I took part in the meeting of The Portland Democratic Committee last night and helped vote in the new executive committee. I am very excited to see that Reb Brann is the new chair and that she hit the ground running with a very ambitious agenda to get the party reorganized. I was also quite happy to nominate and see voted in as treasurer, Burt Wartell. Burt has served as the treasurer in the past and will be a great treasurer again. I hope he starts off by coordinating some fundraising activities to help our local city candidates like myself. William Nelligan was appointed the secretary and seems to be a very ambitious young guy who is eager to serve in the party. I will temporarily assume the role of Communications Manager to ensure that all future events will be promoted through the media and all the networking sites.
I met with the League of Young Voters today and had very good follow up interview with them. I was very excited to hear that they liked my preliminary questionnaire and that is was very informative. I look forward to hearing whether they give me their endorsement or not.
I am going to be hosting several of the gubernatorial candidates at my campaign kickoff on September 24th. I have been assured that we can expect the Honorable G. Steve Rowe to be in attendance. I am also pretty sure that Rosa Scarcelli will be there. I hope to hear from Libby Mitchell and Dawn Hill very soon as to whether they can attend or not. My kickoff will be hosted by the North Star Cafe on Congress St. I encourage everyone to come and ask questions of myself or any of the other candidates.
I am very pleased that I have qualified as a candidate and am looking forward to stepping things up to next level. I hope everyone who can attend my kickoff will come with a friend and a donation. It is very expensive to run a campaign these days. The signs, handouts and mailings all combined make even a local campaign a $2000 proposition or better.
I thank everyone for supporting me so far and hope you will all continue to follow me right thru November 3rd. I would be remiss if I neglected to mention that I will be at the Munjoy Hill Festival known by most as Munjfest on September 19th. This festival will have many great activities for the entire family and I will be one of many local celebrities going in the dunk tank for your dunking pleasure.
You will be able to see me at many of the upcoming rallies for Healthcare reform, Clean Energy and the No on 1 Mainers for marriage equality. I look forward to seeing you all at these rallies. Please help me make a change in local politics and policies by sending any donations to:
Charles Bragdon for City Council
31 Munjoy South
Portland, Maine 04101
If you have any comments, concerns or events you would like me to attend, please feel free to call me @ 899-6321.
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