Montgomery County Democratic Party http://montgomerydemocrats.org For a Blue Tennessee Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:32:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Your 2012 DNC Delegation http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/04/04/your-2012-dnc-delegation/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/04/04/your-2012-dnc-delegation/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:32:58 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3574 Actress Ashley Judd will be part of Tennessee’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention this fall. Tennessee Democrats finalized the members of its delegation Saturday at a meeting of the state party’s Executive Committee.

Tennessee will send 91 Delegates and seven Alternates to the nominating convention to confirm President Barack Obama’s candidacy on the Democratic [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/04/04/your-2012-dnc-delegation/feed/ 0 Jackson Day 2012: Fired Up and Ready to Go http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/04/03/jackson-day-2012-fired-up-and-ready-to-go/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/04/03/jackson-day-2012-fired-up-and-ready-to-go/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:22:24 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3568 Tennessee Democrats kicked off the 2012 campaign season by celebrating Jackson Day on the Bicentennial Mall in Nashville this past weekend.  Our big tent party went into the night as 700 folks from across the state celebrated our past and looked forward to the future.

We honored Speaker Emeritus Jimmy Naifeh with the Gov. Ned [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/04/03/jackson-day-2012-fired-up-and-ready-to-go/feed/ 0 Chairman Forrester on the Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/24/chairman-forrester-on-the-anniversary-of-the-affordable-care-act/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/24/chairman-forrester-on-the-anniversary-of-the-affordable-care-act/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:00:13 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3511 Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester today released the following statement on the two year anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the Affordable Care Act – which to date has helped millions of middle class families, seniors, and young people receive quality affordable health care:

“Two years ago with the stroke of a pen, [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/24/chairman-forrester-on-the-anniversary-of-the-affordable-care-act/feed/ 0 Election Botched: Former Congressman Lincoln Davis Denied the Right to Vote and Fighting Back http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/10/election-botched-former-congressman-lincoln-davis-denied-the-right-to-vote-and-fighting-back/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/10/election-botched-former-congressman-lincoln-davis-denied-the-right-to-vote-and-fighting-back/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:38:14 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3410

The state election office made a historic mess of Tennessee’s Presidential Primary — with mistakes that robbed a former U.S. Congressman and his wife of their right to vote and denied voters access to the polls.

Secretary of State Tre Hargett and State Election Coordinator Mark Goins are in charge of the government office [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/10/election-botched-former-congressman-lincoln-davis-denied-the-right-to-vote-and-fighting-back/feed/ 0 The End of an Era: Speaker Naifeh Set to Retire http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/08/the-end-of-an-era-speaker-naifeh-set-to-retire/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/08/the-end-of-an-era-speaker-naifeh-set-to-retire/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:06:16 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3406 NASHVILLE – Speaker Emeritus Jimmy Naifeh announced today on the House floor that he will not seek re-election to his district 81 seat this fall. Naifeh has served in the House of Representatives for 38-years, 18 of which he spent as Speaker of the House.

“Governor McWherter always told me when it was time to [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/08/the-end-of-an-era-speaker-naifeh-set-to-retire/feed/ 0 TNDP Chair Chip Forrester’s Statement on Results of Tennessee’s Presidential Primary http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/07/tndp-chair-chip-forrester%e2%80%99s-statement-on-results-of-tennessee%e2%80%99s-presidential-primary/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/07/tndp-chair-chip-forrester%e2%80%99s-statement-on-results-of-tennessee%e2%80%99s-presidential-primary/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:29:22 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3400 NASHVILLE — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester released the following statement tonight on the results of the GOP Primary in Tennessee:

“Mitt Romney’s loss tonight shows that he is out-of-touch with Tennesseans and it raises serious concerns about his chances in November — if he can make it to the general election. Not [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/03/07/tndp-chair-chip-forrester%e2%80%99s-statement-on-results-of-tennessee%e2%80%99s-presidential-primary/feed/ 0 Tennessee Veterans Oppose Governor’s Move to Take Away Veterans’ Rights http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/24/tennessee-veterans-oppose-governor%e2%80%99s-move-to-take-away-veterans%e2%80%99-rights/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/24/tennessee-veterans-oppose-governor%e2%80%99s-move-to-take-away-veterans%e2%80%99-rights/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:08:21 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3386 Halsam’s “TEAM” Act Would Eliminate Veterans’ Preference for State Workers

Governor Bill Haslam’s stealthy effort to eliminate veterans’ preference for state hires looks poised to hit a very public stumbling block — Tennessee veterans.

Haslam’s TEAM Act would eliminate civil service rules, such as veterans’ preference, that protect taxpayers from political patronage, a corrupted [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/24/tennessee-veterans-oppose-governor%e2%80%99s-move-to-take-away-veterans%e2%80%99-rights/feed/ 0 Rep. Mike Turner Fighting Republican Plan to Eliminate Veterans’ Preference http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/22/rep-mike-turner-fighting-republican-plan-to-eliminate-veterans%e2%80%99-preference/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/22/rep-mike-turner-fighting-republican-plan-to-eliminate-veterans%e2%80%99-preference/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:20:47 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3364 House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner stood up for Tennessee veterans and their families Tuesday defending the state’s “veterans’ preference” hiring policy.

Governor Bill Haslam and Republicans are proposing to eliminate preference given to military veterans and spouses of deceased and disabled veterans with a change to state personnel rules.

Haslam’s “TEAM Act,” sponsored [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/22/rep-mike-turner-fighting-republican-plan-to-eliminate-veterans%e2%80%99-preference/feed/ 0 Early Voting Underway in Tennessee http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/22/early-voting-underway-in-tennessee/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/22/early-voting-underway-in-tennessee/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:09:03 +0000 TNDP http://tndp.org/blog/?p=3362 Early voting for the March 6th Presidential Primary is underway in Tennessee, and you have one week — until February 28 — to cast your vote early.

If you miss early voting, Tennessee is among 10 states holding its Presidential Primary on “Super Tuesday” March 6th.

But why wait? Click here [...]

]]> http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/22/early-voting-underway-in-tennessee/feed/ 0 Montgomery County Democratic Party Delegate Convention http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/09/montgomery-county-democratic-party-delegate-convention/ http://montgomerydemocrats.org/2012/02/09/montgomery-county-democratic-party-delegate-convention/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:19:34 +0000 gene http://montgomerydemocrats.org/?p=539 Montgomery County Democratic Party will hold the County Delegate Convention on March 10th, at 2050 Fort Campbell Blvd. Registered County Democrats are encouraged to attend. Delegates will be selected to attend the Congressional Delegate Convention, and those selected Delegates will represent the state at the National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. in Sepember and cast vote for President Obama fo a second term as President. The doors of the County Convention will open at 11 a.m. and the Convention will start at 12:05 p.m. Individuals interested in being a Delegate to the National must send in their application to the State Democratic Party by 12 p.m. March 1st, application and information can be found at TNDP.org or call Montgomery County Chairman Gene Lewis at (931) 645-9159. Stay Safe and as always Stay Democratic.

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