PNC 02/15/2026

PNC Meeting Minutes: February 15th, 2026

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Pirate National Committee — All national committees

Attending

Jolly Mitch, Captain (Chicagoland/IL)
Blase Henry, Scribe (AZ)
Drew Bingaman (PA)
Wanda Ward, Lookout (FL)
Ashley Melody (IN)
Frank Flores (TX)
Mars Bale (OH)
David Hall (FL)
James Nguyen (NC/Non-voting)
Raneen Razick (IL)
Rowan (IL)
Unknown Foreigner Spectator

Agenda

Reports

No committee reports

IT

Ø

Outreach

Ø

Officers

Ø

Discussion

Old Business

Old State Party and Candidate Updates
ByLaws Change

New Business

New State Party and Candidate Updates
Drew Bingaman Campaign
Vacant Board Positions

Summary

Old Business

Old State Party and Candidate Updates:
ByLaws Change:

 -The proposal for a change to the bylaws allowing the removal of an individual officer with a three-fifths majority vote, rather than requiring the removal of the entire board from the previous meeting was brought forth.
 
  -A motion was seconded and the vote was unanimous.

New Business

New State Party and Candidate Updates:
-AZ:

 -Report from AZ's in person meeting on the previous Saturday. Much was discussed about growth, campaign, state election and more.

 -AZ's first party rally will be on March 1st.

Drew Bingaman Campaign:

 -Drew provides updates on his campaign, including the opening of the petition period for ballot signatures, upcoming public petition drives, a meet and greet, and an appearance on a local Pennsylvania Democratic podcast.

 -He also announces his new campaign website, drewfor108.com.

Vacant Board Positions:

 -The party discusses two recent vacancies: PR Director and Director of Online.

 -The plan is to put out a message for nominations to fill these positions by next week.

Transcript

A livestream of the meeting can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i273Qo7QkuM