Welcome to our site. The CALICO CAT is a Social Club that engages in public discussions to seek out and investigate INDEPENDENCE as a cultural and political ideal. We are volunteer society looking to discover and advance the voice of the people as we discover the potential of an independent voice freed from the prevailing culture of spin doctors, propagandists and influencers. We believe that, as the public finds its own voice, public officials will be motivated to be more independent from partisan bosses, PR machines or ideological constructs. We further believe in the ideal of citizen (unaffiliated) candidacy as well as the proposition that more competition on the part of regular people running for public office will improve local government. Transparency, accountability, public dialog and open discussion are public advantages, not evils. They serve to enhance community interest in civic activities.
Independent from affiliations and dogmas
United in our Love for America, Reverence for our Republic, Respect for the Constitution, Duty to our Communities
WE EXPLORE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE IN A WORLD SYSTEM OF EXTREME TRIBALISM
SEE YOURSELF SITTING IN THIS CHAIR?
We can help
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Teach you what you need to know about running for elected office before you start.
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Help you navigate the complex political electoral process in Washington State.
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Identify resources to help your candidacy get started.
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Make the voting public aware of viable unaffiliated candidates.
Without availability of an authoritative source of voter information nonaligned candidates are doomed from the start.
It seems that in Washington State, a novice candidate must run twice: first to learn what it means to be a candidate and then run to actually win the office
Dick Pilling, Former Chairman, Clallam County Political Party
Unfortunately, most novices give up after their first try.
We are a volunteer society dedicated to improving local government through citizen participation.
Anybody can get his or her name on the ballot for any elected office in Washington state by coming up with the filing fee. Just being on the ballot does not make a candidate viable. In fact, the presence of novelty candidates on the ballot does serious damage to legitimate independent candidates by making it harder for the voting public to discern which candidates are real and which are just looking to see their names in print or are advocates for fringe policies or philosophies.
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Jim McEntire
Donnie Hall
Want to learn more about how to run as an Independent Citizen Candidate for elected office in Washington State?