Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting
January 4, 2023
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Room 108
Call to Order:
Greg Haas called the meeting to order at 6:14 pm.
Attendance :
Greg Haas, Mary Van Auken, Vikki Chenette, Suzi Black, Dudley Case, Sharon Case, Lois Petersen, Linda Wilson
Secretary Report:
No changes to the minutes were suggested and minutes from December 6, 2022 were approved.
Treasurer Report:
Suzi reported the amounts in the Scholarship account and the JC Dems General account.
Chair Announcements – Greg
WDP Activities:
David Martin is no longer an employee of WDP.
WDP Secretary (Mandy) will take on social media job.
Greg has interviewed for the WDP Executive Director position. A second round of interviews will be held next week.
Greg will be helping with organizing 2 of the 3 dark counties in Wyoming – Sublette and Weston Counties.
Erin O’Doherty got the new state voter list today.
The Democratic voter registration went down before the primary election but has gone back up since the election.
Nellie Tayloe Ross Dinner Event will be held on February 25 and 26 in Cheyenne.
Blue Bison Event will be held on May 27 and 28 in Riverton.
End of Summer Event will be held September 9 and 10 in Newcastle.
Women’s Caucus Meeting will be held tonight at 7:30 pm.
Old Business:
1. Newsletter – Lois
Eleven newsletters were returned as undeliverable.
$120 was spent on stamps and $26 on copying.
Everyone thanked Lois for all her work on the newsletter.
2. Adopt-a-Highway – Lois
Lois has the safety vests and trash bags.
The location will most likely be just north of Buffalo on I-90 around the Lake DeSmet area.
JC Dems will get a sign after 2 cleanups are done.
3. Precinct Committee People – Greg
We still need to sign up more people.
4. JC Dems Lunch – Greg
Jim Shell is apparently interested in organizing lunches like we had last year. Previous lunches were held at the golf course and Bozeman restaurants.
New Business:
1. JC-FFF (Johnson County Friends Feeding Friends) – Linda
This organization bags food every Wednesday.
The group decided to sign up to help on September 20 at 5:30pm in the basement of the dentist’s office.
JC-FFF also holds a 0.5K race in June.
2. JC Dems Office Elections – Greg
County party elections are held in March and state party elections are held in April.
It was decided to hold our next election on Tuesday, March 7 at 6:00 pm. The regular March meeting will be held at 7:00 pm.
Greg is throwing his hat into the ring for County Chair again and Suzi has indicated she would like to step down as Treasurer.
3. Phone banking for Weston and Sublette Counties – Greg
Greg needs help calling Democrats in those counties to help set up a Democratic Party in each county.
4. Appreciation for Meeting Space – Greg
Vikki made a motion to donate $100 to Sheridan College’s Golf for Knowledge to show our appreciation for the college letting us use a room for our JC Dems monthly meetings. Lois seconded the motion. Motion passes.
Announcements from the Floor:
None
Upcoming Meetings:
Suzi made a motion to hold the JC Dems monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm rather than 7:00 pm. Mary seconded the motion. Motion passed.
WDP is selling tables at the Nellie Tayloe Ross Dinner at a discounted price. And there will be on online auction and buyers will pay for shipping if they do not attend the event or Greg can picking up winning bids for any of our members who do not attend the event.
The Scholarship Committee has decided to meet on Wednesday, January 18 at 11:00 am in the Johnson County Library.
For other meetings see Chair Announcements above.
Adjourn:
Greg adjourned meeting at 7:30 pm.