by CCDC Chairwoman Charlotte Valyo No matter how much I want to look forward to simple, old-fashioned Memorial Day of flags and hot dogs, this year I can’t. There are too many dead we must honor and the honoring itself becomes too painful. I am so...
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The Moral Challenge of our Lifetimes
by CCDC Chairwoman Charlotte Valyo My birthday is December 14th, a day I have not been able to fully celebrate since 2012, when 20 children and six adults were brutally murdered in the Sandy Hook Massacre. At the time it seemed that this horrific...
Chester County Democratic Committee looks toward the November elections with optimism
West Chester, PA. (May 18, 2022) - With most of the votes counted and their primary election winners confirmed, Chester County Democrats, under the leadership of Chairwoman Charlotte Valyo, welcomed the close of a successful Primary Season. With...
Chester County Democrats – Ready to Run the Mid-terms
While not all votes are in from the May 17 primaries, Democrats should be feeling good, but certainly not complacent, in Chester County. We should feel good that we have slates at all levels going into November that will give voters clear positions...
Voting is the best way to put out the fires of burning books
by Rep. Kristine Howard (D-167) On this day in history, May 3, 1953 the Westchester Conference of the American Library Association issued The Freedom to Read Statement, a declaration that received national attention at the time. To put the...
CHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS APRIL 2022 NEWSLETTER
In this newsletter: Earth Day 2022 Message from the Chair CCDC Announces New Website The Numbers Tell a Story Your 'One Thing' to do This Month Who's Who on the May 17 Primary Election Ballot? Republicans Still Riled about Convenient Voting Tee of...
March 27 Statement from the Chair
Greetings, After watching the news these last few days, I could not help but share with you how proud I am to be a Democrat. It also has made me realize just how much we have to do everything humanly possible to ensure the course we have set our...
CHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS COMPLETE ENDORSEMENTS FOR MAY 17 PRIMARY ELECTION
On Monday evening, March 21st, the Chester County Democratic Committee held the second half of its Nominating Endorsement Convention. Below is the complete list of our endorsed candidates: PA Governor: Attorney General Josh Shapiro PA Lieutenant...
CHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS MARCH 2022 NEWSLETTER
WE STAND WITH UKRAINE This month’s newsletter is being prepared at a moment of not knowing. We don’t know what the situation will be in Ukraine by the time you read this. What we do know as we prepare it is that bombs are falling, missiles are...
New Districts 2022
These new districts, drawn as required after the 2020 census, were voted in by the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission on Feb. 4, 2022, and finalized by the PA Supreme Court on March 16. The below districts are in effect for...