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May 28, 2008
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Christenson selected as Democrats' nominee
 by Bruce Smith

 By an impressive 6-1 margin, JeanMarie Christenson was selected by the 2nd Legislative District Democrats to be their nominee in the race against Jim McCune (R-Graham) for State Representative.   
 
The voting took place in Graham on May 19 as part of the Democratic Party's first-ever "Pre-Primary Nomination Convention," and Christenson was chosen over two other candidates in a weighted ballot cast by the Precinct Committee Officers of the district.

"I'm honored to have been nominated," Christenson said, "and I promise to work hard for the people of this district.  Together, I hope we can create a future worth walking into."

It is not wholly clear what importance this nomination will bring, but many observers expect that Christenson's selection will place her closest to Party monies, organizational support and public visibility.  
 
At the very least, Christenson can now claim to be the official nominee in her campaign literature and signage.

Her election totals were 128 votes, while fellow candidates Ray Harper of Eatonville received 26, and Yelm's Chuck Collins had 27.   
 
Each PCO vote was weighted to reflect the size of their precinct, and those in urban areas, such as Spanaway, had up to seventeen votes added while rural precincts had, on average, four or five.   
 
These numbers clearly show that Christenson had broad support among the Party stalwarts. 

Nevertheless, all three candidates will be able to continue their campaigns, and each is expected to be on the primary ballot in August pending their official campaign filing with the Secretary of State in June.

In her presentation during the Candidates Forum that preceded the nomination vote, Christenson identified a number of issues she is committed to working on, including the abolition of WASL and improving education.  
 
In particular, she voiced her concern for the environment and said that if elected in November, she will work to create a statewide seed bank to ensure crop viability in the face of increasing pressures from global climate change.

The Pre-Primary Nomination Convention was created by the Democratic Party this year in response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the Top-Two Primary system.   
 
Ostensibly, the Party held this pre-primary selection to ensure one solid candidate would make it through the top-two process and head to the general election in November.

Further, in a show of Democratic solidarity, after the nomination election, all three candidates, Christenson, Harper and Collins, were given official endorsements from the 2nd Legislative District Democrats.

  A  article from    Nisqually Valley News   August 4, 2006
Candidate hoping to give 2nd District a voice
Cindy Teixeira
  Voters who choose the Democrat ballot for this year's primary election will find only one name to consider for Position 1 state representative in the Second Legislative District.
  JeanMarie Christenson of Rainier filed her candidacy papers last week. She will likely face incumbent Jim McCune, R-Graham, in the November general election.  Christenson is a Washington native.
  "I’ve been coming to the area to visit my son for the last 20 years," Christenson said, "And I became a resident here a few years ago."
She said she filed her intentions with the Public Disclosure Commission May 1.     Continue

 
May 26, 2007

GUEST ENTRY - BETTYE JOHNSON ON HER VISIT TO CAPITOL HILL

 
"Used with permission of the Yelm Community Blog


Candidate for State Representative JeanMarie Christenson,
Congressional Representative Adam Smith,
and Internationally Known Author Bettye Johnson. 


Photo courtesy of RAhdin
 A VIEW FROM THE HILL

 I flew to Washington D.C. to attend Congressman Adam Smith’s 2007 Ninth District Day, held on May 17. I had no expectations other than this was a new adventure for me – stepping outside of my box. The breakfast/meeting/lunch began at 8:30 a.m. in the House Caucus Room in the Cannon House Building. There were approximately 150 of us attending this speaker meeting. Briefly I will list the names of the speakers and I was pleasantly surprised with the people Smith selected. Smith serves on the Armed Services Committee and is chairman of the Anti-Terrorism sub-committee. The following were the speakers with a brief description. The Washington State Ninth District encompasses Yelm, Rainier, Tacoma and parts of Pierce County.   continue....Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Democrats caucus in Yelm

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Bruce Lachney is opposing Roger Bush for Pierce County Council.

by Judith East

Over 500 Democrats from Legislative District 2 (Eatonville, Graham, Yelm) gathered at Yelm Middle School last Saturday to choose delegates to higher levels of political party planning.

Delegates and alternates chosen at the Feb. 9 caucuses, plus organizers, convened from Congressional Districts 3, 8 and 9 to choose who will go to Tacoma next Saturday to help construct the party's platform: the major issues area Democrats care about in the coming Presidential election. District 8 delegates will also attend a caucus May 17 in Covington. From there, fewer delegates will be elected to go to the state convention in Spokane in June, and some of those will attend the national convention in Denver next August.

The first and most time-consuming task last Saturday was confirming that each delegate or alternate signed in was legitimate, to avoid any questions at higher levels. While volunteers were counting, others seated in the gym heard from temporary local party chairman Bob Chamberlain and some candidates for local or state offices.

Senator Marilyn Rasmussen

(D-Eatonville) had been asked to speak on behalf of Governor Chris Gregoire, who began her campaign for reelection on Monday, April 7. Rasmussen highlighted Gregoire's priority, education, and noted that Washington is not seeing the economic downturns of other states under this administration, now having the strongest rainy day fund ever.

The audience also had the opportunity to hear from two candidates opposing Republican Jim McCune for State Representative, District 2:

JeanMarie Christenson said she supports education but thinks the WASL is a debacle. She says the Graham landfill is "despicable," and she supports health care for everyone.

Ray Harper, also opposing McCune, focused on the economy, saying, "You can feel changes in the air after eight years of exporting jobs." The Boeing employee believes people want to work and earn a living wage, and he feels he, Darcy Burner and Bruce Lachney can provide the balance we need.

Bruce Lachney, who is standing against Roger Bush for Pierce County Council District 2, said we have had "enough": enough of sending people overseas to die; enough of an unresponsive government that won't even return phone calls. Lachney appealed to Democrats to use the "better angels of our nature," quoting Abraham Lincoln, to turn the corner, saying he will use his own "better angel" on behalf of the county, and the delegates present can do so in choosing the next President. Lachney was also elected chairman of the caucus.

Margie Pratt circulated a petition calling for Death with Dignity, I-1000, which has had additional safeguards added since its defeat in 1994. It would allow terminally ill, competent, adult Washington residents with less than six months to live, to self-administer lethal medication prescribed by a physician.

When the delegates were confirmed, they were divided by district, then by presidential preference: Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Volunteers interested in going on to the next level were given a short time to campaign; then the full group voted for their delegates. In the 8th District, which encompasses Eatonville and parts of Graham, 115 delegates supported Obama and 56 supported Clinton.

Republicans will caucus next Saturday. Watch for a report from Bruce Smith in the April 16 issue of The Dispatch.
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Taken from : Eatonville Dispatch

Justice, not for sale! Justice for sale“Judicial elections turn expensive, polarized, and nasty.” This nationwide trend is playing out right in our backyard in our own State Supreme Court elections this year, and goes against everything that jurisprudence is based on in a democratic republic, such as ours.  I know, I know it seems like virtually everything is for sale in this country – including many politicians, but we have an opportunity this year to prevent the commercialization of our State Supreme Court.  Right wing, moneyed interests have thus far targeted two of our finest State Supreme Court Justices, Gerry Alexander and Susan Owens, and are likely to follow soon with a third, Justice Tom Chambers.  Indeed, John Groen, the conservative never-been-a-judge-before attorney running against Alexander, has the unique distinction of being the only Supreme Court candidate who didn’t voluntarily abide by Washington’s new campaign contribution limits which took effect June 7th.

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