Caucus Cancelled

 

**PRESS RELEASE****BY THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE****CONTACT: MARY-SHERMAN WILLIS, 540/987-8912****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**CANCELATION OF CAUCUS TO NOMINATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATE DISTRICT 28The RAPPAHANNOCK County Democratic Committee announces the cancelation of the Caucus to select a Democratic Senator candidate for the Virginia General Assembly 28th Senate District.The Caucus was scheduled for June 3, 2023, but now will not be held, as only one candidate has applied.The Democratic Committee regrets any inconvenience to any voters.

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Call To Caucus

UPDATE 05-31-2023: CAUCUS IS CANCELLED

CALL TO CAUCUS TO NOMINATE A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE

Virginia State Senate District 28

State Senator

June 3, 2023

The Rappahannock County Democratic Committee announces the Call to Caucus to select a Democratic Senator Candidate for the Virginia General Assembly’s 28th Senate District, for the General Election on November 7, 2023.

All Democrats who are registered to vote in the 28th Senate District may vote in the caucus.

The 28th Senate District includes all of Rappahannock County. It also includes all of Culpeper, Madison, Greene, Orange, and western Spotsylvania counties.

To find out if you vote in the 28th Senate District, you may look up your registration at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/Lookup/status (once you have entered your information, scroll down to the section labeled “Districts” and see what your “State Senate District” is).

CAUCUS LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME

Location: Culpeper County Democratic Committee Office 205 S. East St., Suite A Culpeper, Virginia 22701

Date: The Caucus will be held on Saturday, June 3

Hours: The Caucus will take place between 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

This is an unassembled caucus. That is, you may come and cast your vote any time during the caucus hours, and you do not have to be present for the entire caucus. You may come, cast your vote, and leave as you wish.

CANDIDATES

If you wish to present yourself as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for State Senator for the 28th Senate District, send a request for information to form_request@dwiedenfeld.org.

COMPLETE COPY OF THE CALL TO CAUCUS

IF THERE IS ONLY ONE CANDIDATE, THIS CAUCUS MAY BE CANCELED

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RCDC Virtual Caucus 1-8-2022

According to Democratic Party of Virginia Party Plan, city and county Democratic committees are required to renew their membership and elect officers and at-large Executive Committee members at a biennial reorganization. 

The RCDC Reorganization is scheduled for Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 10 A.M. We’ll meet via Zoom.  

Candidates for the 2022-2024 RCDC Board are:

Chair: Mary-Sherman Willis

Co-Chair: Ross O’Donoghue

Secretary: Ken Edwards

Treasurer: Bruce Sloane

At-Large Executive Committee members: Ron Goodman, Casey Eitner

You must be a member of the committee to vote for the RCDC Executive Board. Please take a minute to renew your membership using one of our TWO convenient methods: 

1) online in the membership Google form, or 

2) by printing out the membership form PDF and mailing it to Ken Edwards, PO Box 718 / Flint Hill, VA 22627. 

We must receive your application by noon on Friday, January 7, 2022, so that we may send you instructions for joining the meeting.

NOTE: If you would like to join the At-Large Executive Committee, please contact Chair Mary-Sherman Willis.

Don’t miss out! Submit your application and JOIN US!

Contact us for the ZOOM link.

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Renewal and Reorganization

According to Democratic Party of Virginia Party Plan, city and county Democratic committees are required to renew their membership and elect officers and at-large Executive Committee members at a biennial reorganization. 


The RCDC Reorganization is scheduled for Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 10 A.M. We’ll meet via Zoom.  


You must be a member of the committee to vote for the RCDC Executive Board. Please take a minute to renew your membership using one of our TWO convenient methods: 


1) online in the membership Google form, or 

2) by printing out the membership form PDF and mailing it to Ken Edwards, PO Box 718 / Flint Hill, VA 22627


We must receive your application by noon on Friday, January 7, 2022, so that we may send you instructions for joining the meeting.


NOTE: If you are interested in running for RCDC Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, or Treasurer, or would like to join the At-Large Executive Committee, please contact Chair Mary-Sherman Willis.  Deadline to apply is 12/31/21

Don’t miss out! Submit your application and JOIN US!



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RCDC Reorganization 2022 Preparation

REMINDER: The terms of the officers (and the at-large Executive Committee members) of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee will end with our biennial reorganization in January 2022. If you think you might like to serve as Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, or Treasurer, NOW is the time to step up. We’d love nothing more than to hand the reins over to a younger, more diverse slate. If you’re interested, simply email RCDC Chair Mary-Sherman Willis to get more information.

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A LETTER TO THE RCDC MEMBERSHIP

April 8, 2020

Dear Rappahannock Democrats,

We missed seeing you at our last monthly get together, cancelled for COVID19. Unfortunately, we will miss you again. Our scheduled general meeting for April 11 is also cancelled to keep everyone distanced and safe, following Governor Ralph Northam’s recommendations. They came not a moment too soon. Sadly, our county reported its first confirmed case this week.

Distanced as we are, we have been busy and want to keep you informed of events in the coming months.

  • County delegates to the district, state, and national Democratic conventions have until April 9 at 5 pm to send in their pre-filing forms to the DPVA (Democratic Party of Virginia).

Based on your votes on Super Tuesday, the county was allotted two delegates for Joe Biden and one for Bernie Sanders. Even though Bernie has dropped out of the race, his delegates will go to the conventions!

  • To be a delegate to the 5th District Convention on May 9 and State Convention on Jun 20, click HERE for the form.
  • To go on to the National Convention in August 17-20 in Milwaukee, click HERE to apply.

NOTE: Compared to other counties in the CD5, Rappahannock has had a great turnout of delegate applications! The DPVA has been accepting them all, for both candidates, to cover the shortfall in other counties.

NOTE: Because of the pandemic, the Party will decide, from moment to moment, whether to hold in-person or virtual conventions. The 5th District Convention will be held virtually. (Those details to come.)

  • To find out more about delegate selection and duties, click HERE.
  • The 5th District Congressional Primary is scheduled for June 9. We are urging you to vote absentee by mail. It’s easy and complies with our distancing practices.
    • I’ve attached Registrar Kim McKiernan’s instructions and the deadlines to apply for and send in absentee ballots for the June Congressional Primary and November General elections.

NOTE: Mail-in voting is going to be crucial this year for getting out the vote! We’re planning phone banks, texts blasts, and socially distanced postcard parties to get the word out, and to help voters get their ballots in. We’ll need your help.

NOTE: We have four terrific candidates to run against Denver Riggleman in November: RD Huffstetler, John Lesinski, Claire Russo, and Cameron Webb. Instead of live forums to let voters meet the candidates, we’re coordinating with other 5th District committees to hold virtual forums in our localities. Ours is tentatively scheduled for May 12 at 6 pm, to be moderated by former candidate Leslie Cockburn. (Details to come.)

  • RCDC fundraising has become one of the casualties of COVID19. Our April 4 Blue State Blue Grass Brunch and auction were cancelled. The Yard Sale in August may be too. While our expenses will go down, our income will too. As the season progresses, we’ll need to buy yard and highway signs, and campaign ads. We appreciate any donations you’re able to make along the way.

We want to thank everyone for your work and support, for stepping up even as our world is upended by this invisible threat wreaking such havoc to ourselves and our democracy. Thanks in particular to Ron Goodman, Tommy Bruce, Larry Wohlers, and Rachel Taylor for representing us as delegates to the State Convention (and beyond!).

Please send your questions and comments at maryswillis@me.com. We want to hear from you! Keep up with our news at www.RappDems.org and on our Facebook page.

Stay safe, stay engaged, and let us bring the light of Democratic competence and compassion into this dark time.

Mary-Sherman Willis

RCDC, Chair

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