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The Oakland County Democratic Party (OCDP) is Michigan’s premier Democratic Party organization; committed to electing Democrats to office as well as advancing the vision, values and issues of the Democratic Party at the national, state and local level through both short and long term capacity building.

The OCDP is currently searching for a Director of Operations to lead and support the day-to-day priorities and projects of the Party in Oakland County.

Rep. Dingell, Rep. Tlaib, Rep. Stevens, and Rep. Levin are among some of the Democratic leaders who have shown their support at the picket line this past week. You can read more about the 7-UP distribution center strike here:

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2021/03/20/dem...

I am sick at heart. The horrific murders in Atlanta underscore what we've been seeing across the country: hate crimes across the board rising to sickening all-time highs, with those targeting Asian Americans up more than 150 percent in major cities in the last year. Not surprisingly, the majority are directed toward Asian women.

This is a prime and disgusting example of elections having dire consequences. Last November Democrats celebrated one the most consequential victories in the history of presidential elections -- and Michigan was instrumental in delivering that huge win. But we fell sorely short with our own state legislature and couldn't manage to flip the Michigan House; Republicans have a narrow four-seat majority there and an even slimmer three-seat majority in the State Senate. So this is what we get.

On International Women's Day, I'm asking you to take two minutes to watch this amazing video of Amanda Gorman reciting her poem "Vital Voices." She's absolutely brilliant, beautiful and captures the essence of everything this day means -- and the radiant power within every one of us to change and challenge our world for the better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdBT9JBV09k

We are thrilled to announce the addition of three new committees, and three new Committee Chairs in the OCDP!

Please welcome:

Mikal Goodman, Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Cheryl Blanton-Herrman, Chair of the Community Support Committee

Caprice Jackson, Chair of the Young Democrats Committee

We can't wait to see the great work these leaders will do!

Dr. King famously said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." His words implored us all in 1968 -- not long before he made the ultimate sacrifice -- and speak to us urgently now: It's up to us to bend it, and we have a long way to go. He was not saying that justice is assured no matter what, that it will come as long as we're patient. If the last four years -- four hundred for that matter -- have taught us anything, it's that we must constantly reckon with racism and eventually eradicate its roots. Nothing less. So don't rest.

Newly-elected Oakland County Democratic Party Chair @JodyLamacchia calls for resignation of elected officials involved in DC violence

Officers-At-Large Appointments

January 1st marked my first official day as Oakland County Democratic Party Chair, and I am so excited to get to work.

Yesterday, the OCDP Executive Committee members elected our 2021-2022 OCDP Officers, who will begin serving on January 1st. We would like to thank the outgoing Officers for their dedication and hard work, and we offer our congratulations to the new Officers, listed below. We look forward to the years ahead with their leadership!

Chair: Jody LaMacchia

First Vice-Chair: Carlos Cross

Vice-Chair: Wanda Anderson

Vice-Chair: Ray Wert

Vice-Chair: Sharon Kelly-Person

Corresponding Secretary: Kevin Hrit

Recording Secretary: Julia Galliker