Brian Schweitzer

The second day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST today, with a theme of "Renewing America's Promise."  Featured speakers include Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kan.), U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.), Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.), and Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.). The keynote speaker will be Gov. Mark Warner (D-Va.), followed by the headline prime-time speaker, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.).

The full schedule is below.

Now that June has arrived, even if summer weather is lagging far behind on the west side, PolitickerWA.com will begin a series of weekly interviews with county party chairs. The series begins today with Spokane County Democratic Chair Kristiné Reeves, a 27 year old Democrat originally from Moses Lake.

Read the full interview below the fold.

SEATTLE -- Rancher Peter Goldmark kicked off his campaign for State Commissioner of Public Lands tonight at the Olympic Sculpture Park in downtown Seattle. The event featured King County Executive Ron Sims, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer and a room full of local Democratic Party dignitaries.  read more »

The state Democratic Party sent out an e-mail today announcing that Peter Goldmark will officially kick off his campaign for Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, hoping to unseat incumbent Doug Sutherland. Goldmark, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in the 5th District in 2006, will be joined at the event by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer.  read more »