Demogram Archives
October 2002 |
Published by the Lewis County Democratic Central Committee
P.O. Box 765, Chehalis, WA
Lewis H. Zieske, Jr., Editor
In This Month's Issue:
 Baird Winning, But Wants Help Here
Democratic Congressman Brian Baird took a large majority of the votes for his race to be re-elected to a 3rd term in the U.S. Congress in the recent primary election. But in the Lewis County Balloting he received only 44.48 percent of the votes. He trailed Joseph Zarelli, his Republican challenger, in Lewis County by a count of 8,701 to 6,971 for Baird.
Jan Leth, Baird’s Lewis County campaign coordinator, thanked voters who helped Baird increase his Lewis County percentage over what he got in the last election. Leth urged Democrats to work harder. “We have an outstanding Congressman and friend in Brian. We can carry the county for him if we will just work a bit harder,” Leth said.
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 Coroner Race Heating Up
Democrat Jerry Berry is running a heated and effective campaign to unseat our current Republican Coroner. Berry received 28 percent of the vote in the primary election while running unopposed in the Democratic primary. But he recently garnered the endorsement of Republican Marty Hayes who lost his bid for the Republican nomination to incumbent Terry Wilson.
As the primary was a Republican contest, not many Democrats voted in that race. So with Hayes’ endorsement, Berry’s race against Wilson looks to be close. If Democrats will go to the polls in force and get their friends to support them, Jerry Berry has an outstanding chance to win the Coroner’s race.
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County Demo Reorganization December 5th
Lewis County Democratic Central Committee Chair Deanna Zieske announced that the biennial reorganization of the Central Committee will take place on Thursday, December 5th, 2002 in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room at the Lewis County Courthouse.
The meeting will begin at 7:00p.m. Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs) will be electing Central Committee officers for the 2002-2004 biennium.
A nominating committee comprised of Jan Nontell, Larry Cook and the Hon. Nettie Jungers will present the list of nominees. Elected PCOs may also submit nominations for any office from the floor.
Precinct Committee Officers elected in the November 5th General Election are the only persons eligible to cast ballots in this election. However, the meeting is open to any interested persons wishing to attend. Please mark your calendar today.
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Poll Watcher Training Set For October 29th
Jan Leth, on behalf of the Baird re-election campaign, and Lewis County Democratic Central Committee Chair Deanna Zieske have announced a training session for individuals wanting to serve as Democratic Poll Watchers for the November 5th General Election.
Poll watchers for each party provide a presence in each election precinct throughout election day to both monitor the election and provide information to their political party about voter turnout. The information they provide may be crucial, if timely provided, to get voters to the polls to support our candidates.
The training will be at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at the Carpenter’s Hall in Centralia. Anyone interested in serving as a poll watcher is invited to attend this training session. Making this sort of service available to Democratic candidates can be of invaluable assistance. Jan Leth asked that each of you be thanked in advance for your support.
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LCDCC Annual Dues
Last chance to pay your 2002 Lewis County Democratic Central Committee dues—don’t miss out. We need your support. Our thanks to those who have paid.
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State Democrats Oppose Unilateral Attack Of Iraq
At its quarterly meeting on September 28, 2002, the Washington State Democratic Party, by a unanimous vote, urged our Senators and members of Congress to oppose a unilateral first strike by U.S. Forces upon the nation of Iraq. Lewis County representatives to the State Democratic meeting, Deanna Zieske, Bob Guenther and Pat Underhill, joined in that vote.
The resolution addresses the importance of building strong international support for controlling and bringing about change in the government of Iraq, but that such change must be accomplished without thrashing the principles of the U.S. Constitution.
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Democrat Of The Year Award Goes To Nettie Jungers
At the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Chehalis on October 26th, Lewis County Democratic Central Committee Chair Deanna Zieske announced the winner of the annual Democrat of the Year award. The award was presented to our elected County Clerk, the Hon. A.M. “Nettie” Jungers.
The Democrat of the Year award recognizes individuals for the quality of their service, initiative and leadership, impact upon the party and the community, and their dedication to the principles of the Democratic Party.
Nettie has been active in party functions, chairing and helping on the annual auction for four years, on the JJ Dinner for two years, and in virtually all activities of the party. She has participated fully in the activities of the Executive Board and been a loyal PCO while at the same time holding elective public office as County Clerk. Nettie has unselfishly contributed her knowledge, money and moral support to other Democrats who have run for public office.
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Norberg is Viable Challenger
In his primary race for County Commissioner, Ken Norberg received 44.29% of the votes. With Democrats coming out in greater numbers for the General Election, Norberg can topple incumbent Dennis Hadaller. Click the link to read the copy Ken Norberg provided for publication in the Demogram.
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Jungers Needs Demo Support In Tight Race
Incumbent Lewis County Clerk Nettie Jungers (D) is in the midst of an extremely difficult race for re-election. In the September 17th primary election, her Republican opponent received 56% of the vote to Nettie's 44%. Without a strong push by Democrats to get out the vote, Nettie is vulnerable.
Those of you reading the Demogram know Nettie and what she contributes. Each of you needs to redouble—no, triple—your efforts in getting Democrat voters to the poll.
Nettie's accomplishments were described in our last issue. Nettie is proud of her staff and their unqualified support for her re-election. The flyer to the right shows the support of her staff.
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