I love it when people put their time where their mouth is and those involved with the California Association of Political Centrists (CAPC) are doing just that. Combine that with the fact that they are good people and trying to promote centrists and it makes me want to share their most recent press release with you. Read on to learn more….

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 2007


California Association of Political Centrists (CAPC) believes that all Californians should have good choices when election time comes. The current system is broken. We can’t fix it without you. Please join CAPC and support the effort to bring better representation to our local and state offices.

CAPC members are primarily Democrats, Republicans and Decline to States. CAPC supports the current two party system but believes that there is a reason why the Decline to State voting block is the fastest growing voting block in the state. People are frustrated with how their respective parties aren’t listening to the broad center of the California population. We need to get back on track, start working across the aisle and stop the gridlock.


Membership Information

General Membership for CAPC is open to all voters but is subject to approval by the Executive Board. The Advisory Council members are pulled from the General Membership by invitation but please let us know if you are interested. Please take a moment to read the attached two page business plan and decide how you might fit in.

All membership fees are $75.00 per household with extra funding always accepted! We have created a Donor Circle where you can help CAPC continue to develop into a strong, effective organization that is already impacting the political landscape.

Donation Information

CAPC has created a donor circle called “Archimedes’ Circle” for those of you that can help us out financially. We are planning on starting up a website and a comprehensive voter database within the next two months and need seed money to get started. We will be positioning ourselves to support current redistricting efforts, local races and the 2008 General Election. We cannot be effective without your financial support. We have fulcrum, levers, water screws and catapults available to all! A donation request form is attached to this e-mail.

2006 Advisory Council (everyone has been invited to stay on for 2007)

State: Keith Richman, Beth Rogers
Local: Neal Andrews, Peggy Buckles, Leslie Cornejo, Steve Doll, Alexandra Dymond, Quinn Fenwick, Greg Glover, Doug Halter, Jennifer Herrera, Charles Kistner, Terri Landes, Donna Prenta, Debi Schultze, Robert Taylor, Zoe Taylor, Katie Teague, Bruce Thomas, Barbra Williamson

We have some new faces for the 2007 advisory council, both East and West County. Omar Masry and Leslie Leavens-Crowe have agreed to join. Keith Richman has confirmed he will be joining us for 2007. We are courting a few other key people – all of them are community leaders and none of them are empty suits.


Please turn in your 2007 membership form along with your check ASAP! And please pass this e-mail along to your friends and family members that might be interested in our organization.

Regards,



Katie Teague
President – California Association of Political Centrists


“We still have very difficult choices to make on the budget and other things, and I am eager to work with you on these choices. I am not asking you not to be Republicans or not to be Democrats or to give up your principles. I am asking you to be Californians and to work out a solution that is the best possible answer to the challenges that we face”.

– Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s State of the State Address – January 9, 2007