Shiawassee Democrats

The Michigan Democratic Party will be holding the Endorsement Convention on Saturday, April 17th, at Cobo Hall in Detroit. At this convention, Michigan Democrats will endorse a candidate for Attorney General and Secretary of State.

Attorney General candidates:

David Leyton - Genesee County Prosecutor
Richard Bernstein - Chair - Wayne State Board of Governors

Secretary of State candidates:

Jocelyn Benson - Wayne State University Law Professor
Janice Winfrey - Detroit City Clerk

We are lucky to have such great candidates to choose from.

If you would like to vote in the Endorsement Convention, you must be a member of the Michigan Democratic Party at least 30 days in advance of the event. This deadline is March 19th.

You can click here to download a membership application, or you can join online at the MDP website here - http://www.michigandems.com/join.php

** The links to the candidate campaign sites included in this post are for reader convenience only and should not be considered as an endorsement by the Shiawassee County Democratic Party. The Shiawassee County Democratic Party has not made an endorsement of any candidate.

Our latest edition of our newsletter, Currents, is available online. Click here to download it.

It is in pdf format, you will need a pdf reader to view it.

For the meeting on February 12, we are fortunate to have two State Candidates as guests:

Dennis Denno, seeking to be the Democrat for MSU Trustee

and

David Leyton, Genesee County Prosecutor seeking MDP nomination for attorney General

The meeting takes place at Corunna City Hall. Speakers will begin at 7:15pm.

Shiawassee Dems February 2010 Meeting
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd
Corunna City Hall

6:00 PM Doors opem

6:30 PM Business Meeting

MDP Endorsement Caucus (April 17th) is on the Agenda

7:15: Speaker

Dennis Denno candidate for Democratic nomination for MSU Board of Trustees

Pasta & Politics (April 23rd) Planning Committee will meet afterward.

The Party will be collecting personal care items and non-perishable food items for the Shiawassee County Red Cross pantry in Corunna.

Personal care times which cannot be obtained with food stamps and are low in stock at the pantry are:

Soaps (dish, bar and laundry), shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, paper towel and toilet paper. Non-perishable food items are also needed.

If you are unable to attend and want to participate, contact Carol Spaniola 989-743-3293.

The public is welcome to attend.

The Shiawassee County Democratic Party will be meeting Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at the Corunna City Hall. The public is invited to attend.

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The Shiawassee Democratic Party meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the Corunna City Hall meeting room off Mack Street at 6:30 p.m. Regular business meetings start at 7 p.m. For further information contact party chair, Carol Spaniola at 989-743-3293.

Today John Cherry announced that he will not be seeking the Democratic Party nomination for Governor. Lt Gov Cherry released this statement earlier today:

Today I am announcing that the exploration of a gubernatorial candidacy is coming to an end, and I will not be a candidate for Governor in 2010.

A year ago, when this exploratory process began, I set several goals that I thought I needed to attain if a candidacy was to be successful. I believed that at least a thousand Michigan citizens needed to express their support for my candidacy. That number was exceeded significantly. I also believed that in 2009 I would have to obtain at least half of the petition signatures necessary to obtain a position on the ballot. We succeeded in reaching that number as well.

However, I also believed that I had to secure enough money to make my candidacy fully viable. I was not successful in that endeavor to the degree that was needed. With that in mind, I have come to the conclusion that to wage a successful campaign will be difficult at best.

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The Shiawassee Dems will be meeting on the 5th Tuesday of this month. The meeting will be held Tuesday, September 29th.

Doors open at 6:00 pm, the meeting begins at 6:30 pm, at Corunna City Hall.

Speaker: 7:00 PM Garrett Arwa from the MDP and Organizing for America.

For further information contact party chair, Carol Spaniola at 989/743-3293.

The Shiawassee Dems will be meeting on the 5th Tuesday of this month. The meeting will be held Tuesday, September 29th.

Doors open at 6:00 pm, the meeting begins at 6:30 pm, at Corunna City Hall.

Speaker: Brie Fritz, Field Coordinator for People for Cherry, will present a campaign update.

Shiawassee Democratic Party Meeting

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Doors open 6:00 PM

Meeting 6:30 PM

Corunna City Hall, Corunna

Presentation of Adopt-a-Highway

Dems have adopted Hiighway M-52 between Brewer Rd. and Miller Rd.

First pick up will be between September 12th and 20th

Contact Carol Spaniola for further information

Shiawassee County Democrats will meet on Tuesday, July 28 at 6 p.m. at the Lions Park in Morrice, (Located just .2 of a mile north on Old Lansing Road.) Mark Brewer, Michigan Democratic Party state chair, will be the speaker.

Hot dogs, lemonade, tea and table service will be provided. A passing dish would be appreciated, but it is not required.

For further information contact party chair, Carol Spaniola at 989/743-3293.