Meramec Township Mass Meeting April 14

The Meramec Township Mass Meeting to elect delegates for the 2nd Congressional District will be held at the St. Louis Bread Co. in Eureka, MO on Sunday, April 14 at 2pm. The Eureka Breadco is located at 201 E. 5th Street, Eureka, MO 63025.

If you’re interested in being a delegate to represent Meramec Township you must be a registered Democrat and you must have voted in this year’s Democratic Presidential Preference Primary Election held on March 23.

The voting members for delegate selection are Democrats who voted in the March 23 Presidential Preference Primary Election. This is a great and low-impact way to participate in the process of choosing our Democratic nominee for president and an opportunity to meet other local Democrats as well.

For more information about how to file to be considered as a delegate go to https://stldems.org/new-events/statement-of-candidacy-open.

In 2023 the Republican-controlled Missouri State Legislature passed a law making Missouri a Caucus state for choosing our nominees for U.S. President. The Missouri Democratic Party chose to utilize a hybrid process that started with a Party-run Presidential Preference Primary Election on March 23 that will be followed by Mass Meetings on the Ward/Township/County levels this next week to choose delegates for the upcoming Congressional District Mass Meetings. Delegates will be elected at the Congressional level to participate in the state convention and will have the opportunity to participate as delegates at the DNC national convention in Chicago this summer.

For more information about the MDP delegate selection plan go to https://www.missouridemocrats.org/delegate-selection.

While I won’t be on the ballot running for office this year, I am running to be the Committeeman representing Meramec Township in St. Louis County. In St. Louis County this is a 4-year position and there’s an expectation for the Township Committee people to help organize and represent the Democratic Party in their respective Townships. Unfortunately, our present and past Committee members have been lax in executing their responsibilities to actively organize Democrats in our area and participate in voting responsibilities. I would like to see our portion of St. Louis County become the bridge to more Democratic successes outside of the core of the St. Louis area.

Since I’m taking this year off from campaigning I’ll also be reclaiming my position as State Committeeman for Missouri’s 26th Senate District, as I believe that it’s very important for West St. Louis Co. and our rural communities to be represented and heard in the Missouri Democratic Party’s State Committee.

I’m opposing the current incumbent Committeeman for the Meramec Township Committeeman seat and I’ll be actively campaigning and organizing in our area to make people aware of the work that I’ve been doing out this way for the last 6+ years. This race will be decided in the August Primary Election on August 6.