Rappahannock County Democratic Committee | "That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part."

The Next Rapp Dems Meeting

by Kay B | Feb 8, 2024 | Meetings, RCDC General Meetings

The Next Rapp Dems meeting will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Little Washington Winery (72 Christmas Tree Lane, Washington, VA).

Special guests will be three candidates from the CD 10:
Atif Qarni, Dan Helmer, and Eileen Filler-Corn.

Atif Qarni, former Virginia Sec of Education and veteran. https://www.qarniforcongress.com/
Delegate Dan Helmer, current district, VA House 10. https://danhelmer.com/
Eileen Filler-Corn, former speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, https://eileenforcongress.com/

Coffee and Conversation at 12:30 p.m. Meeting starts at 1 p.m.

Everyone is welcome!

Vote! Now!

by Kay B | Feb 6, 2024 | Democratic Party, Elections, Rappahannock County, Voting

There are three important opportunities to vote in Virginia in 2024.The first is the Presidential Primary on March 5. The next are the State Federal Primaries on June 18. And lastly is the General Election on November 5.Early voting for the Presidential Primaries is underway! You can get your ballot in now. Vote in person at the Registrar’s Office, 262A Gay St, Little Washington between 8am and 4pm Monday through Friday. Or call (540) 675-5380. It only takes a minute and it’s so important!Click the following link to read the Rapp News story about early voting to find out who is on the ballot: Early voting now underway in Virginia’s presidential primaries. Here’s who’s on the ballot. | Politics & Government | rappnews.com

The New Rappahannock County Democratic Committee Has Formed!

by Kay B | Feb 6, 2024 | Democratic Party, Our elected officials, Rappahannock County

Now that we’ve reorganized, it’s time to get back to work!

OFFICERS

Chair: Sean Harrigan
Vice-chair: Christine van den Toorn
Secretary: Ken Edwards
Treasurer: Mary-Sherman Willis

AT-LARGE MEMBERS

Ron Goodman, Casey Eitner, Kay Beatty, Leslie Cockburn, Ross O’Donoghue, Cathy Zimmerman, Eve Brooks.

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COMMITTEES

Planning, Strategy and Messaging–Ron Goodman, Casey Eitner, Ross O’Donoghue, Ken Edwards, Larry Wohlers, Kay Beatty
Fundraising and Budget–Gwen Bates, Tac Tacelosky, Mary-Sherman, Ken Edwards
Outreach and Communications: letters to the editor, advertising, social media–Casey Eitner, Kay Beatty, Michelle McKinney
District Operations: precinct coordinators (6 precinct captains needed), campaign signs, election day–Mary-Sherman Willis, Ross O’Donaghue
Get Out the Vote (canvassing, postcards, phone banks)–Eve Brooks

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Welcome to all of you who have joined the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee! If you plan to attend meetings regularly and/or be active in the Party, and you haven’t filled out your application form to become an official member, please do!

Click HERE to fill out the online application to officially become a member of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee!

Click HERE to download and print a membership form to email or mail back to us.

Virginia’s Citizen Portal–Your Voting Information Resource

by Kay B | Feb 4, 2024 | Democratic Party, Elections, Virginia, Voting

Check your registration status, register to vote, find your polling place, register to vote absentee—you can do all these

things on the Citizen Portal.

Virginia Voter Information – Citizen Portal

Rappahannock County Democratic Committee Reorganization, January 13, 2024. A Call to Caucus.

by Kay B | Jan 11, 2024 | Caucuses, Democratic Party, Elections, Rappahannock County, RCDC business, RCDC Special Meetings

2024 is going to be an election year for the record books—and we need all Dems on deck! It’s time to re-commit to the Democratic Party and the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee!

We welcome all Democrats who are registered to vote in Rappahannock County to attend our reorganization meeting at the Little Washington Winery, 72 Christmas Tree Lane, Washington VA, on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 1 pm.

Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for member registration, coffee, sandwiches, and conversation. Click the link for the official Call to Caucus. We invite you to renew your RCDC membership — or join for the first time! Please download the RCDC Membership Form and email it, mail it, or bring it in person along with the suggested annual dues payment of $25.

Our reorganization meeting will include the election of new officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer) for the 2024-2025 period. Our current Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer will not be seeking another term. If you are interested in running for an office, please complete the Officer Filing Form and submit it no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2024. If you have questions, please email Chair@RappDems.org. A short business meeting will follow after the elections.

Any further questions, contact Chair@RappDems.org or call 540/987-8912

Duties of RCDC Officers

by Kay B | Jan 11, 2024 | Democratic Party, RCDC business

Re-organization Saturday, January 13!

RCDC_Officer_Filing

Join us in 2024

by Kay B | Jan 11, 2024 | Democratic Party, Rappahannock County

Photo of the 2017 RCDC officers

In Memory of Jed Duvall (far right). Left to right: Bruce Sloane, Mary Sherman Willis, Ross O’Donoghue, Jed Duvall.

The Rapp Dems have always had wonderful, capable officers.
Over the holidays, we remember those RCDC member who have passed. We also look forward to those who will join us in 2024.

Come join us. We are a great crew!

RCDC-2024-26-Membership-Form.pdf (rappdems.org)

Holiday Brunch 2023 memories!

by Kay B | Dec 10, 2023 | Democratic Party, Dinners, Events, Rappahannock County, RCDC Events

The 2023 RCDC Holiday Brunch was another cozy get-together of happy Democrats celebrating a great year for Dems in the Virginia General Assembly. Let’s bask a minute in seasonal jollity! We’re looking ahead to 2024!