5.12.25 Topline Talkers: Cover Your Assets
To: Interested PartiesFrom: Shasti Conrad, Chair, Washington State DemocratsDate: May 12, 2025 Good morning, Big Picture Late last month, Trump signed an executive memorandum to harass and intimidate ActBlue, the leading fundraising online platform for Democratic candidates and progressive campaigns. Since ActBlue was established in 2004, the platform has collected $16.8 Billion. Washington Democrats use […]
5.9.25 Message from the Chair
Happy Friday, Washington Democrats! (From L to R: Speaker Laurie Jinkins, Pierce Co. Executive Ryan Mello, Chair Shasti Conrad, Pierce Co. Democrats Vice Chair Jared Richardson, and 25th LD Chair Jennifer Strickling-Severns) Updates from the Last Week Last weekend, Washington Democrats held our State Committee Meeting in Tacoma to do the nuts and bolts work […]
5.2.25 Message from the Chair
Happy Friday, Washington Democrats! (L to R: Spokane School Board Member Jenny Slagle, U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, U.S. Navy Veteran and Spokane Dems County Chair Naida Spencer, Chair Shasti Conrad, and Spokane City CM Zack Zappone) Updates from the Last Week Last Friday, WA Dems hosted an electric Town Hall at Spokane Community College with […]
4.25.25 Message from the Chair
Happy Friday, Washington Democrats! (State Sen. Bill Ramos, Chair Conrad, and State Rep. Lisa Callan) On Easter morning, I awoke to the heartbreaking news that State Senator Bill Ramos had passed away unexpectedly. Bill was a champion of working Washingtonians and a sterling example of public service. He had an infectious laugh and made sure […]
4.18.25 Message from the Chair
Happy Friday, Washington Democrats! (Chair Conrad introduces panelists at the Yakima People’s Town Hall) Some Good News to Highlight Last week’s Yakima People’s Town Hall sparked a broader conversation with more than 200 people joining former Governor Inslee, Community Leader Maria Beltran, Registered Nurse Jacob Garcia, U.S. Army Veteran Asa Washines, Labor Organizer and Ph.D. […]
4.11.25 Message from the Chair
Happy Friday, Washington Democrats! (Chair Conrad joins the April 5 “Hands Off” Rally in Lynnwood) Some Good News to Highlight Last weekend’s “Hands Off” rallies brought together hundreds of thousands of people in communities across the length and breadth of our state and nation. It was inspiring to be part of a people’s movement to […]
4.4.25 Message from the Chair
Happy Friday, Washington Democrats! (Chair Conrad Addresses Spokane County Democrats at the Tom Foley Legacy Dinner) Some Good News to Highlight Wisconsin Florida Pennsylvania Virginia Minnesota Iowa Connecticut Maine Delaware I also wanted to provide an update on Initiative 2066, the only conservative-backed initiative to narrowly pass in last year’s election. This initiative touched a […]
3.28.25 Message from the Chair
Happy Friday, Washington Democrats! This week, we are mourning the passing of former Washington State Speaker of the House Frank Chopp. Speaker Chopp was an inspiration and powerhouse from his first campaign to his tenure as one of the most effective and impactful Speakers of the House in Washington state histor,y spanning three decades of […]
3.21.25 Message from the Chair
Happy Friday, Washington Democrats! Caption: Gov. Ferguson and Lt. Governor Denny Heck hand out crab at the Pacific County Crab Feed Call to Action If you would like to see less Washington D.C. and more Washington state in your community, please DONATE to The Real Washington Fund – our rapid response account to counter MAGA’s […]
3.19.25 Topline Talkers: More Washington state, Less Washington D.C. Part 2
To: Interested PartiesFrom: Shasti Conrad, Chair, Washington State DemocratsDate: March 19, 2025 Good morning, Big Picture I have great empathy for my colleagues in red states who must feel like all they can do is catalogue the many outrages and crises caused by the Trump-Musk administration. Here in our Washington, we still have to grapple […]
