Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting
December 6, 2022
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Room 108
Call to Order:
Greg Haas called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
Attendance :
Greg Haas, Suzi Black, Mitch Black, Dudley Case, Sharon Case, Lois Petersen, Linda Wilson, Mary Van Auken
Secretary Report:
No changes to the minutes were suggested and minutes from November 2, 2022 were approved.
Treasurer Report:
Suzi reported on the Scholarship account and on the JC Dems general account.
Chair Announcements/Reports:
1. Campaign Finance Reports – 2022
Greg has put these Johnson County and Buffalo reports on the JC Dems website. Greg reviewed a few of the reports that reported contributions and expenditures.
2. WDP Activities:
a. Sarah Hunt is resigning as Executive Director of WDP. She will be working until the second week of January.
b. In Uinta County all the Democratic officers changed their party affiliation in the last election and thus all lost their party officer positions. They are holding elections on December 7 for new, temporary officers until March.
c. Election debriefings – Greg lead 2 of the 4 debriefings. Many said that the election preparations must start earlier. There is another gathering tentatively scheduled for election debriefing on December 17.
d. The Nellie Tayloe Ross Dinner will be held on February 25 in Cheyenne. Tickets will be available starting in January.
Old Business:
1. Thank you cards and Sept. 5 picnic follow-up
Greg handed out a sheet with three sample messages.
Greg said he would like to get a list of members who were invited to the picnic and the results of those invitations.
2. Adopt-a-Highway
Lois gave a report and continues to gather information about this project.
Lois would like to get a location to clean up that is near Buffalo or between Buffalo and Sheridan. Some suggestions were made about locations.
New Business:
1. Railroad Workers
Greg felt that JC Dems should take a position in favor of paid sick leave for the railroad workers. But no one made a motion to that effect, so the issue was dropped.
2. Phone banking tool
Greg briefly explained what this tool can do.
Announcement from the Floor:
1. JC Dems Newsletter
Lois handed out a sample JC Dems newsletter that she and Vikki Chenette had created. Lois asked for feedback on the sample newsletter. The newsletter was well received.
Linda made a motion to send out the newsletter with any necessary corrections and adjustments to the members using the new December 9, 2022 members list from WDP. Suzi seconded the motion. After some discussion the motion passed.
Lois made a motion that JC Dems spend up to $300 on mailing of the newsletter. Linda seconded the motion. After some discussion the motion passed.
Greg said he will get the new members list from Erin O’Doherty.
2. Linda Shell
Sharon mentioned that Linda Shell had recently had knee surgery and a pacemaker put in. Lois volunteered to send out a get-well card to Linda.
3. Johnson County School District
Dudley asked if anyone knew a staff members or school board members who might help get green energy projects into the schools. If so, please contact Dudley. The Sheridan Area Resource Council and the Powder River Basin Resource Council are looking into this issue up in Sheridan and here in Johnson County.
Upcoming Meetings:
The next JC Dems meeting will be on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 7:00 pm in Room 108 of the Bomber Mountain Civic Center.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 pm.