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The Democratic Party of Georgia will have a booth in the McGill Marketplace at the Georgia National Fair October 6 – 16, 2011. MGDWC will help with staffing the booth during the fair run. Houston County and Jones County Democratic Committees are also helping pay for the booth.
The House and Senate Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee held a listening session, to hear what citizens had to say about how the state will re-draw its district lines. “It’s a very important process,” State Senator (R. Dist. 18) Cecil Staton says. “We only do it once every 10 years, and we want to get it [...] Here is your chance to comment on the redistricting process based upon the new census data. The closest hearing will take place at Mercer University School of Medicine Auditorium on June 13, 2011 from 5 – 7 p.m. The MGDWC President will testify. There will be a special session of the Georgia legislature to redraw congressional [...] Kathy Bird, Ann MacKay, Fenika Miller and Kristina Simms Four MGDWC members attended the GFDW Spring meeting in Conyers, GA hosted by the Democratic Divas of Rockdale-Newton counties. Two of our members were honored at the event. Kristina Simms, the outgoing president of GFDW, received the new Burlene Morris Leadership Award for her [...] Jerry Gonzalez The Houston County Democratic Committee members will join us on March 19 at 10:00 a.m. at Ryan’s when Jerry Gonzalez will be the speaker. Mr. Gonzalez is the first executive director of the Georgia Association of Elected Latino Officials based in Atlanta. Gonzalez is a founder and the immediate past president [...] This is information from the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Nicole Poss, Intervention Coordinator at HODAC , talked about the coalition effort to get funds restored to the 2012 Georgia budget when she spoke at the MGDWC meeting last week. Because of YOUR phone calls last week, there are moves in the Georgia Legislature [...] Our job as voters is not over. There are important positions that will be decided in the run off election November 30. Here are the candidates and information that was available doing Google searches. Keep reading to get the early voting information. Houston County District Attorney Arthur Creque, 44, chief assistant solicitor for Houston [...] The MGDWC hosted the fall meeting of the GFDW at Creekwood Park in Perry. When the business meeting concluded, club members and Democratic supporters enjoyed an old-fashioned candidate rally with candidates, hot dogs and music by DJ Terry. The weather was perfect and the crowd was enthusiastic. Create your own video slideshow at [...] We have another great opportunity to hear candidates up close and personal at the September 11 Multi-County Luncheon sponsored by the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women. The star studded line-up includes Darryl Hicks, candidate for labor commissioner, Joe Martin, candidate for state school superintendent, Carol Porter, candidate for lieutenant governor, and Keith Moffet, candidate [...] Houston County delegates, Kathy Bird, Tina Simms, and Jamie Swift, attended the Democratic Party Convention in Athens August 14. The top candidates for Georgia state government, Roy Barnes and Carol Porter, inspired the crowd. Mike Thurmond, US Senate candidate gave a great stump speech as well as Tina Simms, GFDW President. [...] |
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