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2023 Caucus Results

Elected Delegates To 2023 State Convention

On June 11, 2023 the Framingham Democratic Committee held the annual Democratic caucus to elect state delegates for the purpose of electing Framingham’s delegation to the 2023 Democratic State Convention.

The following were elected:
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2023 Convention In-Person

Convention Will Be In-Person, No Hybrid Option

The 2023 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention will be taking place on September 23rd at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.  The convention will be entirely in-person, there is no hybrid option to participate virtually.

Anyone who plans to be a delegate or alternate to this year’s convention should take this into consideration.

May Business Meeting Updates

Winett Elected FDC Member

At the May 21, 2023 business meeting of the Framingham Democratic Committee Joel Winett was elected to fill a vacancy in the FDC membership.  Winett was also assigned to serve on the by-laws subcommittee.

Another membership vacancy was announced and two associate members, Isabella Petroni and Leslie White Harvey. were nominated.  The nomination for this seat remains open and will be closed at the next business meeting.

A brief business meeting will be held following the caucus on June 11th to close nominations for the vacant seat and also to organize for the summer voter registration/information table that FDC operates at the Friday night concerts.

Khan Receives Appointment From Biden

FDC member will serve on Advisory Committee on the Arts

Shahid Khan, member of the Framingham Democratic Committee, has been appointed by President Biden to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Shahid has been active in Democratic politics for nearly 3 decades and was instrumental in mobilizing and involving the South Asian-American community in the Biden for President campaign.

See:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/12/president-biden-announces-key-appointments-to-boards-and-commissions-26/

Caucus 2023

2023 Democratic City Caucus – UPDATED

The 2023 Framingham Democratic caucus will be held on Sunday June 11th at the Framingham Public Library, Costin Room.  The library is located at 49 Lexington Street close to City Hall.

The purpose of this caucus is to elect Framingham’s delegation to the 2023 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention.

Registration desk will open at 1:30pm, the caucus call-to-order will be at 2pm.  Registration closes at 2:15pm.

Update Information follows:

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