Please Vote Saturday, March 24th

for State and Local Democratic party Offices.

On Saturday, March 24th, Louisiana Democrats will head to the polls to elect their local (DPEC) and statewide (DSCC) party leadership.  While in past years many of these seats have stood vacant, this year has seen an unprecedented, state-wide effort to recruit strong and committed candidates for party office.
 
 We believe that these party positions are crucial to the growth and evolution of the Louisiana Democratic Party. 
 
 We hope that these elections will serve as an opportunity to invigorate our organization across the state.
 
 We look forward to the new energy, voices, ideas, and contributions that 2012's candidates bring to the table.

 LaRoots proudly endorses the following candidates (in alphabetical order, listed by parish/district where applicable).  Please consider printing this ballot - you are allowed to take it into the voting booth.  Early voting occurs through St. Patrick's Day.
 
 
 Orleans DPEC (OPDEC) - District "A"
 
 H. Jamon Barrow
 Elizabeth Brusseau
 Michael DePetrillo
 Desiree Cook Calvin
 Marshall Hevron
 Alan Langhoff
 Deborah Langhoff
 Megan Langhoff
 Clayton "Clay" Latimer
 T. K. Tieu
 Andrew Tuozzolo
 Evan Wolf
 Lynda Woolard

Some suggestions in other districts:
District "B:"
Mario Zervigon
Jeffrey J. Thomas
Eric Strachan
Dana Peterson
Helena Moreno
Edward McGinnis, III
"Walt" Leger, III
Felicia Kahn
Margaret "Maggie" Carroll
Jay H. Banks
Charmaine Baker-Fox
Diana E. Bajoie
Samson "Skip" Alexander

District "C"

Daniel "Liberal Dan" Zimmerman
Lisa Ray Diggs

District "D"

Angele Wilson
Nikolaus "Nik" Richard
James Perry
"J.P." Morrell
Arthur A. Morrell
Jennifer M. Medley
Mike McKenna
Charlene Larche-Mason
Jason Hughes
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
Louella Givens
David Flemings, Jr.
Wesley T. Bishop

District "E"

Linda Santi
Sabrina Mays-Montana
Andre` Kelly
Barbara R. Keller
Thomas Jasper
Carl A. Haydel
Yolanda Gullette Evans
James A. Gray
Louella Givens
Brian P. Egana
Lena Craig-Stewart
Shelia Collins-Stallworth
Ronald Carrere
Westley Bayas, III

For the DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE:

DSCC 91-A Margaret "Maggie" Carroll
DSCC 93-B James Perry
DSCC 98-A Carolyn Kolb
DSCC 99-A Linda Santi
DSCC 102-B Joseph Broussard Jr.
DSCC 100-A Jerrelda Drummer-Sanders
DSCC 100-B Sean Bruno
DSCC 2-A Frances Kelley
DSCC 26-B Gerber Porter
DSCC 45-B Stephen Handwerk
DSCC 61-A Melissa Flournoy
DSCC 61-B Donald Hodge
DSCC 67-A Patricia Smith
DSCC 81-B Kevin Hull
DSCC 82-B Donald Blum

DSCC Unopposed from Orleans: Karen Carter Peterson, Deborah Langhoff, Cynthia Hedge Morrell, Barbara Keller

Thank you for your consideration!
The Langhoff Family

Grassroots Activism exploded during the 2004 Presidential election in Louisiana, which led to the first Louisiana Grassroots Convention in July 2005, Beaucoup Blues.

Grassroots Activism has led the recovery of New Orleans since Katrina/Rita 2005.

Grassroots Activism led to significant changes in OPDEC, the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee (www.OPDEC.org) in the February 9^th 2008 election, where two slates of reform candidates joined together to move neighborhood advocates into the political spectrum.  For the 2008-2012 term, a new Chair, James A Gray II, and new 1^st Vice Chair, Deborah Langhoff, were unanimously elected to lead the committee. 

Grassroots Activism led to the first Democratic challenge in 20 years of a 32-year regime in LA-94 that resulted in a spirited run-off election, and other elections around Louisiana prove that much conventional wisdom of who and where to run for office has been turned upside down whenever citizens are personally engaged in politics.

Grassroots Activism elected President Barack Obama in 2008 and supports his agenda for health care, education, and economic opportunity.

These and other efforts are chronicled on the pages of www.LaRoots.net which began in March 2004 but now, with the help of the LaRoots e-bulletin, turns attention to the future.

Who is the Louisiana Democratic Party and where is it going?  Qualifying for the Party seats is December 7, 8, and 9th, 2011, elections are in March 2012, and more information can be found on the Louisiana Secretary of State website.

LaRoots.net

is a private Louisiana database project to nurture and sustain an independent grassroots network which can spark support for liberal candidates and progressive ideas. This network grows by people inviting their friends to join.  Identifying like-minded voters in this "neighbor to neighbor" way energizes many citizens not usually active in political efforts.

 Contact information is held privately in LaRoots.net and will not be given away or sold. 

We publish an LaRoots.net email bulletin that serves as a source of information about activities, both local and national.  If you have a group or event that you would like promoted in our bulletin, please email LaRoots@cox.net 

In March 2004, LaRoots.net began as KerryRoots.com, created by Alan and Deborah Langhoff to promote John Kerry's candidacy in Louisiana.    KerryRoots  collected contact information on Kerry supporters across Louisiana and established the statewide KerryRoots e-mail bulletin to activate volunteers, staff phone banks,  and create canvassing teams by ward/precinct where addresses were included.  Our database has supported national, statewide and local campaigns. 

Contact Information

Please reach us by email when you can, and use Phone or FAX when necessary.

Alan and Deborah Langhoff

Telephone / FAX

504-259-4525

 

Electronic mail

General Information: LaRoots@cox.net

 

Mailing address

LaRoots.net

          attn:  Deborah Langhoff

4234 Canal Street

New Orleans LA 70119

 

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Last modified: 10/31/09