Democrats Prepare for Presidential Caucuses on Sunday

While many will be focusing on income taxes, this Sunday, April 15, will be the day of the Democratic Party Caucuses throughout Washington state. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with the Caucuses beginning at 1 p.m.

Local Democratic party organizations within the Washington state’s 49 legislative districts have been preparing for several months for this event, which happens once every four years. Its main purpose is to galvanize party supporters and elect delegates to the Washington State Democrats Convention in June. These delegates will have the opportunity to move forward to Democratic National Convention and formalize the Democratic Party nominee for President. In the case of this Presidential election cycle, the Democrats will have a singular choice: The incumbent President, Barack Obama.

Many large urban cities like Seattle, Bellevue, even Kirkland, will have several caucus locations based on neighborhood precincts. The caucus locations correspond to the local precinct.

Democratic caucuses for most Kirkland voters will be at the following locations:

• Canyon Park Junior High in Bothell, 23723 23rd Ave. SE.
• in Kirkland, 14111 132nd Ave. NE.
• in Kirkland, 10601 NE 1332nd St.
• in Kirkland, 12033 NE 80th St,
• in Kirkland, 1312 6th St.
• Chinook Middle School in Bellevue, 2001 98th Avenue NE.

To find specifics, visit the Washington Democratic Party web site at: http://www.wa-democrats.org/caucuses and then type in your name and adress, or zip code.

Kirkland Patch plans to attend the caucus at Juanita High and will be covering it live. So we’d like to know: Do you plan to attend, and what topics do you think are the most important for Democrats to address? Tell us in the comments or email us at Greg.Johnston@Patch.com.

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Some of this article was submitted by Marvin Rosete, who is a Renton resident and serves as Vice Chair of the 11th District Democrats.