The Charlottesville Democratic Committee
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We’re back to regular meeting schedules, weather willing. The first meeting with new officers and other Executive Committee members will be 6:30pm on Monday, Jan. 29. The location is the Madison Room at the Jefferson Madison Central Library. If you’re new to the Cville Dems, welcome! Come meet lots of like-minded people.
Also, mark your calendars for the next Full Committee meeting. Every Cville Dem is welcome — 6:30 pm, Monday, Feb. 26. Location to be announced closer to the meeting.
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The “changing of the guard” election day for Cville Dems on Jan. 13 was a great social gathering. The good cheer of the registration hour led nicely into the elections of:
Co-Chairs: Josh Throneburg and Nancy Damon
Vice-Chair: Dashad Cooper
Treasurer: Jason Vandever
Secretaries: Ruth Goldeen and Will Evans
Four appointed positions are on the Executive Committee:
Communications: Mary Jane Gore
Voter Registration: Suzanne Michels
Voter Protection: Jeremy Jones
Fundraising: Still seeking candidate(s) — Please contact Nancy Damon if you might be interested in helping out (e.g. brainstorming fundraising ideas)
Some new and familiar faces are taking posts as precinct officers for 2024:
Buford: Co-Chair Dashad Cooper, Co-Chair Steven Johnson
Carver: Co-Chair Lucy Pola, Co-Chair Leonard Schoppa
CHS: Co-Chair Mike Cameron, Co-Chair Ned Michie, Vice Chair Kristine Montamat
Clark: Chair Laura Shea,
Jackson-Via: Co-Chair Noemi Paz, Co-Chair Carrie Schaffer
Johnson: Co-Chair Ivy Hinton, Co-Chair John Shepherd
Key Rec: Co-Chair Cyndy Chapman, Co-Chair Dave Chapman
Venable: Chair Lyle Solla-Yates
Walker: Co-Chair Hugh Colvin, Co-Chair James Quillen, Vice Chair Erica Goldfarb
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Thanks also to all of the former leadership team for their hard work in organizing the event, especially John and Nancy Damon and Mary Ann Harris (stepping down from Secretary but taking on the important role of Vice-Chair of Records). Thanks also to Josh Throneburg and his wife Minhee who brought scones and drinks, Nancy Damon who brought cookies and other snacks, and Kevin Lynch who brought cider and arranged for musicians to play during the sign-in hour. Ann Goedde and John Shepherd helped with setup and cleanup, Llezelle Dugger helped with dues collection, and Dashad Cooper, Carrie Schaffer, and Abdulla Al Kaisi helped check people in.
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Pushed back one week, still a great opportunity for new people with new ideas to get involved!!
Schedule:
Co-Chairs: Josh Throneburg and Nancy Damon
Vice-Chair: still seeking candidate(s)
Treasurer: Jason Vandever is willing to stay on
Secretary: still seeking candidate(s)
Note that we have four other positions on the Executive Committee that are appointed, not elected:
Communications: Mary Jane Gore has volunteered to serve.
Voter Registration: Suzanne Michels is willing to stay on,
Voter Protection: Jeremy Jones is willing to stay on.
Fundraising: still seeking candidate(s).
Layperson descriptions of these various offices are on our website; full descriptions of the precinct roles (and officer roles) are in our bylaws.
These “changing of the guard” elections are critically important for every organization, including ours; it’s always important to have fresh faces and new ideas in the leadership mix.
To put it bluntly, we need you! We all know that the 2024 election will be a struggle for the future of this country. If we don’t grow the party (bring in new people with new energy and ideas), we’ll have to live with a re-elected President Trump and more MAGA extremists in all branches of government. If that’s not an acceptable future to you, then please rise to the challenge and play a part!
If you’d like more information or have a question about a role you might consider taking, please contact John McLaren as soon as possible at cvilledemschair@gmail.com, and he’ll be happy to explain all.
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