The precinct is the smallest political unit in the country. A precinct cannot be divided by legislative, congressional or supervisor district. A precinct is where elections are won or lost. Most importantly, it is your neighborhood. You have your hand on the pulse of the precinct; you understand the problems and potentials and have a desire to improve your neighborhood.

Never underestimate the power of the precinct worker!

Prospective PCPs are asked to provide a brief biographical description, describe any previous political work or experience with the Democratic Party, and to tell what they hope to accomplish as a PCP. Here are the responses from recent applicants.

Jean B. Scott
Here's a Little Information About Me: Retired vocational counselor for the state.
Have You Had Any Previous Experience with the Democratic Party or in political work? No

Health Care Reform

Is there anything more confusing than our health care system? And now we face the daunting task of shaping health care reform.

Wading through the myriad of reform plans that seem to proliferate exponentially makes the effort that much more difficult, and in the end, we all have our own ideas of what we want to see.

It's easy to feel left out of county government decisions.

Rather than asking us what we think, county commissioners have spent their time bickering with each other. And when they finally do ask for our opinion, the decisions have already been made. I'm running for the County Commission to change all that.