From the Chair of the Washington 35th LD Democrats

Change is coming to the 35th! Our loss, Bremerton’s gain.

Congratulations to Daryl Daugs on his recently announced candidacy for the vacant Bremerton mayoral position. Daryl’s tenure with the LD was brief but innovative and productive. He felt it was necessary to resign the position in order to devote his full time and energy to the demands of conducting a major campaign and we wish him the best in his pursuit of this important office.

Now that I have moved from my role as Vice Chair to assume the office of Chair, let me briefly introduce myself. My husband, Larry and I moved to the Bremerton area in early 2003 when he was transferred here to help set up a new project for the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics. At the time, I was teaching both on-line and residency based courses for the International Programs Center, as well as grad level courses in the MBA program of the Graduate Studies Center for Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY, a part of the SUNY system. Fortunately, my work was easily transportable, although it did require a great deal of travel to the Mediterranean region, Lebanon, and to Upstate New York. Since that time, I’ve coauthored several papers in my primary research interest, the topic of personality traits and how they affect our overall behaviors, particularly our leadership styles. As of the end of July, I will be retiring from teaching, but not from my research and consulting interests—but now that I’m involved in political activities, my research interests have grown to include questions associated with the connection between personality traits and political philosophies.

My focus for the 35th LD Democrats during the next several months is completely single minded and can be described in one word. Funding! As an organization, we must devote off-election years to raising funds for our candidates’ next election cycle. Our primary annual fundraiser is the August picnic, but our income from that event doesn’t begin to meet our total fundraising needs. If we are to maintain a strong Democratic representation in at the state level we must assure the re-elections of Representatives Kathy Haigh and Fred Finn, along with Senator Tim Sheldon. During the next few months you will be recruited to participate in this crucial function of the organization.

Thank you in advance for your continuing support of the 35th LD Democrats. I look forward to working with you to help keep Democrats in Olympia.

- NANCY FRANK
Chair, Washington 35th Legistlative District Democrats