Hi all,

Passing this along. It is interesting reading. Something to keep in mind as we move forward. Have a good weekend,

Val Torrens, 23rd LD Chair

From: Drew Estep <drew@wa-democrats.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:02 PM
To: wsdcc@wa-democrats.org; cvc@wa-democrats.org; exec@wa-democrats.org; ccc@wa-democrats.org
Cc: Staff <staff@wa-democrats.org>; Tina Podlodowski <tina@wa-democrats.org>; Karen Deal <kdeal@wa-democrats.org>
Subject: LPO Leadership Survey Results & SCM Overview for New Members

Happy December Democrats! 

Welcome to the beginning of Local and State Party Reorganization!

First off, I know that many of you have sent me your reorganization dates, and thank you for that! You can find a calendar of reorganizations on our website under the LPO section here. If your district isn’t on that list I need that information ASAP. If you would like a join link or other logistical information added please let me know and I can add that in to the State Party website as well!

Additionally, as promised, we wanted to provide everyone with the full report out of the LPO leadership survey at a state level. It’s attached below. 

As a reminder, the data beyond what is in this report is not viewable by State Party Staff or the Chair. Additionally, any responses have already been dissociated from any identifying information related to respondents, so my ability to give you more detail than what is provided in this report will be limited. 

I also want to caution folks to remember that this is a sampling. We had slightly below a 50% response rate for the leadership level survey. (Remember, this is different than the PCO survey which will be released in the coming weeks).

As a result we are working in the aggregate with this data, but it should provide a significantly interesting context for your re-organization meetings. As a reminder, we always strive to have our Party leadership at least reflect the make up of our electorate, which as defined in our Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan for 2020 is below:

As of this writing, our State Party Executive Committee is comprised of 57.7% from the African American, Hispanic, Enrolled Native American and AAPI categories and 30.7% from LGBTQ and Disabilities categories.

Change doesn’t happen overnight, but do thoughtfully consider who you may have ready to step up into a leadership role in your local organization.

These numbers and the leadership survey represent the state aggregate (but at only 50%), but you’ll note right away that we have a lot of work to do in all of these categories to bring cumulative local party leadership better in-line with our electorate - and, only local organizations can make those choices about who to elect to send to the State Committee and serve as Chairs, Vice Chairs, etc.

As you’re going into your reorganization meetings this month and next, please keep this in mind. Our Party works best when the people it represents are reflected in their leadership. If you have the opportunity to promote, support or encourage anyone, now is the time to do it, and we hope having some data to back it up helps each district consider an inclusive leadership team. 

Additionally, we wanted to provide a high level “The State Party and Central Committee” for you to share with your districts and those stepping up to run to represent your district on the Central Committee. It’s meant to be a brief introduction to the role of the State Party and some of the best ways to be successful as a Central Committee Member. For those of you who are returning members this document likely won’t contain any shocking revelations, but it’s a good introduction for anyone considering a run for the position, and is likely a good refresher for everyone regardless to consider your performance as a member.

Please let me know if you have any questions about either of these materials and thank you,

Drew

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Leadership Survey