Thursday night the 11th District hosted a potluck meeting for their PCOs and the PCOs of the South 37th and South 41st Districts. It was a good opportunity to talk casually with the PCOs and volunteers who made this past election cycle so successful. The food was good and so was the company.
After supper, the meeting was held in the chapel in the next room. Being the experienced District Chairman that she is, Ruth Gibbs explained the positions and ground rules for the meeting. The candidates for Chairman were up first, but my opponent had not shown up for the meeting, so I gave the other candidates for the other offices the opportunity to go ahead of me. There were good speeches and good questions. The candidates and format of the meeting was respectful to the candidates.
When it was again my turn, I was able to give the good news of the outstanding GOTV efforts of the last election cycle and report that a team effort of all of the districts in the 8th Congressional District helped Dave Reichert hold his seat. I also talked about our need to build on the successes of PCO recruitment and volunteer involvement with a focus on working smarter with technology.
Question and Answer was great! There were very good questions about Republicans focus on upholding the Constitution, PCO polling, communications from elected officials to constituants, and many more. My opponent did not make the meeting. Good for me because it meant we had more time for discussion.
Next meeting – Monday, November 17th with the 43rd and 46th Districts.
