John Broughton

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North County Candidates to Speak on October 27th

As the 2016 election campaign draws to a close, the Windsor/North County Democratic Club will welcome candidates endorsed by the Sonoma County Democratic Party to speak on October 27 at 7 p.m. at the Windsor Round Table Pizza, 8499 Old Redwood Hwy. in Windsor. The County party has endorsed two candidates for the Windsor Unified …

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October 29th Bus trip to Reno – Get Out the Vote!!

Nevada here we come!! Help by walking door-to-door, talking to voters with Hillary Clinton’s election team in Nevada! Help elect Hillary Rodham Clinton to be the first woman President of our great county! The bus will depart from Napa, at the South Napa Shopping Center, at 7:00 AM, and will arrive in Reno at 11:00 AM. Working will be done from …

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Report on Jerry Threet’s September 22nd presentation

Jerry Threet, the first Director of the Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), spoke at the September 22 meeting of the Windsor/North County Democratic Club. IOLERO, a new county department, was created in response to the fatal shooting by a Sheriff’s Deputy, Eric Gelhaus, of 13-year-old Andy Lopez, almost three …

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Local endorsements for the November 2016 election

The Sonoma County Democratic Club, on Tuesday, endorsed the following candidates in Windsor, Healdsburg, and Cloverdale: Windsor Town Council: Deb Fudge Julia Donoho Windsor School Board, Short Term: Esther Lemus Windsor School Board, Full Term: George Valenzuela Healdsburg City Council: Tim Meinken Joe Naujokas Cloverdale City Council: Mary Ann Brigham Melanie Bagby Congratulations to all …

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Jerry Threet to speak at WDC meeting of September 22

Jerry Threet, the first Director of the newly established Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), will speak at the Windsor/North County Democratic Club at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 22 at the Windsor Round Table Pizza, 8499 Old Redwood Highway, in Windsor. IOLERO was created in response to the tragic …

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What’s Next for Sonoma County Democrats

Not surprising, lots of things are happening in Sonoma County between now and November 8th, election day. For a list of activities and dates of interest to us Democrats, see this posting on the Sonoma County Democratic Party website. One date that’s not on the list is when the SCDP will be making endorsements in …

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SMART train update by Councilmember Deb Fudge

On August 25, Deb Fudge, a board member since 2005 of the Sonoma-Marin Rail Transit (SMART) system, gave an update on that system to the Windsor/North County Democratic Club. Ms. Fudge was first elected to the Windsor Town Council in 1996 and is running for another term in this November’s election. SMART is currently expected …

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Deb Fudge To Speak at the August 25th meeting

Deb Fudge, Windsor Town Councilmember and Vice Mayor, will speak at the Windsor/North County Democratic Club on August 25th at 7 p.m. at the Windsor Round Table Pizza, 8499 Old Redwood Highway. Having been involved with Windsor since the town was chartered, Ms. Fudge will share her perspective on where the town is today and …

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Report on the July 28th Community Forum on the Healdsburg Growth Management Ordinance

 On July 28th, the Windsor/North County Democratic Club sponsored a community forum on Healdsburg’s November ballot measure to amend the current Growth Management Ordinance. More than one hundred people attended the forum, held at the Villa Chanticleer Annex in Healdsburg. The Growth Management Ordinance that is now in place limits on the construction of dwelling …

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Exciting Changes for the Windsor Democratic Club

Democratic clubs in our county are chartered by the Sonoma County Democratic Party, with thriving clubs in Santa Rosa, the South County, Sonoma Valley, and Oakmont, as well as the Latino Democratic Club and the Wine Country Young Democrats club. Each club, like ours, has a particular interest implied by the club title: geographic, ethnic, …

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