Communications Chair, Author at Kalamazoo County Democratic Party of Michigan

Kalamazoo City Commission Election 2019

July 23, 2019July 25, 2019 by Communications Chair

Communications Chair

Elections for the Kalamazoo City Commission are held in every odd year, meaning that 2019 is an election year for the Kalamazoo City Commission. The city commissioners service staggered four-year term, with three commissioners elected in each election. Citizens of Kalamazoo community have stepped up to run for the open…

Loren Kimeldorf – KCDP Dem of the Month for July 2019

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 by Communications Chair

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Loren Kimeldorf is a lifelong Democrat who has recently become a county committee member within the KCDP. Additionally, he serves on the Environmental Board for the City of Portage. After graduating from James Madison College (at Michigan State University) and serving as an intern in the State House, Loren settled…

Why I’m a Democrat

July 5, 2019October 16, 2019 by Communications Chair

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Tracy Klinesteker “I’ve always been a Democrat, although I’m not sure how or why, as I was raised in a staunch Republican household in what was once the Republican stronghold of Orange County, CA. Somehow, I strayed from a well-trod path. “I’m a Democrat because I want to conserve our…

A New Kind of News from KCDP

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 by Communications Chair

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Welcome to our e-newsletter! Our goal is to make it easy for you to be as involved in the KCDP as you want to be. This update will hit your inbox every week or so. We promise to keep our emails short and sweet, which will be tough, because your…

Nicki Hurley – KCDP Dem of the Month for June 2019

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 by Communications Chair

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Nicki Hurley I have been involved in local politics on and off since the spring of 2009. I assisted a friend to promote and organize a campus wide event for Western Michigan University focused on raising awareness to poverty and raising funds for Clean Water For The World. The successful…

Upton’s vote against Pride

June 12, 2019June 21, 2019 by Communications Chair

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June 2019 is Pride Month. Fred Upton celebrated by voting against U.S. House Bill 5 which was known as the "Equality Act" and was designed to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in government facilities and programs, and by owners and staff of privately owned "public accommodations."…

Memorial Day Stories 2019

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 by Communications Chair

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If you please, my father (Merrill T. See) served in the US Air Force from 1946-49. Born 2/1/28 and passed 1/14/11. Photo attached if needed. Also James Hekman was a friend. He served in the Army, a tanker in Vietnam, 1969-1971 (roughly). Born 1951 (?) and he passed away in…

April 2019 Update on Fred Upton

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 by Communications Chair

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In light of Upton raising $323,000 in the First Quarter of 2019 it's instructive to review his recent votes to make who he is crystal clear: U.S. House Bill 1644 - he is against net neutralityU.S. Senate Resolution 7 - he is for keeping U.S. troops in YemenU.S. House Resolution…

Need a ride to the polls on November 6?

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 by Communications Chair

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Uber and Lyft will take you to vote and bring you home. You can also call the KCDP office at (269) 342-4217 Be sure to take our slate with you so that you can Vote Blue! https://kzoodems.com/2018/10/kcdp-slate-for-the-november-6-2018-mid-term-election/

Kalamazoo Rally for the Trial of the Century

October 22, 2018October 24, 2018 by Communications Chair

Communications Chair

Kalamazoo Rally for the Trial of the Century Sunday, October 28, 3-4pm Bronson Park, 220 S. Rose St., Kalamazoo Sponsored by Western Michigan University Climate Change Working Group KCDP Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War Kalamazoo Interfaith Coalition for Peace and Justice Organize West Michigan Citizen's Climate Lobby Sierra Club…

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