42nd Legislative District (LD) Democrats
Representing the Democrats in North Bellingham and rural Whatcom County.
Welcome! Join us and engage in Democratic Action.
We meet on the second Saturday of the month at 10 AM Pacific Time via Zoom, In-person (location TBD), or Hybrid. Come have fun and participate in informative opportunities to reach Democrats and other voters in the 42nd Legislative District.
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Whatcom County Districts and Elected Officials site allows you to pinpoint an address within the Congressional, Legislative, and County Council District. By clicking on a district the elected officials for that district and their contact information will be displayed. You can also pinpoint the Precinct for any address.
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email: info@42dems.org
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Contact us by snail mail:
42nd LD Democrats
PO Box 3095
Bellingham, WA 98227
42nd LD Democratic Officers
Chair – James (Jamie) Douglass – chair@42dems.org
Vice-Chair – Carla Zainie – vicechair@42dems.org
Secretary – Andronetta (Andi) Douglass – info@42dems.org
Treasurer – Don Starr – treasurer@42dems.org
State Committee Member – Russ Whidbee – scm1@42dems.org
State Committee Member – Leah Wainman – scm2@42dems.org
Officers serve two years. The next election of Officers occurs in December 2026.
42nd LD Elected Officials
Senator Sharon Shewmake – D
Office Contact and Description: https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/shewmake/
Representative Alicia Rule – D
Office Contact and Description: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/rule/
Representative Joe Timmons – D
Office Contact and Description: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/timmons/
Precinct Committee Officer (PCO)
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A Precinct Committee Officer (PCO) is the most grassroots elected official in Washington State. They represent and organize their neighborhoods consisting of a few hundred constituents. Their job is to educate neighbors, but they can only do this by first educating themselves about the issues their neighbors care about and the challenges they face.
This is a job you can do – PCOs need a whole variety of skills, and no one person has them all. This is exactly why we need PCOs from all different backgrounds and why the 42nd LD Dems work together to move our whole community forward.
Take a look at the resources below and become a PCO in the 42nd LD! PCOs are elected once every two years, but you can be appointed any time
What is a Precinct Captain?
A Precinct Captain performs the organizing function of a PCO. Unlike a PCO, a Precinct Captain does not vote on matters such as local party officer elections or bylaw amendments. Precinct Captains may be registered to vote in a different precinct than the one they are assigned as the Precinct Captain.
PCO Resources
PCO Handbook from Washington State Democrats (also in Spanish)