by MCDC | Aug 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Equal Rights, Global Warming, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Madison County, Social Security, Virginia
It’s a simple but powerful idea: we are stronger together. “I did not start as a Democrat — I was actually a Republican. As I became more aware of the world outside of the sphere in which I was born, I realized that I wanted to identify with a group of Americans who...
by MCDC | Jul 26, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equal Rights, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Minimum Wage, News, Racism, Social Security
We need leadership in this country which will improve the lives of working families, the children, the elderly, the sick and the poor. We need leadership which brings our people together and makes us stronger – not leadership which insults Latinos, Muslims, women,...
by MCDC | Jul 22, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equal Rights, Ethics, Events, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, News, Racism, Social Security, Voter Rights
In 2016, Democrats meet in Philadelphia with the same basic belief that animated the Continental Congress when they gathered here 240 years ago: Out of many, we are one. Under President Obama’s leadership, and thanks to the hard work and determination of the American...
by MCDC | Jun 7, 2016 | Economy, Employment, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, Poverty
Today, a staggering one in three Americans—more than 105 million people—live in poverty or are teetering on the economic brink with incomes of less than twice the poverty line. New analysis by the Center for American Progress finds that if not for the dramatic rise in...
by MCDC | Jun 7, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Employment, Income Inequality, Issues, Madison County, Minimum Wage, Voter Rights
The Madison County Democratic Committee is pleased to announce an Afternoon of Advocacy, focusing on two key matters of concern for Virginia voters. To be held on June 12 at 4:00 PM at the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, the program will feature special guests...
by MCDC | May 1, 2016 | Civil Rights, Equal Rights, History, Income Inequality
Martin Luther King, Jr to César Chávez “As brothers in the fight for equality, I extend the hand of fellowship and good will and wish continuing success to you and your members. The fight for equality must be fought on many fronts–in the urban slums, in the sweat...
