ANNUAL LASAGNA DINNER

The Hunter Mill Committee held its annual post election Volunteer Thank You party on November 15 at the Reston Community Center with a large crowd of members, volunteers, and elected officials attending. Special thanks to Bettina Lawton, Bridget Murphy, and Ed Robichaud for their efforts in making the event a great success.

The Hunter Mill District monthly meeting was held at Flint Hill Elementary School on Thursday November 19th. Topics discussed included summaries the Hunter Mill Volunteer Thank You party, the November 3rd election HM activities, Back to School Nights, the Tabloid distribution, In-Person Absentee Voting, the October 17 Sign Blitz, and HM poll staffing, campaign support, Precinct Captain status and VAN training, 2010 Lasagna Dinner preparation, and the December/January FCDC/HMDDC Reorganization.

The Hunter Mill Committee Reorganization Meeting was held December 8th and Co-Chairs Bob Haley and Bettina Lawton were elected again for years 2010 - 2011. Other Elected Officers include Tom Goldsmith, Kathey Moore, Lynn Blank, Martin Taylor, Glen Tomkins, Vice Chairs Precinct Operations; Ed Robichaud, Vice Chair Finance; Pat Hynes, Vice Chair, Registration, Membership, and Secretariat; and Mark Terry, Treasurer. The Hunter Mill Committee will begin 2010 with 70 members. The FCDC Reorganization Meeting to elect Fairfax County Committee officers will be help on Tuesday January 5th at Falls Church High School.

The next Hunter Mill Committee meeting will be Thursday, January 21st, at the Flint Hill Elementary School, at 7:30PM. Please refer to the Hunter Mill web site calendar at www.huntermilldemocrats.org for other local area political events, and to the FCDC web site calendar at www.fairfaxdemocrats.org for Fairfax County wide events.

The Reorganization Meeting for the 2010-2011 HMDDC reorganization will be held Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at the Dogwood Elementary School, 12300 Glade Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191.
 
To participate in the Reorganization Meeting, you must complete the FCDC 2010-2011 Biennial Membership Application Form and submit with the membership dues by Wednesday December 2nd, 2009, 5PM to the following address:
 
HMDDC
C/O Robert Haley
2208 Glencourse Lane
Reston, Virginia 20191
 
Please do not mark the "Precinct Number _______  At Large ________"  line below your signature without consulting with one of your District Chairs.  You should submit leaving the line blank, and allow your District Chairs to make the appropriate designation.  This will enable your Chairs to maximize the number of Committee members.  The designation of Precinct versus At Large complies with party by-laws, but create no limitations on Committee members.
 
Please note that the dues cover the full two year period, and a one year payment of dues is no longer an option.  If you have any questions concerning the application, please reply via email or contact Robert Haley 703-716-2339, or Bettina Lawton 571-215-1563.
 
The FCDC Reorganization Meeting will be held on Tuesday January 5th, 2010 to meet and elect the countywide leadership team.

Despite the dissapointing end to the 009 election cycle, the Hunter Mill District Democratic Committee is thankful for all the hard work of the volunteers in all the campaigns and through out Hunter Mill District.

While Democratic statewide turnout around Virginia was down, even by off-year standards, Hunter Mill District Democrats actually turned out in higher than normal numbers in nearly all our precincts.

That helped us keep Del. Ken Plum in the General Assembly and sent Mark Keam to Richmond as the first Asian-American to hold a seat in the House of Delegates.

Our best wishes go to Sen. Creigh Deeds, Jody Wagner and Steve Shannon. All are fine public servants and will no doubt continue their public service in the yearas ahead.

One of the top priorities for Democrats in Virginia is winning a majority in the House of Delegates, which has been a solid roadblock to progress and bent on forcing its failed ideology on the Commonwealth.

In Hunter Mill District, we have four delegate campaigns that need your support.

In the 36th District, Del. Ken Plum, who also chairs the House Democratic Caucus, is running for reelection.

In the 35th District, which includes parts of Hunter Mill and Vienna, Mark Keam is the Democratic nominee to succeed Del. Steve Shannon, who is running for Attoney General.

 In the 67th District, which includes a small number of Hunter Mill precints in the southwest, Del. Chuck Caputo is in a tough race for reelection.

And in the 86th District, Loudoun County Supervisor Stevens Miller is challenging Del. Tom Rust. Thjis seat is critically important because it would represent a net gain of one seat in the House, and Democrats need only six seats to have a majority there.

Please support these candidates with your time, your money and your influence.