Democrats Win!!
Blue Tilde Wave Submerges U.S.
Democrats scored major, historic victories in the November 7,
2006 election. For the first time in twelve years, the Democratic
Party will control both houses of Congress. Democrats netted at
least 29 seats in the U.S. House and a total of 6 in the U.S.
Senate. Additional, Democrats elected 6 new governors and took
control of 54 legislative chambers. Not a single House,
Senate, or Governorship held by a Democrat was picked up by the
GOP. A breakdown of Democratic victors on the national
level is as follows:
- Democrat will control the U.S. House with at least
231 seats
- Democrats will control the U.S. Senate with 51 seats
- Democrats have a majority in Statehouses, with 28
Democratic Governors
- Democrats control 54 legislative chambers across
the country
Blue Tide
Submerges Kansas Prairie
What a night to be proud of!! While we couldn't win every race
we fought for, here a list of some MAJOR accomplishments for Democrats
in Kansas and Sedgwick County.
- We re-elected our great Governor Kathleen Sebelius,
with 58% of the vote statewide and 51% in Sedgwick County.
- We restored the right priorities to the office of Attorney
General by electing Paul Morrison, with 58%
of the vote statewide and in Sedgwick County.
- We re-elected all of our incumbent Sedgwick County State
House members by wide margins
- We elected two new Democrats from Sedgwick County to the
State House—Raj Goyle and Terry
McLachlan
- We elected a new Democrat to the Sedgwick County Commission—Gwen
Welshimer
- We now have TWO Democrats representing our state in Congress--Dennis
Moore was re-elected by a wide margin and David truly
beat Goliath in the Second District with Nancy Boyda
gaining victory.
Howard
Dean's Statement on 2006 Election Results
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued
the following statement regarding the 2006 election results:
"Today the American people sent a clear message for a new
direction. Voting for hope and opportunity, they rejected the
Republican culture of corruption and the politics of fear and
smear. 
"I want to congratulate all of our Democratic candidates
who ran strong campaigns, worked hard, and offered the American
people a clear choice and a strong vision for a new direction
based on the priorities of the American people. The American voters
also sent a message to Democrats that if we show up, work hard
and ask for their vote, we can win in any part of the country.
"I also want to congratulate Representatives Emanuel and
Pelosi, Senators Reid and Schumer, DGA Chair Governor Bill Richardson
and DLCC Chair Joan Fitz-Gerald, Colorado State Senate President,
for their hard work. Our work doesn't end tonight; it begins tomorrow
as we put forward an agenda that puts the American people first.
Democrats are unified and ready to change the tone of politics
in Washington to get things done for the American people.
"We will honor the trust the American people have put in
us with the promise that we will respect all Americans. We will
value your beliefs and your families as we restore America to
its position of moral leadership thought the world. Together America
will be stronger. Together we will move America in a new direction."
Rep. McCray
Miller Receives Prestigious Fellowship
Representative
Melody McCray Miller has been selected by the Flemming Leadership
Institute at the Center for Policy Alternative (CPA) to participate
in the 2007 Fellowship Program. This prestigious program attracts
an outstanding group of candidates with impeccable credentials.
This fellowship identifies emerging leaders from the ranks of
the nation's state legislators, making it a privilege and an honor
to take part in this program. Flemming Fellows master values-based
leadership—a consensus-building approach that breaks down
rifts across lines of party, gender, class and ethnicity.
For more information about the Flemming Leadership Institute
and/or its Fellowship program, please contact:
Flemming Leadership Institute and/or Leadership program
www.stateaction.org/leadership/flemming
Or Rep. Melody McCray-Miller at: (316) 744-7516.
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