UPCOMING EVENTS
DATE & TIME | EVENT & LOCATION |
|---|---|
Ongoing / Wednesdays | Yoopers for Ukraine Bridge March. Every Wednesday at 5 PM. More info on the Yoopers for Ukraine Facebook page. |
October 1 | Get the Flock Out! — Virtual Townhall by ACLU of Michigan (more info here) |
October 7 | Houghton County Dems October monthly meeting. More info below. RSVP here. |
October | Rock the Vote @ Hancock Quincy Green (see item below for more info) |
October 18 | Keweenaw Against the Oligarchy Monthly Action meeting. Sign up for more details. |
October 20 | Baraga County Dems monthly meeting. More info here. |
Events featured in our newsletter can also be found on the Events Calendar on the main page of our website.
FALL ELECTION DATES
DATE | WHAT’S HAPPENING |
|---|---|
Started September 24 | Absentee ballots and drop boxes NOW AVAILABLE |
October 19 | Last day to register to vote online or by mail (registration in person at your local clerk’s office is still available up to and including Election Day.) |
October 24 | Early in-person voting begins. The early voting site for all Houghton County precincts is the Houghton County Building at 19741 W. Sharon Avenue. |
November 3 | Election Day |
PARTY NEWS
OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY
Join us for our potluck and monthly meeting on Wednesday October 7th.
Potluck starts at 6 PM with the meeting following at 7 PM. We'll meet at the Super 8 in Houghton.
Bring a dish to share if you can, or just stop in and enjoy some quality time with your fellow Dems before we settle down to business at 7. Remote attendance is available by Zoom. Click here at 7 PM Wednesday to attend the monthly meeting by Zoom.
Membership in the Houghton County Democratic Party is encouraged, but not required, to attend meetings. We welcome all Houghton County residents who support progressive Democratic government to attend our meetings and events and also to become involved.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - HELP GET OUT THE VOTE WITH MDP ONE TEAM
Door knocking and phone banking continue in cooperation with the Michigan Dems’ One Team. Turn out is even more important this year than in previous years, and while pundits can make predictions for a “blue wave”, it won’t happen on Election Day without all of us working to Get Out the Vote! Join the door knocking and phone banking efforts and encourage your friends and family to vote!!
DOOR KNOCKING IN HOUGHTON COUNTY
This fall, Michigan picks a new Governor, a new U.S. Senator…and the doors we knock now are how we win in November…
Whether this is your first time knocking doors or you're a seasoned pro, we'll provide plenty of training and all the materials you need to feel comfortable and confident. You'll get a walk list, a quick run-through of the script, and everything you need to hit the doors.
PHONE BANKING (VIRTUALLY)
With over 300,000 people in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, we have the capacity to swing the results of this November's election…
So this is our invitation to you, our northern friends, to aid us in this endeavor. If you have a day, an hour, and the desire to help us build a brighter tomorrow, then we have a place for you. Six days a week we're making calls to folks across the UP and the rest of Northern Michigan.
CAN’T DOOR KNOCK OR PHONE BANK THIS FALL?
Your monetary donation to a candidate can make a big difference in getting out the vote. Below are links to the ActBlue fundraising pages of our 2026 Michigan Democratic candidates. Please consider a donation:
Kelli Van Ginhoven for MI Senate
Brian Irizarry for MI House
Callie Barr for US House
Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate
STOP BY - THE OFFICE IS OPEN!
CAMPAIGN NEWS
NEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
News items from across the state this past week:
On Sunday the 20th, Copper Country Today host Tim Peters welcomed Democratic 110th State House candidate Brian Irizarry to the show. Hear their discussion on the show’s Spotify.
Vice President Kamala Harris was in Detroit on Tuesday where she endorsed and campaigned with Abdul El-Sayed. MORE: Detroit Free Press
As concerns have grown about the amount of Republican PAC money being spent to help Mike Rogers’ campaign, Senator Elissa Slotkin has urged Democratic groups to step up funding for Abdul El-Sayed. In the Axios article where Slotkin is quoted, an unnamed Democratic “operative” got specific, saying “ Right now, the so-called establishment wing of the Democratic Party is the only one spending for Abdul." The article points to Senator Bernie Sanders, who has been very vocal in his support for the Michigan Democrat, but has not yet transferred any money to the El-Sayed campaign from his own campaign account. MORE: Axios
Last Wednesday the Mining Journal reported that Callie Barr has challenged incumbent Jack Bergman to three debates leading up to the November general election. You won’t be surprised to hear that when the Journal reached out to Bergman’s office for comment they did not hear back. MORE: Mining Journal
On Thursday, WNMU, WLUC-TV6 and mediaBrew Communications joined forces for the Michigan 38th Senate District Candidate Forum featuring Dave Prestin (R), Kelli Van Ginhoven (D) and Sara Cambensy (I). The forum was broadcast on WNMU’s Media Meet program. You can view the broadcast here.
A Candidate Forums has been announced by the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country - Gogebic Range Unit. The event is this Thursday starting at 5:30 PM, and is for the 38th District State Senate candidates, and Kelli van Ginhoven, Dave Prestin and Sara Cambensy are confirmed to attend. Find the details, include live streaming of the event, here on the LWV-CC Gogebic Range Unit’s web page.
WHAT’S ON YOUR BALLOT?
CANDIDATE SLATE & JUDICIAL ENDORSEMENTS & BALLOT PROPOSALS
Every election year we put together our slate of Democratic candidates and recommendations for the nonpartisan judicial races. You can find this year’s slate on our web page (houghtoncountydems.org), or just click here to get a two page PDF you can print out to share with friends and family or to take with you to the ballot box.
The PDF also includes our “Vote YES” or “Vote NO” recommendations on the ballot proposals for this year. For more information on our recommendations on the proposals, see the item in last week’s newsletter.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ROCK THE VOTE OCTOBER 17TH
The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country, Voters Not Politicians and Keweenaw Indivisible are joining forces on October 17th to co-sponsor the Copper Country Rock the Vote event at the Quincy Green in Hancock.
National No Kings organizers have called for civic groups and volunteers to organize events on October 17th with a focus on helping voters make a plan, vote early where possible and connect with local election protection efforts. The event in Hancock is planned to be a fun afternoon of local music, comedy, voter information, a costume contest, and more.
Find out more about the event and RSVP to attend on Facebook.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
THUR OCT 01
The South Range Village Council meets Thursday at 6 PM in the South Range Community Building. For more information contact the Village at [email protected] or (906) 482-8833
A FULL LISTING OF ALL LOCAL CITY, VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS, WITH CONTACT INFORMATION, AND (WHERE AVAILABLE) TIMING OF LOCAL COUNCIL MEETINGS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
SUBMIT A RESOLUTION
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