CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Democratic Committee (CCDC) held its regular monthly meeting this week using a virtual application with attendees joining the meeting safely from their home computers, devices and phones.
Members discussed the opening of the new office in DuBois and Clearfield’s updated office hours at their new location. The DuBois CCDC office is located at 908 Beaver Dr.
The Clearfield CCDC office moved to the front of 106 N. Second St. The office hours for Clearfield are Mondays and Fridays, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m.; and Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. Yard signs, bumper stickers, pins and candidate literature are still available.
Robert Tubbs, CCDC acting-chair, announced an opportunity for residents to meet Pennsylvania Democratic candidates at Heindl Memorial Field in DuBois and a grand opening event for the DuBois Office.
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Nina Ahmad, candidate for Pennsylvania Auditor General, will be traveling state-wide, and will join up with local candidates Shaun Dougherty for 35th Senate, Margie Brown for 25th Senate and Ryan Grimm for 75th House of Representatives in DuBois at the Heindl Memorial Field.
Heindl Memorial field is located at 11 Parkway Dr., in DuBois, and will provide participants enough outdoor area to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
At 3 p.m., attendees will be marching to the DuBois CCDC office to commemorate the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., and to celebrate the grand opening of the new office. The public is encouraged to attend, and masks are required at event locations.
Christina Fulton, Biden Delegate for Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District and Democratic Precinct Chair for First Ward Clearfield Borough, announced her recent invitation by PA Women Rise and the We Can’t Wait State-wide Coalition to speak on the capitol steps in Harrisburg about racial justice and equality on Oct. 3.
She represented Clearfield County and spoke about rural racism and rural resistance, as described by the experiences of local BLM allies and supporters.
Fulton explained to members of the committee that there is a local interest in forming a racial justice coalition in Clearfield County. Anyone who may be interested in forming a group is asked to contact the CCDC.
The group also discussed the Nov. 3 election as one of the most important elections in their lifetimes. The CCDC plans to have a pre-election meeting on Monday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.
If you are interested in attending the virtual event, you may call the CCDC at 814-205-3451 or e-mail them at clearfielddemocrats@gmail.com. Monthly meetings are generally held on the second Monday of every month.
Registered Democrats and those seeking Democratic nomination for office are encouraged to attend.