We hope you'll join us at 6:30 p.m. this Sunday, March 16, for our next May election lead-up Zoom.  (To receive Zoom access, please contact Nancy Greenman.)
  We'll hear from endorsed Corvallis School Board candidates, as well as about the Albany City Levy to continue support for fire and police services.
   As always, we'll share resources and opportunities, and we'll end with a role play of a Neighborhood Leader knocking on a neighbor's door.  
   These are increasingly tough times, and our coming together with a purpose and determination generates energy and mutual support.  And speaking of energy, this week brings multiple opportunities for engagement, including:

• Friday, March 14, 4 to 6 p.m..  — Honk & Wave along Ellsworth Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues.
• Saturday, March 15 —  Send your postcards to PINO Trump, letting him know just what you think of his actions to date. Here's another set of download-able templates from the Card Campaign.
• Sunday, March 16 (BIG Day for Events!):
  • 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Democratic Party of Oregon (DPO) Committee and Caucus in Corvallis! See the location & schedule here. 
  • 1 p.m.: Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Janelle Bynum Town Hall at LBCC Activities Center.
  • 1:15 p.m. — DPO State Central Committee Meeting in Corvallis.
  • 4 p.m. — HD11 Monthly Get Together at Santiam Place in Lebanon
  • 6:30 p.m. — NLP Zoom with Candidates, Ballot Measures, Role Plays & More!
  • Looking ahead — Click the button below for infomation about community hearings for people to provide input into the state budget for the next two years.

  Thanks to you all for being part of the solution — each of us doing our small and important piece!
  Susan, Carrie, Mark, Carol, Brenda, Linda, Steve, Donovan and Nancy
  — Linn Benton Neighborhood Leader Team

  Delegates and other participants gathered virtually for the 2025 Congressional District 5 organizational meeting March 5. Linn County was well represented by 10 attendees, including CD5 Delegates and Alternates, State Central Committee Delegates and Alternates, and Precinct Committee People.
   CD5 is tasked with helping to elect and support a Democratic representative to Congress in the Fifth District, and also with organizing support for Democratic candidates throughout the district.. 
   Congratulations to new CD5 officers: Chair Eileen Kiely of Deschutes County, Vice Chair Susan Rodway of Clackamas County, Secretary Karyssa Dow of Marion County and Legislative Monitor Deb Barnes of Clackamas County.
   The CD5 representative to the Democratic Party of Oregon Executive Committee will be Adam Kane, a new PCP from Clackamas.
​   The CD5 Committee also elected members to DPO standing committees. Linn County will be well represented as follows:

• Budget Committee: Steve Harbert (Delegate).
• Credentials Committee: Nichole Case (Delegate); Steph Newton (Alternate).
• Rules Committee: Mark Leonard (Delegate); Elaine Wilder (Alternate).
• Local Events and State Fair Committee: Ashley Sisneros (Delegate); Stacey Bartholomew (Delegate); Katie Pleis (Alternate); Raquel Padilla Moore (Alternate).

   There remain unfilled two Delegate seats on the Fair Committee and one Alternate spot on Rules. If you are interested, please contact Mark Leonard, [email protected], to register your nomination for the next CD5 meeting.
    — Mark Leonard
       Organization Chair
​       Linn County Democrats