Congrats to our Raffle Winners!
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Thank you to each and every one of you who entered our summer raffle. Your support will help us elect more local Democrats. Following are the lucky winners:
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Grand Prize: Two-night stay & 4-course dinner at Notchland Inn
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Blueberry Festival Success
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Thanks to everyone who turned out for our Blueberry Festival. It was great to see so many friends and neighbors, and we appreciated the Democratic candidates who travelled to Strafford to spend the time talking to our community. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to work at the event, and all the bakers who brought goodies for the contest and bake sale! Special thanks to our sponsors, BerryBogg Farm and DJ Reed Brockton. This committee has fun and gets the job done!
Bake-off Winners: Hats off to all the amazing cooks who entered the bake-off. Everything was delicious! Joan Joffres took first place with her "Bow Lake Blueberry Mess." Jennifer Whithall's Blueberry Cake won second place honors, and Zoe Cote's mouth-watering Blueberry Lemon French Macaroons took third. In the Kids contest, Gaitlyn's Wild Blueberry Buckle was the first place winner, and Grace's Blueberry Sourdough Bread came in second. Nice job, all! |
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Chairman's Corner
Join us! Chair Elizabeth Callahan extends a warm welcome to all Democrats and Independents in Strafford. The best way to get connected with our committee is to come to our monthly meetings or get involved helping local Democratic candidates. We just wrapped up our blueberry festival, a community event we host in election years. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful food and great ideas for activities. It was uplifting to hear the messages from our Democratic candidates. We couldn't have put on this event without the helping hands of many generous volunteers. We have a strong slate of candidates for State Rep this fall. Democrats Scott Shepard of Barrington, Virginia Schonwald of Barrington, and Kimberly McGlinchey of Strafford are running for the three House seats in District 4. Thom Flynn of Strafford is running for the District 18 State Rep position, against Michael Harrington. Learn more about these Democratic candidates on our State Rep page. We also have an exciting candidate for State Senate - Cecil Abels, owner of Mr. Sippy's BBQ in Rochester. Public Education at Risk: We've learned a lot this year about disruptive Republican-backed proposals promoting open enrollment in public schools. These measures would force Strafford taxpayers to pay tuition for sending students out of district if parents request it, and prohibit local districts from setting limits on the number of students they accept from outside. This significantly strains local school budgets and increases our property taxes. Yikes! The Fight to Protect Voter Data: The NH Federal District Court has ruled that Bob Perry of Strafford, and three others, may formally participate as intervenors in the lawsuit brought by the Trump administration against the State of New Hampshire based on the state's continuing refusal to hand over voter information to the Trump administration. Voter information contains personal information of the voter, including partial social security numbers, birthdates, addresses, party affiliation, drivers' license numbers and more. Misuse of this information, whether directly or indirectly, could lead to targeting of voters. Stay Connected: Get news from the Strafford Town Democrats by emailing your contact info to [email protected]. |
Voting Laws ChangingVictory for Democracy: A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire has permanently blocked enforcement of HB 1569, the sweeping 2024 law that imposed some of the most restrictive voter registration requirements in the country. Read press release from Open Democracy.
Know your rights: Prepare well in advance for upcoming elections. Contact your municipal election clerk to determine you remain on the voter rolls; ask what additional documents you might need; how to vote absentee. Don’t wait. Read more from Bob Perry.
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Your Trusted Local ResourceThe Strafford Town Democrats are committed to being there for you:
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Get Connected!Stay in the know with these New Hampshire Democratic Party resources:
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Listen and Learn
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Learn how to use the General Court website to register support of or opposition to bills in the Legislature:
To watch this presentation, select the following link and enter the passcode ChWq1H+V from the Zoom screen. Watch Brian Beihl of Open Democracy Action explain how to register your views on State Legislation. |
Watch Andru Volinsky talk about school funding & property tax here. Volinsky was the lead attorney in the landmark Claremont school funding case. Citizens of towns like Strafford need to understand how the current school funding system imposes inequities on students, property taxpayers, and the economies of local communities.
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Olivia Zink, Executive Director of Open Democracy, introduced our committee to this grassroots organization working in New Hampshire to create an open, accountable, and trusted democratic government free from the corrupting influence of big-money politics. Watch Olivia's presentation on Youtube.
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