Hello Fellow Democrats!    October 10,2025

Where has this month gone! It’s October and early voting has started. This is an off year for Elections but there are some very important Issues on the ballot this time and the 911 Levy is county wide so you need to vote. If you would like info on any of the ballot Issues or Candidates please stop by our office downtown in the Marketplace. We can print sample ballots so you will know exactly what is on your ballot this time. As of Wednesday 170 people had already voted. The Board of Elections hours are 8 to 5pm for the next 3 weeks.

Logan County Grassroots Democrats is hosting a Meet the Candidates and Leaders event Oct 16 at 7pm at the Red Apple Barn 593 Township Rd 199W Bellefontaine. The Candidates attending are Bryan Hambley, Ohio SOS, Elliott Forhan, Ohio Att. Gen, Pam Grogean, Ohio House Rep, Sarah Lewis, Bellefontaine City Council 1^st Ward, Tim Steinhelfer, Bellefontaine City Council At-Large and Miranda Warren (I), Bellefontaine City Council President. Please call or text Kim Avery at 937.407.2825 to reserve your spot. They will have refreshments and a silent auction.

No Kings 2 rally is being planned for Oct 18 from 1 -3pm. This will be in front of the Courthouse as usual. We are expecting a huge turnout! Please join if you can. You can sign up on Mobilize. 

We had guest speaker Allison Russo Candidate for Ohio SOS on zoom at the beginning of our monthly meeting to talk  about her campaign and her platform. She emphasized the importance of the SOS role in protecting voting rights. She is committed to restoring transparency and trust in the electoral process.

We also had Debbie Schaffner from Rank Choice voting speak as well. She was very informational and left info in the office if you want to know more. We are also collecting signatures for her to get this on the ballot next year. Please stop by and sign if you would like to support this Issue. This process can greatly override the gerrymandering in the State of Ohio!

We still have Signs of Justice Postcards if you would like to send some out to Dem voters in Logan County encouraging everyone to get out and vote. We ask that you provide the postage but we will provide the addresses.
Our current office hours are Tuesday Oct 28, Weds, Fridays 1 to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 12pm. I am also please to announce we will be renewing our lease for another year! 2026 here we come!!!

So our new major project we are excited to be kicking off is our fundraiser to cancel Logan County’s Undue Medical Debt. This fundraiser is a collaboration with The Collaboratory out of Dayton. That organization works with medical debt collection agencies to identify, purchase and cancel the medical debt of individuals whose income is less than 400% of the federal poverty level or whose medical debt accounts for 5% of their income. The amount needed to be raised to purchase and cancel more than $700,000 of Logan County residents Medical debt is only $5000. So far we have collected over $1700. We are off to a great start but we need everyone to chip in to get this done. We have an online fundraiser set up at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/involvement-advocacy/miami-valley-medical-debt-relief/susan-neer
You can donate there or we can take cash or checks made out to Involvement Advocacy at our office. You can drop in the mail slot if we aren’t open. Kim Doughty and I will be speaking with local businesses to help raise funds as well. We can do this! Please help us out as the need for this is great. Thank you!!

LC Dems Fall Fundraiser Dinner is Oct 23 from 5 to 6:30pm at our HQ. We are offering 2Gs meals to go for $30 a meal with choice of ribs or fish (baked or fried), 1 side, cookie and water. Please place your orders before Oct 20. You can order by calling, texting 937.935.3492 or email at logancodems937@gmail.com. You can pay online at Actblue or venmo (see below) or you can pay at the door. We only have these dinners twice a year and they are our major fundraisers so please help us out if you can. Thank you!

We would also like to bump up the need for conferencing equipment for our office. We offer online attendance for our meetings but it would be so much nicer with this equipment. You would be able to hear better and see who is at the meetings. We have collected some money but still have a ways to go. Please help us out if you are able. We greatly appreciate any contributions that are made!!!

The Logan County Democratic Party will be reorganizing in the Spring of 2026. If you wish to be a Central Committee member in 2026 for your precinct you will need to go to the Board of Elections and fill out a form with your intent to run. It’s free but required and then your name will be on the ballot for the Primary Election on May 5, 2026. You only need 1 vote unless someone runs against you. If you are currently a CC member and wish to remain in that position please let me know. I will be making phone calls to fill all precinct positions. If I know your precinct is covered you won’t be getting phone calls. We prefer you be a registered Democrat to be on CC but Independent is acceptable. We would ask you to pull a Dem ballot in the next Primary. We will also elect our officers for the next term when we meet to reorganize after the Election. All are 4 year terms. Please call or stop in HQ if you want more info on Central Committee. These are very important positions and we would love to have all seats filled. I have info on what the responsibilities are and I will be holding a training class after the Election. If you are a current CC member you will need to run every 4 years for your precinct.

Next Community involvement activities are:
Oct 14 – City Council Meeting 7:30pm City Hall
Oct 16 – Meet the Candidates & leaders 7pm at the Red Apple Barn.
Oct 18 – No Kings 2 Rally at the Courthouse 1 to 3pm
Oct 28 – City Council Meeting 7:30pm City Hall
Oct 29 – Our Daily Bread 4:15pm
Oct 30 – Beggar’s Night 6 – 7:30pm
Nov 1 – Donuts with Dems 9am to 12pm
Nov 4 – General Election Day

Next Dem meeting is Nov 12 at 6:30pm at HQ.

The next Grassroots meeting is Oct 17 at Red Apple Barn at 7pm.

Thank you for supporting our Logan County Democrats!
Sue Neer                      
County Chair              

Our contact info:
Website: logandems.com
Phone: 937-935-3492
Email: Logancodems937@gmail.com
Mail: 130 S. Main St., #109, Bellefontaine, OH 43311

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