Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Caucus

Dear LGBT Caucus Members

Just like other elected officials, the Arizona LGBT Caucus holds elections for its executive board every two years.  Historically this election has occurred in conjunction with the Arizona Democratic Party’s own reorganization meeting in January, this year will be no different. 

Please plan to attend the LGBT Caucus Reorganization meeting on January 22, 2011 at the Downtown Phoenix Wyndham Hotel.  Per the Bylaws we will hold elections for all officer positions.  There are 4 positions that will be available; a list and brief description is included below:

• The Chair

The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the LGBT Caucus and the Executive Committee, shall appoint Ad Hoc committees, shall represent the LGBT Caucus on the Arizona State Central Executive Committee, and shall perform other duties that are pertinent to the office.

• The Vice-Chair

The Vice Chair shall assume the duties of the Chair during any absence, incapacity, or temporary disability of the Chair and perform such duties as may be assigned by the Chair.

• Secretary

The Secretary shall maintain the membership and mailing lists, keep the minutes of all meetings of the LGBT Caucus, send out notices of all meetings, and perform other duties that are pertinent to the office. The Secretary shall be the custodian of all the papers of the LGBT Caucus.

• Treasurer

The Treasurer shall receive all monies, pay all bills as ordered by the Executive Committee, make a report of the expenses of the LGBT Caucus at each meeting of the Executive Committee, and make a financial statement to the members at the meeting of the LGBT Caucus.  The Treasurer shall be the custodian of all the financial records of the LGBT Caucus.

According to caucus Bylaws the Nominating Committee has met and put forward the following slate of candidates:

• Chair            C.J. Carenza
• Vice-Chair     Barbara McCullough-Jones
• Secretary     Trish Rensick
• Treasurer     Bob Bland

In addition to the above names, the Nominating Committee may make additional nominations before the reorganization meeting, and nominations will be accepted from the floor at the reorganization meeting.  If you wish to submit your name, or nominate another for one of the offices listed above, please notify Paul Durham, Chair of the Nominating Committee, so we may share your intent with the other caucus members in advance of the meeting contact Paul by e-mail at paul@paulwdurham.com.  Voting at the reorganization meeting will be open to current members of the LGBT Caucus.

Following the elections, the newly elected Chair will be appointing the membership of the four standing committees.  If you would like to become more involved with the Caucus, but don’t want to be elected to an office, consider becoming a member of the Fundraising Committee, Membership Committee, Rules & Bylaws Committee or the Regional Advisory Committee.  Complete descriptions can be found on our website.  Click on about us, and view the official Bylaws.  According to the Bylaws, certain officers are automatically members of specific standing committees, and additional committee members are appointed by the Chair.  If you would like to be considered for a standing committee, please contact the newly elected Chair promptly after the January 22 meeting.

Once the Elections are over we will move on to our general meeting with a host of topics.  Please plan on sticking around and learning how to be involved and work within the Democratic Party for the rights of the LGBT community. 

Sincerely,

Paul Durham

Chair, LGBT Caucus Nominating Committee

p.s. Please forgive us if you receive this notice more than once.  We are sending it out thru several channels to make sure as many people know as possible.