[Letter to editor, submitted to our local papers]:

As the President and Vice Presidents of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), we invite all local Democrats to join our organization. Membership runs for one year beginning on January 1st of each year. Our annual membership meeting and leadership election will be held on Sunday, January 15, 2012. New members are especially welcome.

The PCDO, which presently includes over 400 members, votes to endorse candidates at all levels of government. For the upcoming year our endorsement process will be especially impactful as we will elect an entirely new local government. 2012 will, of course, have the added excitement of the presidential campaign as well as Senate and House elections. We hope all Democrats will join us in this process.

We are always interested in inviting new candidates for local office. By facilitating communication with Princeton's most active and interested Democratic voters through email, the PCDO website (www.princetondems.org), our postal mailing list and at meetings, the PCDO gives candidates meaningful support that allows them to compete without a large initial expenditure or campaign organization.

All Princeton Democrats are welcome to join the PCDO as voting members, and if you are interested in running, it’s never too early to start planning. Our endorsement meeting will take place on March 25, 2012, about two weeks prior to the April deadline for filing a petition to run in the June primary election.

Please visit our website www.princetondems.org for more information and to download a membership form. Membership is open to all registered Democrats residing in Princeton for a suggested yearly dues of $15 with a reduced rate of $5 available.

We look forward to hearing from new members and candidates and again, we warmly invite all Democrats to join us.

Dan Preston, President
Heather Howard, Vice President, Princeton Borough
Margaret Griffin, Vice President, Princeton Township
Princeton Community Democratic Organization