Brevard County Young Democrats

Hello Young Democrats,

Well, we had a great time showing our patriotism and demonstrating our support of the community at the July 4th parade in Downtown Melbourne. Including all the local Democratic candidates, the DEC, and the very impressive Obama contingent, we had quite a showing!

Now we have two more events, and two more chances to get involved, coming up this week: Friday Fest and canvassing Sunday.

Friday Fest is a street party in downtown Melbourne the second Friday of the month from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.. We always have a booth set up for promoting the Young Democrats, getting people registered to vote, and passing on information about our great candidates. It’s a very relaxed atmosphere and we have a lot of fun. We meet in front of Island Pasta at 5 p.m. Please, bring a friend and help us spread the Democratic message!

We will also be canvassing this Sunday July 13th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Melbourne. We will meet at the entrance to Wickham Park at 2:30 p.m. for a quick training session and to distribute materials. Our focus is signing voters up to vote from home and to promote our local candidates. If you’re looking to make a big difference, please get involved in our canvassing campaign. Volunteers like us helped win the District 32 special election in Brevard County earlier this year by signing up thousands of voters to vote absentee. Democratic Rep. Tony Sasso then won by a little more than 400 votes! Your efforts can make a huge difference, so please meet us this Sunday for canvassing.

Our next general membership meeting will be 7:00 p.m. July 23rd at the House of Joe in Melbourne.

More updates to come soon. For more information you can contact me via email: eddieschwieterman@brevardyoungdemocrats.org

Thanks for all you do!

Vice President Beth McMillen represented the Brevard DEC this morning on the Bill Mick Live show.  Go on over to the podcast section to download and listen or you can directly download it from here.

Hello Everyone. I want to start out by first thanking everyone for all their hard work, especially Beth McMillen who has to be some kind of cyborg with her ridiculously high work ethic.

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve had some exciting events happen.

• We finished up collecting petitions for candidates all over the county.  A lot of them have shared their thanks with me and I want to make sure you all know you are very well appreciated.  One of our own, Wes McCarville, has confirmed he qualified by petition.  He’s a candidate for Florida House of Representatives, District 29.
• Our blog has been nominated for Best Professional Blog by the 2008 Florida Netroot Awards.  We had enough votes to make into the top three and the winner will be announced at the Jefferson-Jackson Event in Hollywood on June 14th.  The Netoots conference starts at noon and the awards will be announced at 2:30.  In addition to that the Florida Young Democrats website has been nominated for Best Party Website.  The voting is still open for that category so please take a moment and vote for it.  Please also go to our blog and participate in the conversation.
• This past Saturday the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee finally decided on the fate of Florida’s (and Michigan’s) delegate problem.  For Florida they have ruled to allow all of our delegates sat each getting 1/2 a vote.
• Today marks the end of Presidential Primary Season.  It’s been a long one with plenty of bumps in the road but that’s what happens when you have so many Democrats ready to have their voices heard and with so many candidates in play.  Soon enough we will have our nominee and once again our party can unite in an effort to achieve our main goal which I talk about below.

We are all participating in party politics for one reason or another but we all share the same goal and that is, GET DEMOCRATS ELECTED! With all the excitement around the presidential race we need to harness it into achieving that very goal.  I want Democrats elected from city government on up.  We have a lot of well qualified candidates and we all need to do our part to get them elected.  That being said here is the main goal the Brevard County Young Democrats will be focusing on from now until November: Get Out The Youth Vote.  I’ve selected the top 5 precincts with Democratic voters under 40 and we will be targeting them over the next few months.  Three of them are in Palm Bay, one in Melbourne, and one in Titusville. Below is a list of upcoming events.

• Canvassing: this Saturday, June 7th, we will be meeting near the main entrance to Wickham Park at 9:30am.  We will discuss our strategy their and move out at 10am until 2pm.  When you come in the main entrance turn right at the stop sign and we will meet immediately to the left (along the lake).
• Friday Fest: Friday, June 13th, we will be meeting at 5pm in front of Island Pasta (Downtown Melbourne) for setup.  Friday Fest is from 5-10pm.  Come on down, bring a friend, and show this county that there are Democrats out trying to change things.
• 2008 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Saturday June 14th: Meet Democrats from around the state at the annual Florida Democratic Fundraiser.  There is a whole day of events so check out the schedule to see what’s happening.
• Check out the Brevard Democrats Calendar to see other Democratic events this month.  You can also check out their Google Calendar as well as the Brevard County Young Democrat’s Google Calendar.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Thursday, April 24

Contact: Wes McCarville Campaign

(321) 735-0645

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WES MCCARVILLE ENTERS RACE FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 29

Wes McCarville, Vice-Chair of the Brevard Democrats, and former President of the Brevard County Young Democrats, announced on April 2, 2008 that he will run for the Florida House of Representatives, District 29. Here is the text of his announcement:

“After much thought and consideration, I am pleased to announce that I am entering the race as the Democratic candidate for the Florida House of Representatives, District 29. I believe the voters of the 29^th District are ready for a leader who can represent their real interests. I will promote a vision of the future that will return economic prosperity to our region that includes public input, accountability and provides economic growth that is sustainable to meet the needs of our citizens. The present legislature in Tallahassee has not effectively dealt with the economic downturn that has affected all of our citizens. I will work to break through this status quo to bring about real change.

I propose an open government, accountable and responsible to the people, that actively promotes our strengths. We all know that our District has much potential for economic opportunity as evidenced by the growth we have experienced in the past. I will pursue policies that encourage economic growth by embracing our unique resources such as a well-educated workforce and newly developed business and retail complexes.

As your representative, I will aggressively promote America’s space program and maintain its reputation for innovation and excellence. I will work to attract additional private space ventures to the space coast. I will support policy to protect our region’s delicate ecosystem which is so important to our residents and serves to bolster our region’s thriving tourism industry.

Now more than ever, due to reduced revenues, we need an efficient, effective government that stretches every tax dollar to benefit our citizens. I will work to cut the fat from the budget while maintaining the services of importance to all Floridians. I am not beholden to special interests groups that have influenced some of our politicians to act in ways not responsive to our citizens. I have entered this race to bring a voice back to the people of our District.

Our citizens have long been ready for change, but they have not been provided with a real choice. I now offer voters that real choice.”

The Wes McCarville Campaign has a website for more information or to make a contribution. The campaign website is www.investinwes.com.

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Political advertisement paid for and approved by Wes McCarville, Democrat, for Florida House of Represenatitives District 29.

We had a fun and productive time last night. It was great hanging out with the candidates and friends of the BCYDs. We got well over 100 petition packets made for the upcoming Melbourne Friday Fest and Indian River Festival. The BCYDs would like to give special thanks to Gary Young, Charlie Sitton, Carie and Carl Exline, Rick Rangel, Frank Grieco, Karen Pizette, and Sandra Karwel for helping out last night.