Events featured in our newsletter can also be found on the Events Calendar on the main page of our website.

POTLUCK & MONTHLY MEETING WITH SPECIAL GUEST SEN. ELISSA SLOTKIN

Potluck starts at 6 PM with the meeting following at 7 PM. We return to the conference room at the Super 8 in Houghton for this month’s meeting.  

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.  Among those joining us will be Senator Elissa Slotkin. Senator Slotkin is expected to mix and mingle while we share potluck, so please plan to arrive at 6 PM to participate.

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.

IN IT TO WIN IT FUNDRAISER

WE ARE HOSTING OUR FIRST EVER IN IT TO WIN IT FUNDRAISER & SUPPORT OUR SLATE DINNER!!

Join us for this taco bar dinner at Carmelitas in Calumet on September 21. We’re looking forward to an evening of camaraderie and support for our fall slate of candidates.

Together we will make a difference as we fight to elect the candidates who will bring needed change to our state and country — candidates who share our democratic values.

If you’re unable to attend please consider a donation to help the HCDP get out the vote and to support our local candidates.

DOWNLOAD AND SHARE THE FLYER HERE!

Tickets are on sale now. Scan the QR code in the flyer or click the button below to get yours!

ANNUAL LABOR DAY WEEKEND PICNIC

Join us on September 6th at Kestner Park along the Canal in Houghton for our annual Labor Day weekend picnic. We’ll be serving burgers and hot dogs but ask you to please bring a dish to pass (side dish, appetizer or dessert). From 4 PM to 7 PM - it will be an afternoon of fun, fellowship and food!

Once again this year we are expecting to be joined by candidates and elected officials who will share a few words with us.

TABLE WITH US AT THE HOUGHTON COUNTY FAIR

Table with us at the Houghton County Fair. Please call or text Barb Turuc at (906) 370-5496 to volunteer.

Here are the hours for tabling at the fair: Thursday 6 PM to 10 PM, Friday & Saturday, 11 AM to 10 PM, and Sunday 11:30 AM to 5 PM. Volunteers are asked to cover at least a two hour shift during these hours.

OFFICE HOURS

We’d love to have your help — volunteer to staff the office leading up to the November election! Shifts are flexible and are typically evenings and weekends. If you’d like to volunteer just drop a line to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 906-523-1233.

In honor of our nation’s 250th birthday we’d like to prepare a community cookbook so we can all cook up a celebration! So gather up the recipes for those longtime favorites and submit them our Community Cookbook! Just scan the QR code in the graphic, or click the button below to access our form where you can submit your recipe. Or if you’d like you can email your recipe to [email protected]. WE’D LOVE TO HAVE YOUR RECIPES NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1ST. Thanks for participating, and please share with your friends and family!!

In the August 11th newsletter we reviewed the ballot measures likely to appear on the November ballot. That included an initiative from the group Americans for Citizen Voting Michigan. This initiative would bring measures very similar to the federal government’s SAVE Act into our state constitution. It is in essence a voter suppression measure masquarading as a vote protection measure (noncitizen voting is already illegal).

Late last week the nonpartisan professional staff of the Board of State Canvassers released a report showing that the proposal had fallen short of the required number of signatures needed. In their sample of 1000 signatures only 612 were found to be valid. Based on the total number of signatures gathered the sample would have needed 629 valid signatures to meet the requirement.

In their meeting yesterday the Board of State Canvassers considered their staff’s recommendation. The discussion went on for seven hours and was at times contentious. Individual signature issues were discussed and ruled on, aftere which the Board had identified 626 valid signatures. In the end the Board deadlocked 2 to 2. (The Board is composed of two Republican and two Democratic members). This decision means the ballot initiative IS NOT certified for the November election.

Paul Jacobs, chair of Americans for Citizen Voting Michigan, the group behind the petition stated that the group will take the case to the Michigan Supreme Court, and potentially the US Supreme Court.

You can find more on this decision in this article from Michigan Advance.

The statue of Anna “Big Annie” Clemenc was unveiled over the weekend in Calumet. Born Anna Klobuchar in 1888, Anna Clemenc was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Western Federation of Miners, and was an active participant in the Miner’s Strike of 1913 - 1914. Big Annie was known for leading labor marches carrying a large American flag. She also led the funeral march for the victims of the Italian Hall disaster carrying the same flag.

Democratic candidates Brian Irizarry and Callie Barr attended the unveiling. Barr spoke briefly with TV6 reporter Ethan Desjardine. You can see the TV6 report here.

WED AUG 26

The Houghton City Council meets at 5:30 PM on Wednesday. The Meeting Agenda is typically posted ahead of the meeting. Look for it in the Searchable Document Center of the Council's website.