News from the Coconino County Democratic Party

NEWSLETTER

January 3, 2024

Letter from the Chair

Dear Friends and Allies,

Happy Blue New Year! I hope you will join me on November 6 to celebrate a gorgeous Arizona Blue Wave, knowing you did everything in your power to make it so.

The Coconino County Democratic office is reorganized where we remain diligent and

motivated to make the 2024 Presidential Election a huge success in Coconino County,

Arizona, and the Nation. I know that all of you are focused on the work to elect more

Democrats and save our Democracy, and I deeply appreciate your strong support.

The Winter Party was a huge success, raising nearly $3,000 in one night! If you missed it, it’s not too late to make a one-time gift or to become a Monthly Donor.

Your donations fuel our work in this critically important Election Year.

We’ll be running elections for new Precinct Committeepersons this spring. If you were

appointed, please consider running for election. If you’ve never been a PC, now is the

time to step up to this critical role. PCs are the foundation of the Democratic Party,

supporting our work at the grassroots level.

Learn more about it and many other opportunities at our January 13th Action Meeting.

There’s much work to do, so please join us in whatever capacity suits your talents, time, and treasure. Working with our community to defend Democracy is hard fun!

 attend our Monthly Action meetings on the second Saturday of the month, at the

Murdoch Center

 write postcards

 stuff envelopes

 volunteer at the Family Food Center or at our Arizona Abortion Access Hub in the

office

 volunteer for a campaign

 circulate AAA and candidate petitions

 attend the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on January 13th

 volunteer to help with the Democracy Fair candidate event at Coconino High

School on February 24, noon to 4PM

 volunteer to help with the Roosevelt-Kennedy Gala on April 20th

 consider becoming a DNC delegate, attend the Zoom training on January 10th

 nominate someone worthy for the Roosevelt-Kennedy Award

 host a House Party to raise friends and funds

 become a Monthly Donor to the Coconino County Democratic Party

 become an elected Precinct Committeeperson

There will be many distractions, unfavorable polls, and GOP shenanigans threatening

our resilience in this new year. Working together will assuage our fears, bolster our

courage, and strengthen our resolve to win big on November 5th.

I’m so proud and grateful to be among you as we face an unprecedented threat to our Democracy, and I am confident that we will come out of it stronger and more united.

We can do hard things, we must.

Gratefully,

Laura

DNC Delegate Training Hosted by Coconino County Democratic Party

Next Wednesday, January 10, 6:30-7:30 pm DNC Delegate Training Hosted by Coconino County Democratic Party January 10, 6:30-7:30 pm Zoom Meeting, a link will be sent after you register for the training.

Join the Coconino County Democratic Party to learn how to become a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Delegates will travel to Chicago for the Convention taking place from August 19-22, 2024 and will be responsible for their own travel expenses. All registered Democrats are eligible. Information on fundraising strategies included. Registration via Mobilize.

***Coconino County Democrats volunteer to serve dinner at the

Flagstaff Family Food Center Kitchen on the First Thursday of each month.

This commitment is from 3PM to 6PM @ their kitchen located at

1903 N. 2nd Street, Flagstaff, AZ.

We’re looking for folks to serve meals on

January 4th, February 5th, March 7th, April 4th 2024.

January 13th Action Meeting

CC Dems is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CC Dems’ Zoom Meeting
Time: Jan 13, 2024 10:00 AM Arizona
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The Honorable Sarah Benatar, Coconino County Treasurer

Our mission is to elect more Democrats – and that includes highlighting the accomplishments and contributions of those we have already elected.

One local example, someone we are proud of and grateful to, is our Coconino County Treasurer, The Honorable Sarah Benatar.

Sarah has been providing leadership to all county officials in the state for the past year, as President of the Arizona Association of Counties. In July 2023 she testified before a U.S. Congressional committee on finances, climate and environmental risks, and the dangers of anti-ESG legislation. She’s also contributed vision and leadership to the National Association of Hispanic County Officials (President), and has been elected as a board member and officer of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). All of this, in addition to managing our County’s finances with integrity and excellence!

Sarah is a wonderful example of why elections matter – smart, dedicated officials with strong personal and public values make a difference.

Thank you, Sarah – we look forward to seeing what you do in the coming year.

–National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

Arizona for Abortion Access Ballot Initiative

The Coconino County Democrats office is your local petition hub. We have the Arizona for Abortion Access (AAA) ballot initiative petitions available and ready for circulation.

The AAA Campaign requires that all petition circulators must first complete an official petition circulator training. Right now there are online trainings available by registering with Healthcare Rising and/ or Arizona’s List. The Coconino Democratic Party and Indivisible NAZ is hosting a monthly in-person training. The next in-person training will be at 11am, January 20, 2023 at the Ice House. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP here.

*Please note you must provide your training date information to check out any petitions from the Flagstaff Hub.

Check out Arizona’s List, Healthcare Rising, our website calendar & our Mobilize page for news, updates, and training information.

You can stop by on Mondays between 11AM-1PM and Fridays from 1PM-3PM to pick up petitions.
Get your petitions notarized at the office same days, Mondays between 11AM-1PM and Fridays from 1pm-3pm.
We are looking for volunteers to add locations and hours to notarize petitions.
If you are a notary and would like to volunteer services, please email us.

Getting this initiative onto the 2024 ballot will be key to turning out the vote and wining all races from re-electing Biden to flipping our legislature.

SAVE THE DATE

Democracy Fair

Saturday, February 24th, 2024

12PM – 4PM

Coconino High School Commons,

2801 N Izabel St, Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Drop in during the day to visit with candidates, check your voter registration—or register for the first time, talk with local advocates about our highest priority issues, sign petitions, write postcards to our elected officials, and more.

We’ll be hosting many of our partner organizations so you have a wide variety of informed allies to visit.

Please get connected with our PC’s and Volunteers Facebook group!

Calendar of Events

To share an upcoming event in our bi-monthly newsletter or the monthly events calendar on our website, please email us the details by Friday prior to each newsletter.

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WINTER PARTY 2023

A big thank you to all who joined us at the Ice House for our Winter Party fundraiser, our 18th and final event of 2023.

A full capacity crowd of enthusiastic supporters were inspired by Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano, and gave generously to keep the Coconino Democrats moving forward.

Thank you to the volunteers and donors who helped produce a fabulous, festive event. If you missed it, please consider an end of year donation to help sustain our work.