The following is a letter to the editor first published in the July 25, 2024 edition of the Buffalo Bulletin. This is the opinion of one voter and does or does not represent the entire Johnson County Democratic Party. But it is absolutely worth a read! -ed

Dear Editor,
I want to express gratitude to the Buffalo chapter of the American Legion Post 13 and the American Legion Auxiliary for hosting a candidate forum on July 18th. Also I extend that gratitude to each of the candidates who were able to attend and share their views.
I will say I was saddened to listen to one candidate for HD 40 who was sharing their personal experiences in our nation’s capital and said “…has watched the left infiltrate everything” as if the democrat party is one of our foreign adversaries, such as Russia. I was taken aback to
hear such a one sided exclamation about U.S. citizens who obviously feel differently about some topics than the speaker and are probably happy that their elected officials are working hard to have all sides represented in our government. Candidate was also sharing falsehoods about how money is spent in our Wyoming State government.
Our community is such a friendly, helpful and caring place with many real republicans who don’t have to spread misinformation or degrade anyone who does not agree with them. My sincere hope is that this candidate is a rarity.
Democrats are United States citizens and patriots.

-Linda Wilson, Buffalo, WY

Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Minutes
August 6, 2024
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Room 108

Call to Order:

Chair Greg Haas called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm, followed by the attendees’ pledge renewal of allegiance.

Agenda:

There were no additions to the agenda.

Attendance:

7 members of the Central Committee. 4 Guests.

Secretary Report:

Approval of July 2 meeting minutes.

Treasurer Report:

Treasurer presented treasurer’s report.

Chair Announcements:

• Write-in Candidate for WY House District 40, Greg Haas, explained his reasoning for running.

Old Business:

• Ad in Bulletin will be changed to read Biden/Harris Admin instead of Biden Admin.
• Report regarding SCC welcome dinner event. Motion was passed, unanimously, to spend up to $500.00 on the entire event. Chair still has contacts to make regarding venue and catering.
• Report from McIntyre Scholarship committee reported three checks have been sent to the awardees. It was agreed to place statistics about awards on the scholarship’s web pages.

New Business:

• Motion was made, and passed unanimously, to donate $100.00 each to the Cameron for Congress and Morrow for Senate campaigns.
• Motion made and passed, unanimously, to donate $100.00 to the Haas for HD40 campaign if enough write-in primary election ballots are cast in the primary so that candidate appears on the General Election ballot in November.

Upcoming Meetings:

• Next Monthly CCC Meeting – September 3, 2024 at 6:00pm.
• County Party Round Table at 6pm August 14, 2024.
• Comms Call – Tuesdays at 7pm 1st and 3rd Weeks.
• Lunch forums are still on hold.

Adjourn

• The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:57 pm.

Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Agenda (Draft)
August 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Rm 108
Zoom, also

Draft Agenda

6:00pm Call to order and Pledge

6:02pm Approve/Amend Agenda

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

6:07pm Chair Announcements

6:08pm Old Business

Bulletin Ads

Sept SCC Meeting Committee

McIntyre Scholarship update

6:15pm New Business

6:30pm Announcements from the Floor

Upcoming Meetings

Next Monthly CCC Meeting – September 3, 2024 at 6:00pm

County Party Round Table at 6pm August 14, 2024

Comms Call – Tuesdays at 7pm 1st and 3rd Weeks

Lunch forums

Other?

6:39pm Adjourn

Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Minutes
July 2, 2024
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Room 108

Call to Order:

Chair Greg Haas called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Agenda:

There were no additions to the agenda.

Attendance:

5 members of the Central Committee.

Secretary Report:

Approval of May 7 meeting minutes tabled.

Treasurer Report:

Chair presented treasurer’s report which had been provided by Treasurer.

Chair Announcements:

• Chair shared web address for the Cameron for Congress campaign, requested donations of time and funds.

Old Business:

• Kearney Hall – Kim has many gift bags remaining. Possible uses were discussed.
• Bulletin ad should appear next week.

New Business:

• Chair will initiate committee, incl. invitation to join, for planning Sept 6 “welcome dinner” prior to SCC meeting on Sept 7.
• See WyoDems site for statement on SCOTUS decision.
• Cameron guest speaker.
• Cameron Meet & Greet July 11 in Sheridan.

Upcoming Meetings:

• WDP County Party Round-table zoom Wed the 10th
• Next CCC meeting August 6th at 6pm.

Adjourn

• The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:05 pm.

You can read Chairman Barbuto’s statement on the WDP website HERE.

Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Agenda (Draft)
July 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Rm 108
Zoom, also

Draft Agenda

6:00pm Call to order and Pledge

6:02pm Approve/Amend Agenda

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

6:07pm Chair Announcements

6:08pm Old Business

Kearney June 9, 2024

Bulletin Ads

Sept SCC Meeting Committee

6:15pm New Business

Guest Speaker – Candidate for US House: Kyle “El” Cameron

6:30pm Announcements from the Floor

Upcoming Meetings

Next Monthly CCC Meeting – August 6, 2024 at 6:00pm

County Party Round Table at 6pm July 10, 2024

Comms Call – Tuesdays at 7pm 1st and 3rd Weeks

Lunch forums

Other?

6:39pm Adjourn

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

Draft Agenda

6:00pm Call to order and Pledge

6:02pm Approve/Amend Agenda

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

6:07pm Chair Announcements

6:08pm Old Business

Candidates Filed

Kearney June 9, 2024

Bulletin Ads

Secretary Vacancy

6:20pm New Business

Virtual Phone Bank

6:23pm Announcements from the Floor

Upcoming Meetings

Next Monthly CCC Meeting – July 2, 2024 at 6:00pm

County Party Round Table at 6pm June 12, 2024

Comms Call – Tuesdays at 7pm 1st and 3rd Weeks

Lunch forums

Other?

6:25pm Adjourn

Johnson County Democratic Party Meeting Minutes
May 7, 2024
Bomber Mountain Civic Center, Room 108

Call to Order:

Chair Greg Haas called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Agenda:

There were no additions to the agenda.

Attendance:

7 members of the Central Committee. 3 JC Dems.

Secretary Report:

The Minutes of April 2 were approved and will be entered into the record.

Treasurer Report:

Dudley reported income and expenses for general and scholarship accounts as of 5/1/24, providing a Balance Sheet for filing. A check covering the rental fee has been sent to Kearney Community Hall for the June 9^th event.

Chair Announcements:

• None

Old Business:

• Johnson County Dems HERE for GOOD ads appeared in the Buffalo Bulletin in late February and again in March to help promote the good things Democrats are doing at the national level. A motion was made and seconded to allocate $400.00 to purchase ads for 3 months, amended to read for once a month for May, June, and July. Motion carried. Topic to be revisited in July.
• Johnson County Dems Adopt a Highway volunteers worked two shifts on 5/4, with about a dozen members. Our official sign on 16 West near our designated stretch looks great. They also picked up trash on the bypass road and enjoyed lunch nearby.
• Johnson County Dems Convention was held on 4/13/24 at the Library. We will send 5 delegates to the state convention on June 1^st in Casper. Platforms adopted at county conventions inform the state committee what to include in the state platform. We have a great platform. Our convention results have been shared with the WDP.
• Plans for the 4^th Annual Sheridan County/Johnson County Potluck Gathering are well underway, with a joint committee representing both groups again lining up volunteers, donations, and publicity. Greg described effective coordinated phone banking and will provide training soon. Lois suggests about 5 people do phone banking together over 2 days to further promote the event.
• Due to helpful fund-raising this year the William D. McIntyre Memorial Scholarship Committee awarded three $500.00 scholarships this year to Cora Turner from Buffalo High School, and Denise Ortega-Chavez and Casey LeDoux from Kaycee High School. An alternate graduating senior was also selected should one of the recipients choose not to continue their education. Students and school counselors have been notified and a press release was published in the Buffalo Bulletin 5/2/24 edition.
• Lunch forums will take a break for the summer months.
• We will revisit our Strategic Plan, available in our online collaboration folder, at the June meeting.
• The position of Secretary remains unfilled. Vikki agreed to prepare tonight’s minutes.

New Business:

• Johnson County Primary Elections will be held on August 20^th. Election judges are needed for both primary and general elections. Training will be provided by the county clerk. Stipends and lunch when working elections are provided. Contact County clerk asap for training dates.
• New ideas are needed to help raise funds in support of state-wide party activities, such as messaging, candidate support, and improved communication between county and state parties.

Upcoming Meetings:

• CCC Monthly Meeting June 4, 2024 at 6pm

Adjourn

• The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:40 pm.

Mandy Weaver, Comms Director at WDP, posted this piece today.

Mandy starts one of her paragraphs with that. Here’s how that plays in Johnson County. Even the moderate Republicans here are pro-life, anti-freedom, pro-coal, anti-planet, pro-business, anti-people, pro-christian, anti-government, et cetera.

A lot of people say, they’ll vote Republican until there are good Democratic candidates. That’s almost like saying, I’ll just keep using this heroin until somebody invents a way for me to feel better without it. Since everyone is busy using the same heroin nobody actually gets around to doing any inventing.

So, read Mandy’s piece and join in on being here for good!

Fremont County, in addition to putting a good ad in their paper, also used some content from recent WDP messaging. Check this out: