http://yaledemocrats.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:32:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Monday, the Dems hosted a candidate forum for two candidates competing for the 96th District General Assembly seat, a seat being vacated by Cam Staples as he runs for attorney general. The candidates, 9th Ward Alderman Roland Lemar and Debra Hauser, outlined their reasons for running and then were ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=105 This past Friday, the Yale Dems, joined by students from the University of Hartford and Trinity College, traveled to Hartford to lobby Connecticut state legislators to support various education reform bills currently before the General Assembly. To kick off the day, the Dems hosted a kickoff event where State Representatives ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=104 This past Tuesday, Congressman Jim Himes, the first Democrat to be elected to the 4th district's seat since 1966, journeyed to New Haven to speak to the Dems. The Representative spoke for about half an hour about his experience in Congress, the passage of health care reform, and the prospects ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=103 On Monday, the Dems hosted Mary Glassman, First Selectman of Simsbury, who is currently exploring a run for governor of the state. Glassman spoke about her background as a native of Connecticut and the importance that education played in her own upbringing and success, using it as a basis for ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=102 On Thursday, February 25th, the Dems hosted "Racing to the Top: Education Reform in New Haven and Connecticut" to kick off efforts for education reform in the state of Connecticut. Featuring performances from WORD, Yale's spoken word performers, and an address from New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr., the event ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=101 Branford's common room was invaded this past Monday by politicians from all over Connecticut. The Dems hosted Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, introduced by Dems' President Ben Stango as "our next Senator," who spoke about the his plans and vision for Connecticut and the country. Beginning with his ardent support for ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=100 This past Monday, the Dems co-hosted an immigration panel with MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán) de Yale. The panelists, Prof. Michael Wishnie of the Yale Law School, Kica Matos, formerly of the New Haven Mayor's Office, Dartmouth Professor Lourdes Gutierrez Najera, and Henry Fernandez of the Center for American Progress, ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=99 This past Monday, Rudy Marconi, First Selectman of Ridgefield and current exploratory candidate for governor, visited the Dems and spoke about his plans to reform education, transportation, and the Connecticut economy, as well as his avid support for public financing of campaigns. The New Haven Independent was on-hand at the ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=98 On Monday, the Dems hosted Ned Lamont, formerly the Democratic nominee for Senate and currently exploring a run for governor of Connecticut. The Yale SOM graduate spoke at length about the state of Connecticut's economy, his plans to remedy what he called Connecticut's "brain drain," and how his business experience ... http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=97 This evening, the Yale Dems gathered at Blue State Coffee to phonebank for Martha Coakley in the Massachusetts special Senate election. After two hours, fifteen volunteers made 570 calls to help elect the State Attorney General on January 19th. See some of our awesome volunteers in action: Coakley Phonebank http://yaledemocrats.com/?p=96