8th Ward Dems StL

Our Endorsements for the August 7, 2018 Missouri Primary Election. 
These endorsements were determined by a vote of the membership at our June 21, 2018 meeting. Thank you to everyone who attended the endorsement meeting, and thank you to every candidate who shared their time with us.
No on Proposition A (Referendum on Right to Work (Anti-Union) legislation) Yes on Proposition 1 (City of St. Louis Bond Issue – new bond issue with no increase in property taxes) For U.S. Senator: Claire McCaskill For U.S. Rep, MO-1: Lacy Clay For State Auditor:Nicole Galloway For STL Collector of Revenue: Gregg F.X. Daly For STL Recorder of Deeds: Michael Butler For STL License Collector: Mavis Thompson For 78th Dist State Rep: Bruce Franks Jr. For 79th Dist State Rep: Lakeysha Frazier Bosley For 80th Dist State Rep: Peter Merideth

June 21 meeting & THANKS: 

Our endorsement meeting for the August 7, 2018 Missouri Primary election is Thursday, June 21st, 7:30 pm in the church basement at St. Margaret of Scotland (39th & Flad). CHILDCARE PROVIDED. 

A BIG THANK YOU to all who attended and all who assisted with and donated to the June 10th Luau fundraiser. We had a good turnout, good food, a pretty setting, and no rainstorm this year. Reminder that we do not meet in July or August.

May 17 and June 21, 2018 - 7:30 pm - 8th Ward Dems meetings - hear from Democratic Primary Election candidates on the August 7, 2018 Missouri primary ballot on both dates. June 21st meeting is our endorsement meeting, when members (per our bylaws) vote on which Democratic candidates to endorse in the primary. CHILDCARE PROVIDED AT BOTH MEETINGS.

And here's the info on our June 10th Luau Fundraiser:

Our next meeting will be Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7:30 PM at St. Margaret of Scotland Church Basement at the corner of 39th and Flad. Save the date for our annual Luau fundraiser:Sunday, June 10, 2018, afternoon, details TBA
WE WILL HAVE CHILDCARE AT THIS MEETING
Renewal dues can be paid now

Regular meeting of the 8th Ward Independent Democratic Association. CHILDCARE PROVIDED. Our guest speaker will be Michele Hornish, founder of the political action website Small Deeds Done and state project director of It Starts Today.

7:30 pm, St. Margaret church basement, 39th & Flad.

EWIDA Meeting Date: 2/15/18 Call to Order at 7:35 pm. Chairman Marc Stoff started the meeting by stating that the EWIDA would continue to work for the values it always has, supporting the rights of working people and the poor, and supporting Democrats. Minutes of Previous Meeting were read by Marc Stoff, Chairman. It was moved & seconded to approve the minutes, motion carried. Committeeman Report:Paul Fehler briefly thanked everyone who supported him during his campaign, and stated that he plans to continue to be around for a long time. He then had to leave (sick child). Treasurer’s Report:Treasurer Barbara Beck was tied up accepting new memberships and signing people in to the meeting, and asked for her report to be passed down the agenda Guest Speaker: Nicole Hudson – Deputy Mayor for Racial Equity and Priority Initiatives Nicholas James, collective bargaining rep for the Service Employees International Union spoke about the history of the Union movement in the US, with its sta…