Acronyms and other terms
This page is intended to provide a listing of TLA's
(Three Letter Acronyms) and other terms used in
politics. This is intended to be relatively basic
and relevant to Washington state. If you have
additional suggestions, please contact
kcdems@wuxx.com.
501(c)(3) - Named for its section of
legislation, this is a non-profit charitable
organization that does not engage in partisan politics
527 - Named for its section of legislation,
this is an organization that does engage in partisan
politics, but with rules different from political
parties
ACT - America Coming Together - A left-leaning
527
AFL-CIO - American Federation of Labor -
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFSCME - American Federation of State, County,
and Municipal Employees
Amazon - Amazon.com - online retailer and
major Seattle employer
Constituent - Someone who resides in the area
an EO represents
COS - Chief-of-Staff
DFA - Democracy for America - An advocacy
organization founded by Howard Dean
DNC - Democratic National Committee
EO - Elected Official
HDCC - (Washington) House Democratic Campaign
Committee
IAM - International Assoication of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers
IBEW - International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers
IDF - Institute for a Democratic Future - A
leadership program for younger Democrats
JK - John Kerry
LD - Legislative District
LD - Legislative Director - a Congressional
staff member responsible for an EO's legislative staff
MDC - Metropolitan Democratic Club
Meet-up - a recurring get together of people
with similar interests.
Move-On - A left-leaning 527
MS - Microsoft
PCO - Precinct Committee Officer
KCDCC - King County Democratic Central
Committee
KCYD - King County Young Democrats
LA - Legislative Assistant - a staff member of
a EO working on legislation
Max-out - Donating the maximum allow-able
contribution to a candidate
Member - Usually short for Member of Congress
SA - Staff Assistant - Someone working in an
EO's office, often an entry-level position
SAM - Seattle Art Museum
SDCC - (Washington) Senate Democratic Campaign
Committee
SEIU - Service Employees International Union
Surrogate - Someone who fills-in for a
candidate or elected official
UFCW - United Food and Commercial Workers
VIP - Very Important Person - Usually used to
refer to EO's, candidates, or surrogates
WEA - Washington Education Association
(Teachers Union)
WSDCC - Washington State Democratic Central
Committee
YD - Young Democrat
YDA - Young Democrats of America
YDWA - Young Democrats of Washington
This page last updated: 01/03/2005
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