ICYMI Video #1 – Mini-Legislative Update, the Officer Elections Results, and Summary of the Jan 26 Meeting

During this meeting, we thanked Sen. Chloe Maxmin as she recently ended her second term in the state legislature. Watch that video here.

We also heard brief updates from Reps. Stover and Crafts and Sen. Reny. Watch the video below. Note: These videos do not show the entire meeting. We always remove the LCDC business portion of the meetings and any open discussions so that our attendees may speak freely.

The big event was our biennial officer elections! Our new leadership team is as follows. Thanks for stepping up!

CHAIR: Kelli Whitlock Burton, Waldoboro
VICE CHAIR: Rich Livingston, Bremen
SECRETARY: Julie Tenan, Newcastle
TREASURER: Mary Devlin, Damariscotta

CHAIR’S DESIGNEE TO THE DSC: April Thibodeau, Westport Island

Thank you to our now Most Recent Past Chair Chris Johnson (who will remain a part of the Executive Committee by virtue of this new title), outgoing Treasurer Jim Hatch, and outgoing Secretary Autumn Mahoney for their years of leadership. We also thank Anna Ridle for her term on the Executive Committee as she steps back to focus on organizing with her local Wiscasset Democratic Committee.

The LCDC also approved the following Initiative Leader appointments, who will continue to be part of the Executive Committee by virtue of these positions:

FUNDRAISING LEADER Geoff Bates, South Bristol
OUTREACH LEADER Jan John, Bristol
FINANCE LEADER Dan Hunter, Damariscotta
COMMUNICATIONS LEADER Autumn Mahoney, Bremen

And as always, we voted in new members to formally join our committee. Other announcements and items shared during the chat appear below the video.

Note that our next meeting will be Thursday, February 23 (4th Thursday of the month). More details to come. Sign up for the Zoom link and updates here. Pre-registration is not required for voting members but will help us plan and you will receive updates with the final details.

Announcements Shared During the Meeting

From Marianne Pinkham:
https://mainecouncilonaging.org/leadership-exchange-on-ageism/
https://mainecouncilonaging.org/power_in_aging_project/

The Maine Democratic State Committee (DSC) also held elections recently. The results can be found here. Of note, includes our own Ina Demers of Wiscasset who was elected to the Finance Committee and as an alternate to the Grievance Committee. Read all of the results here.

Run Local training for Democrats running for local/town office. Register here.

Town Democratic Committee Officer training on how to use mobilize for event and meeting promotion: February 16 and March 16. Mobilize is an easy-to-use tool that simplifies collecting RSVPs and managing data. Register here.

From Katie Huntington, Newcastle Democratic Committee Chair:
Newcastle and Damariscotta Dems are invited to the Newcastle Community Room (next to the Newcastle fire station) 5 – 7 PM Mon. Feb. 6. We’ll enjoy some finger food while discussing concerns and writing notes to our legislative representatives. Katie is available at riverrd5@gmail.com and 207-380-4170 for Newcastle and Damariscotta Dems info. Thanks!

From Winslow Myers, Nobleboro Democratic Committee Co-Chair:
Saturday Feb 11 11:30-1:30 Chili Lunch Nobleboro Baptist Church. Please join us!!! Learn more here.

From Kelli Whitlock Burton (she/her):
And congratulations to Delia [Cunningham] on her new position as chair of the Dresden Dems!

Kudos to Chloe

From Kelli Whitlock Burton (she/her):
Chloe, I’ll be forever grateful for all of your work and for making me a Deep Canvassing convert!

From Anna Ridle:
Chloe, you helped me feel like our political systems are accessible, and were an inspiration for getting involved locally. I echo Chris in my admiration for your person-first leadership.

Thank Yous to Chris

From April Thibodeau:
Thank you, Chris, for your many years of service as an exemplary Chair!

From Ina Demers She/her:
I second April’s comment about Chris!! THANK YOU CHRIS!!

From Kelli Whitlock Burton (she/her):
Absolutely!

General Congrats

From Louise Riley:
Thank you to everyone, especially Chris for his years of service. Thank you to David for running and congratulations to all the new elects and to all the others who agreed to stay on in their positions.