the democrat, april 2010

Volume 19, Number 4 www.fairfaxdemocrats.org April 2010

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Report from Congressman Gerry Connolly

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Sara Palin recently stated that declaring war against Iran would make the president appear to be a tougher president. These comments illustrate the governor’s glaring lack of understanding of foreign affairs and failure to appreciate the importance of exhaustive and patient diplomacy. Furthermore, it once again embraces the neo-conservative belief that war is the first and foremost option to all America’s

by Simeon Manickavasagam; submitted by Sandra J. Klassen and Dan Walsch, Co-chairs, National Affairs Committee

Palin on War with Iran: Why She’s Wrong Again

I congratulate Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn and Mason District School Board Representative Sandy Evans on winning their special elections last month. Along with Dave Marsden’s election to the

state senate in January, this marks three important victories in a row for Fairfax Democrats, two of them in districts that have traditionally been Republican.

I also offer my thanks to all of you who worked so hard on behalf of our candidates to help them reach the finish line.

Now the focus will turn to our Congres-sional races and I look forward to working with many of you as I seek reelection to a second term in the U.S. House of Represen-tatives from Virginia’s 11th District which covers much of Fairfax County along with part of Prince William County and all of the City of Fairfax.

It will be a difficult political climate this year, but I am confident we will prevail

foreign policy challenges. Even former Vice President Cheney dismissed Palin’s comments: ”The stakes are too high, the consequences too significant to be treating those as simple political calculations.”

The Iranian government, to be sure, is engaged in its share of destabilizing activi-ties. Its support for Hezbollah with money and weapons transfers and its support for Iraqi militias through the provision of IEDs

and other munitions are just two examples. However, it is the lack of transparency

involving Iran’s nuclear research program that arouses suspicions and concerns in the West and Middle-East. Iran recently stated that it intends to enrich uranium to twenty percent from the current level of four percent. A level of ninety percent enrich-ment is needed for weapons grade uranium. On February 17 the IAEA confirmed that Iran has indeed enriched small amounts of uranium to twenty percent and has credible evidence that Iran has been attempting to develop a nuclear warhead.

Of the many technological hurdles that Iran needs to overcome in order to develop nuclear weapons, there is evidence to sug-gest that Iran continues to have difficulty operating the nuclear machinery efficiently and it still needs several years to gather sufficient enriched uranium.

Iran is also in the midst of a domestic upheaval which the U.S. should weigh heavily in its calculations. The fallout from the Iranian elections of 2009 continues to trouble the ruling regime. The ayatollahs and President Ahmadinejad and their tools of oppression – the Revolutionary Guard and Basij are reviled by many Iranians. Any attack on Iran may have the unwanted effect of strengthening Ahmadinejad and uniting the people behind a regime they oppose. In fact, some analysts suggest that the Iranian government is using the nuclear standoff with the west in order to divert attention away from the domestic turmoil. Accord-

through hard work and the knowledge that we are fighting for the issues that will make Fairfax, all of Northern Virginia, and our nation a better place.

My campaign, Jim Moran’s campaign in the 8th, and the campaign of our 10th District nominee will be counting on you and other dedicated volunteers from FCDC for boots on the ground, canvassing, phone banking, mailings, and GOTV efforts be-tween now and Election Day.

We need your help to keep our vot-ers energized, engaged, and involved because, I assure you, the other side is en-ergized, too.

It seems that Virginia elections are never-ending but we already have a track record of success in 2010 here in Fairfax County. Working together, we will continue that trend through November and maintain Northern Virginia’s strong Democratic representation in Congress.

Thanks again and I will see you soon at an FCDC meeting and on the campaign trail. q

The Democrat April 2010

The DemocratThe Newsletter of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee

Editor-in-Chief: Ben Shepherd (703) 945-8576Design & Production: Lori Richards (703) 753-2484Mail List: Ellen Cantor (703) 280-5310Proofreader: Linda Waller (703) 913-9143Billing: FCDC HQ Staff (703) 573-6811All rights reserved. Published in Fairfax County, Virginia, by the authority of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee.

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Chairman: Rex Simmons (703) 655-4272Executive Director: Mike Burns (703) 585-8373Regional Vice Chair-North: (703) 476-4229 Barbara CaputoRegional Vice Chair-Central: (703) 919-9119 Lola QuintelaRegional Vice Chair-South: (703) 927-2050 Mark ItzkoffPrecinct Ops: Sue Langley (703) 403-0190Administration: VacantTreasurer: Nadja Golding (571) 212-8590Assistant Treasurer: Victor Mondino (703) 424-4223Voter Registration: Chris Ambrose (703) 550-1725Finance: Mary Ann Hovis (703) 587-7872Recording Secretary: Ginny Peters (703) 799-3418Corresponding Secretary: (703) 537-8868 Bridget MurphyDistrict Chair-Braddock (100): (301) 404-1221 Lynn MillerDistrict Co-Chair Braddock (100): (703) 801-7780 Janyce HedetniemiDistrict Chair-Hunter Mill (200): (703) 476-9440 Bob HaleyDistrict Chair-Hunter Mill (200): (703) 242-1652 Bettina LawtonDistrict Chair-Dranesville (300): (703) 847-5735 Ron BleekerDistrict Chair-Lee (400): (703) 447-6290 Hugh Robertson IIIDistrict Chair-Lee (400): Steve Bunn (703) 339-1882District Chair-Mason (500): (703) 941-9574 Rachel RifkindDistrict Chair-Mt. Vernon (600): (703) 780-5952 Janet MyhreDistrict Chair-Providence (700): (703) 795-9763 Carrie NixonDistrict Chair-Springfield (800): (703) 913-0487 Ruth MillerDistrict Chair-Sully (900): (703) 946-1259 Dana Foote-CiminoHeadquarters: VacantLabor Committee: Shannon Sullivan (703) 209-7516National Affairs: Sandra Klassen (703) 620-9723National Affairs: Dan Walsch (703) 978-5667State Affairs: VacantDiversity - Co Chair: Rose Chu (703) 998-5539Diversity - Co Chair: Lina Orr (703) 281-0985Democrat Newsletter: Ben Shepherd (703) 945-8576Senior Citizens - Co Chair: [email protected] Terry AdamsSenior Citizens - Co-Chair: (703) 206-0090 Charisse GlassmanYoung Democrats: Bryan ScraffordWomen’s Rights: Kristin Cabral (703) 448-0944Immediate Past FCDC Chair: (703) 587-7872 Mary Ann HovisParliamentarian: Mike Burke Kirby (703) 573-28948th Cong. District: Margo Horner (703) 528-858810th Cong. District: Sam Crockett (540) 454-6182 11th Cong. District Chair: (202) 288-2104 George BurkeMailing/Collating: Bob Donargo (703) 323-5351

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ing to one administration official, “What you’ve been hearing on the streets is ‘Death to the dictator,’ not ‘Death to America.’ The U.S. should only foster that sentiment. Change in Iran must come from within, it cannot be forced from outside.

Finally, those who call for an attack on Iran fail to consider the aftermath. Retired General Zinni said it best: “After you’ve dropped those bombs on those hardened facilities, what happens next? ... Because, eventually, if you follow this all the way down, eventu-ally I’m putting boots on the ground somewhere. And like I tell my friends, if you like Iraq and Afghanistan, you’ll love Iran.”

According to Nicholas Burns, a for-mer Bush administration official, “The reality is that Iran is more isolated

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today because of this strategy, and be-cause of their own behavior, than they were a year ago.” It is because Obama has made a genuine attempt to engage Iran in dialogue. This helps broaden international support for sanctions as it cannot be said that this president is in a rush to war.

The Obama Administration is at-tempting to deal with the Iranian issue by building a global consensus for tough yet targeted sanctions against Iran. At the same time the adminis-tration has worked to dissuade Israel from attacking Iran’s nuclear infra-structure – a move that could lead to a wider regional conflict. The US has been at war in Iraq and Afghanistan now for almost nine years. It is Af-ghanistan that needs America’s focus now. q

District Reports

Hunter MillBettina Lawton, (703) [email protected] Robert Haley, (703) 476-9440 [email protected]

The Hunter Mill Democratic Commit-tee held its February meeting at the Flint Hill Elementary School at 7:30 PM on February 18. Guests included Jeff Barmett, candidate for congress, 10th Congressio-nal House District, Emily Samhammer, Filler-Corn campaign, Eric Byler, Coffee Party effort, and Rengin Morro and Mike Collins, candidates for the Reston Asso-ciation Board. A discussion led by Emily Samhammer and Sue Langley included Filler-Corn campaign activities including absentee voting, poll staffing, canvassing, phone banking, and flushing. Further dis-cussion included precinct captain status and VAN training, officer status, FCDC stand-ing committee status, and planning for the Hunter Mill Annual Lasagna Dinner that will be held on Saturday April 10 at the Reston Community Center. Noteworthy announcements included a Cathy Hudgins fundraiser on March 14, the DPVA JJ dinner on March 20, the DAD reception with Terry McAuliffe on February 24, the Connolly Saint Patrick’s party on March 17, the FCDC JJ dinner on May 23, and the HMDDC picnic on July 24.

The next HMDDC meeting will be held on March 18 at 7:30 PM at the Dogwood Elementary School in Reston. Please refer to the Hunter Mill web site calendar at www.huntermilldemocrats.org for other local area political events and to the FCDC web site calendar at www.fairfaxdemocrats.org for Fairfax County wide events. q

BraddockLynn Miller, (301) 404-1221 [email protected] Hedetniemi, (703) 801-7780, [email protected]

A year ago in February, Braddock handled what would be the first of six elections, five of which were “special” which means that they were off the radar for most voters and required extra effort to recuit volunteers and get out the vote.

Whether the margin was big or small, the outcome was the same—we elected David Marsden to the senate and replaced him in the house with Eileen Filler-Corn. Congratulations to Eileen for her successful

DranesvilleRon Bleeker, (703) [email protected]

The DDDC had its first meeting of 2010 on Thursday, February 25 at the Great Falls Public Library. The committee heard from 10th Congressional District congressional candidates (and DDDC members) Jeff Barnett and Dennis Findley. Dennis took the occasion to announce his withdrawal from the race for personal reasons. We were all inspired by his passion and commitment to caring, responsive government and we wish him and his family all the best. We also

campaign and for the enthusiasm and energy of her staff and volunteers!

And, kudos to our hard-working precinct captains. Five Braddock precincts in the 41st District campaign went Democratic and voter participation was healthy enough to make the difference. In fact, our brand new precinct captain, Sally Burdick, managed to beat every single precinct in this race with 30.1 percent voter participation.

Gretchen Bulova and Lynn Miller have begun work on our annual Derby Day Celebration. Save the date—May 1 at Kil-roy’s—and look for information to come on emails and our developing website. q

heard from Supervisor John Foust on the County budget, and other issues affecting Dranesville.

Our next meeting will be on April 15 at 7:30 P.M. This time we will be meeting in Herndon, at the Fortnightly Library.

Upcoming local events to note are the Herndon Town elections on May 4 and McLean Day on May 15. q

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MasonRachel Rifkind, (703) [email protected]

Congratulations to Sandy Evans and her victory on March 2 to be the Mason District School Board member. Sandy won this special election with a lot of your hard work: canvassing and phone banking day in and day out; stuffing envelopes, put-ting signs out in snow banks – so much for frozen ground; and making sure that our neighbors and friends went to the polls on that cold rainy Tuesday. I know that I am speaking for Sandy when I thank all of you who stepped up to the plate and made sure we won.

Congratulations to Eileen Filler-Corn and everyone in the 41st District. Eileen won her election to fill Dave Marsden’s seat by 37 votes on Tuesday, March 2 and was sworn in the next day!

Democrats needed these two wins and everyone worked hard to that end. Con-gratulations!

We have a lot of work ahead of us this next cycle. We need to continue working in our precincts identifying those Demo-

Lee Steve Bunn, (703) 861-1343Hugh Robertson, (703) [email protected]

Thanks to everyone in Lee District who helped out with our successful special elections in Fairfax County. We have a new Democratic school board member in Mason and a new Democratic delegate in the 41st. Congratulations to Sandy Evans and Eileen Filler-Corn on their victories.

Don’t forget about our “Opening Day” fundraiser coming up on April 10 from 3:00-6:00 PM at the home of Carson Evans at 6209 Edison Drive. We’ll have a Home Run Derby, beer and hotdogs, baseball items to give away, and much more. The cost is only $25 per person so be sure to stop by.

Our next Lee District Democratic Com-mittee meeting will be on Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 PM at the home of Susie Warner. Please join us as we plan for our fundrais-ers and our political activities for the year.

As always, check out our website at www.leedems.org for more information and updates. q

ProvidenceCarrie Nixon, (703) 795-9763 [email protected]

No report available at print time.

SpringfieldRuth Miller, (703) [email protected]

Springfield District Democrats are proud and excited that we elected Eileen Filler-Corn as delegate for the 41st District! Our sincerest thanks go out to those dedicated volunteers from all over the county who helped us reach our voters. Any one of you may have convinced those final, critical 38 voters to support Eileen and this victory belongs to you as well.

Springfield’s volunteers (and voters) will take a brief and well-deserved rest after two special election victories this year and then will turn their attention to this fall’s critical congressional races. We look forward to an exciting Democratic primary contest in the 10th District. In the 11th District, we know that we will face a formidable Republican challenger. We look forward to taking our positive messages to the voters this year. And after the nonstop campaigning and elections of the past few months, we’re very happy to have eight whole months until our next Election Day! q

Mt. VernonJanet Myhre, (703) [email protected]

Mt. Vernon congratulates Eileen Filler-Corn for her victory in the 41st House of Delegates race. She will make a fine col-league for our District’s four Democratic delegates.

Save the date May 1 for Mt. Vernon’s spring fundraising event. For a number of reasons, we postponed our annual Mardi Gras fundraiser that will this year be held as an afternoon spring garden party at an outdoor venue amidst 3,000 blooms at a private home in Saratoga. Watch the April Democrat and our website mvdemocrats.com for details.

At our last meeting, Pat Hines of Hunter Mill District introduced us to the new Cof-fee Party

Founded by Annabelle Park and Eric Byler, producers of the documentary film “9500 Liberty,” about the immigration controversy in Prince William County, the Coffee Party movement with the tagline, “Wake Up and Stand Up,” was started on Facebook and now has more than 16,000 followers. Its mission statement is:

The Coffee Party movement gives voice to Americans — across every demographic — who want to see cooperation in gov-ernment. We recognize that the federal government is not the enemy of the people, but the expression of our collective will, and that we must participate in the democratic process in order to address the challenges that we face as Americans. As voters and grassroots volunteers, we will support lead-ers who work toward positive solutions, and hold accountable those who obstruct them.

Pat said she hopes the Coffee Party will attract enough members to hold demonstra-tions and even a convention to get media coverage to counter the Tea Party’s anti-government message. Annabelle has since


crats who will come out in November and take us to victory in our congressional races this fall. The Republicans are target-ing Gerry and the campaign will be ugly. Stay tuned.

We will not meet in March but plan for the next meeting in April (date and place TBD). FCDC will be meeting March 23 at 7:30 PM at George Marshall High School at 7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. q

been interviewed on CNN. The website is www.thecoffeepartymovement.org.

Mt. Vernon Democrats staffed a voter registration and information table at the annual Mt. Vernon Town Hall meeting Feb. 20, at Mt. Vernon High School. School and county officials presented a bleak financial picture for the next several years. Supervisor Gerry Hyland gave his annual bus tour of the district, highlighting new development and plans for change. He announced that he has not yet decided whether to run for reelection in 2011.

The MVDDC executive committee held an all-day retreat in January to set up goals and objectives for the coming year. We considered member response to an email survey about priorities and are currently drafting objectives that will be folded into the two-year plan to be presented at the March meeting. q

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SullyDana Foote-Cimino, (703) 946-1259, [email protected]

Tuesday, March 2 was Election Day as well as the Sully Democratic Committee meeting so it was a very busy day for us. We would like to extend congratulations to Eileen and Sandy and say how happy we were to participate in those elections. Sully volunteers adopted Terra District and canvassed, made phone calls, and helped in closing the polls.

After the election we held our monthly meeting and the main portion was devoted to the candidates from the 10th Congres-sional District. Rich Anthony and Jeff Barnett each gave a short introduction and then participated in a question and answer session. A lot of great questions were asked providing a better understanding of the candidates and how they will go about taking on Frank Wolfe in the 10th.There will be a primary on June 8.

We were visited by three George Mason University students attending on assign-ment from a government class. It’s always good to see young people involved in the process. The business part of our meeting was fairly short - minutes and treasurer’s report and a couple of committee reports. Please become an active member and join us for our next meeting. Your participation is essential to the success of the group and our candidates. Additional information may be found at our site www.sullydemo-crats.org. q

8th CD ReportPixie Bell, (703) [email protected]

This report goes in on March 9, so the March meeting and the J.J. dinner will be over. Hope I saw you there! As was mentioned last month, the Democratic Party of Virginia set up a Strategic Plan-ning Committee to reevaluate the DPVA as a whole and create a plan for DPVA to move forward. The Committee is currently at the brainstorming stage and has met via conference call and in person. The Com-mittee is preparing a plan to be presented to steering and S.C.C. at the summer meeting in Newport News. Delegate Scott Surovell sent me information on some of his bills. He and 31 other legislators who have Route

Diversity Committee

Rose Chu, (703) [email protected] Orr, (703) [email protected]

The Diversity Committee is meeting on Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30 PM to discuss outreach activities. Check with Rose Chu on the location. q

10th CD ReportPatsy Brown, Vice Chair (Sully), (703) [email protected]

On February 28 , the Tenth Congressio-nal District Democratic Committee met in Fairfax County at the Sully Governmental Center and voted to hold a primary on June 8 as its method of nomination for a candidate for congress. To date, there are several po-tential candidates who h must file formally with the 10th CD chair, Sam Crockett, by

1 in their districts met with the governor and secretary of transportation to amend HB 530 designating Route 1 as “Historic Route 1.” Scott’s HB 831 goes to the full senate after the senate finance committee voted it out unanimously. The bill requires out of state corporations to register with the State Corporation Commission before bidding on a state procurement contract.

Moran For Congress Campaign Lead-ership 2010 is listed as follows: campaign chair: Dan Steen; Arlington chair: Peer Rousellot, ceputy chair: Terron Sims; Alexandria chair: Susan Kellom, ceputy chair: Kenya Turner; Falls Church chair: Mike Gardner: Co-chair: Peg Willingham; Fairfax South chair: Mark Sickles, deputy chair: Todd Smyth; Fairfax North/Reston chair: Seldon Krueger, deputy chair: Stu-art Patz; Outreach Committee: Charley Conrad, Kip Malinosky, Krysta Jones, Bree Rahm, Ron Olkowitz, Abdel-Rahman Ha-mid, Leni Gonzalez, Pixie Bell, Rose Chu and Cathy Puskar. (Call me if you need e-mails or phone numbers.) The focus now is getting petitions signed and in the office by March 23 and recruiting new support-ers. Jim spoke at a news conference on Capitol Hill on March 3 regarding repeal of the U.S. Military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy. He noted that from 2003 – 2006, the military allowed 4,230 convicted felons to enlist under the “moral waivers” program – while at the same time discharg-ing almost 3,000 soldiers through DADT. Women make up 15 percent of the armed forces but accounted for over one-third of discharges under DADT – pointing to an inherent bias in the law’s implementation. Also, 24 other countries, including Austra-lia, Israel, Great Britain, and Canada have shown open service to have no adverse ef-fect on enrollment or retention. q

5 PM on April 9.Members previously appointed to the

State Party’s Strategic Planning Committee are Gerry Welch of Fairfax (Hunter Mill) and E.J. Scott of the City of Manassas/Manassas Park.

In other news, the 10th CD will have a table at the state JJ Dinner on March 20. The next meeting after the state meeting will be held at the Balch Library in Leesburg on April 17 at 10:00 AM. q

GOOD OLE GIRLS BRUNCH -

SAVE THE DATE The Good Ole Girls Brunch will take place on Sunday, April 11. Delegates Charniele Herring and Kaye Kory will be our speakers. They are our newest women del-egates from Northern Virginia. Come and show them our pride in having them represent us. They will talk about the recent General Assembly session and their views on what happened. Sunday, April 11 at the Tysons Corner Marriott, registration at 12:30 PM and brunch at 1 PM. Cost-$27.00. For more information: Emilie Miller, 703-560-3533, [email protected]


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Next Regular FCDC Meeting: Tuesday, March 23, 7:30PM, location TBD

March3/23/10 7:30PM FCDC General Meeting, location TBD3/25/10 7:30PM Lee District Democratic Committee MeetingApril4/6/10 7:30PM Springfield District Democractic Comm. Mtg.4/6/10 7:30PM Sully District Democratic Committee Meeting4/7/10 Drinking Liberally - Mt. Vernon Dist./Lorton4/10/10 5:00PM HMDDC Lasagna Dinner4/11/10 12:30PM Good Ole Girls Brunch4/11/10 3:00PM Supervisor Sunday Fundraiser4/13/10 7:30PM FCDC Steering Committee Meeting4/15/10 7:30PM Hunter Mill District Democratic Committee4/15/10 Dranesville District Democratic Committee4/19/10 8:00PM 8th CD Monthly Meeting4/19/10 11th CD Committee Meeting4/20/10 7:00PM Mason District Democratic Committee Mt. Vernon District Democratic Committee 7:30PM FCDC Bylaws Taskforce4/21/10 7:30PM National Affairs Standing Committee (NAC) Regular Meeting4/22/10 7:30PM Lee District Democratic Committee Meeting

4/26/10 7:30PM Precinct Operations Committee Meeting4/27/10 7:30PM Providence District Democratic Comm. Mtg.May5/1/10 4:00PM Braddock District Derby Day5/2/10 3:00PM Providence Mayfest5/4/10 7:30PM Sully District Democratic Committee Meeting5/5/10 Drinking Liberally - Mt. Vernon Dist./Lorton5/11/10 7:30PM FCDC Steering Committee Meeting5/12/10 7:30PM Mason District Democratic Comm. Mtg.5/17/10 8:00PM 8th CD Monthly Meeting5/17/10 11th CD Committee Meeting5/18/10 7:00PM Mt. Vernon District Democratic Comm. Mtg.5/19/10 7:30PM National Affairs Standing Committee (NAC) Regular Meeting5/20/10 7:30PM Hunter Mill District Democratic Committee5/23/10 6:30PM FCDC Jefferson-Jackson Gala5/24/10 7:30PM Precinct Operations Committee Meeting5/25/10 7:30PM FCDC General Committee Meeting5/27/10 7:30PM Lee District Democratic Committee Meeting5/27/10 Voter Registration Committee Meeting5/30/10 10:00AM ViVa! Vienna! Festival

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CHAMPION WINNER’S CIRCLE BENEFACTOR LEADERSHIP CIRCLE FRIEND

YEARLY ____ $2,000 ____ $1,200 ____ $600 ____ $300 ____ $120

Please make your check payable to FCDC; mail to: FCDC, 2815 Hartland Road, Suite 110, Falls Church, VA 22043

CHAMPION WINNER’S CIRCLE BENEFACTOR LEADERSHIP CIRCLE FRIEND

YEARLY ____ $2,000 ____ $1,200 ____ $600 ____ $300 ____ $120

MONTHLY ____ $166 ____ $100 ____ $50 ____ $25 ____ $10

___ VISA ___ MasterCard ___ Discover ___ American Express

Card Number: ________________________________________ Expiration Date:_______________________

Signature_____________________________________________ Date __________________________________

NOTE: Your authorization remains in effect until cancelled.

□ I do not wish to be listed as a Sustainer on the Honor Roll in “The Democrat” newsletter.

Your contribution may be used in connection with federal elections and is subject to the limitations and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Federal law requires FCDC to use its best efforts to collect and report the name, address, occupation, employer, and location of employment for individuals who contribute $200 or more in a calendar year. Other contributions will be deposited into the FCDC non-federal account. Virginia law requires political committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation employer and location of employment for individuals whose contributions aggregate in excess of $100 in a calendar year.

Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes.

This solicitation is authorized and paid for by the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, www.FairfaxDemocrats.org

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Supervisor Sunday

T h e F a i r f a x C o u n t y D e m o c r a t i c C o m m i t t e e

Sunday, April 113 - 5 pm

1713 Ascot WayReston, Va

Ticket $35 Silver Sponsor $250 Gold Sponsor $500

Paid for and authorized by the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, Rex Simmons, Chair

www.fairfaxdemocrats.org

Meet your Fairfax County Democratic Supervisors

Reservations: www.fairfaxdemocrats.org or call 703-573-6811

http://www.fairfaxdemocrats.org




ANNUAL LASAGNA DINNER

Saturday – April 10, 2010 5:00 pm Reception – Sponsors + with elected officials 5:30 pm Cash bar 6:00 pm Dinner

Reston Community Center 2310 Colts Neck Road (at NE corner of Glade and Colts Neck Roads,

in the Hunters Woods Shopping Center) Call 703-476-4500

Great Food Great Music Live and Silent Auctions

$40.00 advance ticket ($20 students) $50 at the door $75.00 - SPONSOR (reception + 1 ticket) $200.00 - PATRON (reception + 3 tickets)

$500.00 - BENEFACTOR (reception + 8 tickets)

For more information call: Robert Haley 703-716-2339 or Bettina Lawton 703-242-1652 [email protected] www.huntermilldemocrats.org

Your contribution may be used in connection with federal elections and is subject to the limitations and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act. State law requires political committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation and employer of individuals whose contributions aggregate in excess of $100 in a calendar year. Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes.

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_____YES I will attend. Enclosed is my check for $_______________ for _______tickets _____NO I cannot attend, but here is my generous contribution of $___________________

check payable to: FCDC memo line: HMDDC Lasagna Dinner

Mail to: Mark Terry, HMDDC Treasurer, 11816 Great Owl Circle, Reston, VA 20194

E-mail address _____________________________________________________________________ Phone number ________________________________________ Name ______________________ Address ________________________________________ Employer_________________________________ Occupation_______________________________ Employer City/State _________________________________________________________________

Authorized and paid for by Fairfax County Democratic Committee www.fairfaxdemocrats.org Mary Ann Hovis, Chair

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.huntermilldemocrats.org/

http://www.huntermilldemocrats.org/

http://www.fairfaxdemocrats.org/

Join Springfield District Democrat

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge

See the Washington Nationals players of the future!Root, root, root for Northern Virginia’s home team!

For more information email

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_____YES I will root for the home team with you

For the April 25 game: I enclose

For the May 16 game: I enclose

I also enclose an additional contribution of $_______________

_____NO I cannot attend, but here is my

Pay onlineor by check payable to

Mail to SDDC, P.O. Box 10512, Burke VA 22009

Name Address E-mail address ________________________Employer_______________________________Employer City & State__________________

Authorized and paid for by www.fairfaxdemocrats.org

Baseball Days with the Potomac Nationals

Join Springfield District Democrats at two exciting games:

Sunday, April 25, 2010 1:05 pm

Sunday, May 16, 2010 1:05 pm

at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge 7 County Complex Court

Only $8 per ticket!

Washington Nationals players of the future!Root, root, root for Northern Virginia’s home team!

email [email protected] or

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ndar year. Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I will root for the home team with you!

For the April 25 game: I enclose $_______________ for _______tickets

For the May 16 game: I enclose $_______________ for _______tickets


cannot attend, but here is my generous contribution of $___________________

Pay online at http://www.SpringfieldDemocrats.orgcheck payable to FCDC, memo line: Potomac Nats

SDDC, P.O. Box 10512, Burke VA 22009 ___________ __________________________

mail address _____________________________ Phone number __________________________________Occupation_________________

___________________________________________________

Authorized and paid for by Fairfax County Democratic Committeewww.fairfaxdemocrats.org Rex Simmons, Chair

Baseball Days with the Potomac Nationals

s at two exciting games:

Washington Nationals players of the future! Root, root, root for Northern Virginia’s home team!

or call 703-503-1351

subject to the limitations and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act. State law requires political committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation and employer of individuals whose contributions aggregate in excess of $100 in a

ndar year. Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$_______________ for _______tickets

$_______________ for _______tickets


ribution of $___________________

at http://www.SpringfieldDemocrats.org Potomac Nats

SDDC, P.O. Box 10512, Burke VA 22009 __________________________

_____________________________________ __ ___

______________________________ _______________________________________

Fairfax County Democratic Committee , Chair

Saturday, May 1, 20104:00 to 6:30 p.m.

$35/TicketYes, I'll Support our Democratic Team!Name: _______________________________________ Phone: ______________Address: ______________________________________________________________________Employer/Occupation: __________________________________________________________________

The Winner's Circle $2,500 (six tickets/front page program listing) ____________Home Stretch Host $1,000 (five tickets/front page program listing) ____________Triple Crown Patron $500 (four tickets/program listing) ____________Tournament of Roses Sponsor $250 (three tickets/program listing) ____________Derby Day Friend $150 (two tickets/program listing) ____________

I am unable to attend, but enclosed is my contribution of: ____________

Mail to BDDC, P.O. Box 106, Fairfax Station, VA 22039 or pay on-line at http://fairfaxdemocrats.org.

Make Checks Payableto Fairfax CountyDemocratic Committee

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Join Us for the Braddock District Democratic Committee's

29 th Annual

5250 Port Royal RoadRavensworth Shopping Center

Your contribution may be used in connection with federal elections and is subject to the limitations and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Federal law requires FCDC to use its best efforts to collectand report the name, address, occupation, employer, and location of employment for individuals who contribute $200 or more in one calendar year. Other contributions will be deposited into the FCDC non-federalaccount. State law requires political committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation, employer, and location of employment for individuals whose contributions aggregate in excess of $100 in a calendaryear. Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes.

By authority of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, Rex Simmons, Chair.www.fairfaxdemocrats.org

Contact Gretchen Bulovaat [email protected] or(703) 273-3557 for moreinformation.

Join the Progressive and ProudProvidence Democrats

Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 3:00-6:00pmAt the home of Susan Weltz and Robert Hamberger

2409 Rocky Branch Road, Vienna, VA 22181

Enjoy a Taste of ProvidenceSponsor restaurants providing delicious food*Luciano’s***Velocity Five***Oriental Cafe**La Choza Grill*** Bangkok St.***and more*

Live Music by The Ruins

$35 ticket in advance/ $40 at the doorPatron-- $100 for 2 tickets Benefactor--$1,000 for 10 tickets

Young Dems---$10Buy tickets http://tinyurl.com/2010mayfest

Or call 703 242-2789

Your contribution may be used in connection with federal elections and is subject to the limitations and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Federal law requires FCDC to use best efforts to collect and report the name, address, occupation, employer, and location of employment for individuals who contribute $200 or more in a calendar year. Other contributions will be deposited into the FCDC non-federal account. State law requires political committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation, employer and location of employment for individuals whose contributions aggregate in excess of $100 per calendar year. Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes.

By Authority of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, Rex Simmons, Chairwww.fairfaxdemocrats.org

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