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What Is The Stoughton Democratic Town Committee?

The Stoughton Democratic Town Committee (SDTC)is established under the authority of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Charter of the Democratic Party of Massachusetts.  Under this authority, the Stoughton Democratic Town Committee is charged with furthering the ideals and aims of the Democratic Party locally, in Massachusetts and nationally.

The Goals of the Stoughton Democratic Town Committee are:

1. to enhance the democratic process by engaging more people in political activities;
2. to bring issues of social, economic and political importance to public awareness;
3. to work through the electoral process to get Democratic candidates elected to public office in county, state and national positions.

Meetings

When you join the Stoughton Democratic Town Committee, you become an active part of the local voice of the Democratic Party. Instead of watching events unfold, you become a part of the team that makes events take place. These events affect your life and the lives of people around you. Our monthly meetings (except during summer) feature well-known and fascinating guest speakers from the world of government and politics. You will learn about the latest developments on Beacon Hill, how to get involved in campaigns, how the best campaigns are run (and won) and more. You will have the opportunity to discuss the most newsworthy and pressing issues of the day with acknowledged experts and outspoken leaders, close up, one-on-one. You will have a chance to make a real difference, be heard, work toward Democratic victories and even run for office yourself. If you are a Democrat, you probably believe in most of the things we do. You probably support the same positions and care about the same challenges.  So, why not take the next step, do something about your concerns and apply for Associate Membership in the Stoughton Democratic Town Committee today?

Composition of the Committee

The Stoughton Democratic Town Committee is the local branch of the Democratic Party. Our members are elected every four years (during the Presidential Primary Election). We, also, have a number of Associate Members, who enjoy most of the rights and responsibilities of regular Elected Members, as well as Lifetime Members (who have served for at least 20 years as regular Elected Members). Vacancies in the Elected Member body are filled by nomination and vote of the Elected Members and are selected from the current Associate Members. The Committee conducts activities such as the endorsement of enrolled Democratic candidates in partisan and nonpartisan primaries, preliminaries and elections, financial support of the State Committee and Democratic nominees, adoption of resolutions and platforms, fundraising for political purposes, voter registration campaigns, caucuses for endorsing candidates, adopting resolutions or conducting other Party business. In compliance with the rules of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, we actively pursue minorities, women, gay and lesbian, young and disabled Democrats. Any Democrat in Stoughton is eligible to join.  All of our meetings are held in handicapped accessible locations.

Registered Democrats and those who are unenrolled ("independents") are invited to attend SDTC events.

The Executive Committee for the Stoughton Democratic Town Committee for 2008 to 2009 includes:

John Kavin, Co-Chair, 53-61 McCormick Terrace, Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-6748, johnkavin@comcast.net

Donna Smith, Co-Chair, 282 Seaver Street, Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-8741, dssto@aol.com

Roberto Soto, Vice-Chair, 16 Bell Street, Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 341-3238, rrsoto@verizon.net

Lester Davis, Treasurer, 557 Park Street, Stoughton MA, 02072
(781) 341-9626

Linda Hickey, Secretary, 3 Manor Drive, Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-9570

Steve Fradkin, Democratic State Committee Member, 22 James Avenue, Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-3160, Steve@WizardOfAdz.com

Steven Wilkinson, Web Site Manager, 145 Smith Avenue, Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 341-0609, stvnwlknsn@hotmail.com

ADDITIONAL POLITICAL CONTACTS

To send an electronic mail message to the following individuals, click on their highlighted electronic mail address. If their name is highlighted, clicking it will connect you to their Home Page.

State Senator Brian Joyce, bjoyce@senate.state.ma.us

State Representative Louis L. Kafka, Rep.LouisKafka@hou.state.ma.us (Stoughton Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6)

State Representative William C. Galvin, Rep.WilliamGalvin@hou.state.ma.us ( Stoughton Precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8)

Governor Deval Patrick, GOffice@state.ma.us

Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray, GOffice@state.ma.us

Attorney General Martha Coakley, Attorney.general@ago.state.ma.us

Senator Edward Kennedy, senator@kennedy.senate.gov

Senator John F. Kerry, john_kerry@kerry.senate.gov

Congressman Stephen Lynch, stephen.lynch@mail.house.gov

President-elect Barack Obama!, president@whitehouse.gov

Massachusetts Democratic Party, 129 Portland Street, Suite 602, Boston 02114-2014 (617) 742-6770, staff@massdems.org

National Democratic Party, http://www.democrats.org/page/s/contact

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SDTC Monthly Meetings

Our Holiday Get-Together is planned for Thursday, December 11th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Centerfields Bar and Grill, 643 Washington Street, Canton.  Hors d'oeuvres will be provided compliments of the Stoughton Democratic Town Committee and you can purchase the beverage(s) of your choice.  Please come and join us for some holiday cheer!

Our Last Meeting

Our last meeting was held on the morning of Saturday, November 15th starting at 9 and concluding at 11:30 a.m.   The meeting was held at Cedar Hill Golf Course.  A great buffet breakfast was provided by Catering by Linda and included her famous hash browns.  We enjoyed watching a replay of our President-elect's victory speech which elicited applause from the crowd and a toast to our victory and the future under this change in leadership.   Goodbye, W!  Hello, Obama!  Mission Accomplished!

Our speaker was our state representative, the Honourable Lou Kafka.  Lou was congratulated on his recent re-election and filled us in on recent events and upcoming issues of interest at the State House.  Discussion ensued on a variety of topics with a good exchange of ideas and viewpoints.  Despite some dire news, our optimism remains in the knowledge that we have weathered similar storms in the past and, though this one is more potent than any since Hoover, we will weather this one with the help of our new president and legislature.

If you have questions, please call Donna Smith at (781) 344-8741 or John Kavin at (781) 344-6748 or electronically mail to John at SellMyHouse@USA.net.

Minutes of the meeting will be posted here upon receipt.

The Bush Countdown Clock expires, not soon enough, but on January 20, 2009 at 12 p.m. http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushclock.htm

If you want to help with an event or by working on the Executive Committee, please give Donna Smith or John Kavin a call.

This page was last updated on November 21, 2008.