What Can I Do?
Make your voice heard!
Flood your reps with your concerns!
Make calls! Make contacts!
WHEN YOU CALL, BE CLEAR, SPECIFIC, and POLITE – What do you want them to do and why? The intern who reads your letter and tallies opinions reads hundreds of these every day. Make it easy for them to understand your point. DO NOT expect a reply, but know that it still counts to help the rep learn which way the wind is blowing. If you have it, include specific information about public polls and/or some quantity of voters who share your views.
Contact info for Delaware County’s elected representatives is below. If you’re not sure who your US or Ohio House representative is, enter your name here, then click Elected Officials.
| Name | Phones | US Mail | Online Contact Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sen. Bernie Moreno | DC: (202) 224-2315 Columbus: (614) 469-2083 | SR-B33 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 | click |
| Sen. Jon Husted | DC: (202) 224-3353 | SR-198 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 | click |
| Rep. Jim Jordan (District 4) | DC: (202) 225-2676 Lima: (419) 999-6455 Mansfield: (419) 982-8045 | 2056 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 | click |
| Rep. Troy Balderson (District 12) | DC: (202) 225-5355 Pickerington: (614) 523-2555 | 2429 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 | click |
| State Sen. Andrew Brenner (District 19) | Statehouse: (614) 466-8086 | Senate Building 1 Capitol Square First Floor, 140 Columbus, Ohio 43215 | click |
| State Rep. Brian Lorenz (District 60) | Statehouse: (614) 644-6711 | 77 S. High St 11th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 | click |
| State Rep. Beth Lear (District 61) | Statehouse: (614) 466-1431 | 77 S. High St 12th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 | click |
What's Happening?
For DCDP events, see our event calendar on this page. Here are some other events that may interest you.
April 19: Rally Heard ‘Round the World in Columbus. Organized by 50501OH.io (see the Wikipedia page for background)
April 19: Rally Heard ‘Round the World in Westerville. Organized by Westerville Progressive Alliance and 50501OH.io
April 19: Stop the Cuts rally in Delaware, organized by Indivisible Delaware County
April 24: Drinks with Dems in Columbus
April 26: Stop the Cuts rally in Delaware, organized by Indivisible Delaware County
To keep up with what’s going on at the Ohio statehouse, check https://ohiobills.wtf regularly.
Ideas
The MAGA Pain List (save your energy for what Trump does, not what he says)
Dems 101 is a statement of Democratic values. It may help with identifying what’s important as we get blasted by lies and nonsense over the next four years.
Thinking about running for office, or working on someone’s campaign? Contact us.
What Happened?
General Election November 5, 2024
Despite some excellent campaigns run against appalling opponents, only one of our 2024 candidates won. Rhonda Johnson was elected to the Ohio State Board of Elections, District 7. Technically, that was a non-partisan election, but Rhonda is a Democrat, endorsed by ODP.
DeWine vetoes anti-trans bill
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed HB 68, a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for trans youth, and prohibited middle- and high-school trans kids from playing sports with cis-gender kids. It is
DCDP Endorses Issue 2
The Delaware County Democratic Party voted Oct. 19 to endorse state Issue 2. The issue, “to commercialize, regulate, legalize and tax the adult use of cannabis,” is on the November ballot. Early
Misleading Ballot Language
No surprise here: the Ohio Ballot Board, chaired by Frank LaRose and dominated by abortion opponents, issued ballot language for the Reproductive Freedom amendment that is calculated to fire up the minority
Issue 1 Goes Down!
You did it! Issue 1 was defeated, by a statewide margin of roughly 56% – 44%, with Delaware County voting No by 58% – 42%. More info here.