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I've created a group on the DNC's website so if you live in Pottawatomie County and are registered as a Democrat, feel free to join.

Pottawatomie County Democrats

Democrats take the reins in D.C.

Another story about yesterday's events from the Lawrence Journal-World that includes pictures of Nancy and Nancy (Pelosi) and other elected officials from Kansas. Of local interest is Nancy Boyda's stepgranddaugther, Paige, from Wamego.

It's official: She's Rep. Boyda

Today's Capital-Journal has the details of yesterday's official ceremony and what's next for the new Representative of the 2nd district of Kansas. I watched some of the coverage on C-SPAN and I'm really excited about the Democrat's new direction for America.

Sorry it's been a while since I last posted and I'll try to do a better job of that and hopefully there will be more to write once the Kansas Legislature is in full session.

Pottawatomie County Democrats reorganize

The Pottawatomie County Democrats met Sunday in Onaga to reorganize and choose new officers. There were 6 people in attendance, 4 of whom were current officers including yours truly.

The following people are now your current officers through the 2008 election:

Shawn Lane, Wamego - Chair
Patricia Verschelden, St. Marys - Vice-Chair
Michael Oldfather, Manhattan - Secretary
Don Rezac, Emmett - Treasurer

Reorganization meeting...

There's going to be a reorganization meeting for the Pottawatomie County Democrats this Sunday, November 12 at 2:00 pm in Onaga. It will be held at the Onaga Senior Center, 200 Bypass Rd. Anyone that lives in Pottawatomie County and is a Democrat can attend. We'll be electing new officers and talking about any pertinent issues. Yours truly is currently treasurer of the county party.

Kansas House picks up a few Democrats

I haven't been able to find this info anywhere else so thanks to Josh Rosenau's great blog Thoughts From Kansas, we now know that the number of Democrats in the Kansas House of Representatives has gone up from 42 to 48. You can read a little more about it on Josh's blog and check out his other posts and election analysis.

Big wins for the Democrats...

The Capital-Journal just called the race for Kansas 2nd District for Nancy Boyda. Amazing! And Kathleen Sebelius won another term by a big margin and Paul Morrison unseated Phill Kline for Attorney General by a wide margin as well.

So it's a big night for Democrats. The major networks have announced the Democrats have taken a majority in the House. Nancy Boyda joins Dennis Moore as Democrats in the House.

Kansas Secretary of State - 2006 General Election
Topeka Capital-Journal results