If you’re still on the fence about the primary, or if you want to support your favorite in a straw poll, you’ll want to attend the Dane Dems forum for gubernatorial candidates. When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 Where: Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St., Madison Special note: Because of this event, our regular membership… Read More

The four Demcratic candidates vying to replace retiring Rep. Terese Berceau in Assembly District 77 will debate at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 24 at First Baptist Church, 518 N. Franklin St., Madison. Dems in the near west and south sides of Madison, please consider attending to learn more about our candidates. This event is co-sponsored by Dane Dems… Read More

Share your concerns on agriculture, food and water at this family picnic sponsored by Dane Dems and the Wisconsin Democratic Rural Caucus. Meet others who share your interests, and discuss your thoughts on candidates for governor. Simple picnic food provided. Suggested donation: $5. What: Pitchforks, Plates and Politics When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 Where:… Read More

This year’s annual picnic comes in the middle of a lively primary season. So in addition to the enjoying usual good times, we’ll also get an opportunity to hear from candidates who wish to stop by. And we’ll have music from guitarist-singer Mike Bell and his daughter, fiddler-singer Eleanor Mayerfeld. Please come! When: 11 a.m.-2… Read More

We don’t normally meet in June, but this election season is so action-packed (and candidate-packed) that we are getting together. We’ll hear from lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Kurt Kober and any other Democratic candidate for statewide office — governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and treasurer — who hasn’t met with us recently and wishes to… Read More

I’d like to first thank everybody for their interest in being a delegate for the DPW State Convention next month. We have more delegate slots than people who wished to be delegates – so everybody who wished to be delegates will be delegates this year. DELEGATES: You need to have your membership up-to-date for convention… Read More

Democratic Party of Dane County Chair Michael Basford said the following about comments smearing Democrats who have served our country by “Republican” candidate for U.S. Senate Kevin Nicholson: “Today, ‘Republican’ Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson stated that ‘Those veterans that are out there in the Democrat [sic] party, I question their, their cognitive thought… Read More

Our keynote speaker for our May meeting will be firefighter and gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell. Hope you can make it! When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9 (Come at 6 to meet up at the bar!) Where: Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St., Madison

The Second Congressional District and Wisconsin State Conventions are coming up soon, and all members are invited to participate. Convention-goers will be able to hear from fall candidates, vote on the resolutions that become tpart of he party platform, and network with like-minded progressives. (Non-members are also invited to attend but will not be able… Read More

A statement from County Party Chair Mike Basford: “Today is a great day for Democrats in Dane County! All over Dane County, voters yesterday chose strong, progressive Democrats to represent them in local office. And in turning out voters for these races, we were able to help Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-Elect Rebecca Dallet net 81… Read More