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[edit] Whatcom County, Washington
This is an editable page concerning grassroots efforts in Whatcom County, Washington. Please feel free to contribute.
Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from a Nooksack word meaning "noisy water."[1] As of 2000, the population was 166,814. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city. Whatcom County's northern border is the international boundary with the Canadian province of British Columbia; adjoining the county on the north are four of metropolitan Vancouver's suburbs, Surrey, BC, White Rock, Langley and Abbotsford, with several shopping malls and other services in Bellingham and elsewhere in the county geared to cross-border shopping and recreation. The five crossing points are at Blaine (one at the Peace Arch, located on the Interstate 5 crossing, and the other a commercial and passenger crossing on the Pacific Highway at Washington State Route 543), as well as at Lynden (SR 539), Sumas (SR 9), and Point Roberts (Tyee Drive).
Whatcom County was created on March 9, 1854.[1]
[edit] Meetups in Whatcom County
The Bellingham Ron Paul 2008 Meetup Group
ronpaul-549@meetup.com
Jason Del Wraa -Organizer
The Lynden Ron Paul Meetup
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/1280
Johanna Neff - Organizer
The Ferndale Ron Paul Meetup http://ronpaul.meetup.com/1832/
Deryn Mack - Organizer
Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty will have a booth at the NW WA Fair in Lynden from Aug 11-16th. The Northwest Washington Fair is the 3rd largest fair in Washington State and attracts over 100,000 visitors every year.
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/1832/calendar/8199852/
[edit] GOP Organizations in Whatcom County
- List names and contact information for local GOP organizations here.
Chairman: Christy Lysne
[edit] Other Organizations in Whatcom County
- List names and contact information for local Ron Paul friendly non-GOP organizations here.
Citizens for Liberty http://www.constitution.org/mil/wa/citizens.htm
[edit] GOP Upcoming Events in Whatcom County
- List names, dates, and information for upcoming local GOP events here.
[edit] Other Upcoming Events in Whatcom County
- List names, dates, and information for upcoming local non-GOP events here.
Past Whatcom County events can be archived here. Ron Paul to visit Seattle Sept. 14 http://ronpaul.meetup.com/549/
Aug, 18, 2007 POLITICS Presidential candidate Paul has fair booth Volunteers provide information about GOP congressman SAM TAYLOR
LYNDEN — At the Northwest Washington Fair, a candidate for political office has a booth to spread the word on his views and to get his name out there.
But Ron Paul isn’t running for Whatcom County Council or to be the mayor of Bellingham.
Paul lives in Texas and he’s a congressman. And he’s seeking the Republican Party nomination to the 2008 presidential race.
Justin McKay, a former member of the Whatcom County Republican Party, and about 14 others have volunteered their time to get Paul’s name out to voters and to let them know he’s different from challengers.
Paul isn’t the typical Republican candidate, and some people don’t necessarily consider him to be a Republican.
Paul himself has admitted in interviews with national media that he can’t get much traction as a third-party candidate.
But the U.S. representative and physician has some policies that mesh well with what McKay and others interested in limited government are seeking.
Paul is against the Iraq War. He’s the only Republican candidate with that position.
He wants to repeal the USA Patriot Act.
And McKay said that Paul has never voted in favor of a tax increase in Congress.
The fair booth seems to work well for the cause.
“We’re getting a lot of interest,” McKay said of the booth. “(We’re getting) a lot of people who either don’t know who Ron Paul is, or … some people are already voting for him.”
McKay said he thinks some fairgoers are simply curious because there is no other presidential candidate with a booth at the fair.
The group of Paul supporters is extremely grassroots.
They don’t work with Paul’s national campaign organization, aside from receiving some brochures from them.
They funded the booth by themselves and have had a lot of things donated to the effort.
And even if the candidate doesn’t make it out of the Republican Party nominating process, a likely scenario, McKay said the group would like to encourage him to run as a third-party candidate or a write-in.
“I don’t think we’re going to stop,” he said.
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/158636.html
[edit] Whatcom County Roll Call
List of dedicated Ron Paul supporters in Whatcom County, Washington. Please feel free to add yourself.
- Example: Name, Meetup, what your willing to do, etc...
- Justin Mckay:Ferndale Meetup Assistant Organizer http://ronpaul2008-spcmckay.blogspot.com/
- Jason Del Wraa Bellingham Ron Paul Meetup organizer
- Rob Hysell: Freeways to Freedom Organizer http://www.bellinghamronpaul.blogspot.com/
