Dayne Walling is the former Flint Mayor and is a candidate for state representative in the 49th house district. Dayne is a Flint native and Rhodes Scholar who owns 21Performance, a policy and management consulting company and teaches at Kettering University and Baker College. The talk in Lansing about fixing the roads has been...
Author: Charna Flynn
May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
To Our Fellow Democrats – During our county party meeting on April 12, 2018, we, the Genesee County Democratic Party, passed a motion to recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month. The Genesee County Democratic Party is also asking the Michigan Democratic Party and membership to recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month due...
The Need for Trade Education
Guest blogger, Rich Fox, is a long time resident of Genesee County and has volunteered for the Democratic Part in several capacities. Rich is also an alumni of Albion College (undergraduate) and received is MBA from University of Michigan. The current state of our educational system has left our workforce without the skills that employers are...
Rep. Neeley Invites Residents to Annual Golden Egg Hunt
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Contact: Rep. Sheldon Neeley Phone: (517) 373-8808 Rep. Neeley Invites Residents to Annual Golden Egg Hunt FLINT — State Rep. Sheldon Neeley (D-Flint) encourages Flint residents to attend his 14th annual Golden Egg Hunt at two separate times on Saturday, March 31, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Bethel United Methodist...
Why all the focus on guns?
Guest blogger, Pegge Adams, is a former Genesee County Commissioner and a graduate of Central Michigan University (BS, MA) with most of her pre-retirement years spent in various areas of education. She is a lifelong resident of Genesee County as well as a card-carrying Democrat and Precinct Delegate for over a decade. On Thursday,...
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE FLINT CITY CHARTER
During our March Monthly Meeting the GCDP Policy Committee presented the following resolution supporting the City of Flint’s Charter that was to be implemented on January 1, 2018 but has not been thus far. The Resolution was unanimously passed by the members. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE FLINT CITY CHARTER WHEREAS, on August 8, 2017, residents of...
RESOLUTION TO THRIVE, NOT JUST SURVIVE
This resolution was present by the GCDP Policy Committee at the 2018 Winter County Convention and passed by the members present. RESOLUTION TO THRIVE, NOT JUST SURVIVE WHEREAS, from 1980 to 2014, the pretax income received by the American Middle-Class has stagnated or declined while costs have grown out of control for necessities like...
Chili Challenge Results
Chairman John Cherry challenged the members to a Chili Cookoff for the March 8 meeting. Several members responded, including Circuit Court Candidate, Ric McNally. During the sampling, Cherry and McNally exchanged some trash-talk: McNally: “Cherry Chili? Be careful, don’t break a tooth on a pit!” Cherry: “McNally Irish Chili? What’s in it, Lucky Charms?”...
Michigan Democratic Governor’s Debate @ Bloomfield Hills High School
Dear Genesee County Democratic Party, My name is Michael Goldman Brown Jr., and I am a student at Bloomfield Hills High School. Over the past month and a half, I have been working with a group of students at my school to host a Democratic Primary Gubernatorial Debate. I am proud to say that...
In Regards to the Genesee County Conservation District Elections
For the Genesee County Dem Party: Dear Democrats: The Genesee County Conservation District is holding elections for Directors (non-partisan) on March 22, 2018 for two 4-year terms of office and one 1-year term of office. The elections are going to be held as part of the Conservation District’s annual meeting from 11am-2pm at Asbury...