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Back issues of the DCDP (Dorchester County South Carolina Democratic Party) Blue Note Newsletter.

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2024: Fall | Summer | Spring | Winter
2023: Fall | Summer | Spring | Winter
Dorchester County Democratic Candidates Guide 2022
2022: SEP/OCT | MAY/JUN | MAR | JAN/FEB
2021: NOV/DEC | OCT | SEP | JUN/JUL | MAY | APR
2020: OCT | SEP | JUL/AUG | MAY/JUN

2026 Voters Guide

Spring 2026 Volume 7, Issue 2
Candidates in every race!

Candidates in Every Race! | No Kings Rally | County Convention | Voters Guide

MLK Speaking (4/4/1967, Riverside Church, NY, NY). DCDP website

Winter 2026 Volume 7, Issue 1
Chair Michael Fronk Letter to the Democratic Community

District 98 Recount Stats | Dr Martin Luther King Commemorative Events – Scholarship Banquet, MLK Day Parade, Community Breakfast | NDTC Trainings Schedule | Statehouse Flyover

Fall 2025 Volume 6, Issue 4
2025 Election Edition

Message from Michael Fronk | State House District 98 Candidates | State Party Organizing Initiative | DCDP Communications Team Report

Summer 2025: Volume 6, Issue 3
No Kings, No Masters

State House Flyover | One Big Ugly Bill | Candidate Recruitment | Pro-Democracy Allies in Dorchester County

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Spring 2025: Volume 6, Issue 2
The Tide is turning for the democrats!

New Leadership, a New Vision for the Future | New DCDP Officers (2025-2027) | Peter Smith, Jr. Sworn In | Draft Proposal for DD2/DD4 School District Consolidation | Governance Changes | DD2 School Board Meetings | Bill Attacking Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Book Censorship Regulation 43-170 | Bills Attacking Transgender Rights | House Bill 4302 | The SAVE Act (H.R. 22)

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Winter 2025: Volume 6, Issue 1
Building a Brighter Future Together

Building a Brighter Future Together- ReZsaun Lewis | GOTV report for 2024 General Election | Dorchester County Democrats Need Your Help Nominating Our New Slate of Officers | Dorchester Dems Show up and Show out | SC Pre-filed Bills | Book Bans

Fall 2024: Volume 5, Issue 4
2024 Election Edition

The Stakes in This Election! | Getting Out The Vote | Our State and Local Democratic Candidates | Gaming a Fair and Accurate Voter Database | Your Sample Ballot

Summer 2024: Volume 5, Issue 3
Kamala Harris – New Enthusiasm

It’s been less than a month since Joe Biden passed the baton to Kamala Harris and the 2024 DEMOCRATIC Presidential CAMPAIGN is experiencing a new emotion– ENTHUSIASM!! | Get Out the Vote Report | Letter from Chair ReZsaun Lewis

Spring 2024: Volume 5, Issue 2
A Letter from ReZaun Lewis 

Letter From Our New County Chair, ReZsaun Lewis | Introducing our new DCDP Leadership Team | GOTV Ramping Up | School Bond Referendum | Democratic Women Are Winning! | Statehouse Watch–Legislation: Guns, School Choice, Acquisition of Library Books, Selection of Judges, Electricity Production, Hate Crimes Bill

Winter 2024: Volume 5, Issue 1
SC’s First in the Nation Primary

Happy Blue Year, Y’all!! | Voting in the February Democratic Primary | Why this Primary Matters | A Look Ahead at the 2024 Legislative Session in Columbia | Democratic Candidates for SC House District 109 | Democrats Protect Democracy

Fall 2023: Volume 4, Issue 4
Back to School

Democrats’ List versus GOP List | Democrats Stepping Up and Out | SC Senate District 42
Democratic PRIMARY RUNOFF | OPINION: SC and the 14th Amendment

Summer 2023: Volume 4, Issue 3
June Is Pride Month

Volunteers needed for Food Distributions | Letter from Chair Richard Hayes | Democrats Step Up to Challenge Nancy Mace | Juneteenth Celebrations | The SC Supreme Court | Quotes from David Rubin’s Tweets | Biden’s “Investing in America” website

Spring 2023: Volume 4, Issue 2
Community Outreach

Letter from Chair Richard Hayes | Town Elections on 11/7/2023 | Seeking Solutions for Gun Violence | Lowcountry Rapid Transit Enters Final Design Stage | Update on Statehouse Bills | Voting in SC | SC Abortion Debate Ping Pong | Ethics Crisis in the High Court | New SCOTUS Ethics Rule | Resist Book Banning | President Biden’s Executive Order to Reduce Gun Violence | Dominion Voting Systems vs Fox News | AAPI Heritage Month | Equal Rights Amendment

Winter 2023: Volume 4, Issue 1
Celebrating MLK Day

MLK Parade in Charleston | Letter from Chair Richard Hayes | FEBRUARY IS BL ACK HISTORY MONTH | STATE OF THE STATE | Governor Henry McMaster sworn in for a 2nd Term | Federal Judge Strikes Down SC’s 1st Congressional District as Racial Gerrymandering | SC’ s Judicial Selection | STATE OF THE UNION | New US House Leadership |

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Dorchester County Democratic Candidates Guide 2022

Dorchester County State and US Democratic Candidates | Dorchester County State Democratic Candidates | Dorchester County State Democratic Candidate Bios | Dorchester County State and Local Democratic Candidates | Getting Ready to Vote | Dorchester County State and Local Democratic Candidate Bios | Dorchester County Democratic Voting Guide 2022

SEP/OCT 2022: Volume 3, Issue 4
Get Out the Vote

Calling All Dorchester Democrats to Get Out The Vote | Message from the DCDP Chair Richard Hayes | Early Voting Places | Stay Current with SC Politics | Our Democratic Candidates | Our State Candidates | Our County Candidates | Our Federal Candidates | SC Could Pay for Birth Control for
public sector workers’ families | How Dark Money* Built the Current Supreme Court of the United States | Joe Biden is “Dark Brandon”

MAY/JUN 2022 Volume 3, Issue 3
Voter Turnout

WHEN DEMOCRATS SHOW UP WE WIN! | Support Our Democratic Candidates | State of the State – S.133, H 3444, H 4568, H 4245 | Why Democrats Are Against Education Vouchers | SCOTUS LEAK and Backlash

MAR/APR 2022 Volume 3, Issue 2
March is Women’s History Month

Flip SC House District 97 with ReZsaun Lewis | Support Our Democratic Candidates | State of the State – H 3025, H 3444, H 4568, H 4245, H 4919 | Black Women Who Define(d) The Voting Rights Movement | Bi-Partisan Tax Cut | Historic SCOTUS Nomination | State of the Union – American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, United States Innovation and Competition Act | Cracks in the GOP

JAN/FEB 2022 Volume 3, Issue 1
Happy Blue Year!!

Senator Raphael Warnock delivered the most powerful speech of 2021 | Support Our Democratic Candidates | Law Makers Weigh in on Jan. 6 | SC Redistricting Maps from the LWV | Pro-democracy Podcasts | Notable Books

NOV/DEC 2021 Volume 2, Issue 6
Dems Win Local Elections!

Summerville Covid-related housing assistance | Columbia, S.C. Civil Rights groups file lawsuit vs SC Assembly for delaying redistricting | Gerrymandering will become more partisan, explains the Brennan Center for Justice | US Congress Legislative updates | House passes bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill | South Carolina will get about $10 Billion | UN Climate Change Summit

OCT 2021 Volume 2, Issue 5
Latinx Heritage Month

Schools are back, again but for how long? | Municipal Elections | Voter Updates | Dorchester County Awarded Grant to Fight Hunger | Redistricting | US Senate Legislative updates – The Police Reform Act | Freedom to Vote Act

SEP 2021 Volume 2, Issue 4
Back To School

SC Schools reopen – Mask Mandates, Cares Act, Proviso 1.108 | Municipal Elections | Voter Updates | Legislative updates – Open Carry passed | Why We Need the VRAA | State of the State – Ready, Set, Draw! – Redistricting Begins | Recommended podcasts

JUN/JUL 2021 Volume 2, Issue 3
Welcoming Summer

SCDP Convention Report | Municipal Elections | Legislative updates – S1, For the People Act, HR 4, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act | Future-Proofing the Presidency (Boston Globe Series) | State of the State – families set to lose Covid benefits, SC Congressional Redistricting Plan | Democracy requires an informed electorate | Juneteenth is now a Federal Holiday!!

MAY 2021 Volume 2, Issue 2
A shout out to Moms

DCDP Book Club | Town of St. George Special Election | Bad Bills in the SC Statehouse | We Support These SC Bills | SC Census Response | SC Candidates For 2022 | Democracy requires an informed electorate | Recommended Pro-Democracy Podcasts | Noteworthy Movies

APR 2021 Volume 2, Issue 1
Spring has sprung in the Lowcountry

Dorchester Democrats showed up last November like never before! – Dorchester County Voter Breakout | In 2021 there are currently 253 voter suppression bills in 43 state legislatures around the country | Bad Bills in the SC Statehouse | The Dorchester County Democratic Party Book Club | Free Community-Based Redistricting Training | Recommended Pro-Democracy Podcasts | Noteworthy Movies about Social Justice, Politics and Climate

OCT 2020 Volume 1, Issue 4
we mourn the loss of Justice RBG

Candidates Guide | School Board Candidates | Absentee Voting | Photo ID Requirements

SEP 2020 Volume 1, Issue 3
We have our Democratic Ticket for 2020!

YOUR GUIDE TO DORCHESTER COUNTY 2020 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES | DCDP Chair’s Corner By Tim Lewis | College in time of COVID, by Faith Shannon | Absentee Voting Options for the 2020 Election | Absentee In Person Voting | Photo ID Requirements

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JUL/AUG 2020 Volume 1, Issue 2
Announcing DCDP New Website

YOUR GUIDE TO DORCHESTER COUNTY 2020 CANDIDATES | DCDP Chair’s Corner By Tim Lewis | Get involved in South Carolina Democratic Party Caucuses | Joe Wilson: Consistency on the Wrong Side of History | ABSENTEE VOTING

MAY/JUN 2020 Volume 1, Issue 1
DCDP Elects new Officers for 2020-2022

DCDP fills appointments & new positions | MEET OUR NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS | Your Guide to Dorchester County 2020 Candidates | SC Democratic Party Chair Lauds Historic Bipartisan Decision to Expand Ballot Access | VOTING IN DORCHESTER COUNTY