McCloskey Memorial Picnic

Please join us June 23rd, 2-6pm, for what we hope will be a continued tradition in the spirit of Frank McCloskey’s campaign picnics. The pitch-in picnic is a joint project of both the Democrats' Club and the Party, and will be held at the Woodlawn Shelter House at Bryan Park. The Club is providing hamburgers and hot dogs (including non-meat choices) and beverages. 

 

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MCDP Shop Talk

Monroe Democrats like to hang out, enjoy donuts, bagels, and coffee, and talk shop!  (Or at least that's the theory.) On June 15th join us for MCDP Shop Talk from 9 - 11 a.m.  Come by headquarters for a donut, coffee, and chance to bend the ear of party officers about what's got you thinking.  This is the first of many such opportunities with different themes, but informal and fun on a Saturday.  Public welcome, Democrats appreciated. Any suggestions on future topics, send to Trent Deckard at chair@monroedems.org!

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Join us at the Harrodsburg Heritage Days Parade!

Parade season kicks off for us with the 27th Annual Harrodsburg Heritage Days Parade on May 18th. Parade start time is 2:00pm.  This is an opportunity to have some fun and show off the vibrancy and pride of our Party in this cherished Hoosier tradition. We hope many of you will join us, so please stay tuned as we finalize details.

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Join the MCDP to celebrate Angel Rivera and Kristen Thomas

Longtime MCDP friends (volunteers, Precinct Committee Members, and much more) Angel Rivera, Jr. and Kristen Thomas are departing for a new life in Puerto Rico next month, in order to support Angel’s dad. They will also be tying the knot this month, marking their new chapter in life together!

We wanted to invite everyone to Headquarters on April 29th, from 6-7:30pm, for a farewell party. Please stop by and bid farewell to this lovely couple and help us wish them well on their journey. Light refreshments will be served.

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Join us for the annual FDR Gala

This year's FDR Gala will take place on Thursday, April 4 from 6-8 p.m. at the Fountain Square Mall Ballroom. Visit the event page and RSVP! 

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Welcome to your Monroe County Democratic Party!

Please take a look around our site and get to know our community. Please stay in touch and don't forget to sign up for our e-mail notifications. Save the evening of April 4 for our FDR Gala, and watch for other events and opportunities to get involved.

Yours in the Democratic Party,

Trent Deckard

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MCDP Reorganization Candidate Filings

Democratic friends,

As you know, our party reorganization is rapidly approaching. On Saturday March 2 at 12noon at Bloomington City Hall we will undertake the business of our quadrennial reorganization.  It is a time of reflection on the four years that have passed and one of looking forward to the next four years of Democratic leadership in our community.  

For quite some time I and my fellow officers, as well as many other Democrats have worked to cultivate new leaders and chart a smooth party leadership transition to ensure that the strength of our local party organization and that our support for our Democratic values, voters, candidates and elected officials remain strong.

I am pleased to announce these excellent candidates have filed for our critical party leadership positions:
  • Trent Deckard has filed for MCDP Chairperson
  • Susan Sandberg has filed for MCDP Vice-chairperson
  • Efrat Feferman has filed to continue her service as MCDP Secretary 
  • Anthony Smith has filed for MCDP Treasurer
And it is with the knowledge that there will be such a strong team in place that I humbly and sincerely announce that I will not be running for re-election as your chairperson.  Likewise Vice-chair Kyla Cox and Treasurer Hans Huffman have decided not to run.  I will have a more lengthy statement sharing my thoughts on serving as MCDP chair after the filing deadline.  But for now, I am very pleased with the caliber of these officer candidates, as I hope you will be as well.  This sets the stage for the continuing strength of our party, our community and for progressive ideals in Monroe County.

In subsequent notes we will send out candidates statements from all those who have filed by the Wednesday deadline.

Thanks for your continuing service and support. 

All the best,
Rick

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MCDP Quadrennial Reorganization

Monroe County Democratic Party
2013 Quadrennial Reorganization

Democratic Central Committee,

In accordance with Indiana Democratic Party Rules, it is my duty to call a caucus of Democratic precinct committeepersons and vice precinct committeepersons for all Monroe County precincts for the purpose of electing party officers (chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and treasurer) for the term to run through March of 2017, and to conduct other business as required by Indiana State Party Rules.

The caucus will be held on Saturday March 2, 2013 at 12noon in the Bloomington City Hall Council Chambers, at 401 N Morton St., Bloomington, Indiana.

All Monroe County Democratic Party precinct committeepersons and Vice precinct committeepersons are eligible to vote at the reorganization meeting.  The list of precinct chairs and vice-chairs is available on the MCDP website.

Candidates must file a written notice of candidacy with MCDP Secretary, Efrat Feferman, before the caucus – by 5:00PM on Thursday February 28, 2012.  An email notice shall be sufficient for notification of candidates and may be addressed to Efrat at information@monroedems.org.

Any questions about this caucus can be addressed to me at chair@monroedems.org or at 812-671-0076.  I look forward to seeing you on March 2nd.

Sincerely,

Rick Dietz, Chair
Monroe County Democratic Party

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Democratic Party Reorganizations

This March Indiana's various Democratic Party organizations will gather to elect new leaders for new 4 year terms from the bottom to the top.  For us, this includes the Monroe County Democratic Party, the 9th District Democratic Party and the Indiana Democratic Party.

These leadership elections will take place on following dates:
  • Monroe County Democratic Party -- March 2, 2013
  • 9th District Democratic Party -- March 9, 2013 
  • Indiana Democratic Party -- March 16, 2013
Monroe County Democratic Party officers will be elected by MCDP precinct chairs and vice-precinct chairs on March 2.  9th District Democratic Party officers are elected by all of the new and continuing County chairs and vice chairs on March 9th.  Indiana Democratic Party officers are then elected by the new and continuing District Chairs and Vice chairs on March 16th.

We will be sending information out shortly about our local reorganization and an official letter to all precinct chairs and vice chairs in the coming week.
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for an official meeting announcement.

Take care,
-Rick
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Caucus for County Council District 1

Democrats,

The Monroe County Democratic Party will hold a caucus on Saturday Jan 26, 2013 at 2 pm in the Monroe County Courthouse, Nat U. Hill Meeting Room for the purpose of filling the position of Monroe County Councilor District 1 vacated by Vic Kelson.

Candidates for this office must be eligible to be a candidate for County Council District 1 (old boundary).  Candidates must have filed form CEB-5 with the Caucus Chair, Rick Dietz, 72 hours before the caucus – by 2PM on Wednesday Jan 23, 2013. At 2pm today the deadline passed for candidates to file for this caucus.  As of the filing deadline, 4 candidates filed and they are…

  • Lindsay A. Shipps
  • Anthony A. Smith
  • John Willard Tilford
  • Shelli Yoder

This caucus for District 1 County Council is unique. It will be a caucus of the new (post 2010 census) precincts that lay within or overlapping old (pre 2010 census) Council District 1 boundaries.  This includes the following current/new precincts:

  • Benton 1, 2
  • Bloomington 8, 9, 10, 21
  • Perry 4,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,26,28,31,32
  • Salt Creek

All (old) Council District 1 Monroe County Democratic Party precinct committee persons are eligible to vote in the Council election. Vice precinct committeepersons shall be eligible to vote if they are carrying a proxy for their committeeperson in accordance with Indiana Democratic Party Rules.  

The Caucus is open to all Democrats, but only (old) District 1 precinct chairs or their authorized proxy may vote.

Any questions about this caucus can be addressed to me at chair@monroedems.org or at 812-671-0076.

Sincerely,

Rick Dietz, Chair
Monroe County Democratic Party
Caucus Chair

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