Please join us June 23^rd, 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. 

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!

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.

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! 

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

Democratic friends,

Thanks for your continuing service and support. 

All the best,
Rick

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

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