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We're excited to announce that on Saturday, August 16th, the <a href="/gala">Forever the Free State Gala</a> is again returning to the Overland Park Convention Center. We're thrilled to welcome all of you in person for our event.Click <a href="https://my.onecause.com/organizations/cca8b4f8-8d55-4cb2-977c-9c523eade3ee/virtual-events/vevt:8488ff57-327c-4662-ba7d-66248e183e73" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> for more information or to reserve your table.Individual ticket purchases will be open soon!

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The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://kansasdems.org/">Kansas Democratic Party</a> believes government is at its best when it operates in the spirit of cooperation and compromise, rather than partisanship and enmity. We believe what brings us together is far stronger than what might pull us apart. We seek to protect the freedom of the individual, while working together to actively contribute to the vibrancy and vitality of our communities.We believe that government has a responsibility to promote policies that provide economic and social justice, a clean environment and safe workplaces. In short, we believe that government has a responsibility to improve the human condition.

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<h2>FOREVER THE FREE STATE GALA</h2>We're excited to announce that on Saturday, August 10th, the Forever the Free State Gala is returning to the Overland Park Convention center again this year. We're thrilled to welcome all of you in person for our event.The annual gala is our primary fundraiser and we look forward to your continued support. Your generous donations keep our local office open year-round, allow us to hire and maintain a professional full-time staff, and fund our get-out-the-vote efforts.Let’s join together on August 10th to continue building the Democratic Party in Johnson County!

As Johnson County Democrats we are here to represent the <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64df9c8b939a4d14cb438346/t/64ee10779d7a791ab2e523a0/1693323388418/KDP-Platform-9.2.21.5-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">principles and values</a> of our party. We do this through our mission, which is to support and promote the election and re-election of Democratic candidates to local, state, and national office.

2024-2026 Executive Board

Deann Mitchell, Chair <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:chair@jocodems.org">chair@jocodems.org</a>

Wes Garrison, Vice-Chair <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:vice.chair@jocodems.org">vice.chair@jocodems.org</a>

Anh Rongish, Secretary <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:secretary@jocodems.org">secretary@jocodems.org</a>

Mark Adams, Treasurer <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:treasurer@jocodems.org">treasurer@jocodems.org</a>

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Senate 6 Judy Snyder

Senate 7 Jennifer Day and Dan Wancura

Senate 8 Denise Riedel and Barton Stanley

Senate 9 Annette Dye and Ray Ramirez

Senate 10 Kristen Blackton and Tim Quinn

Senate 11 Linda Finkle and Richard Nobles

Senate 21 Scott Roby and Lori Slettehaugh

Senate 23 Rana Bentley and Mike Shimeall

Senate 35 Alan Marston and Becca Peck

Senate 37 Gerald Gentry and Theresa Sahhar

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Cole Robinson, Executive Director <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:cole@jocodems.org">cole@jocodems.org</a>

Jessica Persson, Volunteer Coordinator <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:jessica@jocodems.org">volunteer@jocodems.org</a>

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For the most up-to-date information, please check <a href="https://www.jocoelection.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">JoCoElection.org</a>. To check your voter registration or register to vote, go to <a href="https://ksvotes.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">KSvotes.org</a>.

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<h2>Would you like to see more common sense,&nbsp;qualified Democrats elected in Johnson County? We need your help!</h2>Our Data Analysis consistently shows us that knocking on doors of our DEMOCRATIC neighbors (CANVASSING) is the best tool that we have to increase voter turnout. As a party, we provide comprehensive Canvass Training to new volunteers to equip them with the knowledge and confidence to share election information with our DEMOCRATIC neighbors.&nbsp;While this is our biggest need, we do have some non-Canvassing duties available to new volunteers as well. Some of those include Canvass Facilitating tasks like being a Canvassing Buddy (driving or walking with a Canvasser), Literature Preparation (counting out and bundling county party and candidate information), working in the office and other miscellaneous non-Canvassing duties like phone-banking and letter writing.We are currently recruiting Democratic candidates to run for local offices across Johnson County. We also provide comprehensive training and guidance to our candidates from the beginning of the election cycle through election day. If you have interest in learning more about becoming a candidate, someone from our leadership team will contact you to discuss in more detail. There is also a need across the county for people to host Meet and Greets/Fundraisers for our Democratic candidates.Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our vibrant Johnson County Democrats community!

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Our core values call on all Kansans to work together to make our state an outstanding place to live, work, and raise a family.Kansas Democrats believe that, to express the democratic will of the people of Kansas, our government should encourage, enable, and facilitate the active participation in the political process of all people regardless of their race, color, age, physical abilities, economic status, religion, creed, sex, national origin, ethnicity, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.The Kansas Democratic Party asks the people of Kansas to examine our traditions of leadership, of upholding of core Kansas values, and of promoting expanded opportunities for every Kansan, and to then join us in moving our state forward to an even brighter tomorrow.

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Please contact the campaigns/candidates directly if you have questions!<ul><li>The three WaterOne candidates are looking for phone bankers. Please sign up to volunteer at <a href="https://www.heleyforwaterone.com/volunteer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.heleyforwaterone.com/volunteer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.heleyforwaterone.com/volunteer</a>.</li><li>Eric Persson (Shawnee Ward 2) has a survey to distribute via lit drop for Ward 2 residents. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMjZ2eqvlzhMKfpCjiPXQ9ttKKHtZrJ-83L2hDMfO7MMWH_w/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up here to help out</a>!</li></ul>

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