Welcome to the official website of the Columbia County Democratic party of Georgia!
Our major goals are to enhance public education, provide universal health care, and maintain public safety. We believe in women's choice, affirmative action, increased minimum wage, recognition of unions as an important aid to labor, campaign finance reform, and environmental protection. We oppose preemptive war but insist that our troops have proper armaments when they are placed in harm's way. We oppose privatization of Social Security and we oppose a ban on gay marriage. Also not fans of kids in cages or the family separation policy at the border. We seek the science needed to survive this pandemic intact.
We're on Facebook and Twitter
We're on Facebook and Twitter
Become A Member
Pay Individual dues here:
Pay Family dues here:
If you are a new member, please print this membership form and bring it with you to our monthly meeting. If you prefer, you can also mail the form to our PO Box listed on the form: 20150203-membershipform.pdf
Meetings
CCDP Meetings are typically held on the first Monday of every month, at 6:30 pm at the Columbia County Government Complex, Building A, at 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans, GA 30809. Meeting Commences at 7pm. Next meeting Sep 4.
We occasionally offer a Zoom Meeting option for some of the Monthly meetings. If this option is available check below for the meeting link and credentials.
We occasionally offer a Zoom Meeting option for some of the Monthly meetings. If this option is available check below for the meeting link and credentials.
Latest News
JAR CONTESTS
Bring your spare change to meetings and vote on the most important issues of our time! Guaranteed laughs and petty rivalry.
Message from Cathi Fredriksen, Chair, CD-12
Today the Georgia House rapidly pushed a bill through Committee, and while its outcome might not have a direct affect on you or a loved one, it will definitely impact others in a most horrific way. Allowing puberty blockers but not the hormones that would help folks transition, those affected will be trapped in their pre-pubescent bodies with potentially life-long irreparable damage because they'll potentially be spending YEARS on those blockers until they're old enough to qualify as an adult. This bill is REALLY important (in the wrong kind of way) and has far-reaching implications beyond trans youth care. In the most recent version of this bill, they included the ability to sue medical providers which is nothing short of extortion, as well as a slippery slope in regard to one of the less commonly understood reasons why healthcare is so exorbitantly high in this country in the first place. America is a litigious society, bent on suing for any and every slight, and thereby doctors have to carry insurance against lawsuits aka malpractice insurance. This insurance can cost doctors in excess of $400k a year depending on specialties and other factors (gender, for one. Crazy, huh?), and this bill could increase those premiums and those added expenses get passed down to YOU. Please sign/email/call and voice your opposition to this incredulous bill. The so-proclaimed party of personal freedoms is for their own freedom, but not yours.
Today the Georgia House rapidly pushed a bill through Committee, and while its outcome might not have a direct affect on you or a loved one, it will definitely impact others in a most horrific way. Allowing puberty blockers but not the hormones that would help folks transition, those affected will be trapped in their pre-pubescent bodies with potentially life-long irreparable damage because they'll potentially be spending YEARS on those blockers until they're old enough to qualify as an adult. This bill is REALLY important (in the wrong kind of way) and has far-reaching implications beyond trans youth care. In the most recent version of this bill, they included the ability to sue medical providers which is nothing short of extortion, as well as a slippery slope in regard to one of the less commonly understood reasons why healthcare is so exorbitantly high in this country in the first place. America is a litigious society, bent on suing for any and every slight, and thereby doctors have to carry insurance against lawsuits aka malpractice insurance. This insurance can cost doctors in excess of $400k a year depending on specialties and other factors (gender, for one. Crazy, huh?), and this bill could increase those premiums and those added expenses get passed down to YOU. Please sign/email/call and voice your opposition to this incredulous bill. The so-proclaimed party of personal freedoms is for their own freedom, but not yours.
BOARD OF ELECTIONS MEETINGS
The Columbia County Board of Elections conducts monthly meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10:30am in the Board of Elections Office conference room. Remember, it's above the early voting floor in the government complex. Protect nonpartisanship and observe the process.
The Columbia County Board of Elections conducts monthly meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10:30am in the Board of Elections Office conference room. Remember, it's above the early voting floor in the government complex. Protect nonpartisanship and observe the process.
STORE IS STILL OPEN!
Upper right hand corner of this page. Order away and we will get things printed and in your hands as fast as possible. Check periodically for our new shirts on clearance! There will be some new ones who want to wear the Columbia Country Democrats logo on your front.
Upper right hand corner of this page. Order away and we will get things printed and in your hands as fast as possible. Check periodically for our new shirts on clearance! There will be some new ones who want to wear the Columbia Country Democrats logo on your front.
STEP UP AND SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARSHIPS!
The Columbia County Democratic Party Scholarship Program has been operating for 13 years, since 2010. We have awarded 47 deserving seniors each a $500 scholarship, totaling $23,500. This year we gave $500 awards to three deserving high school seniors, bringing the total to 50 students and $25,000.
The Scholarship Program is funded solely through donations, and we want to thank all of you who have contributed. Some of you have made very generous contributions this past year and we want you to know how much we appreciate it.
Check out the Scholarship page for a brief biography of our winners. The 2023 scholarship winners are:
Emily Wright, Lakeside HS
Caleb Messer, Greenbrier HS
Alya Akhtar, Lakeside HS
The Scholarship Program is funded solely through donations, and we want to thank all of you who have contributed. Some of you have made very generous contributions this past year and we want you to know how much we appreciate it.
Check out the Scholarship page for a brief biography of our winners. The 2023 scholarship winners are:
Emily Wright, Lakeside HS
Caleb Messer, Greenbrier HS
Alya Akhtar, Lakeside HS
Donate to the Columbia County Democratic Party Scholarship fund here:
UNDERSTANDING SB202
Everyone's heard of it, but no one knows exactly what it has changed. You may hear from some quarters that it changes nothing, but nothing could be further from the truth. Read and scroll through below.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS
2023 schedule posted here.
NOT GETTING PARTY EMAILS?
If you've asked to be put on our email list but haven't been receiving announcements from the Columbia County Democratic Party, please contact columbiacntydems@aol.com. We want to be sure that everyone who wants to be included is on the list. Thank you.
NOTES ON BEING A COMMITTEE MEMBER
Attendance
Attendance
Following election to the County Committee, members are expected to be at every regularly scheduled monthly meeting, unless extenuating circumstances prevent attendance. In the event a member cannot attend a meeting, he or she shall notify the Secretary or the Chair as soon as practical, unless extenuating circumstances prevent that communication. Notification may occur by text, phone call, or email. Every County Committee member is expected to attend the meetings of any sub-committee to which he or she is assigned (or for which he or she has volunteered). Communication with the sub-committee chair shall occur in the same manner as that of regular monthly meetings. If a County Committee member misses a 3rd consecutive monthly meeting without prior notification, his or her seat shall immediately be deemed vacant by the Chair and seconded by the Secretary. In the event this occurs, a notice shall be sent to the entire County Committee as soon as practical stating both the declaration and the reason.
Revised County bylaws now available to view here.