Morgan Co. Democratic Central Committee
Our Mission:
To re-emerge as a meaningful political organization in Morgan County and the state of Indiana. Our efforts will form the ideas, initiatives, and solutions we believe will lead to a balanced, productive, and future oriented Morgan County.
News:
The Full Member Committee Meeting scheduled for February 6th, 2010, has been rescheduled to
Saturday, February 13, 2010 due to weather.
Debra will let veryone know the newmeeting location shortly. Thank You All. Please Keep Warm & Safe During This Storm. The purpose of the meeting is to update all Morgan County Democratic Central Committee Members on our Meet n Greet party building strategy. We will be discussing the upcoming Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner we are planning for March 16th 2010, the upcoming primary election, and other important topics.
Mark Anderson To Run For Morgan County Sheriff
From Ron Hawkins, Martinsville Reporter-Times...
Mark Anderson, the sole Democrat to file as of Wednesday is a crime scene investigator and field training office for the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department. He worked as a jail sergeant before becoming a merit deputy in 2001.
In a written statement, Anderson stated, “I believe there is a real need for a change in direction for the sheriff’s department and I am ready to make that change.” That change in direction, Anderson said in an interview, includes offering something to the community. “We don’t offer anything,” Anderson said. “My campaign is about what we can provide to the county.” That includes making deputies available to neighborhood crime watch groups and counseling them on what they can, should, can’t and shouldn’t do, he said. Good relationships could lead to more successful resolutions of crime investigations, he said. Another idea is to have a boot camp where youth who’ve had trouble in schools can receive counseling from sheriff’s department deputies and others, he said. The camp would be paid for with fundraising efforts, grants and donations, not tax dollars.
Anderson is running as a Democrat, he said, “because I believe in the people’s rights, even if they’re criminals.”
Anderson, 38, is married with three sons and a daughter. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Indiana Sheriff’s Association and Liberty Christian Church.
Indiana Democratic Party Announces Party Patron Program.
As we turn our attention to next year's mid-term elections, I want to share with you an innovative new program we've designed to boost financial support for both the Indiana Democratic Party and your local party organization.
It's called the Party Patron program.
We're asking loyal Democrats across Indiana to commit to donating at least $10 each month to become Party Patrons.
In return for a recurring donation, each Party Patron will receive a membership card, bumper sticker and 20% discount to all State Party fundraising events, including the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, IDEA Golf Outing and Holiday Gala. All you need is a credit card to sign up!
Proceeds from the program will be split between the State Party and the local party where the Patron is from.
As a Democratic leader in your community, I'm asking you to spread the word about this great new program - and sign up as many of your friends as possible! The more people we can get to commit to this initiative, the more Democrats across our state will benefit.
To sign up or download a brochure with more information about the program, please visit www.indems.org/partypatron.
We have to make sure we're prepared for Republicans to challenge us next year. They've already shown that "no" is the only answer they have in response to our vision for America's future, so we need to make sure Democrats maintain control in order to move our state and nation in a new direction.
If you have any questions about the Party Patron program, please don't hesitate to e-mail us at info@indems.org.
Thanks for your time, and we look forward to working with you to make sure Hoosier Democrats know about and participate in this exciting new program.
Democratically yours,
Daniel J. Parker
State Chair
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