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16th Virginia Senate District Prince George Caucus Sites

28 Monday Jul 2014

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On August 9, 2014 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. the Prince George Democratic Committee will hold a Nominating Caucus at two locations for the purposes of electing a Democratic Dem_Logo_smallNominee for the November 4th Special Election to fill the 16th Virginia Senate District Seat formerly held by retired Senator Henry Marsh.

The two Caucus sites are:

Prince George County Courthouse
6601 Courts Drive
Prince George, VA 23876

and

Union Branch Baptist Church
3356 Union Branch Road
Petersburg VA 23805
(in the locality of Prince George)

This is an unassembled caucus meaning that eligible voters in the 16th Virginia Senate District may present themselves at either caucus site between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3:00 p.m to vote on the nominee of their choice. Such voters will have their eligibility to vote verified and will be asked to sign the commitment pledge prior to voting.

The precincts of Courts, Rives, Jefferson Park, and Union Branch are the Prince George precincts in the 16th Virginia Senate District.

For more information review the last post on this web page or contact Carol Dois Woodward, Treasurer of the Prince George Dems, at woodwardcd@aol.com .

Prince George Civil Rights Pioneers To Be Honored

08 Thursday May 2014

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Join the Prince George Democratic Committee, as well as branches of the NAACP, SCLC and other organizations in honoring Civil Rights Pioneers from our county at the Union Branch Baptist Church, 3356 Union Branch Road,  on Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 3 – 5 pm.

The 2014 Honorees are The Honorable Samuel L. Bland, Deacon Junius Lee Briggs, Deacon Alexander A. Johnson, Sr., Deacon James E. Hill, Deacon Timothy Thweatt, Sr, and Deacon Walter H. Watson, Sr.

The Honorable Rosalyn R. Dance, 63rd Virginia House District, will be the keynote speaker and will be presenting the awards.

The event is free and open to the public.  Union Branch Baptist Church is ADA accessible,

Contact Carroll Briggs at briggsccmasonry@aol.com or 804-861-1099 for more information.

Join the PG Dems on April 3rd

01 Tuesday Apr 2014

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Delegate Rosalyn R. Dance, Delegate 63 Virginia House District, will be the featured

speaker at our meeting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Prince George County Admin Building, 2nd Floor Employee Lounge.  The address of the County Admin Building is 6602 Courts Drive.  The main entrance is on the side of the building with its own parking lot.  Not the side facing the Courthouse and the Library.

After the regular meeting we’ll receive training on the Votebuilder database locally known as VAN.  Bring your computer if you want to access the database in real time.  To receive a login you must be a member of a local committee .  We will have membership applications on hand.

Thanks to the work of our Chair, Cynthia Mitchell and Lillian King Boyd, our Secretary, who coordinated with Gaylene Kanoyten we registered over 40 people for healthcare on

Cynthia Mitchell and Congressman Bobby Scott

Cynthia Mitchell and Congressman Bobby Scott

Saturday in only 3 hours.  Delegate Dance, Congressman Bobby Scott, Petersburg Mayor, Brian Moore, and Hopewell Vice-Mayor Jasmine Gore came as did the Progress-Index and Channel 6 News.  Hopewell Chair, Bettie Washington, and Prince George Dems, Robert Rose, Joyce Street, and Carol Woodward also assisted in the event.

Katherine Johnson of the Progress-Index got the opportunity to interview people who had actually been able to enroll in healthcare.  Some of their stories were published in the Sunday Progress-Index.

The PGDems co-sponsored this event with the Health and Wellness Ministry of Zion Baptist Church, HCA Health Care Systems.

Come to the meeting and learn what else we have been up to.

Now, about your opinion …

 

 

 

How Do Virginian Dems Know It’s Fall (Nearly)?

16 Friday Aug 2013

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Virginia Democrats know its Fall when the campaigns start providing yard signs for the local Democratic Committees.  It helps us track this season because Virginia has an election every year.

This year there are three statewide races and a number of state House of Delegates elections.

Terry McAuliffe, long time politico and entrepreneur,  is a candidate for Governor.  Hailing from Northern Virginia (actually he is a Citizen of the World), Terry is a progressive leader, Clinton fundraiser, and an energizing speaker.  He has visionary plans for invigorating the Virginia

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job market, protecting women’s rights to health care and protecting the vote.  He strongly favors Obamacare and expansion of Medicare in Virginia.

Running for Lieutenant Governor is Ralph Northam, an MD from the Eastern Shore and a state senator.  Lieutenant Governor is particularly important in Virginia because that office is the tie breaker and proponent of the administration’s legislative agenda in the General Assembly.  The Virginia Senate is evenly split at this point so unless the Democrats take back the Senate decisively next year, the Lieutenant Governor is our only protection against the ultra right agenda in the General Assembly.

Virginia State Senator Mark Herring, from lovely, historic Leesburg , is the candidate for Attorney General.   Mark worked his way up to the state senate after serving on the Loudoun  County Board of Supervisors.  In addition to his law degree, he holds degrees in economics and foreign affairs.

Do click on the links above to get to know our candidates better or visit The Democratic Party of Virginia for more information.

Oh, the Local Democratic Committees will have coördinated campaign signs shortly after Labor Day.  Stay tuned.

Next post will focus on Delegate Rosalyn R. Dance in her uncontested race for the 63rd Virginia House District after a brutal primary.

Contact me for more information on the Prince George Dems, any of the Virginia candidates, or how you can help elect these candidates. 

We Reelected 44!

07 Wednesday Nov 2012

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At about 6:30 a.m. the day after the 2012 election I am thinking about all of the Prince George Virginia Democrats, the Democrats Without Borders and the Oganizing for America Ground Team who helped reelect President Obama. We also reelected Congressman Bobby Scott in the 3rd Congressional District and we elected Gov. Tim Kaine to the U.S. Senate to succeed Senator James Webb.

There are many people to thank at every level, but this morning, in the limited time I have before going to the Registrar’s office to observe the Canvass, I choose to focus on one group of Democrats — the Precinct Captains and their Poll Crews who braved the frosty morning and evening and the windy in between in the ten precincts in Prince George County.

There are many backstories — Diane is being treated for pneumonia, Cynthia was also

Richard Bland Precinct

Hearty Prince George Precinct workers Steve Martin, Charlotte Rhodes and Caroline Tobe

phone banking for OFA, James recruited volunteers who had not been part of the Democratic Committee in the past, Carroll forgave me (I think) for calling him at 4 a.m. on Election Day, Le’one, Willie and crew were able to get even Republican voters to smile, and eighty-five year old James Hill steered his crew at Union Branch all day with only a break or two for a sandwich.

Rest up today my friends. Take the rest of the year off (just kidding). Next year we must elect a Democratic Governor in Virginia and reelect one of our Virginia House Delegates, Rosalyn Dance.

N.B. On election eve Delegate Dance called me to check on the Committee’s spirits and to give us a personal boost for the election day ahead. Thank you, Rosalyn. We have your back next year.   DANCE2013