SUCCESS AT THE POLLS ON FEBRUARY 9^TH CHANGES LOCAL PARTY

Statewide, of 75 new candidates for PECs and the DSCC who requested and were approved for spotlighting in the LaRoots bulletin, 40 were elected.

For OPDEC, the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee, the percentage of wins was even higher where campaigning was focused:

District A 10 new candidates won seats out of 14 on the slate

            All three Langhoffs now serve on OPDEC

            The highest vote-getter in District A and OPDEC’s new 1^st Vice-Chair is

Deborah Langhoff

District B  8 won seats out of 14 on the slate, led by

State Rep. Karen Carter-Peterson.

In District E LaRoots also spotlighted a candidate who would become the first new Chair of the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee since 1991 –

James A Gray II.

Voters sent 51 new members to the 70-member committee and work is already underway in producing transparency and increasing communication.

Another first for OPDEC, a website www.OPDEC.org with posted membership, officers, by-laws and more information on the way. 

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. 

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Alan and Deborah Langhoff

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504-259-4525

 

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Last modified: 12/31/07