Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Minutes
May 6, 2025
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Room 108

Call To Order:

Chair called the meeting to order at 6:20pm. The attendees stood for the pledge of allegiance. 7 Precinct committee people in attendance.

Agenda:

Agenda approved with no additions.

Secretary Report:

Acceptance of April 1, 2025 minutes with no changes.

Treasurer Report:

Treasurer reported current financial standing.

Chair Announcements:

Chair made announcements listed on agenda.

Old Business:

• Strategic Plan review was moved to New business to be included in setting new goals.
• Report on Adopt-a-highway clean up day.
• Mini Pantry report was made. Explanation of program for new attendees. For more information contact us.
• Chairman of the William D. McIntyre Scholarship made a report regarding the application and awards. 28 applications were received. 4 graduates were awarded scholarships. One scholarship committee member has resigned for personal reasons. WDM scholarship fund.

New Business:

• Motion was made and seconded to gift a $25.00 gift certificate as a prize for a JC-FFF fundraiser Motion passed unanimously after some discussion and planning how to make it happen.
• Motion was made to approve up to $500.00 to collaborate with Sheridan County Dems on media buying in the coming months. After seconding, discussion made it clear this is a starting point to see what can be done with this amount of money. All acknowledged this could be subject to change.
• Explanation of Contest Every Race grants program. Awardees are to be announced sometime in the next few weeks.
• Review of existing strategic plan goals, successes recognized. New goals established. Chair will ultimately reformat the document so it is more readable and shareable amongst the CCC members.

Other Business/ Announcements from Floor:

• Temporary committee was formed to create handouts and informational documents.

Upcoming Meetings:

• Monthly CCC Meeting – June 3, 2025.
• SCC – May 31, and June 1 in Rock Springs.
• A potential social with Sheridan Democrats discussed.
• Lunch forums to be rediscussed in warmer weather.

Adjourn:

• The meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm.

Heidi, chair of CCDP, has created and shared free digital downloads for post cards.

Check ’em out! There are two versions.

That page has instructions. Like, the digital download is intended to fit well using Avery Product #8387. Easy to find at office supply stores and “big box” stores.

https://www.avery.com/products/cards/8387

As of 30 minutes before posting this, Top Office in Sheridan has a few hundred of the blanks for this size card, although they are a different, discontinued, product. And can order #8387.

Cheers!

I don’t know the origin of this poster. I do believe it is old. 100 years? 144 years? If I had more time for “What We Will” maybe I would do some research.

For now, here’s a link to a post on Medium written in 2017 on some of the history around the 8-hour workday.

Democratic Parties exist, primarily, to help Democratic candidates get elected to public office. Of course we are just groups of individuals. Every individual has a rich and varied background. We are not all the same, but we are all worthy of care and we deserve to be treated equally, given equal opportunities. Et cetera.

You may have noticed a lot of protests and rallies happening around the country and even our state. While we celebrate the freedom of speech, we aren’t the folks behind these events. Here’s a list of some of the groups you might see organizing events like those.

nvunheard.org
fiftyfifty.one
womensmarch.com
mobilize.us
pol-rev.com
theblop.org
indivisible.org
findaprotest.info
answercoalition.org

And, of course you can search the interwebs for other events and organizations with duckduck.go.

Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Agenda
Apr. 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Rm 108

Agenda

6:00pm Call to order and Pledge

6:02pm Approve/Amend Agenda

6:04pm Minutes (Chair) & Money (Treasurer)

6:07pm Chair Announcements

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6:08pm Old Business

Packing Bags at JC-FFF

Mini-Pantry Report

William D. McIntyre Memorial Scholarship

6:20pm New Business

April 5, 2025 in Sheridan, rideshare

JC-FFF Golf Fundraiser

Contest Every Race Grant/Programs

6:30pm Announcements from the Floor

Upcoming Meetings

Next Monthly CCC Meeting – May 6, 2025 at 6:00pm

County Party Round Table – Apr 9, 2024 at 6:00pm

Lunch forums?

Other?

6:49pm Adjourn

Unfortunately, due to weather and utilities outages, the screening of “9 to 5” scheduled for this evening will be cancelled. It will be rescheduled for a future date. Watch this space and our other normal online media for more information as it comes to light. Right now we believe the fun evening will be held next Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Experiencing “heavy issues” overload? Time to let off some pressure!

On Tuesday, March 18, during Women’s History Month, join us for a full screen showing of the hilarious 1980 hit film 9 to 5! You’ll leave laughing at having watched three smart, spunky women teach their boss some needed lessons.

This event is a fundraiser for the William D. McIntyre Scholarship. Social time featuring free refreshments begins at 6 pm, and the movie is at 7. See the attached poster for more details. If you can’t attend the event but would like to donate, please go to https://johnson.wyodems.net/mcintyre for more information. Thanks, and we’ll hope to see you there!

PS. If you would like to donate finger food to share that evening, please let us know what you’re bringing.

Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Minutes
March 4, 2025
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Room 108

Call to Order:

Chair Greg Haas called the meeting to order at 6:01 pm, followed by the attendees’ pledge of allegiance to the flag.

Roll Call: All voting members present. No proxy votes.

Agenda:

Agenda approved with no additions.

Attendance:

8 voting members of the Central Committee. 4 non-voting present.

Secretary Report:

Acceptance of Jan 7, 2025 meeting minutes unanimously with no changes.

Treasurer Report:

Treasurer presented current financial standing.

Chair Announcements:

• Chair reported on State Party Reorg meeting and State Convention to be held at the end of May 2025.

Officer Elections:

• Motion was made, seconded, discussed and passed on how to conduct the elections.
• Nominations for each office were made prior to each election.
• Vote between two candidates for Chair conducted via paper ballot.
• Vote between two candidates for Vice Chair conducted via paper ballot.
• Secretary, Treasurer, State Committeewoman and State Commiteeman were elected via acclimation.
• The results of the elections were:

  • Chair: Greg Haas
  • Vice Chair: Mary Van Auken
  • Secretary: Kyla Griffith
  • Treasurer: Dudley Case
  • State Committeewoman: Lois Petersen
  • State Committeeman: Dudley Case

• Two Precinct Committeewomen were appointed and approved:

  • Vikki Chenette (04-07)
  • Laura Harmon (03-04)

• Chair will present to County Clerk Camino and WDP Chair Barbuto the results of the above elections.

Old Business:

• JC Dems are scheduled to do volunteer work at JC-FFF Wednesday at 4pm.
• Report was made about the mini-pantry. People interested in helping with donations of food, time or money can send us a note here: Contact Us. It remains an all volunteer-funded program so any and all help is welcome.
• Motion was made, seconded, discussed and passed to table the Dems101 discussion.
• Chairman of the William D. McIntyre Memorial Scholarship presented a report on the scholarship fundraising plans, status of applications received and the next scheduled meeting of the scholarship committee (April 3, 2025 at 10:15 in the JC Library)

  • Movie (9 to 5) on March 18, 2025. Social hour 6-7pm. Showtime at 7pm. Hors d’oeuvre and concession stand will be available.
  • Motion made, seconded, discussed and passed to have JC Dems informational material available at the March 18 event.

New Business:

• Discussion about WDP’s Legislative watch, how to get involved by email and slack for sending and receiving information about Legislature’s work.
• Minorities and Allies Caucus has formed and has a third meeting scheduled for Dec 14th.
• County Officer Elections – March 4, 2025
• Dems101 “Democratic Creed” was presented for consideration.
• Discussion about purchasing “Equality State Stickers” for swag and fundraising purposes. No motion.

Other Business and announcements from the floor:

• Information was shared from an ad in the Country Bounty regarding county-level planning. The ad seeks input from the public by asking them to visit this website.

Upcoming Meetings:

• Next Monthly CCC Meeting – April 1, 2025 at 6:00pm.
• County Party Round Table is scheduled for March 12, 2024 at 6:00pm.
• Worlds of Music is holding events this week.
• The Quilts are up at the JC Library.

Adjourn

• The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm.

Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Agenda (Draft)
Mar. 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Rm 108

Draft Agenda

6:00pm Call to order and Pledge

Roll Call and Submission of Proxy Forms

6:02pm Approve/Amend Agenda

6:04pm Minutes (Chair) & Money (Treasurer)

6:07pm Chair Announcements

State Party Reorg & Convention

Officer Elections

Election of County Party Chair

Election of County Party Vice Chair

Election of County Party Secretary

Election of County Party Treasurer

Election of County Party State Committeeman

Election of County Party State Committeewoman

6:08pm Old Business

Packing Bags at JC-FFF

Mini-Pantry Report

Dems101 Creed

William D. McIntyre Memorial Scholarship

6:20pm New Business

6:30pm Announcements from the Floor

Upcoming Meetings

Next Monthly CCC Meeting – Apr 2, 2025 at 6:00pm

County Party Round Table – Mar 12, 2024 at 6:00pm

Lunch forums?

Other?

6:49pm Adjourn