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August Event/Business Meeting

Hosted by Councilor Steiner

Photo credit: Melvin Poindexter

FDC members and guests gathered at the home of City Councilor Adam Steiner for the Committee’s annual summer event.  Also in attendance were DNC member Mel Poindexter, State Committee member Tina Poindexter, Senate President Karen Spilka and State Rep. Kate Donaghue. This gathering was a pot-luck featuring some tasty items donated by the FDC members. 

The event also featured a brief business meeting to allow potential associate members to introduce themselves for consideration at a future meeting.

With upcoming municipal elections, several candidates were invited to address the gathering and discuss their respective campaigns.

The next FDC business meeting will be on September 17, 2023 and will be conducted remotely on Zoom.  The FDC is continuing to find a meeting location post-COVID and expects to have meeting space for October and November.

Sep Sat Morning Coffee Meetup

Discussion For D9 Council Race

Saturday September 9th at 10am will be the next informal gathering at B SIsters Cafe.

Scheduled for 10am, address is 680 Worcester Road (Rt 9, east-bound).

There will be discussion on the District 9 City Council race.

Summer Event For August

Hosted by Councilor Adam Steiner

The FDC will have its annual summer event on August 27, 2023 hosted by City Councilor Adam Steiner.  The address is 43 McAdams Road, Framingham.  The event will run 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

There is no rain date, so in the event of inclement weather the event will be canceled.

The event will be a pot-luck (no cookout) with contributions from the FDC members. Members can sign-up on this link:
https://www.mealtrain.com/potlucks/kk7me0

A speaking program will feature Democratic candidates in this year’s municipal elections.

 

Meet And Greet For Brandon Ward

Event Hosted By Pam Richardson

Brandon Ward, candidate for District 2 City Council, will have a meet-and-greet event hosted by Pam and Peter Richardson at their home on Prior Drive in Framingham.

This is a meet-and-greet to introduce Brandon Ward, who is the only Democrat contesting for the District 2 seat.  (He has an opponent who is with a different party.)

Donations are not required to attend, but certainly welcomed.

The location is 69 Prior Drive, Framingham (off of Central Street).

Date: August 19, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:30pm.

NOTE: The event is planned for outdoors and will be reschedule if weather is not favorable.

RSVP: [email protected]

See Ward campaign website: https://www.wardforframingham.com/

2023 City Election Candates

Only Three Contested Races In 2023 Elections

The website’s election page has been updated with the names of Democratic candidates contesting in the 2023 Framingham city elections.  (The page has a link to the city website showing all candidates.)

There will be a preliminary election on September 19th for District 9 Council seat where 2 Democrats and one Republican are contesting.

Elections page:
https://framinghamdems.org/voter-info/election-dates/ 

Acknowledgement to Norma Shulman for identifying the candidates party affiliations.