Summertime is in full effect- and so is campaign season!!!

I haven’t checked in in a while, but I’ve been really busy navigating this next chapter in my political and professional life.

First of all, I’ve been reinstated as State Committeeman representing Missouri’s 26th Senate District on the Missouri Democratic Party’s State Committee. I want to make sure that the Democrats in SD26 have a voice in the workings of the State Party and I try to make sure that I make information and resources available to the Democrats in our four rural counties and Eureka.

In addition, I once again served as a Biden delegate this year, and Michelle (who’s also a Biden delegate for 2024) and I both attended the Democratic State Convention in Columbia, MO on June 22. I was also elected to be the Chair for the Credentials Committee and I’m proud to say that everything went well! 242 delegates were present from around the state, we approved several resolutions, and we elected at-large national delegates and DNC members as well. We were also fortunate to hear a few words from a number of excellent statewide Democratic candidates.

Recently I’ve revisited an effort that I started back in 2021 called the Meramec Valley Democrats. My intention is to establish this group with the intention of engaging with, informing, and activating Democrats from South and West St. Louis County west down Highway 44 toward Rolla and in Senate District 26- which includes the counties of Franklin, Warren, Gasconade, and Osage, and ends 11 miles east of Jefferson City.

I believe that it’s essential that we connect the resources and support that we have in near St. Louis County and City with the areas outside of the Democratic stronghold so that we might work together to elect more Democrats in West St. Louis Co. and in the counties surrounding the St. Louis area. I’ve created a website for this effort at
MERAMECVALLEYDEMOCRATS.ORG and we have social media accounts set up on all the popular platforms. The year of the Presidential Election is the most engaged that voters will be for a while and we cannot afford to wait for someone else to step up and manage this effort.

I’ve posted a list of Democratic candidates that will appear on the August ballot in the St. Louis area on MERAMECVALLEYDEMOCRATS.ORG and I will continue to build out the site to provide information to help inform voters in the St. Louis area and east central Missouri about who and what will be on their ballots in August and beyond.

While I’m not running for office this cycle, I am going to be on the August ballot to serve as Democratic Committeeman for the Meramec Township in West St. Louis County. Meramec Township includes Eureka, Fenton, Valley Park, a bit of Wildwood, and parts of unincorporated Ballwin. Please tell your Democratic friends and family in Meramec Township to support me on the ballot as I’m challenging the current Committeeman- who unfortunately hasn’t organized or been active in our Township for the last four years of his tenure.

In St. Louis County the Township Committeepeople are responsible for organizing, meeting, informing, and proactively engaging with voters in their township on a regular basis. If elected, I will immediately begin to proactively execute the responsibilities of Township Committeeman as this is a critical year not only for Democrats but for the very future of our country, and I will continue to work into the off-year and beyond to help identify and support municipal candidates and identify, engage, and activate Democratic voters in Meramec Township.