By Chris Hotchkin THIS IS IT! THE MARCH 15 PRIMARY IS THE TIME TO CHOOSE OUR DEMOCRATIC PARTY SLATE FOR NOVEMBER! It’s time to vote!Election time is always exciting. Don’t miss out. Don’t let anyone in your family or your friends or neighbors or co-workers miss out. Remind them to vote and to ask for...Read More
By Chris Hotchkin · If you are a precinct committeeman, you should have received a packet in the mail from the DuPage County Election Commission containing a street list of voters, an alphabetical list of voters, a sample ballot, and a map of your precinct. · Contact the Democratic households in your precinct. You can...Read More
By Carla Feinkind My hair is on fire!!! The primary season has only just begun and the mudslinging is fast and furious. The Republicans are acting in character and as ugly as we have come to expect. More on that later but, first I want to look at the inherent risks of the turmoil in...Read More
By Mark Garrity On February 3, Governor Rauner went ahead and signed an executive order creating a privately funded and run economic development agency that he says will “jump-start” job growth. Needless to say job growth would be good. It’s apparently stalled out here in Illinois since last May. Some say it’s because of the...Read More
MEETING NOTICEWEDNESDAY, March 9, 2016 7:30 p.m. Downers Grove Fire Department Administrative Building, 5420 Main Street, Downers Grove Candidate Updates – 7:30 Business Agenda – 8:00IntroductionsMinutes and Treasurer’s ReportReport from DuPage County Democratic Party Executive CommitteeChair Report · Primary Nuts and Bolts Committee Reports and Allied Organizations Newsletter Democratic Women of DuPage County School Board...Read More
By Kim Savage Electing Democrats in DuPage County requires passion and commitment from local volunteers who stand up to support candidates by contacting voters at their doorsteps, on the phones, and just talking to their friends and family about advancing Democratic values. We now have three Democratic Congressmen representing us in Downers Grove Township and...Read More
By Joanna Williams On the heels of an actual government shutdown, a narrowly avoided government shutdown, a debt ceiling crisis, more than 60 failed attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, continual budget crises, we now have the most blatant GOP partisan obstruction of all. Within just hours (!) of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s...Read More
Our “sexy” e- newsletters are filled with important information and opinion pieces. Have you got any ideas about how we can increase the open rate and effectiveness? There is a LOT going on out there in this busy election season and we are excited about the role this new tool can play in our GOTV...Read More
Stay Connected and Make Your Voice Heard! www.dgdemocrats.org dgdemocrats@gmail.com Illinois Governor Rauner: 217 782-0244 Senate President: 217 782-2728 House Speaker: 217 782- 5350 Washington White House: 202 456-1111 Switchboard to reach both houses of Congress: 202 224-3121 How to send letters to the editor: Generally letters are limited to 250 words. Make sure your subject...Read More
Friends, We are ramping up our efforts as the primary rapidly approaches. Please consider joining us for the following GOTV efforts: · Phone banking Tuesday, March 8 from 5:30 to 8:30 at Carpenters Local 1889, 4979 Indiana Ave., Suite 201, Lisle, IL · Canvassing on Saturday, March 5 & 12 at 10am from my home – 445 Austin St., Downers Grove · Canvassing...Read More
