Hi-

I'm Debby Pattin, Thurston County Coordinator for Barack Obama
and I'm grateful to have been elected as national delegatefrom the 3rd. CD.

For almost 18 months I have been a grassroots coordinator/organizer and full time
volunteer for Barack Obama. I am also a former high school teacher, the mother of two young Democrats (ages22 and 19), the wife of a Vietnam veteran, and a cancer survivor, thanks to the excellent health care provided by my husband's Longshore Union (ILWU).

I have been the principal organizer of Thurston County for Obama, and work as part of the grassroots team throughout this state. I've held Meet Ups and House Parties, canvassed, set up info. tables and hosted hospitality suites, including the Washington State Democrats Central Committee meetings for the past year. I've also sponsored Obama auction baskets for several county parties and the Maggie Awards.

I have led phone banks, conducted precinct and legislative district caucus trainings and during the winter commuted to Seattle from Olympia to staff the Seattle grassroots office. When it closed, I rented and opened an Obama grassroots office within for a Thurston County Headquarters. This is currently the only Obama office that remains open in the state.

I've also served as a liaison between WA State Democrats and Obama campaign grassroots organizers, particularly regarding Rules and Credentials.

I have spoken about Barack Obama and about Grassroots Organizing at many events, including fund raisers and meetings of Young Democrats and, at the request of radio personality Randi Rhodes, I gave a presentation on grassroots organizing to the guests of the Air American Cruise in February 2008.

How did I get so fired up about Obama?

As a member of the National Rules Committee representing WA State, I was fortunate enough to hear
firsthand Obama's electrifying keynote speech in Boston at the DNC. (I had run as a national delegate in 2004 but was not elected. The national Veterans for Kerry campaign nominated me for the Rules Committee based on my year long volunteer work as the WA State Adjutant for Vets for Kerry.)

When I heard Obama speak, I knew that he was the hope for my kid's generation, and for all of America.
Because I am a believer in effecting change from the grassroots level upward, since 2004 I have served as a PCO, then 1st Vice Chair of Thurston Co. Democrats, and later served as Vice Chair of the 22nd LD. Now I serve as the Thurston County Democrats State Committeewoman, serve on the WA State Dems Rules Committee, and as Treasurer of the WA Democrats Veterans & Military Families caucus. My husband and I are also founding members of the national and Washington State chapters of Veterans and Military Families for Progress.

I am Fired Up and Ready to Go to Denver and I thank all who supported me, and voted for me, onMay 17, (the 7th yr. anniversary of my cancer diagnosis), to represent Washington's 3rd Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention. I will not let Barack Obama down and
I will not let you down.

nomadpattin@comcast.net

Voter Registration May 10th.

Debby and part of Team Obama get set to hit the neighborhoods to canvas for Voter Registration. Couldn't get everyone in the shot. We had a table at the Farmer's market, registered people, moved Obama Gear, and talked to maybe a 1000 supporters. At the same time other volunteers were setting up the JJ Dinner and sorting food from from the Postal Drive for the Food Bank. We gets thing done in the 3rd.