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Welcome to the
Stoughton Democratic Town Committee
Web Site!
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:
- to enhance the democratic process by engaging more people in political activities;
- to bring issues of social, economic and political importance to public awareness;
- 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.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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
President Barack Obama, president@whitehouse.gov
Senator Edward Kennedy, senator@kennedy.senate.gov
Senator John F. Kerry, john_kerry@kerry.senate.gov
Congressman Stephen Lynch, stephen.lynch@mail.house.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 next meeting is to be scheduled and, likely, will take place in September. We are looking for venues for our 2009 to 2010 season. If you know of a place that would work well, please contact John Kavin and/or Donna Smith via their contact information as indicated above.
Our Last Meeting
Our last meeting was held at T.G.I. Friday's new location near the intersections of Route 24 and 139. We had about two dozen folks gathered around an L-shaped table in the middle of other diners. We began with appetizers followed by our awards ceremony which included presentations by Co-Chair John Kavin and our representatives, Lou Kafka and Bill Galvin. John, also, read awards from the Commonwealth's senate that had been sent by our senator, Brian Joyce, who was unable to join us. Awards were made to Lou Gitto, Sandy Davis, John Kowalczyk and, in absentia, Roberto Soto. This was followed by dinner, dessert and beverages. We parted for the summer with the knowledge that campaign season will be picking up then and we will need to be prepared to invest our time for re-elections.
Minutes of our last meeting will be posted here upon receipt.
Photographs, from past events, may be found at Stoughton Democratic Town Committee Webshots.
This page was last updated on June 12, 2009.