OREGON — The Ogle County Democrats held a Community Building picnic on Sunday, June 22 at beautiful White Pines State Park. Despite the heat, there was a good turnout of 50 people who gathered in the shade to enjoy brats and hotdogs and great conversation. Three candidates joined the group for the afternoon: Joe Albright and Paul Nolley, who are running for Congress in the 16th District against Darin LaHood, and Joe Berning, who is running for state senator in the 45th District against Andrew Chesney.
“The Ogle County Democrats are growing our party through building community for democracy.” Linda Pottinger, party chair, said. “We know that people are concerned about what is happening in our government at the federal level as demonstrated by the turnout in four protests this year. On June 14, we had a turnout of about 500 people demonstrating against the authoritarian behavior we are seeing from Mr. Trump and his cabinet. These were not just Democrats who came to Oregon with some wonderful signs – there were Republicans and Independents who are afraid of how the destruction of government agencies is affecting all of us.”
The goal of the Ogle County Democratic party is to find and support good Democratic candidates, who believe in democracy and support of the Constitution, to run for all levels of government from local seats to federal positions. “We want to hear from everyone in our community about how the Democratic party can help improve our lives in Ogle County and engage in meaningful conversations with Republicans to find common ground and policies we can agree on,” said Pottinger. “That is what we mean by building community.”
The organization’s website is https://oglecountydems.org/ and you can follow them on Facebook at Ogle County IL – Democratic Party. Their 27th annual Fall Fundraiser will be on Sunday, Sept. 28 at Historic Stronghold Castle.
