News from the Convention
Photos from various attendees:
Thursday
Steve Mercado (Twin Falls) was honored with a front row seat!
Obamas and Bidens photo by Steve Mercado (Twin Falls)
Senator Joe Biden with Steve Mercado (Twin Falls); Steve Mercado was born and raised in Canyon County; now attending BSU in Boise.
TJ Thompson -Boise- with other delegates during Vice
President Al Gore's speech;
TJ Thompson is the coordinator for
Veterans for Obama in Idaho
Idaho delegates during Barack Obama's speech: Rebecca Suits-Boise,
Maj StormoGipson-CDA, Albert Wilkerson-Athol, Frances Jones-Boise
Kassie Cerami - Boise - during Barack Obama's speech.
Kassie
is the Idaho State Coordinator for the Obama for America campaign
Idaho Delegation with guests getting ready for Obama's speech
Idaho Delegation cheering during Vice President Al Gore's speech
(Jim Hansen, Exec
director Idaho State Party, with large flag; Andrea Wassner, Boise;
Maj StormoGipson, CDA, Keith Roark,
Boise;
In Back: Jeanette Wolfley, Pocotello; Estella Zamora,
Caldwell)
Bursting in air with confetti and fireworks (Megan Nagel,
Nampa;
Maj StormoGipson, CDA; Brendan Lang, Boise; TJ Thompson,
Boise)
Confetti
After Obama's Speech (Megan Nagel-Nampa; Bredan Lang-Boise)
Idaho Delegation after fireworks
Jim Messina (Chief of Staff for Barack Obama) with Kassie
and TJ;
Kassie Cerami, Boise delegate, Idaho coordinator for Obama
for America;
TJ Thompson, Boise delegate, Idaho coordinator for
Veterans for Obama
Jim Messina is a Boise, ID native and took the time to speak to the
Idaho delegation on Thursday morning;
Justin StormoGipson, MD - CDA
Delegation member;
Maj StormoGipson, MD - CDA Delegate
Wednesday
Bill Clinton addressing the convention
Convention cheers to Bill Clinton's speech
Idaho delegates cheering (Frances Jones-Boise, Rebecca Suits-Boise)
More cheering from Idaho (TJ Thompson-Boise, Jim Hansen-Idaho State Democratic Executive Director)
Megan Nagel-Nampa
Steve Mercado-Twin Falls with Obama-Biden sign
Albert Wilkerson-Athol-waving the flag during Bill Clinton's speech
Chris Bray, spouse guest of Gail from Boise (national committee woman); Jeanne Buell-Worley -far back left; Megan Nagel-Nampa; Albert Wilkerson-Athol)
Maj StormoGipson, MD, CDA delegate; Justin StormoGipson, MD, CDA delegation member of Credentials Committee; Richard Hill, Moscow delegate, Paulette Jordan, Plummer delegate
Gail Bray and Richard Hill taking down the Idaho sign; off to Mile-High Stadium for the final night!
Tuesday
Convention Welcomes Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton with Chelsea
Idaho Delegates cheer for Hillary (Ryan Robinson, delegate-CdA; Darin Brunstad, delegate-Deary, Latah City)
Hillary Clinton's speech "Barack Obama is MY candidate"
Hillary gave her full support to Obama and convention responded
North Idaho Members of the National Idaho Delegation (Albert Wilkerson-Athol, Paulett Jordan (Plummer), Ryan Robinson - in back (CdA), Richard Hill (Moscow), Maj StormoGipson (CdA), Justin StormoGipson (Credentials Committee Member)
Idaho Delegation at Denver Getting warmed up at 7:30 pm Tuesday
Idaho Delegates and guests participate in a service project packing food for meals on wheels. Delegates, their families and guests participated in a service project today called Community Action in Denver. They work with Meals on Wheels packing and strapping boxes full of non-perishable foods. These were prepared for distribution to needy families. Participants expressed a desire to give something back to the people in need of a helping hand in the Denver area.
Monday
Response to Michelle Obama
Maj StormoGipson interview by Colorado NPR
Maj StormoGipson, Albert Wilkerson and Nicole LeFavour on the floor of the convention.
Justin StormoGipson with Chairman Howard Dean. News from Justin regarding the Credentials Committee: We voted unanimously to reinstate all the delegates from Florida and Michigan with 100% voting privileges!
Maj StormoGipson interview by a reporter for Colorado Public radio at the interfaith service that opened the convention on Sunday, August 24, 2008:
When asked why she supports Barach Obama, Maj StormoGipson points to his experience as a neighborhood organizer in Chicago's southside. Virtually no other national politician has this experience of on-the-street engagement with real people solving problems. Rather than take polls to find out what America’s working poor think, Barack Obama has worked directly with them.
StormoGibson was born in India to Baptist missionaries whose professional life was one of service to the less advantaged. She was fortunate to be raised by progressive Democratic parents in the wonderful country of India. Maj and her husband, Justin, are both physicians who served two years as medical missionaries in Nicaragua during the mid-1980's.
StormoGibson also feels connected to Barack Obama because he is the first presidential candidate in decades who has truly had a world-focused background and experiences. "He understands how the US is viewed from abroad and can see the amazing opportunities that lay ahead for America and the world," StormoGibson said.
The StormoGibsons have been active in building the Democratic Party in Kootenai County for several years. After eight years of no Democratic legislators from the area, the StormoGibsons were instrumental in helping to elect the first of what will be many more Democrats to the legislature: Rep. George Saylor.
StormoGibson is an outspoken advocate for improving the quality of life for all Americans by investing in education and health care. And she is eager to help more people understand that it is the Democrats who prioritize fair taxes for all people. Equally important is the priority of Obama to promote an effective foreign policy. A foreign policy that uses serious negotiation and financing infrastructure in foreign countries to promote US interests and international stability, as opposed to using unilateral military force.
StormoGibson came to the state convention in June fired up and ready to go. She was humbled by the incredible array of people who stepped forward to run for the national delegate positions. She is truly "honored and thrilled" to have been elected and to represent Idaho Democrats in Denver.
StormoGibson feels the responsibility she has been entrusted with to cast a vote in favor of the first organizer with deep roots in America’s many different cultures, to be our next President, is an honor she will treasure for the rest of her life.
Kootenai County Democrats Headquarters are located at
1124 Sherman Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
208.765.0965
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday: 10am to 2pm
