Newsletter of the Platte County Democratic  Central Committee

Volume 13 No. 6                                June 2021

Calendar  August 9 - Platte County Federated Women’s Democratic Club will meet in person at 5:30 p.m. Platte County Resource Center, 11724 NW Plaza Circle, KCMO August 17 - Northland Democratic Club, ACA Business Club, 1400 NW Vivion Road, KCMO. 6:30 pm. August 19 - Platte County Democratic Central Committee will meet at Platte County Resource Center, 11724 NW Plaza Circle, KCMO, 7:00 pm.   Clay County Democrats - click here.  Jackson County Democrats - click here.  Indivisible Kansas City - click here. Greater KC Women's Caucus - click here. Northland Progress - click here. Buchanan County Democrats - click here.

Getting Started in Missouri Politics

Want to get more involved? Feeling lately like voting isn’t enough? Looking for a like minded group of people to band together with and create real change? The Platte County Democratic Central Committee is inviting you to "Getting Started in Missouri Politics: A Forum for Progressives" Thursday August 5th, 7pm Platte County Resource Center, 11724 NW Plaza Circle, KCMO. Learn about the various ways you can get more involved and be an agent of change at the local, county, and state levels from State Representative Ashley Aune and others.

Platte County Federated Women's Democratic Club

On June 14th, the Women’s Club held it’s first in person meeting at the Platte County Resource Center since the beginning of the pandemic. It was a celebration of being together. Officers were elected to serve for 2021 to 2023. They are: President – Rita McGuire, 1st Vice President – Alice Wadsworth, 2nd Vice-President – Sharen Hunt, Secretary – Elizabeth Murtagh-Yaw, and Treasurer – Tracy Holthaus. The new officers will be sworn in at the July 12 meeting. Members were asked to sign up for three new committees: membership committee, program committee and bylaws updating committee. There was a brief discussion of possible fund raising ideas: a penny collection to start at our next meeting, a used book sale and the possibility of partnering with issue oriented groups whose goals and values we support.

Platte Country Democratic Central Committee

The Platte County Democratic Central Committee met on June 17th at the Platte County Resource Center. Guest John DeFoor introduced himself and announced that he is running for Platte County Presiding Commissioner in 2022. He said he had already received encouragement from the AFL-CIO and had started to make calls. Ken Hunt reported on progress from Missouri Senate District 34. The plan is for the State Party to open an office for Buchannan and Platte Counties. The Governing Committee is searching for office space and candidates for Executive Director of the new office. Paula Willmarth who was unable to attend the meeting sent a notice about the Fair Maps Missouri Project that is seeking input from communities of interest for the Northland to be part of the redistricting process. The Fair Maps Missouri project is an effort to counter efforts at gerrymandering in the redistricting process that will take place this fall. A Celebration of Life for our friend and dedicated Democrat Pauli Kendrick was at C-Point in Weatherby Lake on July 1. Her Obituary from the Platte County Landmark can be found at here.

Northland Democratic Club

The Northland Democratic Club met at the ACA Club on June 15. Guest speakers were Ashley Aune, Missouri House Representative, District 14 and Jon Carpenter, Western Commissioner for Clay County. They provided a legislative update. Ashley said she was pleased to report that a bill she had worked across the aisle to co-sponsor a bill on cybersecurity that was passed into law. Jon Carpenter reported that the Clay County Commission is working to settle lawsuits. He also reported that the proposed Annex is not going to happen and that the Commission is exploring options for getting out of debt.

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