Category: Organizational

If you want to play a more active role in democracy — and, maybe, hopefully, help kick avid seditionist Bob Good out of office — now’s your chance.

We need to send delegates to upcoming Congressional caucuses for Virginia’s 5th and 7th districts. At those virtual meetings, some of our delegates, along with others from neighboring counties, will be chosen to represent our districts at the State Central Committee.

We need 31 delegates from Albemarle County for the 5th district, and 1 delegate from the Free Union corner of the 7th district. If you’d like a shot at representing Albemarle for either of those districts, here’s the timeline to get involved.

FOR THE 5TH DISTRICT:

• By Feb. 10: Apply online here to represent Albemarle at the 5th district caucus.
• Feb. 15 at 6 p.m.: The Albemarle Dems will meet virtually to vote on who we’re sending to the 5th district caucus.
• March 5: If you’re chosen to be one of those 31 delegates, you’ll attend another virtual meeting where the 5th District Dems will vote on who’ll represent us statewide. Those delegates will meet six times in the coming year to coordinate campaign strategy for this fall’s elections.

FOR THE 7TH DISTRICT:

• By Feb. 12: If you’re from Free Union, apply online here to be a delegate at the 7th district caucus.
• Feb. 19 at 11:30 a.m.: The Dems of CD7 will meet virtually to decide their delegates.
  Got questions?

Email us here, and we’ll connect you with the answers you need. Thanks for your time and interest in helping with these important roles!

Hello and Happy Holidays,

My name is Amy Laufer, I am proud and humbled to say that I have recently been elected Chair of Albemarle County Dems.

I have lived in the Charlottesville area for over 20 years, but I am originally from Wisconsin, actually a dairy farm! I have a BS in Geology and an MA in Education. I’ve been involved in politics since I was elected to Charlottesville City School Board in 2010. I served on the board for seven years and was both Vice Chair and Chair. In 2014, I founded a PAC called Virginia’s List, we support democratic women running for state office. I ran for City Council and State Senate District 17. The 17th district was definitely a red seat but we moved it 10+ points during my campaign, achieving 48% of the vote. With the new maps coming out, I will say, I am interested in running for office again and will let you know my decision as the maps are finalized and election date is determined.

I am excited to take on this new challenge. I’m grateful for the leadership of Stephen Davis and that he asked me to take on this role. These are big shoes to fill and I don’t take that lightly!

I am most interested in making sure we maintain a democratic majority in local government, diversifying our committee and candidates as well as helping to get out the democratic message more broadly to our community. Please feel free to contact me amy@amylaufer.com.

Sincerely,

Amy Laufer

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January 25, 2021

The Albemarle Democratic Committee joins with Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, Governor Ralph Northam and the Democratic Party of Virginia in condemning in the strongest possible way the insurrection and attack on our nation’s Congress, incited by former President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans, as it met to ratify the votes of the nation’s citizens electing Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris as our next president and vice president. We ask that the U.S. Senate hold former President Trump accountable for these actions during the impeachment trial.

We also reject and condemn the attempt by Bob Good, the 5th District’s Representative to the House of Representatives, to “object to the certification of electors in multiple states” even though those states have certified the accuracy of the vote counts, and we join others in calling for his immediate resignation and removal from Congress.

We pledge to work with our Senators and Governor to take action to ensure that such unlawful and undemocratic action does not recur and we pledge to abide by the principles of the Democratic Party of Virginia to promote a healthy democracy; free, fair, and secure elections; equal justice under the law and adherence to the rule of law.