BETO O'ROURKE TO KEYNOTE 2023 CARL ALBERT DINNER & AWARDS

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STATE CONVENTION CALL

Pursuant to our Bylaws 07.A-B, this notice serves as your 10-day call for our upcoming 2023 State Convention, June 3-4, 2023, at the Tulsa Cox Convention Center, 100 Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, starting Saturday. June 3^rd at 10 a.m. Please find additional information on the convention below and the full call HERE:

Business Day Agenda

Sunday's Business Day Agenda can be found here.

Convention Committees

Meeting Dates & Locations

Tulsa Cox Convention Center, 100 Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 Breakout Rooms:

Credentials June 3rd and 4th, Starting at 9 a.m., Rm Biden
Resolutions June 3rd, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Rm Harris
Constitution & Bylaws June 3rd, 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m., Rm Harris

Arrangements

Emily Gamel - Chair
Stan Johnson
Celeste Cleary
Christopher Weir
Jekia Harrison

Rules Committee

Dennis Baker - Chair
Jill Ogden
Jana Harkins
John Ross Maloy
Carly Hotvedt

C&B

Jayme Shelton - Chair
Alex White
Aron York
Bruce Neimi
Alicia Andrews
Sheri Dickerson

Resolutions

Krista Jones - Chair
Jeff Berrong
Chris Odneal
Crystal LaGrone
Amy Zachery
Amanda Swope

Credentials

Demetrius Berelous - Co Chair
Kati Cain - Co Chair
Eli Potts

MEET OUR GREAT CONVENTION SPEAKERS

Join us on Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4th and meet our great convention speakers. You can see our Breakout Session and speakers below and Pre-register for the breakouts HERE and learn more about the breakout session HERE.

10:00 am – 11:30 am Breakout Session 1

County Chairs’ Networking – Robbie White, Laura Pounders
African American Federation – Precious McKesson, NE ED
Native American Federation – Rebecca Jim
OHAAPI Club – Rep. Andy Fugate
Training: Building a Candidate Support Plan – NDTC
- Review the main ways organizations support Democratic candidates
- Explore the components of a candidate support plan
- Introduce tips to successfully implement a candidate support plan

11:45 am – 1:15 pm Breakout Session 2

Stonewall Federation – Sen. Kay Floyd, Rep. Jared Deck, Rep. Annie Menz
Disability Federation – Speaker TBA
Women’s Federation – Speaker TBA
Resolutions Committee
Training: Identifying Strong Candidates to Run for Office – NDTC
- Learn effective methods for finding strong candidates to run for political office
- Recognize common traits of strong candidates for political office
- Understand the time frame to identify candidates to run for office

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Breakout Session 3

Rural Discussion – David Pepper, Fmr OH Chair
Latine Federation – Rep. Arturo Alonso-Sandoval
Young Democrats – Colmon Elridge KY Chair
Veteran Federation – Dr. Sheila Chamberlain
Constitution & Bylaws Committee

STATE CONVENTION ONE WEEK AWAY

The State Convention is fast approaching, and we are excited about the two-day event. Starting on Saturday, June 3^rd, at 10 a.m. at the beautiful newly renovated Tulsa Convention Center, delegates and guests can join the Party for several breakout sessions hosted by our Federations to hear speakers from all over the United States. Then let’s get dressed up for the Chair’s Reception to meet and have photo ops with our Keynote Speaker, Beto O’Rourke, who will speak at the Carl Albert Dinner and Awards following the reception. Carl After Dark and different Federation Hospitality events will occur post Carl Albert Dinner.

We will be honoring several Democrats that evening:

George Nigh - New Leader Award

Emily Gamel

Kit Waters

Joshua Harris-Till

Bob Lemon - Humanitarian

Sally Frasier

Opio Touré - Statesman

Rev. Dr. Senator George Young Sr.

Carl Albert - Lifetime

George Krumme
Demetrius Bereolous
Sally Frasier
Jana Harkins

Sunday morning, June 4^th, at 10 a.m., we will begin the business portion of the convention with proposed resolutions and amendments to our constitution and bylaws. Minnesota DFL Chair, DNC Vice Chair and ASDC President Ken Martin will kick off our convention. Officer elections will take place after business. More information, schedules, a list of speakers, forms, documents, and hotel accommodations can be found on the State Party website at okdemocrats.org/2023convention

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THE HAMILTON REPORT

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