Welcome to the Whatcom County Democratic Party! We invite you to browse our site and hope you will find something that helps inspire your political spirit. It is our desire to help keep you informed and motivated in support of the ideals and principles of the Whatcom County Democrats.
Many Strong Candidates for the 40th
May 8, 2008
Here are links to the declared Democratic Party candidates running for the 40th Legislative District Senate seat, being vacated by Democratic Harriet Spanel:
Hue Beattie, (360) 671-5597
Ken Henderson, (360) 739-6751
Paul Gonzales, (360) 202-0404
Stephanie Kountouros, (360) 734-2686
Kevin Ranker, (360) 472-1850
Steve Hopley, of Anacortes, has withdrawn from the race.
Democrats Adopt 2008-2009 Platform
May 2, 2008
Delegates to the 2008 Whatcom County Democratic Party Convention adopted a new county party platform for 2008-2009. The platform includes new sections on Agriculture & Forestry, Immigration, and Tribal Sovereignty. It will be taken by Whatcom County Democratic party representatives to the State Platform Committee, for consideration in the state platform.
Find the new platform here.
Local Democrats Elect Delegates to Congressional District Caucus
April 12, 2008
At Whatcom Community College April 5th, democrats from all over Whatcom County caucused to elect delegates in the next step of the presidential nomination process. Delegates were elected to represent Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton:
42nd Legislative District:
Clinton - 10 delegates
Obama - 33 delegates
40th Legislative District, Whatcom County precincts only:
Clinton - 4 delegates
Obama - 16 delegates
Delegate election results
