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2009 Davidson County Democratic Women’s

Picnic & Scholarship Winner: Caroline King

Caroline King from Hume Fogg High School was the grand prize winner in the 7th annual DCDW/Shannon Wood Scholarship Essay Contest. Caroline will attend Muhlenberg College this fall. The Scholarship is a collaborative effort with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. For information about donating to the 2010 Scholarship go to www.cfmt.org

DAVIDSON COUNTY

DEMOCRATIC WOMEN

Organized March 1954

PAST PRESIDENTS

1954Campbell Brown

1955Louise Goad

1956Maude Lynch

1957Martha Farr

1958Tennie Hickerson

1959Anna Belle Clement O’Brien

1960Joey Ellis

1961Jewel Ellis

1962Frank Cheatham

1963Gerroll Hargis

1964Harry Cornswet

1965Anna Jane Notgrass

1966David Price

1967Ann Schott

1968Dr. Pearle Bradley

1969Rilla Woods

1970Usan Moseley

1971Evelyn Ayers

1972Dr. Gwen McFarland

1973Jane Eskind

1974Jean Curran

1975Inez Crutchfield

1976Irene Zurla

1977Ann Deol

1978Carrie Gentry

1979Janice Fisher

1980Kathy Woodall

1981Luvenia Butler

1982Ann White

1983Marian Latham

1984Carol Crews

1985Hazel Thomas

1986Hazel Thomas

1987Linda Inman

1988Dr. Faye Lynch

1989Carolyn Wood

1990Sara Caldwell

1991Sara Caldwell

1992Brenda King

1993Cindy Odie

1994Frances F Douglas

1995Lola Woolridge

1996Nellie Carter

1997Gloria Dumas

1998Jo Gish

1999Toby Abrams

2000Perl Murray-Dunn

2001Sharlyn D Douglas

2002Carolyn Hunter

2003Mary Taylor

2004Dr. Tommie Young

2005Carole Toler

2006Dorothy L Grubbs

2007Dr. Trevor J Holt

2008Jo Gish

2009Nancy Potts

2010 Holly Spann

2011 Lynda Jones

U.S. Representative Jim Cooper

605 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37219

Dear Representative Cooper,

We join the majority of Americans to ask that you support a national, universal health care plan. Some would like us to believe that we should maintain the current dysfunctional system because we cannot afford universal health care. Certainly, the United States has as many resources as every other industrialized nation that provides its citizens with universal health care. Surely, Americans are worthy of decent health care.

We have seen the failure of Kerr-Mills which gave individual grants to states, before Medicare started. We have seen the inherent problems with Tenncare which subsidized individual for-profit HMOs. We have seen the difficulties of the recent program that requires Massachusetts residents to buy health insurance. Allowing private insurance companies to compete as a way to bring down the cost of insurance has backfired horribly as rates skyrocket and individuals with pre-existing conditions are refused coverage entirely. We must learn from these mistakes, not make them all over again with compromise bills that benefit the insurance companies, burden the middle and low income tax payers and in the end only protect some of our citizens.

As a U. S. Representative, you have a fiduciary responsibility to your constituents. It is clear that we cannot continue to pay out an estimated $400 billion in annual overhead and bureaucracy to for-profit, private health insurance companies, continue tax breaks for the wealthiest 1% and provide health care for all. Which is why it is important to implement a single payer universal health care system, not a hobbled together compromise. Health care costs can be reduced with a comprehensive, universal plan that includes preventative health care, prenatal care, single payer simplified billing, encouraging the use of generic drugs, addiction treatment and mental health care.

Forty four years ago, legislators could have resorted to partisan bickering and stood in the way of the passage of Medicare. Instead, Medicare is their legacy that has prevented much unnecessary suffering and poverty among our elderly for over four decades. The time has come to create a new legacy of Medicare-for-All and extend that access to health care to all of our citizens. A healthy, educated population is critical to a strong and stable nation.

On behalf of the Davidson County Democratic Women,

Nancy Potts, President

Davidson County Democratic Women

Davidson County Democratic Women’s Day

DCDW Honored our Women Judges of Davidson County

on October 26 at Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis.

The Honorable Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors,Honorary Chair.

The Davidson County Democratic Women salutes these astounding women:

Criminal Court Judge Cheryl Blackburn

Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia A. Clark

Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Cottrell

General Sessions Court Judge Angie Blackshear Dalton

U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey

General Sessions Court Judge Gloria Dumas

General Sessions Court Judge Sue Evans

Juvenile Court Judge Betty Adams Green

U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Juliet Griffin

US Bankruptcy Court Judge Marian Harrison

Circuit Court Judge Barbara Haynes

Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Janice Holder

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee

Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle

Circuit Court Judge Amanda McClendon

Chancellor Carol McCoy

Circuit Court Judge (retired) Muriel Robinson

Circuit Court Judge (retired) Marietta Shipley

Circuit Court Judge Carol Soloman

U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger

General Sessions Court Judge Dianne Turner

AnnaBelle Clement O’Brien

1923-2009

DCDW Women’s Day Honoree 2005

DCDW President 1959

Congratulations to the 2010 newly elected DCDW Board sworn in by Judge Angie Blackshear Dalton: Nancy Potts, Philippa Thompson, Marisa Richmond, Jo Ann North, Holly Spann, Mary Linden Salter, Lynda Jones, Shannon Wood and Toby Abrams

8th district Congressional candidate, Senator Roy Herron, Holly Spann, and State Party Chair, Chip Forrester.

DCDW members and TFDW and Executive Committee: DCDW president, Holly Spann, Jo Gish, Doris Medlin, Alma Sanford, and DCDW Board Member Marisa Richmond

Franklin County Democratic Woman Christine Hopkins, Gayle Alley, and TFDW President Sonja Fox

The 2010 DCDW Holiday Membership Tea was held at the home of Councilman Ronnie Steine and Beverly Keel on sunday December 6th.

Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women’s

Winter Board Meeting

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The Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women honored Tennessee’s First Lady,

Andrea Conte at their “Winter Gala” held at the Renaissance Center in Dickson.

Maggie Faill, Sonja Fox, First Lady Andrea Conte, Bonnie Brown Myers,Gracie Porter, Adora Bruce.

DCDW Annual Legislative Event

2010 DCDW Legislative Event

The Davidson County Democratic Women extend a very special Thanks to U.S.Representative Jim Cooper for his Yes vote on historic Health Care Reform. Please take a moment to thank Representative Cooper.

DCDW delegation to the 53rd Annual Convention of the Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women.

Seated: DCDW president, Holly Spann, Carrie Gentry, Clarksville Mayoral Candidate Kim McMillan, State Representative Sherry Jones. Standing L-R: Betty Jennings, Alma Sanford, Fannie Hall, Olivia Blackmon, Jo Gish, Rita Fuson-Frazier, 7th District congressional candidate Dr. Greg Rabidoux, Perl Murray-Dunn, Cynthia Bennett, Betty Nixon

Congratulations to DCDW 2010 Athena nominees, Holly Spann, Megan Barry, Rep. Janis Sontany and Shannon Wood. This year’s Athena winner was Susan Short Jones.

Thank you to all the candidates in the Davidson County Primary

Congratulations to Democratic Winners and Nominees.

All the Committeemen & Committeewomen

Circuit Court Clerk-Richard Rooker

County Clerk- John Arriola

Criminal Court Clerk-David Torrence

Judge 4th Circuit Court- Phillip Smith

Juvenile Court Clerk- David Smith

Public Defender- Dawn Deaner

Register of Deeds- Bill Garrett

Sheriff-Daron Hall

Trustee- Charlie Cardwell