Letter to the Editor: Additional dropboxes needed for voters
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The following Letter to the Editor from vice chair Joydeep Gupta was published in the Delaware Gazette on July 16, 2020. The general election is just around the corner, and I believe every Ohioan should have a […]
Help Wanted: We need YOU to work the polls on Nov. 3
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The majority of the bipartisan poll workers in Ohio and across the country are 60 or older. However, with concerns over COVID-19 and the older population being more at risk, young people are needed to fill these roles. The Delaware […]
Navigating Ohio’s complicated redistricting process
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] ‘Whether we care about providing access to affordable health care, reducing the gun violence that plagues our schools and communities, protecting voting rights, achieving equal pay, or solving the urgent threat of climate change, there is a fundamental structural barrier […]
Democrats Got Talent • August 25, 2020
Get a virtual front row seat for the Delaware County Democratic Party’s first virtual fundraiser, Democrats Got Talent. The curtain goes up at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, August 25. Participants will enjoy an hour of entertainment from local up and comers like John Russell and Dave Martin, as well as nationally-known Democratic icons. More fun […]
County Democrats declare racism a public health crisis
The Delaware Gazette interviewed our chair, Peg Watkins, and member, Andre Washington, co-chair of the ad hoc committee tasked to draft our resolution to declare racism a public health crisis, for the article, “County Democrats declare racism a public health crisis.”
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes – July 2020
Note: Due to the Coronavirus and continued quarantine requirements ordered by the Governor, the regular monthly meeting was held via a Zoom session and appropriate notice had been provided. Executive / Central Committee Meeting July 23, 2020 With 64 persons in attendance, tonight’s meeting was promptly opened at 7:06 pm by Chair Peg […]
Watkins: Trump out of touch with suburban Ohio
This guest column from our chair, Peg Watkins, appeared in the Delaware Gazette on Aug. 1, 2020. Last week, Donald Trump tweeted that the “Suburban Housewives of America” should read an article. Apparently, he thinks everyone in our country lives in some version of a TV reality show and that the rest of us read […]
Delaware County Democratic Party calls on state and local leaders to join the party in fighting racist policies and practices
The Delaware County Democratic Party is calling on Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio legislative leaders and Delaware County commissioners to join the party in its declaration of racism as a public health crisis and enacting equity in all state and county policies and practices. The party passed the resolution during their monthly Executive Committee meeting on […]
Save the Date: Democrats Got Talent
Save the date for Democrats Got Talent, a fundraiser for the Delaware County Democratic Party. More information coming soon!
Letter to the Editor: Voting access is under attack
The following Letter to the Editor from member Melanie Farkas was published in the Delaware Gazette on July 16, 2020. While Ohio’s Secretary of State, Frank LaRose highlights the need to vote, utilizing in-person early voting, absentee voting or voting in person on Election Day (“LaRose: Time to recommit to active citizenship,” July 9, 2020), […]