the November general election.
For a look at other primary results, including Tina Kotek's victory over Tobias Read and 13 other candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, see The Capital Insider story by Gary A. Warner.
Jamie McLeod-Skinner will defeat incumbent Kurt Schrader in the 5th Congressional District Democratic primary, according to television station KATU in Portland. Jim Moore, KATU's veteran political analyst, made the projection Wednesday even as the slow ballot count in Clackamas County continued.
Because of a printing error, the hand counting of ballots in Clackamas County is expected to continue through Monday. As of Thursday afternoon (May 26), McLeod Skinner had 34,649 votes (57.65 percent) to Schrader's 25,070 (41.71 percent).
McLeod-Skinner was endorsed by the Linn County Democrats and three other county Democratic parties, She garnered 46.50 percent of the vote, to Schrader's 52.33 percent in Linn County. Projections for Linn County leading up to the election, however, had Schrader with up to 80 percent of the vote (and up to 90 percent after President Biden's endorsement) to 10-20 percent for McLeod-Skinner. The Linn-Benton Democratic Organization Team praised the work of the Linn-County Neighborhood Leader Team in shattering those projections. 'Your calls, canvasing, postcards, text messages, emails, donations, and volunteering closed the gap and secured significantly more votes than expected," the Organization Team stated in a May 18 memail.
If KATU's projection holds, McLeod-Skinner will face former Happy Valley Mayor Loree Chavez DeRemer, in the November general election.
For a look at other primary results, including Tina Kotek's victory over Tobias Read and 13 other candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, see The Capital Insider story by Gary A. Warner.
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In a video interview with the Linn County Dems, Jamie McLeod-Skinner discusses issues facing residents of the 5th Congressional District. The Linn County Democrats endorsed McLeod-Skinner in the May 17 Primary Election. |
About the Linn County Democratic Central Committee
The Linn County Democratic Central Committee (LCDCC) of Oregon welcomes all those, regardless of party affiliation, who support our ideals. 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 on Zoom. The next monthly general meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2, tentatively on Zoom.
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