Rick Polintan was elected on January 20, 2015 as Chair of the 11th Legislative District Democrats. Marvin Rosete was elected Vice-Chair. Robert Kangas was elected State Committeeman. All three are Asian Americans. The 11th is made up of very diverse communities. His goal is for those diverse communities to be engaged politically.
Polintan retired as a union organizer for SEIU 1199NW. He plans to improve the engagement of the Asian community in the 11th District. (end)