LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS

This page features the latest news and events of Weston County Democrats.  If you’d like more information about anything here, please ask via our Contact Us form.

Posted 16 Nov 2024:  The next meeting of Weston County Democrats will be  Saturday, 21 December 2024 at 2:00 p.m.  at the Weston County Library, 23 West Main Street, Newcastle, WY.  Enter via the side door facing the courthouse.

Posted 11 Nov 2024:  The Democratic Party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees received 378 votes in the Weston County General Election.  See all results on the county clerk’s website.

Posted 24 Oct 2024:  Op-ed from Cowboy State Daily:  Weston County Commissioners Can’t Ignore U.S. Constitution

Posted 20 Oct 2024:  At its October meeting, putting its motto “Here for Good” into practice, the Weston County Democratic Party presented a cash donation to Cheryl Foelkner, Director of the Upton Community Food Bank.  Attorney William Curley also met with the group to discuss the County Commission’s declaration of legislative vacancies and its receipt of nominations from the Weston County Republican Party to fill those vacancies.

Party Chair Deb Piana presents a donation for the Upton Food Bank to Diretor Cheryl Foelkner.  Other WyoDems pictured are Don Gose, Jim Phillips, Bill Fuller, Tierney Parrish, and Dorothy Fuller. Not pictured (because she was the photographer) is Pam Penfield.

Posted 2 Oct 2024:  WyoFile has published an explanatory article on the property tax reform measure on the November ballot.  See it here.

Posted 22 Sep 2024:  Weston County Democrats staffed tables at the Car Show in Dow Park on Saturday, 21 September.  We made available helpful information and voter registration forms for show attendees.  Also on offer was a fun raffle for some really cool items.

Updated 15 Sep 2024:  WyoFile has produced a 2024 Voting Guide.  Link to it here or from our Information, Please page.  The Guide includes good information on U.S. Senate and House candidates Scott Morrow and Kyle Cameron.  (There is nothing on Republicans Barrasso or Hageman since neither responded to WyoFile’s questionnaire.)

Posted 14 May 2024:  WyoFile has an informative article on the Weston County Commission resolution declaring legislative vacancies in the county.  The article can be found here.

Posted 6 May 2024:  Coverage of the `13 April Weston County Democratic Party Caucus and Convention published in the News Letter Journal, Newcastle, Wyoming, 25 Apr 2024, page 8:

Updated 3 Oct 2024:
VOTER PURGE MEANS MANY NEED TO RE-REGISTER FOR THE 2024 ELECTION!  See this news item on the AARP website.

Rules on changing party affiliation and the time permitted for early and absentee voting have become far more restrictive.  See details on the WyoFile website.

Posted 29 Jan 2024:  Putting into practice the Wyoming Democratic Party slogan “Here for GOOD,” Weston County Democrats were pleased to donate $200 each to Alley Cats Cat Rescue and the Weston County Humane Society,  two great animal welfare groups in our community.  (Left to right; Jim Phillips, Bill Fuller, and Deb Piana present checks to Ginger Franklin of Alley Cats Cat Rescue and Chris Beardsley with the Weston County Humane Society.)

Posted 14 Sep 2023 (Updated 19 Sep 2023):  Thanks to the Newcastle News Letter Journal, a video of the END OF SUMMER EVENT speakers, including Joe Barbuto, state Democratic Party chairman, and keynote speaker Ken Martin, Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee, is available  onlline at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOybU6cirJw.  News Letter Journal photos of the END OF SUMMER EVENT can be viewed at https://www.newslj.com/content/democratic-convention.