Last week Sherry, Dan and I were in Annapolis for the state chairs meeting. I got there late because I attended the outstanding Mesa County Spring Fling dinner on Saturday night in Grand Junction. I flew from Grand Junction back through Denver to Annapolis. (The dinner had record attendance and an “on fire” speech from Governor Ritter). Paul and Sue Brown were wonderful hosts.

In Annapolis, it was an opportunity to meet with new state chairs and DNC staff. Dave Boundy is the new political director. He comes with a stellar background in organizing and managing voter efforts. We won’t have to miss Pam Womack, his predecessor, because she has gone back to the Democratic Governor’s Association and is still around the meetings of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC).

We flew back on Wednesday and Thursday was the day that Gov. Dean came back to Colorado. He did an interview with Aaron Harber. Watch for broadcast dates. He also did private and public fundraisers for the state party. I was particularly impressed by his discussion of values.

Saturday morning I went down to Castle Rock for the Douglas County Central Committee meeting. The room was filled with eager Democrats. Paul Thompson, Ron Clark, Diane Bailey and so many others are doing a great job of organizing in Douglas County. They were already hard at work preparing for the coming year.

This week was filled with meetings and projects. The highlight was our trip to Aspen. Blanca and Cavanaugh O’Leary hosted a lovely reception in their home to raise money for the state party. The featured guest was Jeanne Ritter, First Lady of Colorado. She was magnificent. Everyone loved talking to her and asking questions about mental health, which she has adopted as her project. It was a long trip up and back, but we had a great time.

(Mick Ireland was there. Mick is running for mayor of Aspen. All the best to this great Democrat.)

Today I made a presentation to the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s board meeting. Rosemarie McDermott had suggested that I go and tell the group about the state party’s plans for this year and next. I had the opportunity to pass out hard copies of our powerpoint presentation and make a pitch for support.

Pat Waak

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