Staff from the Georgia House Democratic Caucus came to Perry to listen to local Democrats talk about issues important to them. The well-attended meeting held October 15, brought members of MGDWC, Houston County Democratic Committee, and Young Democrats to the Ashton Landing Clubhouse. Middle Georgia was one of their stops on listening tours on [...]
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Kristina Simms Kristina Simms, immediate Past President of the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women, will be the speaker at the September 17 meeting at 10:00 a.m. Kristina has researched the suffrage movement and will talk about Votes for Women-How it Happened. The meeting will be at the Westcliff Condominium Clubhouse at 303 Westcliff [...] Keith McCants Keith McCants, a well known blogger, will be the July 16 speaker. Mr. McCants blogs at Peanut Politics, a self described rural blog that provides views & insights from a Conservative Georgia Democrat. He is resident of Oglethorpe, Ga, graduated from South Georgia Technical College in 2003, and will be attending [...] Representative Abrams, Ann MacKay, MGDWC Pres., Fenika Miller, Candidate Miriam Paris, Richard Nadler, HoCo Acting Chair
The June 18 joint meeting of the MGDWC and the Houston County Democratic Committee hosted Miriam Paris, a candidate for the Senate District 26 and Representative Stacey Abrams, (District 84) and the Georgia House Minority Leader. [...] 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 [...] Mrs. Ada Lee Members heard first hand stories of the civil rights movement in middle Georgia at the May meeting. Fifty years ago this month, freedom riders rode interstate buses into the deep south to test the United States Supreme Court decision that ended segregation for passengers engaged in interstate travel. They were met [...] Representative Stacey Abrams We are pleased to announce that Stacey Abram, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives will be the speaker at the June 18, 2011 meeting of MGDWC at Ryan’s Steakhouse at 1922 Watson Blvd. Ms. Abrams is a dynamic speaker and will inspire us as she shares her insights on [...] 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 [...] |
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