JC Dems are honored to invite the Wyoming Democratic Party SCC members to a welcome reception between 5:30 and 8:30pm on September 6, 2024 at Papa Bino’s Restaurant, downtown Buffalo! This Mexican Food Restaurant will offer both indoor and outdoor mingling and dining. They will have their beverage menu available. Food will be on the table and donations will be accepted at the “door”.

Papa Bino’s
343 N Main St, Buffalo, WY 82834
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pyzJKs5XzCbi3GQS8

Parking is available on the street(s), in the parking lot by the DFS and Engineering office and the parking lot across the street to the north.

The restaurant is walking distance from “downtown” Buffalo, a branch of Bond’s Brewery, the Historic Occidental Hotel & Saloon, etc.

A tour of the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum is being arranged. 5pm to 7pm. (see ActBlue page for more info.)

Announcements and Greetings will happen at 7:15pm at Papa Bino’s. Free Trivia game (with prizes!) will commence at 7:30pm.

Greg Haas has offered to give people a lift (3 at a time) at 5:30pm from the Hampton Inn and at 8:30pm back to the Hampton Inn.

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

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

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:

The Fremont County Democratic Party recently posted an ad in various local publications. I thought it worth sharing. I’ve altered the clerk info to use Johnson County Clerk info. The photo is below and the text is included here in case you want to just share that. -Greg

The Natrona County Democratic Party is hosting a welcome reception the evening before the WDP State Convention.

The State Convention is on Saturday, June 1, 2024. The Welcome Reception is the night before that. Anyone is welcome to donate to help defray costs for that event.

Our Democratic County Convention this year will take place on April 13, 2024.

Location: Twing Meeting Room, Johnson County Library, Buffalo, WY
Time: Check-in begins at 9:00am; Check-in ends at 10:00am; Convention begins at 10:15am

Don’t be late, we can’t let anyone in after the doors close and we start counting voters at 10:00am.

All voters registered as Democrats prior to April 9, 2024 are encouraged to participate. We will declare our presidential preference (via caucus), adopt a platform and pass any resolutions brought forth. We will review the County Central Committee’s Strategic Plan.

A delicious lunch will be provided after the meeting.

Feel free to check out our calendar. Lots of these things will appear there soon if they’re not already there.

• April 8, 2024 – Last day to register as a Dem for Convention
• April 9, 2024 – BluWyo

  • 7pm – 9pm
  • An online forum with six members of our Wyoming Democratic Caucus to debrief on the session, discuss what to expect and watch for in the interim, take some questions, and get fired up about the election!
  • Submit your questions
  • Register for zoom forum

• April 13, 2024 – Johnson County Democrats County Convention

  • 9am (check-in ends at 10am, Agenda starts at 10:15am)
  • All JC Dems encouraged to attend!
  • This includes presidential preference caucus! Must be registered as a Dem in J.C. by end of business April 8th, 2024.
  • Lunch served following the Convention.

• April 25, 2024; 12:00 Noon – Lunch at Bozeman Trail Steakhouse
• May 7, 2024 6:00PM – Monthly Meeting

  • Room 108, Bomber Mtn Civic Center

• May 15, 2024 – Register to Vote at the Clerk’s Office

  • They changed the rules. New deadline to change your party affiliation to vote in Primary and General Election is May 15.
  • https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2024/2024_Key_Election_Dates.pdf
  • 86,000 voters have been “purged” from the rolls! Are you one of them? Check with the Johnson County Clerk’s office. (307) 684-7272

• Soon (TBD, 2024) – Adopt•a•Highway

  • Watch this space, and bookmark our website, we’ll pick a nice-weather weekend to help keep our roadsides clean. If you want to be notified directly, drop an email to Lois at lois.petersen@gmail.com.

• June 1st, 2024 – WDP State Convention

  • County Delegates from across Wyoming will convene to select delegates to the Democrat National Committee’s convention later in the summer, elect officers, adopt bylaws and pass resolutions.

• June 9th, 2024 – Social Gathering and Kearney Hall

  • Save the date!
  • Social gathering for Dems and Friends at Kearney Hall.  Live music from the Fireants!