Democracy for America Success Stories of 2005

Released: Nov 9, 2005 3:03 PM

BURLINGTON, VT -- Democracy for America (DFA) and progressives throughout the country have a reason to celebrate today. Many DFA endorsed ("DFA-List") and supported candidates won elections at all levels of office, all across America:

• One of the two new Democratic governors was a DFA-List candidate -- Jon Corzine, who easily won the race for Governor of New Jersey.
  
  

• Democrats Kevin Boyce, Mary Jo Hudson and Maryellen O'Shaughnessy won their races for city council in Columbus, Ohio.
  
  

• Three DFA-List candidates won their mayoral race: Shirley Franklin was re-elected as mayor of Atlanta, GA., Jun Choi was elected as mayor of Edison Township in New Jersey, and R.T. Rybak was re-elected as mayor of Minneapolis, MN.
  
  

• Democracy for America supported 99 candidates running for office in 2005 -- and over 50% of them won.
  
  

• Democracy for America played a large role in the defeat of Governor Schwarzenegger's special election measures by organizing supporters to "Nix the First Six."
  
  

• DFA also helped in the people's veto of Ballot Question One in Maine -- an initiative to repeal a new state law that extends the state's anti-discrimination laws to gays and lesbians.

"Last night, we sent a message to the nation that when Democrats and progressives compete everywhere, even the in reddest of districts, we can win," said Jim Dean, chair of Democracy for America. "Yesterday, we moved a step closer to taking our country back."

Jim Dean to Campaign with DFA-List Candidates and Supporters

Released: Nov 4, 2005 11:06 AM

COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Jim Dean, chair of Democracy for America, will be in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday, November 6 at 10:00 AM to attend a Get-Out-The-Vote rally with Paul Hackett and Columbus City Council candidates Kevin Boyce, Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessy and Mary Jo Hudson. The rally is being coordinated by Democracy for America - Central Ohio, a grassroots organization dedicated to political activism.

Boyce, O'Shaughnessy and Hudson are on the "DFA-List," a group of fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates endorsed by Democracy for America.

Who: Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy for America, Paul Hackett and Columbus City Council Candidates Kevin Boyce, Mary Ellen O’Shaughnessy and Mary Jo Hudson

What: Get Out the Vote Rally

When: Sunday, November 6, 2005 at 10:00 AM

Where: I.B.E.W. Hall
             23 W. Second Avenue
             Columbus, OH

Democracy for America is a political action committee found by Governor Howard Dean in 2004. DFA is dedicated to building a grassroots network that supports fiscally responsible and socially progressive candidates at all levels of office.