VCDP News and Calendar of Events – 4/16/18

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Discussion Issue of the Week:

Paul Ryan rides into the sunset

• With Ryan’s announcement, 25 GOP Congressmen and 3 GOP senators have announced their plans to retire. That’s not one or two, that’s a rush to the exits.

• In Indiana, we’ve seen a surge in first-time candidates, women candidates and millennial candidates step up to run and a sizable increase in the number of Statehouse districts Hoosier Democrats are contesting. The battleground is expanding nationally and right here.

• We can’t take anything for granted, we’ll have to rely on *grassroots organizing and we’ll win one conversation at a time, but Ryan’s exit is an eyebrow-raising data point.

*So be sure to attend one of the Neighborhood Leader Training sessions listed below on the VCDP calendar!

Also of note:

Women Indiana Democrats have a new organization – Hoosier Women Forward – that is, ”a political and civic leadership training program designed to empower Democratic women to become more active participants in politics and leaders in their communities.” Each year a group of twenty outstanding Democratic women will be selected to participate in a nine-month leadership training program.

Visit the website for more information and apply today: hoosierwomenforward.org

 Below is the latest edition of upcoming events. Please mark your calendars! If you have an upcoming event you would like us to include in the future, please email details to vanderburghdemocrats1@gmail.com.
Monday,

April 16

6:00PM

-8:00PM

Wards 1, 2, and 3:

Neighborhood Leader Training 

for Precinct Committee Persons

Carousel Restaurant

5115 Monroe Ave.

Evansville, IN 47715

Thursday,

April 26

6:30PM

-7:45PM

Center and Scott Townships:

Neighborhood Leader Training

for Precinct Committee Persons

North Park Library Meeting Room

960 Koehler Dr.

Evansville, IN 47710

Saturday,

April 28

1:00PM

-3:00PM

Neighborhood Leader Training

Central Library

200 SE MLK Blvd.

Evansville, IN 47713

Friday,

May 4

12:00PM – Lunch

1:00PM – Start

5:00PM – Reception

Golf Scramble

Helfrich Hills Golf Course.

1550 Mesker Park Dr.

Evansville, IN 47720

Tuesday,

May 8

6:00PM-

9:00PM

Post-Primary Election Party

Party Central

120 NW Martin Luther King Blvd.

Evansville, IN 47708