There are three ways to be involved with politics:

  • Build the local party
  • Volunteer for a campaign
  • Run for office

All three are important and all overlap in duties.

1. We need help to strengthen Clermont’s network. Precinct leaders, called precinct captains, are the main communication between the party and local community. These are the folks who know what is happening in villages, townships and school districts and communicate with their neighbors and the party. If you read Michelle Obama’s Becoming, she writes about accompanying her father while he was in this role. This is the most basic foundation of party politics. Clermont Democrats are about at 1/3 capacity, and we need people to help us strengthen our base. This is a two-year commitment that requires time during campaign season but less otherwise. We ask that you talk to your neighbors and be part of CCDP and of course, we do training. The best part is you discover how many like-minded people there are here and what an impact we make.

Action: Attend a CCDP meeting on the fourth Thursday of the month or one of the regional meetings below to help strengthen the party at its foundation. The stronger our underpinnings, the better our candidates and outcomes. Our next meeting is tomorrow, August 22. Join us! We are having a potluck at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. See all upcoming meetings.

2. This fall’s elections are important, and every single campaign needs help. If you want to see the US Senate remain Democratic, help reelect Sherrod Brown. We have Ohio Supreme Court justices to elect and candidates up and down the ballot.

Action: Contact Ethan Browning, ebrowning@ohiodems.org, or Jocelyn Watson, jocelyn@clermontdems.org, to get involved and help reach voters. Clermont’s demographics are changing and talking to voters is the single best way to make that happen faster.

3. If you are considering a run for office in a year or two, now is the time to lay the groundwork.

Action: Reach out to me, patty@clermontdems.org, for help getting started.

In solidarity,
Patty