The following is a press release written by Monroe County Democrats for the Blue Revue.
In This Issue:
Party and Caucus News
2024 Democratic National Convention
Party and Constituency Caucus Events
- MCDC Monthly Meeting
- MoCo Fall Fest/Bloomington Pridefest
Candidate and Election News
Horrocks Campaign August Schedule
Best Practices Institute
Community Announcements and Events
Keep up with Sydney Zulich!
LWV Voter Registration Training
SUDAC Summit
NAACP Freedom Fund Awards Dinner
Community Calendar
General Election Democratic Candidates
Party and Caucus News
With 76 days left until the General Election, Democrats will use this opportunity to rally around our presumptive nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, and to harness the Party’s newly-found momentum to bring us one step closer to victory this November.
Let’s send our best to the Monroe County Delegates—Councilwoman Sydney Zulich, Mayor Kerry Thomson, Clerk Nicole Bolden, and IU student Emma Shriberg—as they head to Chicago in the coming days. They’ll make us proud representing Monroe County on the national stage.
Visit the DNC’s website here to read more about the Convention. You’ll also find links to join virtual livestreams for each caucus meeting.
Precinct Committeeperson Training
Sunday, August 25, 6-8pm
MCDP Headquarters | 115 E. 2nd St., Bloomington, IN 47401
Our Deputy Chair for Party Infrastructure, Sam Ujdak, and Coordinated Campaign Director, Sydney Zulich, will lead our Outreach Plan for our Precinct Committee. To our committeemembers: join them as we work toward an 80% turnout in each of our precincts this November!
You are requested to park on the street or on the Seminary Square side of the World Food Market.
Party and Constituency Caucus Events
Monroe County Democrats’ Club Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, August 20, 11:15am-1pm
DeAngelo’s | 2630 E. 3rd St., Bloomington, IN 47401
Join the Monroe County Democrats’ Club for their next monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 20, at 11:15am. Featuring special guests Kate Gazunis, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and Izzy Frieze, President of College Democrats at IU.
The meeting will focus on housing insecurity in the Bloomington area and the effects high-end student housing have on local working families.
Monroe County Fall Festival
106 S. Park St., Ellettsville, IN 47429
September 12-14
Save the date, folks! The Monroe County Fall Festival in Ellettsville is one month away and will feature various food and craft vendors, live music, games, and much more.
For more information, visit the festival’s website here.
Your MCDP will be hosting a booth featuring various federal, statewide, and local candidates!
Stay tuned for more information.
Bloomington Pridefest
Saturday, September 14
Kirkwood Ave. (Downtown)
Another event to save the date! The annual Bloomington Pridefest will take place a little later this year. Join us at our booth which, like the Fall Festival, will feature various candidates and Party officials who will be happy to chat with you!
More information to come.
Candidate and Election News
Are you a candidate for office in 2024 and have a campaign event or press release? Share it with communications@monroedems.org to have it shared within the Blue Revue! Deadline: Wednesdays at 5PM
Canvassing & Phone Banking w/Thomas Horrocks
Canvassing: Saturdays 11am-1pm, 1:30-3:30pm; Sundays 1:30-3:30pm
Phone Banking: Mondays and Thursdays 6-8pm
Join Thomas Horrocks and his team every week for their canvassing and phone banking sessions! Meeting place is always your MCDP Headquarters (115 E. 2nd St.) and times are listed above. HD 62 was the closest State House race in 2022; help Thomas flip the seat in November!
Click here to sign up for cavassing events and here for phone banking sessions (sign-up sheets cover all sessions until Election Day).
Community Announcements and Events
Keep Up With Sydney!
Bloomington Councilwoman Sydney Zulich, recently elected as one of Indiana’s 9th District Delegates to the National Convention, will be blogging her experiences while in Chicago!
You can follow her updates by clicking here and adding your email to her list.
The Democratic National Convention will take place August 19-22 — this week!
We’re about to witness an unprecedented National Convention — go behind the scenes by joining Sydney on her journey!
Voter Registration Training
Saturday, August 24, 3-4pm
Monroe County Public Library, Room 1C | 303 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington
Thursday, August 29, 3-4pm
Monroe County Public Library, Room 1C | 600 W. Temperance Street, Ellettsville
The League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County is hosting two training sessions on how to register people to vote, and all are welcome!
Led by Ralf Shaw, LWV-BMC Voter Service Committee co-chair, the first will take place August 24 at the Downtown Bloomington MoCo Public Library and the second will be on August 29 at the Ellettsville MoCo Public Library.
Registration is required. Click here to register for the Bloomington session and here for the Ellettsville session.
Don’t forget! The last day to register to vote for the General Election is October 7 in Indiana!
2024 Monroe County Recovery Summit
Thursday, September 5, 7:30am-5pm
Monroe County Convention Center | 302 S. College Ave., Bloomington, IN 47403
The Monroe County Substance Use Disorder Awareness Commission (SUDAC) is hosting a summit at the Monroe County Convention Center with a focus on finding solutions to the growing problem of substance use disorder within our communities.
The goal of the summit: “The summit will bring together community members, caring professionals, and stakeholders to EDUCATE each other, examine INNOVATIVE ideas, and to COLLABORATE on compassionate solutions to the ever-increasing drug use problems in our communities.”
To learn more about the event and to purchase tickets, click here.
Monroe County NAACP Freedom Fund Awards Dinner
Saturday, September 14, 6pm
Shreve Hall - Ivy Tech | 200 Daniels Way, Bloomington, IN 47404
Join your local branch of the NAACP for their Freedom Fund Awards Dinner at Ivy Tech next month! Enjoy camaraderie with fellow members of the community as we come together to uphold and strengthen equality amongst our neighbors — regardless of race, educational background, and socio-economic status.
This year’s President’s Award goes to Bloomington historian Elizabeth Mitchell to honor her distinguished public service!
Support your Monroe County NAACP by buying tickets here. To sponsor the event, click here.
And to learn more about the dinner, contact the organization at mcbnaacp@gmail.com.
Indiana HD69 Debate
Wednesday, September 25, 7pm
Seymour High School | 1350 W 2nd St, Seymour, IN 47274
We have an incredible slate of Democratic candidates across the Hoosier state—one of whom being Trish Whitcomb, running against Jim Lucas in Indiana House District 69. Both candidates will participate in a debate at Seymour High School in Seymour, IN on September 25. Doors open at 6:30pm.
This debate is hosted by the Jackson County Chamber and Jackson County Visitor Center.
The Best Practices Institute is on a mission to keep Democrats energized and mobilized for the upcoming General Election! They release informative newsletters on organizer training sessions, education opportunities in politics, job opportunities across the nation, and much more. Click here to view one of their most recent releases (it’s full of helpful information!).
Subscribe to their newsletter and learn more about this project by clicking here.
2024 General Election Candidates
The candidates running for election as a Democrat in Monroe County this November are as follows. Links to their candidacy announcements, websites, and donation pages are linked below (if applicable).
President and Vice President of the United States
Kamala Harris, Tim Walz
Senate
Valerie McCray
Indiana 9th Congressional District
Tim Peck
Candidacy Announcement, Website, ActBlue
Indiana Governor, LG
Jennifer McCormick, Terry Goodin
Candidacy Announcement, Website, ActBlue
Indiana Attorney General
Destiny Wells
Candidacy Announcement, Website, ActBlue
State Senate District 40
Shelli Yoder
State Senate District 44
No Democrat
State House District 46
Kurtis Cummings
State House District 60
Michelle Higgs
State House District 61
Matt Pierce
State House District 62
Thomas Horrocks
Monroe County Commissioner District 2
Julie Thomas
Candidacy Announcement, Website, ActBlue
Monroe County Commissioner District 3
Jody Madeira
Candidacy Announcement, Website, ActBlue
Monroe County Council At-Large
Trent Deckard
Candidacy Announcement, Website, Donation Page
David Henry
Candidacy Announcement, Website, ActBlue
Cheryl Munson
Candidacy Announcement, Website
Monroe County Auditor
Brianne Gregory
Monroe County Treasurer
Cathy Smith
Monroe County Coroner
Jeff Hall
Monroe County Surveyor
Trohn Enright-Randolph
Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Div III
Christine Talley Haseman
Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Div IV
Catherine Stafford
Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Div IX
Darcie Fawcett
For more information on these candidates, visit our 2024 Candidates page on the Monroe County Democratic Party website here!
Do you have an event you want published in the Blue Revue? Deadlines for submission are 5pm each Wednesday for the following day’s newsletter. Email submissions to communications@monroedems.org.
