Election Results!! November Meeting!! Stand Up Saturdays!! Fundraisers!! Protests, Editorials, and Much, MUCH More!!
Election Results!!
It was a clean sweep for us in Rocky River at last Tuesday’s election!! All of our council candidates won their races!! Christina Morris, Jeanne Gallagher, and Paul Shipp retained their seats, and Lisa Havemann won her seat as council member at large!! We are so thrilled for Christina, Jeanne, and Paul to continue their excellent work on council and are beyond excited to see Lisa join them and bring her energy, ideas, and expertise to council!! We were able to successfully support them and keep Rocky River City Council BLUE and majority-Democrat!! Tom Kelly also won his race for Rocky River Municipal Court Judge and Mary Ellen Hemann had a great victory to become Rocky River Municipal Clerk of Courts!! Mike O’ Shea also retained his role as Rocky River Law Director! Our friend in Westlake, Todd LeVeck also won an impressive victory to join council there as well!!
While the last year has been incredibly difficult at a national, state, and also local level, these wins are incredibly heartening and tell us that our Democratic voices will never be silenced!! We want to thank everyone who came out to meet our candidates at meetings, and volunteered their time and energy to help canvass, hand out door hangers, help get petition signatures, and all the other little activities that add up to a great sum!! We join our candidates in saying that these little activities TRULY make a difference and we ask you to keep that energy up because 2026 will be yet another BIG YEAR!!
Please see all the election results HERE!!
November Meeting!!
Our next meeting will be Tuesday November 25th, 6:30 pm social time, meeting start 7 pm, at the Rocky River Library. Please RSVP HERE!!
Stand Up Saturdays!!
Some reminders:
- We must stay on the public sidewalk, not block other pedestrians, and off the Crocker Park private property.
- Bring signs that reflect what you are feeling and issues that are important to you! We have a few extra signs if needed.
Please know that there may be counter protesters and hostile calls from passing cars. Ours is a peaceful protest! Celebrate each other and our supportive, enthusiastic honkers! Please do not engage with the counter protesters–which is exactly what they want!
Stay hydrated and dress for Ohio weather! We have both shade and sunny places to stand–or bring a chair!
Stand Up Saturdays is organized by a group of concerned citizens who, like you, believe in the power and community building of peaceful protests.
Questions? E-mail us at Standupsaturdays2025@gmail.com
Kira Krivosh Fundraiser!!
Jennifer McTernan Fundraiser!!
Redistricting in Ohio!!
This past week the five Republicans and two Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission voted unanimously to adopt new Congressional maps for Ohio that increase Republican advantage in 12 of the state’s 15 districts. The new gerrymandered maps will be in effect through 2031.
This outcome, the result of a broken process, is beyond alarming to those who desire fair and representative maps — but this fight is not over. Many of us will continue working to take the power to draw legislative maps out of the hands of politicians and ensure an independent process that empowers voters to determine their representatives, no matter which party is in power.
- Please encourage every Democrat you know to register to vote. Many of the Congressional districts in the new maps are competitive and will be on the ballot in 2026, as will key statewide offices and Ohio Supreme Court seats. Every vote makes a difference!
- Help keep up the pressure. In 2024, Governor DeWine promised that if Issue 1 failed, he would work to pass a Constitutional Amendment to reform the redistricting system to require true bipartisanship and representational fairness. Contact Governor DeWine’s office today and remind him of that promise.
Protect America’s Workforce Act!!
Editorial Articles!!
Please take a moment to read this insightful article HERE from Robert Reich that was shared by one of our members–it’s important to make sure that we continue to demand more from our leaders…beyond just NOT being Trump!!
A very insightful article HERE and this podcast HERE about the meaning and value of protests!
Bride Rose shared some really concerning updates on the new legislation regarding property taxes currently in the Statehouse at our July meeting–the Plain Dealer published some good information about how we got to this terrible point where we are underfunding schools in favor of supporting billionaires. Please read them HERE and HERE.
An article HERE about how hard Bernie Moreno is working to help sell out rural Ohio.
A great piece in the Plain Dealer from The Washington Post HERE about the vast billion-dollar network working behind Trump and JD Vance.
A great video about what Trump’s ballroom really means HERE.
Membership Drive!
We are still in our membership drive for 2025! If you have not renewed your membership, see one of us at the next meeting, or you can renew online HERE
Due to the rising costs of postage, scheduling of events, and other club duties, we unfortunately have had to raise our membership rates only slightly–individual memberships have increased to $30 (from $20), and family memberships have increased to $40 (from $30)–senior and student memberships will remain the same, at $10 and $5, respectively. While we hate to have to raise rates, it will go a long way to help us stage events, including postcard parties and community gatherings, maintaining the website, room rentals, printing, and sponsoring get-out-the-vote events and yard sign drives!
As always, if you can add more, it will cover someone who can afford less. Everyone is welcome at the amount you are comfortable contributing.
