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Saturday, May 21

6th Congressional District Caucus*

Suquamish, WA

June 17-10

WA State Democratic Convention

Tacoma, WA

July 25-28

Democratic National Convention

Philadelphia, PA

* There is no Legislative District caucus

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Supreme Court Nominees Consdered During Election Years

The Senate hasnever taken more than 125 daysto vote on a successor from the time of nomination. On average, a nominee has been confirmed, rejected or withdrawn within 25 days. When Justice Antonin Scalia died, 342 days remained in President Obamas term.

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Following are charts that illustrate just how huge and regressive these proposed cuts are, at least twice as big as George W. Bush's tax cuts relative to the size of the economy.

How GOP Tax Cut Plans Compare (Increasing the national debt over a 10-year windowas % of GDP)

Each of the top three GOP presidential contenders have proposed a huge tax cut plan, increasing the federal debt byover28 percent of GDPover the next decade.

Average Tax Cuts

Source: Tax Policy Center

Even worse, Cruz wouldraise taxes an average of $67 on taxpayers making $10,000 or less a year by enacting a 19 percent sales tax.

Source: Tax Policy Center

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President Obama's Record - A Record to be Proud Of

America is finally recovering from the Bush era's Great Recession. "Unemployment is now 4.9%, the lowest since February 2008, and even wages are finally rising again."

Government spendingincreased by 88%under President Bush. Which is the party of big spenders?!

The National Record...

These 47 Republican Senators sent Iran a letter in an unprecedented effort to sabotage historic nuclear negotiations:

Deficit at 6-Year Low!

WASHINGTON The deficit for the just completed 2014 budget year was $483 billion [It was $680 billion in 2013]... It's the lowest since 2008 and, when measured against the size of the economy, is below the average deficits of the past 40 years.

Peninsula Daily News October 16, 2014

Robert Reich The Limits of Corporate Citizenship Source: http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/24642-the-limits-of-corporate-citizenship

What did the GOP do?

Click here to view the President's full remarks.

FACT CHECK: President Obama has used executive orders less frequently than nine of his predecessors beginning with President Eisenhower. Eisenhower issued 484 executive orders compared to Obama's 168. Republican Presidents Reagan, Nixon, Ford, G.W. Bush ALL issued more executive orders than President Obama.

The Democrats of Clallam County are committed to promoting wise environmental stewardship, social justice, economic prosperity for working families, and vital social programs for those in need by electing principled public servants who will pursue these goals at the county, state, and federal level.

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Democrats.com was the only news site that covered the Stolen Election of 2000 in Florida. Despite the media's insistence that we "get over it," Democrats.com organized grassroots protests to "count every vote." When a partisan 5-4 Republican majority of the Supreme Court threw out 175,000 uncounted ballots to appoint Bush, Democrats.com worked with the Congressional Black Caucus to challenge Florida's electors in Congress - a scene made famous at the beginning of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9-11. Democrats.com helped organize protests at Bush's 2000 inaugural, and at every public appearance by Bush, Cheney, and the Supreme Court Justices who appointed them - until September 11, 2001.

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The U.S. economy has been on the forefront of Americans minds for several years, and the state of the economy played a pivotal role in the 2012 election season. The major parties tackled economic issues from different perspectives, highlighting the divergence between Democrats and Republicans.

But who are the people who actually vote Democrat? Where do they live, what do they look like, and more importantly, what do their finances look like?

Generally, Democrats live closer to a coast than not; tend to have more women in their groups than Republicans; are much more likely to be gay or lesbian; have more of an attachment to organized labor; are slightly younger than Republicans; and are increasingly less religious.

A demographic breakdown of the economics of Democrats includes location, married status, income, age, education and race.

The strongest Democratic areas of the country are along the East and West Coasts, whereas Republicans tend to be more concentrated in the South and Midwest. Within each state, trends are fairly consistent. Democrats dominate the more populated, urban centers, while suburbs lean Republican, and rural areas are almost exclusively Republican. This trend is nearly universal, even in deep-red states like Texas and dark blue states like Massachusetts.

If an area has more than 500,000 people, it will go Democrat about 60 percent of the time. The political balance is even in areas with 50,000 to 500,000 people, and then turns decidedly in the Republicans favor at population levels below 50,000.

Populated areas tend to have a higher concentration of minorities who overwhelmingly vote Democrat and often have large universities, where Democrats also hold a commanding majority.

The Democratic Party has a significant advantage with women. Thirty-seven percent of women affiliate with the Democratic Party, giving them a sizable advantage over the 24 percent who identify as Republicans. Marriage tends to have a significant impact on how a woman votes. Unmarried women vote Democrat about 62 percent of the time, while married women tend to be evenly split between the parties.

Exactly 27 percent of men affiliate with each party, with 43 percent declaring themselves Independent. Gays, lesbians and bisexuals support Democratic candidates around 70 percent of the time.

An individuals likelihood of being a Democrat decreases with every additional dollar he or she earns. Democrats have a huge advantage (63 percent) with voters earning less than $15,000 per year. This advantage carries forward for individuals earning up to $50,000 per year, and then turns in the Republicans favor with just 36 percent of individuals earning more than $200,000 per year supporting Democrats.

Interestingly, the median household income in the United States is $49,777 right near the point where the Democratic advantage disappears and the Republicans take over.

About half of Democrats express satisfaction with their personal financial situation, compared with 61 percent of Republicans and 52 percent of Independents.

While Democrats lose support as income increases, there seems to be a tipping point where the ultra-wealthy begin leaning Democratic. The most famous example would be the entertainment industry, where star-studded events have become a significant part of Democratic culture.

But this phenomenon is not limited to Hollywood. A review of the 20 richest Americans, as listed by Forbes Magazine, found that 60 percent affiliate with the Democratic Party, including the top three individuals: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Larry Ellison. Among the riches families, the Democratic advantage rises even higher, to 75 percent.

Democrats support labor unions in my higher numbers than Republicans. Two-thirds of Americans overall agree with the statement that labor unions are necessary to protect the working person.

In all, 82 percent of Democrats believe this, compared with just 43 percent of Republicans.

There are two distinct levels of education among Democrats: those without a high school diploma and those with post-graduate degrees. Republicans gain a majority of support from high school graduates, individuals with some college experience, and college graduates.

Recent trends have seen an erosion of support in the Republican advantage among college graduates, but they still receive a slim majority of the vote in this category.

Democrats tend to be slightly younger than Republicans, with an average age of 47, compared with 50.

Recent trends have shown large growth in Democratic support among the younger generation, which is a turnaround from the young conservative movement of the 1980s. In 2000, 48 percent of young voters went Democratic. In 2008, the number climbed to 66 percent. The young voting bloc (46 million strong) will increase to 90 million in 2020. Their increasing Democratic leaning may be caused by increasing diversity, or be an anti-establishment reaction.

Democrats have a tremendous amount of diversity in their ranks, especially when compared with the 87 percent white Republican Party. The most loyal bloc of Democratic supporters are African-Americans, with women supporting Democrats a staggering 90 percent of the time and men slightly less.

This support is engrained in the culture and cuts across age, income and regional divisions. This support has been longstanding for many decades, but has increased in intensity since Democrats chose Barack Obama as the partys standard-bearer.

Hispanics, the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, also tend to support Democrats voting for them 60 to 70 percent of the time. Unlike African-American support, a Hispanic voters support is more likely to be affected by income or location than by race.

The Hispanic population makes up 16 percent of the country, and is expected to nearly double by 2050.

Democrats are becoming increasingly less religious. Between 1987 and the late 1990s, Republicans and Democrats polled as equally religious. Since then, Democrats have seen a significant decrease in their level of religious participation, while Republican numbers have remained consistent.

The one major religious bloc of voters that Democrats can still rely on is the Jewish community, from which they receive 80 percent of the votes.

One of the clearest policy differences between the parties is the view on government assistance programs and social safety nets. There is a 35-point difference between Democrats and Republicans, with Democrats far more likely to support government assistance programs.

Republicans tend to give more to charity, while Democrats support publicly funded assistance programs. This could also be explained, in part, by Democrats lack of religious devotion, as a large percentage of Republican charitable donations support religious programs and institutions.

Bill Fay is a journalism veteran with a nearly four-decade career in reporting and writing for daily newspapers, magazines and public officials. His focus at Debt.org is on frugal living, veterans' finances, retirement and tax advice. Bill can be reached at bfay@debt.org.

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The Maui County Democratic Conventionis coming up! Please join us!

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016 Location: Maui Waena Intermediate School Cafeteria Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; registration beings at noon. Cost: $15 until Thursday, May 5; $20 thereafter and at door.

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED; PLEASE PAY AT THE DOOR.

Agenda for the convention includes: Resolutions, rule changes, party platform submission deadline is on Monday, April 25, 2016 to mauicountydemocrats@gmail.com. If you would like to serve on the Maui County Resolutions, rule change or Party Platform Committee, please contact Blossom Feiteira. Update from State Legislature Updates from State Party/State Convention Preview Updates from Presidential Campaigns Updates from Statewide leaders Meet and greet with your respective District Chair and Precincts. Election of Maui County State Central Committee Members application deadline is Tuesday, April 26 to mauicountydemocrats@gmail.com along with paying for the $10 filing fee online see below proof of fee submittal should be included with application. Application is located HERE, but please note that because the seat being considered at the County Convention represents Maui County only it must besubmitted to the County and not the State. Those wishing to represent their District, must submit their form to the State and will be elected at the State Convention. Any alternate application submittal requests should be directed to: mauicountydemocrats@gmail.com.

Any candidate or organization wishing to have a banner or a table at the convention, may be a convention sponsor starting at $100. Email Troy Hashimoto for more information.

The Convention is open to any member of the Maui County Democratic Party or those interested in joining. Only members of the County Executive Committee, District Council, a Precinct President, First Vice-President or District Council Representative areeligible to vote on matters.

Email Maui County ChairTroy Hashimotofor more information.

Members of Precinct 8-4 and 8-7 have announced the reorganization of their precinct officers.

It will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 5:30pm located at 67 Waiale Road in Wailuku (across from Hash Car Wash).

For more information, contact District 8 Chair Christy Gusman.

Nominations are being taken for District 10 and District 13 Council Chairs.

The District Chair can be anyone from District 10 and District 13 and they will represent District 10 and District 13 on the Maui County Executive Committee, and work closely with the Maui County Chair and each of their District Precinct Presidents and Precinct Officers. They are responsible for holding many meetings to keep the precincts organized. If they are a current precinct officer, this person will have to give up their seat as they cannot hold both a precinct and be district chair.

More information can be found on Page 15 of the DPH Bylaws at: https://hidems.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/2014_bylaws_fin.pdf

In order to facilitate this process, the Maui County Chair will receive nominations via e-mail until Wednesday, April 20 at noon at mauicountydemocrats@gmail.com.

The Maui Young Democrats invites the public to attend their Upcountry County Council debate on Wednesday, April 27th at the Pukalani Community Center. This is the first debate of the 2016 election cycle and will feature the four candidates currently vying for the Upcountry County Council seat: Stacey Moniz, Eric Molina, Yuki Lei Sugimura, and Npua Greig Nakason.

The event begins with a meet-and-greet at 5:30 PM, followed by a debate and forum from 6:00 PM 8:00 PM. Light pupus and refreshments will be provided.

The Maui Young Democrats are currently hosting an open poll on the event Facebook page, asking the public to weigh in on possible debate topics. Topics range from Mauis affordable housing crisis to the recent HC&S closure.

There are a number of decisive issues that Maui County is facing during this election cycle, said Tim Lara, President of Maui Young Democrats. We want these events to help voters understand exactly where the candidates stand on these very important issues.

Longtime council member Gladys Baisa has held the Upcountry council seat for the past five terms. Having reached the term limit, Baisa is ineligible to run in the upcoming 2016 election. The evening will not only highlight the candidates, but also celebrate Council Woman Baisas decades of dedication to the Maui and Upcountry communities.

Maui Young Democrats plan to host candidate forums, voter registration drives, community service events, social mixers, and public issue forums throughout the 2016 election cycle.

To RSVP to the Upcountry County Council Debate, visit the event Facebook Page. The public is also encouraged to stay up-to-date with future Maui Young Democrats events by Liking the official Facebook Page. For more information, or to request to be added to the YDM email list, email President@MauiYoungDems.com.

The MYD shall strive to: Stimulate, in young people, an active interest in governmental affairs Promote the involvement of young people in the political process Increase the political strength of young people Educate young voters and people who will become eligible to vote Advocate the highest degree of justice, social welfare and equal opportunity for Maui County and the state of Hawaiis people Advocate for the long term protection and restoration of Mauis environmental resources

The public is cordially invited to a Coffee Talk with Keith Regan event to be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Maui Coffee Attic, 59 Kanoa Street, Wailuku.

This event provides an opportunity for attendees to meet and get to know Keith and ask questions.

Regan, who serves as the County of Mauis Managing Director, intends to run for Maui County Council, Wailuku District, and has been endorsed by Councilmember Gladys Coelho Baisa and ILWU Local 142.

Recognized by The Maui News as one of the People Who Made a Difference in 2011, Regan holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, participated in the Senior Executive in Government Program at Harvard University, and is a 2005 graduate of the Pacific Century Fellows Program. During his term as Managing Director, Regan has focused on process improvement and accountability initiatives. Some of these initiatives have included permitting, performance management, process review, management training, and fleet vehicle usage. In addition, Regan also helped kickoff the Countys award-winning Health and Wellness program, and implemented GPS tracking for County vehicles. He currently chairs the Sugar Operators Support Task Force.

In 2001, Regan was recognized by Pacific Business News as Hawaiis Young Business Person of the Year and the Community Leader of the Year.

For more information about Regan and his campaign, visit Regan2016.com.

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Kelly Takaya King Tina Wildberger Candidate for Maui County Council, South Maui seat Campaign Manager 808-283-1954 / 808-870-1739ktk@kellyking.org

Kelly King to run for County CouncilLong time Kihei resident says Pono Prosperity comes from smart growth

MAUI, HI April 8, 2016 Surrounded by supporters, long time Kihei resident and former Hawaii State Board of Education Representative Kelly King filed her nomination papers today to run for the Maui County Council South Maui seat. King is perhaps best known for her role as Vice President of Pacific Biodiesel, a locally owned renewable fuel company that pioneered the biodiesel industry with its first processing plant built on Maui in 1996.

Throughout her 37 years on Maui, King has been an active community member, spearheading the first community playgrounds on the island, lobbying for air conditioning for Kihei Elementary School, serving as chair of Hui Malama Learning Center and winning her first election attempt for the Maui seat on the Board of Education. More recently, the mother of two children born and raised on Maui has been working side by side with her husband, running Hawaiis only commercial biofuel business now in its 20thyear. As VP, she helped create collaborations and partnerships for various agricultural projects as well as develop working relationships with State agencies, county governments and national organizations like Clean Cities, USDA and the Environmental Protection Agency.

With a focus on collaboration and service, King says she is running for office because there is a need for better representation on the Council, for elected officers who choose to serve the community rather than create a political pathway for higher office.

Through Pacific Biodiesel, we have proven that progress and profit can be pono, King added, and Id like to bring that concept to county governance.

King said her platform is built on the need for transparency and communication, and added that the community plans are a huge concern that will be critical issues in the next two years. Other concerns she intends to prioritize if elected include workforce development, affordable housing, agriculture and recycling. King said she will be to be accessible to everyone in order to understand county issues from all sidesand emphasized her experience as a policy-maker, her business acumen running a successful company, her environmental involvement and her broad community support.

Im a fast learner, I have contacts throughout the State and County, and I truly care about the well-being of my community, King stated.

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Please join the Friends of Gil Keith-Agaran for a fundraiser for State Senator Gilbert Keith-Agaran on Friday, April 15 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Maui Waena Intermediate School. Good Friends. Good Food. Good Fun. Working for the Heart of Maui. Donation: $20.00 to Friends of Gil Keith-Agaran, P.O. Box 857, Wailuku, HI 96793. Hope to see you there!

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