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ASDC Delegation to Taiwan
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I had the honor of being invited to join a delegation of 8 State Democratic Chairs to Taiwan on behalf of the Association of State Democratic Committees. Taiwan is facing increased aggression from China under the rule of Xi Jinping. In 1972 Nixon visited China and begun a process of normalizing relations with and President Jimmy Carter formally recognized China and consequently severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan on January 1, 1979. As a result, Taiwan maintains its strong relationship with the U.S. through delegation visits like the one I attended March 11 – 18 through trade and direct relationships with the American people and businesses.
Taiwan is an old culture but a young (36 years old) democracy. They enjoy robust elections, multiple political parties, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, and a peaceful and prosperous society. They were the first Asian country to legalize same sex marriage, and have had a female President, Tsai Ing-Wen since 2016. They have national health care covering 100% of their citizens, a robust education system, high speed rail, and a commitment to Net Zero Emissions by 2050, and are seeking to transform Taiwan into the green energy hub of Asia. The government recognizes several unions. There were 100 gun deaths in Taiwan in 2021 (1 for every 238,000 people) compared to 48,830 in the US (1 for every 6,797 people). Taiwan is the 8th largest trade partner to the United States.
We met with the Ministry of Labor, Health, Foreign Affairs, Mainland Affairs, and Economic Affairs and met with the President of the Legislative Yuan along with a legislator from each political party. What unites the people of Taiwan is a love of freedom, a commitment to peace, and protecting their democracy, even in the face of increased aggression from China. They face a constant barrage of cyber-attacks from China, disinformation campaigns, and military demonstrations intended to threaten Taiwan.
We also visited with NGOs that work on women’s equality, LGBTQ rights and combatting disinformation online. We visited the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy and a high school.
Outside of official business, were able to visit the National Palace Museum, a Chinese medicinal herbalist, a pet café, walk the historic neighborhood of Dadaocheng, a tailor, and Taroko National Park in Hualien.
Morgan Carroll.
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Left to Right (Susan Swecker, Chair Virginia, Jessica Velasquez, Chair New Mexico, Colmon Eldridge Chair Kentucky, Morgan Carroll, Chair Colorado, Oscar Mata, Vice Chair Utah, Ken Martin President ASDC and Chair of Minnesota, Alicia Andrews, Chair Oklahoma, Bev Uhlenhake, Chair Maine.
Obama Gala - April 1, 2023
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The 6th Obama Gala is going to stand out! Our guests will be greeted with monarch butterflies, live music and a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear Congressman Bennie Thompson.
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Congressman Bennie Thompson
Congressman Thompson served as the Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. The nation watched him lead with dignity and clarity as he respectfully and forcefully laid out the facts for the nation.
Do not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to meet Congressman Thompson and hear what he has to say!
Democrat of the year: Attorney General Phil Weiser [[link removed]]
Volunteer of the year : Skip Madsen
Rural Outreach Award: Representative Elizabeth Velasco and Kevin Kuns
Murphy Roberts Award: Teal Lehto, Spencer Wilcox and Bhavya Thimmannagari
The Outreach Award : Sol Sandoval
Rising Star Award: Adam Frisch
Lifetime Achievement Award : Congressman Ed Perlmutter
The Marguerite Salazar Community Service award: Marguerite Salazar and Councilwoman Robin Kneich
Chair’s Award: Mary Dodd, Pat Rottschaefer and John Bailey
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We are excited to announce that Hazel Miller and the Collective will bring her outstanding voice and energy to the gala.
Colorado-based music icon Hazel Miller has a reputation for "Bringing it" whether the event is a club setting, concert, festival, or non-profit fundraiser. Hazel has toured North America, Europe, the Far East, the Middle East, and Central America. Her powerful voice stands out and her beautiful spirit shines through to the delight of her loyal fans.One of the tightest and most versatile bands on the scene.
With Hazel Miller and The Collective, you get original, Jazz, blues, R&B, and popular music, each song with the band's own flavor! Guaranteed to rock the house! The Collective is a seasoned band with a personality all their own. High-energy Jazz, sexy Soul, jumping Funk, and dreamy love songs are just some of the music genres that the audience can expect. Count on an exciting evening that you won't forget.
The Monarchs are coming to you! [[link removed]]
The Butterfly Pavilion will bring 400 Monarch Butterflies in an enclosed tent to the Obama Gala.
You will be able to enter the tent and enjoy the monarchs starting at 5pm before our program starts.
Tickets are limited, make sure you don't miss out on our exciting program:
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2024 Delegate Selection Plan
In preparation for the 2024 Presidential Election, the Colorado Democratic Party is submitting its Delegate Selection Plan for the 30 days public comment period.
In 2024, Colorado will elect 47 Congressional District Delegates, 16 At Large Delegates, 9 PLEO Delegates together with the 14 automatic Delegates for a total of 86 Delegates who will attend the Democratic National Convention.
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The diversity targets in the table above will help us ensure that we have a diverse delegation.
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Support Independant Journalism in Colorado Springs
Local, independent journalism is under threat in deep red El Paso County and your support is
desperately needed. Like newsrooms across the country, devastatingly, Sixty35 (aka the Indy) recently cut their newsroom by half to try and survive. Their story about the cuts and what led up to them is unfolding at www.sixty35media.org. The Indy is the progressive voice in Colorado Springs and El Paso County that holds the powerful accountable and lifts the voices of the voiceless. Please consider supporting a 30-year-old newspaper, born to combat Amendment 2, and preserve local journalism into the future.
Become a member, subscriber, or donor here [[link removed]] .
The progressive movement in El Paso County thanks you!!
House Freedom Caucus' Extreme Budget Proposal Endangers Public Safety
The extreme MAGA Republican House Freedom Caucus has made their priorities clear: imposing devastating cuts to public safety and increasing costs for working- and middle-class families, all to protect and extend tax breaks skewed to the wealthy and big corporations.
Combined with other commitments extreme MAGA House Republicans have already made, the extreme Freedom Caucus proposal will be a disaster for families in at least five key ways : endangering public safety, raising costs for families, shipping manufacturing jobs overseas and undermining American workers, weakening national security, and hurting seniors.
And because extreme MAGA Republicans in the House want to make these cuts while protecting and extending tax cuts for the super-wealthy, their proposal wouldn’t reduce the deficit by a single penny.
The extreme MAGA Republican House Freedom Caucus proposal will be a five-alarm fire for families—including by endangering public safety. Their proposal will:
Make our border less secure : eliminates funding for more than 2,000 CBP agents and officers, undermining our ability to secure the border and combat drug trafficking.
Defund the police and make communities less safe : eliminates funding for 11,000 FBI personnel and cuts Federal support to 60 local law enforcement agencies, eliminating 400 local law enforcement positions. It would also slash law enforcement, crime prevention and justice grants to local and state governments by an average of $30,000 per locality and $1 million per state.
Scale back rail safety inspections: leads to 11,000 fewer rail safety inspection days next year alone, and 30,000 fewer miles of track inspected annually—enough track to cross the United States nearly 10 times—at a time when train derailments are wreaking havoc on community safety.
Jeopardizes air safety and increases airport security wait times: shuts down services at 125 Air Traffic Control Towers across the country—undermining safety at one third of all U.S. airports—and increase wait times at TSA security check points by an average of 30 minutes.
President Biden First Veto - Stops Block of ESG Retirement Climate Investment
Presidents Biden issued his first veto after Congress voted to block a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plans to weigh the long-term impacts of social factors and climate change on investments. The legislation could have put at risk retirement savings of individuals across the country.
After a shadowy campaign [[link removed]] led by billionaires and groups funded by fossil fuel companies, Republicans in Congress passed their ESG bill which would force MAGA ideology on the private sector and harm hard-working Americans.
Their bill mandates retirement plan managers ignore risks such as poor corporate governance or the effects of climate change – like increasingly common 100-year floods.
But ignoring those risks jeopardizes the life-savings and pensions for tens of millions of cops, firefighters, teachers, and other workers across the country.
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Multi County Reorganization Meetings
In March we are hosting Reorganization Meetings (Internal Elections)on zoom for each District that is comprised of multiple counties.
The Members of the House, Senate and Congressional District Central Committee are the vacancy Committee of the District. This is a key role in case an elected official steps down.
If you are a member of a district central committee you must have received the Official Call to the Meeting. Please check your inboxes and register.
You do not have to be a member to run for any position: any democrat living in the district can run. If you are interested in running for any position, or would like to learn more please email [email protected].
State Party Reorganization
The State Party Reorganization will take place in person on April 1st, 2023 at the Sheraton Hotel, 1550 Court Pl, Denver, CO 80202.
Arrival time: 9am.
The Official Call to the meeting was sent to all members of the State Central Committee.
CDP Chair Candidates
[[link removed]] HOWARD CHOU [[link removed]]
Howard is the current 1st Vice Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party and has been serving in that capacity since December of 2018. He is also the Chair/Co-founder of the Asian American Pacific Islander Initiative of Colorado Democrats. Nationally Howard is the Treasurer of the Association of Democratic State Committee (the State Party branch of the DNC) and is the first Coloradan to serve on its executive committee in over 22 years. He serves as the Treasurer of the Western Region of the DNC and Director of AAPI Engagement on the DNC Environmental and Climate Crisis Council.
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Tim has been an active volunteer with the Colorado Democratic Party. He left teaching in 2007 to work as the Colorado Volunteer Coordinator for Governor Bill Richardson's Presidential Campaign, then joined the Colorado Campaign for Change in 2008 as a field organizer. Shifting to volunteering in local politics, he joined the Larimer County Democratic Party in 2009 and managed a strong tough-turf campaign for Karen Stockley in HD49 in 2010. He's served as a Precinct Organizer and Captain in the Berthoud area, a House District and Senate District Chair, and as Chair of CD2 from 2017-2021.
[[link removed]] SHAD MURIB [[link removed]]
Shad has over 15 years of leadership experience running Democratic campaigns across Colorado and serving in senior roles in non-profit organizations and various government offices and agencies. He and his wife, State Senator Kerry Donovan, also run the Copper Bar Ranch, a working cattle and beef ranch out of Edwards, Colorado.
A first-generation American born to immigrant parents from Lebanon, Shad was born-and-raised in Littleton, Colorado.
CDP 1st Vice-Chair Candidate
IN THE PRESS
DEMS DO GOOD
Colorado Sun: Interested in teaching, nursing, firefighting or construction? Colorado lawmakers want to pay for your education. [[link removed]]
Colorado Politics: Q&A with Pat Waak | Former Colorado Democratic chair builds community 'one by one, person by person [[link removed]]
Colorado Politics: New Colorado law to address teaching shortage welcomed, but more needs to be done [[link removed]]
GOP IS A HOT MESS
Colorado Sun: Dave Williams’ election as Colorado GOP chair has set off some Republican alarm bells. He says people should “relax.” [[link removed]]
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