Local Young Democrats will be leaving Friday afternoon. If you are interested in attending or making a donation to defray the cost of the trip, you may contact Mizzou College Democrats President Amanda Shelton at mizzoucollegedemocrats@gmail.com.

For those interested in following the convention over Twitter, follow @MUCollegeDems or search for the hashtag #JacksonDays10.

This post was co-authored with Alanna Bauer.

Statutory Requirements (RSMO 54.040) :

• At least 21 years of age
• Boone County Resident for at least 1 year prior to appointment
• Registered Voter
• Current on all personal and property taxes
• Must reside in Boone County for duration of term

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with, and intimate understanding of bond issuance
• Experience with, and competence with investment instruments and vehicles
• Most importantly, demonstrative competence in Governmental Fund Accounting

Applications are due by 5pm, Tuesday February 16th.

Interested parties should download the application here, and forward it, along with a resume,  references, and any other pertinent materials to Phyllis Fugit (pfugit@centurytel.net).  For more information call 573-445-5165.

The County Treasurer is paid $82,014 per year and is entitled to standard County Employee Health, Dental, Sickness, Vacation, and Pension Benefits.

THIS IS AN ELECTIVE OFFICE: Candidates will have to file for the August 2010 Primary, should they win the primary they be placed on the General Election Ballot in November.

The Heatland Men’s Chorus from Kansas City will be here to perform their musical documentary “And Justice For All.”

This will be a multimedia performance focusing on the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for equality by ethnic minorities,  women,  gays and lesbians down through our history.

Tickets are $10 and available online at the Missouri Theater

Proceeds benefit the Center Project, Mid-Missouri’s  gay and lesbian community center.

Sponsored by The City of Columbia Human Right’s commission, Missouri Arts Council,  KBIA, and the Columbia Daily Tribune

Kelly Schultz

Democrat Candidate for 21^st House District

The Home of Margie Sable

228 E. Parkway Dr.

Columbia MO 65203

Sunday, January 31, 2010

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Hosted by:

Lise Saffran

Catey Terry

Margie Sable

For more information or to RSVP please contact::

info@kellyschultzforhouse.com

The meeting will feature opportunities to get involved and energized as a progressive citizen in the spring semester as the Fall 2010 election approaches. MU graduate Brian Goldstein, who took over January 4th as the new Executive Director of the Boone County Democratic Central Committee, will be the guest speaker.

Immediately following Goldstein’s speech, the College Dems will move to Boone Tavern to watch President Obama deliver his State of the Union Address.  All are welcome to join us for fun, food and drinks.

Newly elected President Amanda Shelton is excited about the upcoming meeting and party, saying, “I am looking forward to working with Brian and many community leaders in the coming year to energize and coordinate our mutual efforts on progressive issues. Our newly elected executive board is ready to bring both professionalism and vitality to our student-run organization and the thousands of progressive voices we represent.”

The College Democrats also hosted elections at their last meeting in December and will be introducing the new 2010 leadership at January’s meeting.  New Executive Board members are listed below:

President: Amanda Shelton

Vice President: Iavora Vlaytcheva

Treasurer: Doug Cowing

Secretary: Alanna Bauer

Communications Director: Tyler Ricketts

Political Director: Jonathan Hutcheson

Membership Director: Eric LeFevre

Philanthropy Director: Jenny Cashen

WHAT:  A get-together to hand write letters that will be sent to Sen. McCaskill’s office urging her support on Climate Change legislation

WHEN: 7pm, Tuesday Jan 26th

WHERE: The Underground,  9th and Cherry st.

WHY:  Without your support,  Republican special interest groups will kill this historic chance to change our course on climate change.  We need your help to flood our Senator’s mailbox with your notes letting her know how all the citizens here really feel about this issue.

Also, because we really like to see you and drink great coffee!

Additional inquiries may be directed to President Amanda Shelton at samandashelton@gmail.com.

State Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, is charging forward with his Columbia Daily Tribune endorsed, bipartisan bond issue.  The $700 million bond will allocate money for higher education capital projects and other public works.  The Tribune’s editor, Hank Waters, says the bond is “The only idea that makes sense to stimulate the economy and move forward.”  Hopefully both parties will work quickly to pass this bill.

Another bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Jason Kander, D-Kansas City, and Tim Flook, R-Liberty, will deal with ethics reform.  Recently there have been a number of pay-to-play scandals and ethical questions surrounding the issue of members politically consulting other members while the General Assembly is in session.  There is also a movement to again set donation limits on political contributions.  Hopefully this legislation will set clear guidelines for political consulting and also curb the exorbitant amount of money spent on elections.  Read more about the bill in this Columbia Daily Tribune article.

DWI laws will also be tightened this session as Governor Jay Nixon has proposed “requiring repeat DWI offenders, drivers with a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 or more, and drivers who refuse to submit to a blood-alcohol test, to be charged in a state court; cracking down on first-time offenders with a BAC of 0.15 or more; and expanding ignition interlock system use,” as reported by stjoenews.net.

Stay tuned to this website for more updates throughout the legislative session as we will be posting more frequently in the coming months!

Join with other Democrats at the upcoming Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner for fun and friendship.  You will also have the opportunity to meet the new Missouri State Party Chair, Craig Hosmer, as well as learning from our federal and state officials about what is happening in government.

Where?  At the Renaissance Hotel April 18 in St. Louis.

Check the Missouri Democratic party webpage for more information and to register to attend.  For a limited time, tickets are available for special Friends& Supporters at a discounted rate of $100.

http://www.missouridems.org/