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Voter Registration Drive Dates

Contact: Sharon Carter or (479) 271-8335

9/5   9-11 am    Bentonville Walmart
9/6                    Bentonville Walmart (Contact Sharon for time)
9/22   8-10 am  Bentonville Senior Center
9/23   9 am-12:30 pm Rogers Samaritan Center off Hudson Rd

***9/23 is National Voter Registration Day***



Benton County Democrats Luncheon
Monday September 22, 2014
11:00 am
Golden Corral in Rogers

Speaker:  Warwick Sabin, AR State Representative

Reservations: 
Karen Smenner mskas0119@gmail.com
(by Friday September 19th)


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Leah Williams Event

Meeting at Panera Bread in Bentonville, this Sunday, September 7th at 4pm. 

The foundation is laid and it's time to hit the streets.  We need all hands on deck for our candidates.  Please pitch in and be part of bringing the first democratic woman in decades and an African-American to the Arkansas Legislature. The numbers say we can win these races. Leah and her team look forward to seeing you there.  And let's get to work. Bring your friends and we will make a difference.

Grand Opening/Open House
Benton County Democrats Headquarters
314 N. 13th Street, Rogers, AR
Tuesday, September 9th, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm


Special Guests:  Senator David Pryor - 9:30am to 10:30am            

Local Candidates: Leah Williams, Grimsley Graham, Tom McClure

       Brunch served:    9:30am to 11:00am                       
Lunch served:     12:00 - 1:30pm                      
Snacks & Drinks till 4:00pm                           

  Come........Celebrate.......        

It's a great time to be a Democrat in Benton County!

  Contact info: Pam Buncum (404) 597-1767                
                        Karen Smenner (479) 866-9906   
             


benton county democrats headquarters is open!!!
314 N. 13th St. Rogers


Contact our Coordinators: 
Pam Buncum (404) 597-1767 or pbokbun@aol.com
Karen Smenner (479) 866-9906 or ksmenner0119@gmail.com

You may telephone or text either of these two BCDems Board members who have consented to run the HQ for the campaigns of our Benton County Candidates: Leah Williams, Grimsley Graham & Tom McClure

Starting September 2nd we will have official office hours:   M-F 12:00 till 6:00.   

A Grand Opening will be announced soon.

If you want to Volunteer call:       
Pam Buncum  (404) 597-1767 to schedule your times.

Campaigns
, please note, please call:      
Karen Smenner (479) 866-9906
to schedule a phone bank time or to schedule a meeting.


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Be sure to stop by the Benton County Democrats booth at the fair this week!  Our booth will be open from noon until 8 pm on August 12 and from 10 am to 8 pm August 13-16.

If you would like to volunteer to staff the booth, there are still some open hours, including Tuesday from 4-6 pm and Saturday from 2-4 pm. Please contact Vivian Michaels at 479-876-2207 if you are able to help out.

The fairground is located at 7640 SW Regional Airport Blvd. Bentonville, AR


2014 Benton County Fair will be August 12 – 16, 2014!

Be sure to stop by the Benton County Democrats booth at the fair this week!  Our booth will be open from noon until 8 pm on August 12 and from 10 am to 8 pm August 13-16.

If you would like to volunteer to staff the booth, there are still some open hours, including Tuesday from 4-6 pm and Saturday from 2-4 pm. Please contact Vivian Michaels at 479-876-2207 if you are able to help out.

The fairground is located at 7640 SW Regional Airport Blvd. Bentonville, AR
Our new headquarters is opening soon at 314 N. 13th Street in Rogers!
(next to Rogers Natural Foods)

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BENTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS LUNCHEON MEETING MONDAY, JULY 28 AT THE GOLDEN CORRAL IN ROGERS!

Our guest speaker will be Karen Garcia, Democratic Candidate for Arkansas State TreasurerTIME: 11 am -  1 -pm  LOCATION: GOLDEN CORRAL, ROGERS, AR 2605 PLEASANT CROSSING DRIVE
(EXIT 81) 


RESERVE BY THURSDAY, JULY 24: CONTACT KAREN SMENNER AT mskas0119@gmail.com or 479-866-9906

 

Karen Sealy Garcia is a licensed certified public accountant and has been a CPA in management positions for 30 years. Last year she took an early retirement following a successful career of over 26 years with Weyerhaeuser Company. She was a go-to person in the Fortune 500 Company to ensure financial systems and controls were properly implemented and operating. Karen served in the chief financial position for various divisions and operations and was responsible for multi-million dollar budgets and has extensive supervisory and management experience. 

Elected in 2010, she is serving her 4th year on the City of Hot Springs Board of Directors, a non-partisan board that approves the city’s budget and policies, among other responsibilities. Karen Sealy Garcia is a Certified Municipal Official through the Arkansas Municipal League.  

Karen and her husband, Jorge, live in Hot Springs.

Education - Masters Degree in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Major in Accounting Henderson State State University
- Licensed Certified Public Accountant
- Graduate of LeadAR through University of Arkansas
- Graduate Southern Leadership Institute
- Certified Municipal Official


Experienced Leader - Work and Community - With more than 30 years managerial and supervisor experience
- Successfully managed multi-million dollar budgets (business and non-profit)
- Oversight of 5 Billion dollar sales budget with a Fortune 100 Company
- Past President of Arkansas Business and Professional Women (BPW) & Spa Area BPW
- Vice President of Community Service Organization
- Board Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club
- Hot Springs Board of Directors
- Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission
- AR Math, Science, & Arts Board of Governors

Awards - 2013 Business Woman of Year of Garland County
- 2012 Arkansas Humanitarian Award
- 2011 4-H Alumni Award Garland County
- 2010 Inducted to School of Business Hall of Fame at Henderson State University
- 2010 Weyerhaeuser National Award (Thelma Bryant Pioneer Award)
- 2009 Governor's Volunteer Award
- 2005 Woman of the Year (Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce)
- Many more related & community service awards

Personal - Married to Jorge Garcia over 25 years
- 4 children, 7 grandchildren
- Lake Valley Community Church in Hot Springs
 

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NATE STEEL, CANDIDATE FOR ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO SPEAK AT BENTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS LUNCHEON MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 28

TIME: 11 A.M ON MONDAY, APRIL 28!

GOLDEN CORRAL

2605 PLEASANT CROSSING DRIVE, ROGERS

Please contact Karen Smenner by Thursday, April 24 to make a reservation:

mskas0119@gmail.com or 468-866-9906.
As a prosecutor, a legislator and as our next Attorney General, Nate Steel has made it his work to fight for us—our families, our state and our communities.

Nate Steel grew up in a small town in South Arkansas where he learned the values of hard work, self-reliance and right and wrong.  Never one to sit on the sidelines, when Nate saw a problem, he wanted to be part of the solution.  He was never one to back away from a tough fight.

After law school, Nate could have taken a job as just another “tall-building lawyer” with a big paycheck.  But instead, at 25 years old, he returned to Howard County to join the family business and practice with his father, George Steel, Jr. and to become a prosecutor.

As a prosecutor, Nate fought to protect victims and law-abiding citizens from those who would do them harm.  He never backed away from the toughest cases to put criminals behind bars.

As a small business owner, Nate worked hard to provide jobs and uphold the standards of the five generations that came before him.  Nate chose to serve the community that had invested in him.  He chose to represent Arkansas farmers and ranchers over business interests.

Continuing the service he set out to do, Nate ran for and was elected to the State Legislature with the backing of law enforcement in his district.  In the Arkansas House of Representatives, Nate Steel dedicated himself to fighting for the rule of law and to crack down on criminals while giving law enforcement and prosecutors the tools they needed to make Arkansas a safer place to live and raise a family.  Nate cracked down on forgery and theft, and made it so that convicted criminals could not profit from their crimes by selling their stories from jail.  Nate worked across party lines to enact legislation to guard the privacy rights of law-abiding citizens in Arkansas.  Because Nate believes that the rule of law must come before politics, he served on the Judiciary Committee of the State House

As vice chairman of the Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee, Nate worked to support Arkansas farmers, grow our economy and create jobs across the state.  As a member of the Joint Budget Committee, Nate fought to keep Arkansas’s budget balanced and to keep our state’s fiscal house in order.

Nate Steel is in his third term representing District 19 in the Arkansas House of Representatives.  He is a graduate of Nashville High School and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Arkansas.  He serves on the Howard Memorial Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, the Cossatot Community College UofA Foundation Board of Directors and CASA for Children Board of Advisors. Nate is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Nashville, Arkansas.

MARCH 3 FILING DEADLINE!

The deadline for filing for candidacy for public office is NOON MONDAY MARCH 3.

All local/county office candidates must file at the Benton County Courthouse in Bentonville or in Siloam Springs by NOON on Monday.

All candidates running for state offices must file by the same time in Little Rock.

Mike Brown
BCDCC Chair


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LT. GOVERNOR CANDIDATE JOHN BURKHALTER TO SPEAK AT BC DEMS LUNCHEON MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Time:11:30 a.m. on Monday, February 24
Metroplex Event Center, 2305 South 8th Street, Rogers, AR.
Reserve now to attend this exciting event!
            Contact Karen Smenner:
             
mskas0119@gmail.com
                                                                                        479-866-9906

John Burkhalter believes that growing Arkansas’s economy starts with guaranteeing opportunity for every Arkansan. That is why he is running for Lieutenant Governor. John will grow our economy and support private sector efforts to create jobs by fostering entrepreneurship and small businesses, supporting companies in Arkansas and recruiting new industry to the state. John had the chance to live the American Dream because of the opportunities Arkansas afforded him. And now he wants to make sure that every Arkansan has the same chance.

John was honored to serve as the Chairman of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Governor Beebe appointed him to serve on the Arkansas Highway Commission. John is proud of his record of getting real results to develop a high-skilled workforce and create good-paying jobs across the state of Arkansas.  John was honored to serve as the Chairman of the Arkansas Economic Development  Commission and Governor Beebe appointed him to serve on the Arkansas Highway  Commission.  He served with his wife as past Chairs of the UAMS Gala for Life and on the  Board of Directors of Pathfinders, Inc.

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