Town of Strafford Democratic Committee
The Strafford Democratic Committee is a local grassroots organization in Strafford, NH working to elect Democrats in all levels of government. Our next meeting is Tuesday June 5, 7:00 pm at the Hill Library in Strafford. Our guest speaker will the Mark McKenzie who is running in the Democratic primary for the CD-1 set that Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is vacating.
In May the Committee hosted Deaglan McEachern (in the gray shirt second from the left) who is running in the Democratic Primary for the CD-1 that Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is vacating. The Committee previuosly met with candidate Mindi Messmer and will be hosting Mark McKenzie on June 5.
Committee Chair Bob Perry, who formerly represented Strafford in the State Legislature, has been active in protecting voter rights in NH. Opponents of Republican leadership's continuing attempt to regulate our fundamental right to vote jammed Rm. 102 of the legislative office building on April 10, with overflow into the hallway. The Chair of the committee refused to move the hearing to a larger room, though eventually ceded to the need. A public hearing is not a public hearing when 30-35 members of the public are excluded from the hearing for 45 minutes. After lengthy and unnecessary questioning of opponents of the bill by Republican senators, Sen. Woodburn (D-Dist.1) asked members to "stop the badgering." All but 2 of approximately 20 speakers opposed the bill.
WMUR coverage of the event can be found here:
http://wmur.com/article/debate-over-voting-rights-comes-to-head-at-state-house/19738780?src=app
Bob Perry's testimony can be found here.
WMUR coverage of the event can be found here:
http://wmur.com/article/debate-over-voting-rights-comes-to-head-at-state-house/19738780?src=app
Bob Perry's testimony can be found here.
Notable Quote:
"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there." Robert M. Pirsig, philosopher, journalist, educator. 1928 - 2017
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