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Holiday Party with the Westshore Coalition

Please RSVP ASAP (so we can get a good head count for food) at the link HERE and below for our Holiday Party!!

We WILL NOT have a Rocky River Meeting on 11/28 and this will be our last gathering of the year.

We are getting together with our neighbors for our next meeting.

Join us for holiday cheer and refreshments on November 30 at 7pm at the Porter Library in Westlake. Please RSVP! Thanks!

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Did you get your sign?

Voter Registration Closes Tomorrow!!

November 7, 2023 General Election

October 10: Voter Registration Closes–update your voter info HERE

October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed

November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm

November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted

November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.

Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs

Please refer to and share the Ohio Voter Guide HERE for all the info on issues and candidates for November’s election!!


Please do support our Ward 1 candidate for City Council, Lisa Havemann at her website HERE, get a yard sign, and email her at [email protected] to subscribe to her newsletter, Building Bridges, where she provides you all the latest news in the Rocky River Community.

We are supporting Lisa, as well as our other Council candidates Jeanne Gallagher, Christina Morris, Mike O’Boyle, and Paul Shipp, and Mike O’Shea for Law Director, and hope you do too!!!

Rocky River School Board Candidate Forum

Monday the 23rd at 7pm at the Umerly Center next door to the Rec Center.

Go and listen to our candidates as they express their vision for RRCS!!


UAW Clambake! Saturday Oct 14, reserve your spot now!


The LWV Ohio is partnering with School Board School on a webinar on school board roles. This is a great opportunity for folks who are considering a run for their local school board, running forums for school board candidates, or advocacy that is affected by school board decisions. 

School Board School is a Cincinnati-based organization that provides training in how school boards work to educate advocates and potential candidates. To learn more about them, go here.

  • To register, please go here. 
  • The Facebook event page is here if you’d like to share.

And in other news:

Look over the tricky language that Frank LaRose engineered to confuse Ohio voters by reviewing the language of Issue 1 HERE

Please give our friend Matt Diemer’s latest podcast on the state of participatory budgeting in Cleveland, HERE and HERE!!

Please visit the links HERE and HERE to learn more about and identify extremist candidates for school board seats–these small races can have monumental consequences for education in our communities. No candidates for Rocky River are on the list, but please share this info with friends and family in affected communities!

Surprise, surprise…looks like we’re being redistricted again…check out this article and maps to see the proposed changes!!



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Signs, Signs, and More Signs!!!

Issue 1 Signs!!!

We FINALLY have Issue 1 Signs in!!! Please fill out the form attached below and we will be in contact right away to let you know how and where to pick them up–thank you for your patience and support!!!

Secure your Issue 1 Yard Sign HERE


Please come out next Tuesday, October 11th from 5-7pm, to support our friend and supporter Ray Tarasuck in his campaign for Common Pleas Judge–all info on the flyer below!


Please do support our Ward 2 candidate for City Council, Lisa Havemann at her website HERE and email her at [email protected] to subscribe to her newsletter, Building Bridges, where she provides you all the latest news in the Rocky River Community.

We are supporting Lisa, as well as our other Council candidates Jeanne Gallagher, Christina Morris, Mike O’Boyle, and Paul Shipp, and Mike O’Shea for Law Director, and hope you do too!!!


Important Dates! One week until voter registration closes!

November 7, 2023 General Election

October 10: Voter Registration Closes–update your voter info HERE

October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed

November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm

November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted

November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.

Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs

Please refer to and share the Ohio Voter Guide HERE for all the info on issues and candidates for November’s election!!

Follow the campaign FOR Issue 1 in November at Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights and www.OURR.winOn social media: InstagramFacebookTwitterTikTok

And in other news:

Look over the tricky language that Frank LaRose engineered to confuse Ohio voters by reviewing the language of Issue 1 HERE

Please give our friend Matt Diemer’s latest podcast on the state of participatory budgeting in Cleveland, HERE and HERE!!

Please visit the links HERE and HERE to learn more about and identify extremist candidates for school board seats–these small races can have monumental consequences for education in our communities. No candidates for Rocky River are on the list, but please share this info with friends and family in affected communities!

Surprise, surprise…looks like we’re being redistricted again…check out this article and maps to see the proposed changes!!


GOTV with Troy!

Please consider helping our friend Troy with a Literature Drop in Fairview Park!
Your help is needed in Fairview Park to help elect Democrats that support pro-choice! Please sign up Today!
These will be walkable houses in Fairview Park. You’ll be delivering Door Hangers to Democrats and Independent Voters.
If you’re available at other times please let Troy know.
216-299-7661

Show your support!


STOP SB 83 – The Higher Education Destruction Act

STOP SB 83 – The Higher Education Destruction ActSTOP restrictions on DEI programs and training! STOP restrictions on race and gender-based programs & policies! STOP restrictions on worker rights! STOP racist attacks on the AAPI community! TAKE ACTION HERE

Sherrod!


Come out and visit our friends in Strongsville next Tuesday, October 10th!!

Signs, Signs, and More Signs!!! Read More »

Events, Events, and More Events!!!

Issue 1 Signs!!!

We are working feverishly to secure a hefty supply of Issue 1 yard signs–they are not in yet, but rest assured…they are coming!!! Please enter your information on the form attached below and we will notify you as soon as they come in!!

Secure your Issue 1 Yard Sign HERE

There will be a fundraiser for Councilwoman Christina Morris this Sunday, October 1, 2023, from 11am to 1:00pm.   It will take place at Tartine Bistro, 19110 Detroit Road, Rocky River, Ohio  44116.  Please stop by to support Christina in her re-election campaign as she runs against three Republican candidates!

Important Dates!

November 7, 2023 General Election

October 10: Voter Registration Closes

October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed

November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm

November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted

November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.

Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs

Please stop by Georgetown/Vosh next Tuesday, October 3rd, from 5-8pm to support our friend Kira Krivosh in her election campaign!!

Follow the campaign FOR Issue 1 in November at Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights and www.OURR.winOn social media: InstagramFacebookTwitterTikTok

Look over the tricky language that Frank LaRose engineered to confuse Ohio voters by reviewing the language of Issue 1 HERE

Please give our friend Matt Diemer’s latest podcast on the state of participatory budgeting in Cleveland, HERE and HERE!!

Please consider helping our friend Troy with a Literature Drop in Fairview Park!
Your help is needed in Fairview Park to help elect Democrats that support pro-choice! Please sign up Today!
These will be walkable houses in Fairview Park. You’ll be delivering Door Hangers to Democrats and Independent Voters.
If you’re available at other times please let me know.
Thank you, Troy 216-299-7661
Please consider attending this great event and supporting our friends at the Rocky River Public Library!! Please click the image for more information!!
STOP SB 83 – The Higher Education Destruction ActSTOP restrictions on DEI programs and training! STOP restrictions on race and gender-based programs & policies! STOP restrictions on worker rights! STOP racist attacks on the AAPI community! TAKE ACTION HERE

Events, Events, and More Events!!! Read More »

Happy Start to the Week!! Last Chance to RSVP for our September meeting!!

RSVP for our next meeting! This Tuesday September 26th 6:30 pm at the Rocky River Library and on Zoom

This month’s speaker will be Kellie Copeland, Executive Director of Pro-Choice Ohio–she will speak on Issue 1 and messaging, and we are stoked to welcome her back! The general election will be uber important and we all need great and diverse ways to parle our message for freedom and the greater good!

Please RSVP here today!!

Important Dates!

November 7, 2023 General Election

October 10: Voter Registration Closes

October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed

November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm

November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted

November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.

Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs

Our friend Amanda Martin is making VOTE YES IN NOVEMBER buttons and bumper magnets–click on the link HERE to pre-order and support her efforts!! Thank you Amanda!!!

Please Save the Date!! There will be a fundraiser for Councilwoman Christina Morris on Sunday October 1, 2023 from 11am to 1:00pm.   It will take place at Tartine Bistro, 19110 Detroit Road, Rocky River, Ohio  44116.  More info to come soon!!

Follow the campaign FOR Issue 1 in November at Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights and www.OURR.winOn social media: InstagramFacebookTwitterTikTok
Please consider helping our friend Troy with a Literature Drop in Fairview Park!
Your help is needed in Fairview Park to help elect Democrats that support pro-choice! Please sign up Today!
These will be walkable houses in Fairview Park. You’ll be delivering Door Hangers to Democrats and Independent Voters.
If you’re available at other times please let me know.
Thank you, Troy 216-299-7661
Please consider attending this great event and supporting our friends at the Rocky River Public Library!! Please click the image for more information!!
STOP SB 83 – The Higher Education Destruction ActSTOP restrictions on DEI programs and training! STOP restrictions on race and gender-based programs & policies! STOP restrictions on worker rights! STOP racist attacks on the AAPI community! TAKE ACTION HERE

Happy Start to the Week!! Last Chance to RSVP for our September meeting!! Read More »

It’s Friday!!! Next Meeting Tuesday the 26th…and More Tidbits Inside!!

RSVP for our next meeting! Tuesday September 26th 6:30 pm at the Rocky River Library and on Zoom

This month’s speaker will be Kellie Copeland, Executive Director of Pro-Choice Ohio–she will speak on Issue 1 and messaging, and we are stoked to welcome her back! The general election will be uber important and we all need great and diverse ways to parle our message for freedom and the greater good!

Please RSVP here today!!

Important Dates!

November 7, 2023 General Election

October 10: Voter Registration Closes

October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed

November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm

November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted

November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.

Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs

Our friend Amanda Martin is making VOTE YES IN NOVEMBER buttons and bumper magnets–click on the link HERE to pre-order and support her efforts!! Thank you Amanda!!!

Follow the campaign FOR Issue 1 in November at Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights and www.OURR.winOn social media: InstagramFacebookTwitterTikTok
Please consider helping our friend Troy with a Literature Drop in Fairview Park!
Your help is needed in Fairview Park to help elect Democrats that support pro-choice! Please sign up Today!
These will be walkable houses in Fairview Park. You’ll be delivering Door Hangers to Democrats and Independent Voters.
If you’re available at other times please let me know.
Thank you, Troy 216-299-7661
Please consider attending this great event and supporting our friends at the Rocky River Public Library!! Please click the image for more information!!
STOP SB 83 – The Higher Education Destruction ActSTOP restrictions on DEI programs and training! STOP restrictions on race and gender-based programs & policies! STOP restrictions on worker rights! STOP racist attacks on the AAPI community! TAKE ACTION HERE

Why is Cleveland Browns stadium a hot topic now? Browns’ owners, Jimmy and Dee Haslam, are saying they want a better stadium by the time the Browns’ lease for the current lakefront stadium expires in 2028. Secret negotiations are underway between the Haslams and city, county, and state officials about the scope of the project…click on the link above to learn more!

It’s Friday!!! Next Meeting Tuesday the 26th…and More Tidbits Inside!! Read More »

March Meeting!!

Our next stated meeting is Tuesday March 28th, at 6:30 pm in person at the Rocky River Library and via Zoom.

Dave Nash, the Vice President of the Rocky River Green Team will be speaking and addressing issues and initiatives regarding sustainability, conservation, bike initiatives, green events in Rocky River. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the green movement in Rocky River!!

Please RSVP HERE and review the minutes for last month’s meeting HERE!!

March is officially our MEMBERSHIP DRIVE month!! Now is the time to head over to our website HERE and renew your membership!! Your support allows us to continue the good work we do for Rocky River and the Democratic community of Cuyahoga County at large. We have a very exciting year planned with exciting speakers for our meetings, engagement activities and parties for the club, as well as opportunities for involvement in the community as we have local elections this fall. Renew today to keep up with our club and be part of the political process in Rocky River!!

Renew HERE today!!

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MIKE O’SHEA FUNDRAISER!!

Our City Leader, Mike O’Shea, is running for re-election for Rocky River City Law Director this year!!
Our club is supporting his campaign and would encourage everyone who is able to come and share your evening with us!!

He will be hosting a fundraiser at Tartine Bistro (19110 Old Detroit Rd, Rocky River) on Thursday, March 9th from 5-8 pm.

Find more details about Mike and his campaign HERE

If you cannot attend, but still want to show your support,
please consider making a donation HERE

Please plan to attend and show your support!!

MIKE O’SHEA FUNDRAISER!! Read More »

PROTECT CHOICE OHIO VOLUNTEER EVENT TOMORROW!!

HELLO ROCKY RIVER DEMOCRATS!!
(and District 17 neighbors!!)

For all willing and able to lend their time tomorrow, Sunday February 19th at 9am, Troy Greenfield and Protect Choice Ohio are organizing a signature drive to support the petition to get the Protect Choice Ohio initiative on the statewide ballot this November. They need our help to get signatures from our friends, neighbors, and community members to secure the initiative’s place on the ballot so we can continue to protect and secure women’s and reproductive rights in Ohio.

Please see the details below and click the link HERE to sign up to volunteer. Thank you all in advance for your continued time, dedication, and support!!

For those interested, please plan to arrive at West Shore Universalist Unitarian Church (20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River), tomorrow, Sunday February 19th, at 9am!!

Staging Location: 
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River, OH 44116

  • Please pick up your petitions and campaign materials at the staging location between 9 am – 3 pm.
  • When you arrive, go inside the church, and we’ll train you to collect signatures and give you all your materials.
  • Sunday’s weather is High 50 and Low 36; Please wear a warm coat. At some points, you will be outside for 30 mins – 60 mins.
  • Return your petitions to the West Shore U.U. Church on Sunday, 2/19, by 3 pm OR
  • After 3 pm, drop off petitions at Troy’s House, 4585W 227th St, Fairview Park, OH 44126, by 8 pm on Sunday.
    • Please call if later than 8 pm. Thanks!

PROTECT CHOICE OHIO VOLUNTEER EVENT TOMORROW!! Read More »

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