Our Principles
The Democratic Party is America's Party! We stand for the enduring principles that made America the greatest nation on Earth. Here's a short refresher course in the history of Democratic Principles.
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Calendar of events
JANUARY 2008 |
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1 |
New Year’s Day Paul Revere & Betsy Ross born |
3 |
Iowa Caucuses |
8 |
Last Day to Register to Vote in McHenry County* New Hampshire Primaries |
9 |
Executive Board Meeting |
10 |
Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa Early Voting McHenry County Begins |
15 |
2008 Democratic presidential candidate debate in Las Vegas Martin Luther King Jr. Born 1929 Michigan presidential primary |
16 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
17 |
Ben Franklin born 1706 |
19 |
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21 |
Martin Luther King Day |
25 |
Democratic presidential debate in Florida |
26 |
South Carolina Democratic primary |
28 |
Write-in Candidates should have notified the county clerk by now! |
29 |
Florida primary |
30 |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt born 1882 |
31 |
Last Day Early Voting McHenry County |
FEBRUARY 2008 |
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1-5 |
GOTV Extraordinary Effort |
5 |
Primary Election McHenry County & AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IL, MN, MO, NJ, NY, ND, OK, TN & UT |
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Victory Party Democratic Party of McHenry County |
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Adlai Stevenson born 1900 |
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New Mexico Democratic caucus |
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Idaho Democratic primary |
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Kansas Democratic caucuses |
9 |
Louisiana primary |
10 |
Maine Democratic caucus |
12 |
Abraham Lincoln born 1809 Maryland, Virginia & D.C. primaries |
13 |
Executive Board Meeting |
18 |
Presidents’ Day |
19 |
Hawaii Democratic primary, Washington & Wisconsin primaries |
20 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
22 |
George Washington born 1732 |
MARCH 2008 |
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4 |
OH, RI, TX, VT & MA primaries |
5 |
County Convention at Opera House |
8 |
Wyoming Democratic primary |
9 |
Daylight Savings Time Begins |
11 |
Mississippi primary |
12 |
Executive Board Meeting |
19 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
APRIL 2008 |
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9 |
Executive Board Meeting |
| 12 | The Thomas Jefferson Dinner Holiday Inn, Crystal Lake 6PM |
13 |
Thomas Jefferson born 1743 |
15 |
Tax Day |
16 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
22 |
Earth Day Pennsylvania primary |
MAY 2008 |
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6 |
Indiana & North Carolina primaries |
8 |
Harry Truman born 1884 |
13 |
Nebraska & West Virginia primaries |
11 |
Mothers’ Day |
14 |
Executive Board Meeting |
20 |
Kentucky & Oregon primaries |
21 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
26 |
Memorial Day |
27 |
Chris Dodd born 1944 |
29 |
John F. Kennedy born 1917 |
JUNE 2008 |
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3 |
Montana & South Dakota primaries |
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New Mexico GOP caucus |
10 |
John Edwards born 1953 |
11 |
Executive Board Meeting |
15 |
Fathers’ Day |
18 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
JULY 2008 |
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4 |
Independence Day |
9 |
Executive Board Meeting |
16 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
AUGUST 2008 |
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4 |
Barack Obama born 1961 |
13 |
Executive Board Meeting |
19 |
Bill Clinton born 1946 |
20 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
25-28 |
Democratic National Convention in Denver |
27 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson born 1908 |
SEPTEMBER 2008 |
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1 |
Labor Day |
10 |
Executive Board Meeting |
17 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
26 |
Presidential debate in Oxford, Miss. |
OCTOBER 2008 |
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1 |
Jimmy Carter born 1924 |
2 |
Vice Presidential debate in St. Louis, Mo. |
7 |
Presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn. |
8 |
Executive Board Meeting Dennis Kucinich born 1946 |
11 |
Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 |
15 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock Presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y. |
26 |
Hillary Rodham Clinton born 1947 |
NOVEMBER 2008 |
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4 |
Election Day McHenry County Victory Party! |
11 |
Veterans’ Day |
12 |
NO: Executive Board Meeting |
15 |
Bill Richardson born 1947 |
19 |
Central Committee Meeting 7PM Farm Bureau Bldg Woodstock |
20 |
Joe Biden born 1942 |
21 |
Dick Durbin born 1944 |
27 |
Thanksgiving |
29 |
Paul Simon born 1928 |
DECEMBER 2008 |
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10 |
Executive Board Meeting |
17 |
NO: Central Committee Meeting |
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Meetings
The Democratic Party of McHenry County meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Our meetings are open to the public. We welcome new faces, and we hope you will join us at our next meeting. More…
