As Michigan’s elected prosecutors, we are entrusted with the health and safety of the people serve. We believe that duty must come before all else. For that reason, we are reassuring our communities that we support a woman’s right to choose and every person’s right to reproductive freedom. Michigan’s anti-abortion statutes were written and...
Author: Tim Draeger
Introduction from our new chair
The last 18 months have come with an immense amount of tragedy and personal and professional challenges for almost every person I know. Through immense and rapid change, struggle, and perseverance I have also found one very positive result of the past year and half. During this time, I have witnessed numerous communities (local,...
Resolution: No Justice, No Peace: Black Lives Matter
Genesee County Democratic Party Thursday, July 9th, 2020 Resolution: No Justice, No Peace: Black Lives Matter A resolution recognizing the historic and systemic impact of chattel slavery, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and in support of the reforming policing as we know it. WHEREAS the United States of America has never...
April Update
My fellow Democrats: I hope that this message finds you and your family both safe and healthy. The Genesee County Democratic Party is adapting to overcome the new challenges presented by COVID-19. As promised, the Genesee County Democratic Party will be updating our members via email and social media. If you would like to...
Good afternoon my fellow Democrats. Now that we have had over a week to begin to process the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our family, friends, and community, I wanted to take this opportunity to update all of you on the future of our Party and our movement. Like many of you, I’m...
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, we honor the life, legacy, and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Now more than ever before, our country could benefit from his wisdom and leadership. As Dr. King noted in his last speech given in support of the striking AFSCME sanitation workers in Memphis: “Now, what does all of this mean...
Annual GCDP Congressional Dinner 2019
On Sunday, November 17, we will be holding The Annual Genesee County Democratic Party Congressional Dinner from 1 PM to 4 PM at the IMA Brookwood Banquet Center, 6045 Davison Rd., Burton, MI. Congressman Dan Kildee will be speaking and the Andrew Transue Award will be presented in addition to the John Cherry Distinguished...
DYING OF WHITENESS, a book by Jonathan Metzl
Guest Blogger, Bobbie Walton, is a member of the Genesee County Democratic Party & the Democratic Women’s Caucus, political activist, & progressive. DYING OF WHITENESS, a book by Jonathan Metzl (New York : Basic Books, 2019) is worth a read if you want to grapple with understanding why people vote against their own well-being....
Happy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day! One of the defining themes of our history as a people is the struggle to broaden economic justice for all. At the core of that struggle has been the American Labor Movement. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope...
Happy Independence Day!
Today, we celebrate the collective will that gave voice to the voiceless and declared for all to hear: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Independence...