The Mat-Su Democrats held our annual organizing meeting this evening at the Grandview Hotel, where we were ejected eleven days ago by the fire marshall, when over a thousand people showed up for our Presidential Caucus.We had a good crowd for the meeting, too. Our group is responsible for hosting and producing this year's Democratic Party Convention, probably the most important event for our party in Alaska history.
Like other such meetings of Democrats around the state,. we held elections for office and for people to be part of committees at the convention. Our new leadership is Kevin Brown, president; Gil Lucero, vice president; Philip Munger, secretary; and Carolyn Covington; treasurer. I was also elected secretary of my legislative district committee.
A lot of work ahead, and not just organizing for the convention. I'm especially excited about Kevin Brown. He's very motivated, and has been instrumental in progressive victories in the Valley against Proposition 1, and in the efforts to keep MEA from building a huge coal-powered powerplant in the Palmer metropolitan area. Kevin is also young - he's under 30 - and his election is a sign that this party is going to grow rapidly in an area dominated by some of the most reactionary and corrupt GOP figures in the state.
Katie Hurley, Gil, Kevin, Carolyn, me
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