Democratic caucuses cancelled

The caucuses scheduled for April 20 to select delegates from Lexington, Rockbridge County and Buena Vista to the VA-Sixth Congressional District Convention and the Virginia State Democratic Convention are cancelled.

No more than the allotted number of delegates for each locality filed to be delegates.

The delegates from Lexington will be Dorothy Blackwell and Gene Zitver.

The delegates from Rockbridge County will be Jade Harris, David Mayersky, Herb Rubenstein and Susan Worrell.

The delegate from Buena Vista will be Marina Pratt.

LexRockBV Democratic Fundraiser May 11

Please join us on Saturday May 11 at the Virginia Horse Center for a special fundraising event to help elect our Democratic candidate for Congress Ken Mitchell and to help re-elect Senator Tim Kaine, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Please RSVP by May 4 to dssb24@gmail.com.

Call to Caucus for Buena Vista

The Buena Vista Democratic Committee will hold a caucus on Saturday April 20, 2024, to select delegates to the VA-Sixth Congressional District Convention and the Virginia State Democratic Convention, as required by the Democratic Party of Virginia.

Information about the caucus and how to file as a candidate is attached below.

If you have any questions, please contact Dorothy Blackwell at dssb24@gmail.com or at 540-817-1001.

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Call to Caucus for Rockbridge County

The Rockbridge County Democratic Committee will hold a caucus on Saturday April 20, 2024, to select delegates to the VA-Sixth Congressional District Convention and the Virginia State Democratic Convention, as required by the Democratic Party of Virginia.

Information about the caucus and how to file as a candidate is attached below.

If you have any questions, please contact Dorothy Blackwell at dssb24@gmail.com or at 540-817-1001.

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Call to Caucus for Lexington

The Lexington Democratic Committee will hold a caucus on Saturday April 20, 2024, to select delegates to the VA-Sixth Congressional District Convention and the Virginia State Democratic Convention, as required by the Democratic Party of Virginia.

Information about the caucus and how to file as a candidate is attached below.

If you have any questions, please contact Dorothy Blackwell at dssb24@gmail.com or at 540-817-1001.

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Join fellow Dems for highway cleanup March 16

Lexington-Rockbridge-Buena Vista Democrats will continue our commitment to highway cleanup which earned us road signs recognizing our efforts on Saturday March 16 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

We will be picking up trash along a stretch of East Midland Trail just outside of Lexington as part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway program.

If you can join us, please contact Margaret Ann Paxton by phone at 540-319-1030 or by email at maspaxton@gmail.com.

Please bring work gloves. Orange vests and pickup tools will be provided.

We’ll meet at the Goodwill parking lot. Please park on the grass along the lot.

Lexington-Rockbridge-Buena Vista Democrats meet March 11

Before our regular meeting on Monday March 11 , the Lexington and Rockbridge County and Buena Vista Democratic Committees will host a wine-and-cheese reception for Rod Grandon of Winchester, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Sixth Congressional District in the 2024 election, at 6 p.m. at Democratic Headquarters in Lexington, 11 South Jefferson Street. 

The Lexington and Rockbridge County and Buena Vista Democratic Committees will then meet jointlyat 6:30 p.m. at Democratic Headquarters. Candidate Rod Grandon will make a presentation and answer questions.    

Rod Grandon’s campaign website is here: Home – Rod Grandon for Congress – Rod Grandon for Congress

The campaign website of Ken Mitchell, another Democratic candidate for the Sixth District seat who spoke at our February meeting, is here: Ken Mitchell for Virginia

New members who are registered to vote in Lexington or Rockbridge County or Buena Vista are welcome.

If you wish to join the 6:30 meeting via Zoom, the link is: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86208842334?pwd=dGRCWlFhWVZRdi9FRDMzNTRZbkNzZz09

Join us for Game Day Feb. 25

LRBV Democratic committees meet February 12

Before our regular meeting on Monday February 12 , the Lexington and Rockbridge County and Buena Vista Democratic Committees will host a wine-and-cheese reception for Ken Mitchell of Rockingham County, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Sixth Congressional District in the 2024 election, at 6:15 p.m. at Democratic Headquarters in Lexington, 11 South Jefferson Street. To RSVP, please contact Dorothy Blackwell at dssb24@gmail.com. 

The Lexington and Rockbridge County and Buena Vista Democratic Committees will then meet jointlyat 6:45 p.m. at Democratic Headquarters. Candidate Ken Mitchell will make a presentation and answer questions.    

New members who are registered to vote in Lexington or Rockbridge County or Buena Vista are welcome.

If you wish to join the 6:45 meeting via Zoom, the link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86489039828?pwd=RTJ1bVRuMnhtU1hIRFgzWVgyYzlzQT09

Rod Grandon of Winchester, another candidate for the Democratic nomination, has accepted an invitation to our March 11 meeting. 

REMINDER: In Virginia, a primary to select the Democratic nominee for President in 2024 is scheduled for March 5, 2024, with early voting at local registrars’ offices underway. The candidates on the ballot are Joe Biden, Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson.

Lexington-Rockbridge-BV Dems elect officers

At the combined Lexington-Rockbridge County-Buena Vista Democratic Reorganization Caucus on Saturday, the following officers were elected for the 2024-2025 term.

Chair: Herb Rubenstein

Vice Chair: Gene Zitver

Secretary: Bob Lera

Treasurer: Dorothy Blackwell

At Large: Ron Gravatt, Jade Harris, Kay Lera, David Mayersky

Congratulations and thanks to all who braved the weather to attend the caucus. If you couldn’t make it and want to join, our next meeting will be Monday February 12 at 6:30 pm at Democratic headquarters, 11 South Jefferson Street in Lexington. A Zoom option will be available.