The Mitchell County Democratic Party Executive Committee will hold its monthly dinner meeting to have a follow-up discussion about the precinct organizational meetings and prepare for the upcoming county convention.

An organizational meeting of the Mitchell County Democratic Party to organize our precincts and elect precinct officers.

The North Carolina Democratic Party will host a virtual training on how to plan and run an effective precinct meeting.

If you are interested in taking a leadership role in getting your precinct organized for the 2025-2026 election cycle, you should participate in this training. You can register for the training at:

https://www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event/749031/

Your county, Congressional District, state, and nation need you now more than ever!

The Mitchell County Democratic Party Executive Committee will meet to make plans for the upcoming precinct organizational meetings in March and the county convention in April.

The Mitchell County Democratic Party Executive Committee will hold its first meeting of 2025 via Zoom.

The purpose of this meeting will be to:
* elect a NCDP State Executive Committee Member
* set the date of our precinct organization meetings
* set the date of our county convention

We are excited to invite you to a Phone Banking opportunity this Saturday, October 26th from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at The Dispensary and Upper Club (269 Oak Avenue) in Spruce Pine! This is a fantastic chance to connect with fellow Democrats, encourage voter turnout, and make a real difference in our community. There will be snacks to eat and everyone is encouraged to order from the bar.

Please remember to bring your fully-charged cell phone, laptop, or tablet.

Your participation is vital as we work to boost voter turnout and make our voices heard. Bring a friend, your energy, and let’s have a great afternoon together!

Please register for the event at: https://mobilize.us/s/ee7RKs

From sharing meals and chopping trees to shoveling mud, our communities have mobilized in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

All of us are committed to long-term community wellness and to our shared urgent goal: activating our Mitchell County neighbors to vote EARLY for Democrats up and down the ballot.

Join us at Sweetgrass Gallery in Bakersville on Sunday afternoon, October 20th, to reconnect and rejuvenate!

If you would like to keep your hands busy, we’ll have wellness cards and supplies for care packages to share during his early voting season.

Light refreshments will be available at this family-friendly meet-up. Our social gathering is for Democrats and anyone voting for Democrats!

The Mitchell County Democratic Party will meet to address and stamp postcards being sent to the Democratic and unaffiliated voters of Mitchell County with a listing of our Democratic candidates on the November ballot. We will meet in the private dining room of Blue Ridge Tacos for this event. We are asking each person to bring with them the number of postcard stamps (56 cents per card — we’re hoping that individuals will elect to do 50 or 100 cards) they wish to affix to a postcard. We will provide the mailing labels. After the postcards are done, we will enjoy each other’s company and a delicious lunch at Blue Ridge Tacos.

Mitchell County Democrats are invited to join the Yancey County Democrats for their Country Style Pig Pickin’ Rally. The event will feature delicious food, great music, and a chance to meet some of our Democratic candidates. There will be vegetarian and vegan options too.

The special guests will include:

• Sara Tabor, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture

• Caleb Rudow, candidate for the U. S. House of Representatives

• Frank Patton Hughes, III, candidate for the N. C. Senate

• John T. Ford, candidate for the N. C. House

• Martin Moore, candidate for the N. C. Court of Appeals

There also will be many local candidates there.

The Toe River Arts Council, in partnership with the Orchard at Altapass, is hosting its first ever Arts and Culture Candidates Forum. The arts play a critical role in the fabric of our community, and it is important to hear from our future commissioners about their beliefs related to the arts in our community. This is a nonpartisan event, and all candidates (regardless of the party affiliation), have agreed to attend.

Let’s all turn out and hear what the candidates have to say!

The candidates include:

Dale Blevins (R)
Lee Ellis (R)
Jan Hamilton (D)
Bill Hoag (U)
Harley Masters (R)
Ron McKinney (D)

The Democratic Party in Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties will hold their Unity Picnic at the Tate-Evans Park in Banner Elk, NC. The event will be held in the Tate-Evans Park across from the Banner Elk Town Hall. It will be a fun-filled event with food, drinks, music, a 50/50 raffle, and the chance to meet local and statewide candidates!

The Avery County Democrats will have Subway sandwiches, salads, vegetables, and chips for everyone. Attendees from Mitchell and Yancey Counties are asked to contribute a dessert if possible (not required).

County boards of elections begin mailing absentee ballots top eligible voters who have submitted absentee ballot request forms.

If you need an absentee ballot request form, please contact between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Monday-Friday):

Mitchell County Board of Elections
Room 108
11 North Mitchell Avenue
Bakersville, NC 28705
(828) 688-3101
(828) 688-1651 (fax)

The MCDP Executive Committee will hold its monthly dinner meeting at Blue Ridge Tacos to discuss various items including canvassing, party events, and the upcoming election

The Mitchell County Democratic Party is sponsoring an ice cream social to help everyone cool off during the summer heat and get together to meet some of our Democratic candidates.

Our ice cream will be provided by Blue Bear Ice Cream, a hand-crafted ice cream.

Don’t let anyone dictate your choice….Stand up and let your voice be heard.

The rally will be held on the lawn of the McDowell County Courthouse in Marion, NC.

Please bring your signs including ones that show the county that is represented.

Doors will open at 5:30pm for check-in and opening reception, with appetizers and a beverage of your choice. Dinner and the evening's program will begin by 7:00 pm. Rick Gougeon, Mitchell County’s nominee, will be honored with the Liston B. Ramsey Award. The keynote speaker will be North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall.

The basic single ticket price is $100, $75 for NC Young Dems.  All gala related ticketing  will be through our ActBlue page and are MUCH appreciated!  You will find the Actblue link on the registration page. The deadline for securing tickets for the event is Monday, August 5, 2024.

Here is the link to register.    https://bit.ly/NC11Gala2024
Please complete a separate registration form for each guest.

If you purchase tickets for family or friends, please complete a separate registration form for each guest.  Or, share the link and have them register themselves.  We need separate forms to know each ticket holder's dinner choice and contact information.

We welcome sponsors and this year's ticket and sponsor levels are noted below.

$2,000 — Kuwohi Sponsor Table for 8, reserved, print program recognition

$1,200 — Balsam High Top Sponsor Table for 8, reserved

$600 — Linville Peak Sponsor Half-Table for 4, reserved

$ 150 Hiwassee Sponsor Reception and dinner

The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss items of concern to the Mitchell County Democratic Party and make further plans for the upcoming November election.

North Carolina Democrats are celebrating and acknowledging all the hard work y'all are doing out West. This year, we're bringing you live music, food trucks, refreshments from local breweries, and more. We know every weekend after this event, you're going to be canvassing, so bring your lawn chairs, sit back, sip, and listen for your last relaxing weekend of the Summer.

Join Chair Anderson Clayton in Brevard, North Carolina on July 27th for our annual West Fest! This is a free event — but if you can give $5, small dollar donations go a long way! See the donate button below:

All registered Democrats in Mitchell County’s Cane Creek precinct are invited to a social gathering at the Cane Creek Community Club at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 27th!

This meeting will be a chance for us to meet each other and get acquainted. We also have invited the Mitchell County Democratic Party officers and Executive Committee to join us.

Light refreshments will be offered.

If you are able to attend, please RSVP to Gloria Hoeppner at (828) 385-2190.

The Avery County Democrats and the Committee to Elect Frank Hughes for NC Senate are excited to host a fundraiser for Frank Hughes in Foscoe!

Join us for drinks and light refreshments, and a great chance to meet your state senate candidate.

Thursday, July 25th at 5:00 p.m.

For tickets, click on the link below:

The Mitchell County Democratic Party has been invited to join our neighbors in Yancey County to participate in a fundraiser for Caleb Rudow, our Democratic candidate for the 11th Congressional District. The event is being hosted by Lucy and Jim Parlier.

From Caleb Rudow —

Since day one of serving our community in Raleigh, I've been a huge advocate for 1️⃣ supporting working families, 2️⃣ increasing access to affordable healthcare, and 3️⃣ protecting our rights from far-right extremism.

Speaking from experience, I know this work isn't the only solution – it takes real collaboration across elected offices to get our residents the change they need to thrive.

That's why, in these last few months, I've been putting in the work not just in my own campaign, but in supporting other candidates in our state who care about our residents as much as I do, like our Secretary of State, Elaine Marshall, and our current Attorney General – and future governor – Josh Stein.

Change is hard, but I'm confident that if we all work together, we can get to a future where we can all be proud to call WNC our home.

Here's part of why I'm reaching out: according to quarterly reports, my team and I are falling short against my corporate-backed GOP opponent.

In one of the most competitive districts in our state, I need partners on every level — including among my friends and neighbors — to help me get the word out about my people-first movement. Please, Mitchell County Democrats, will you join my team with a donation today?

DONATE

Prefer to donate via mail? Address a check to
Rudow for Congress
P.O. Box 18475
Asheville, NC 28814

About Caleb:

Caleb Rudow is a Buncombe County native, Asheville High graduate, and the third generation of Rudows to call these beautiful mountains home. Caleb is proud to represent WNC in the NC General Assembly as a Democratic State House Representative for District 116 in Buncombe County.

Caleb stands for what matters to working families in WNC: lowering the cost of living, providing better paid jobs for workers, ensuring access to quality healthcare, supporting teachers and our amazing school system, reducing inequality, protecting our civil liberties, and ensuring the next generation inherits the beautiful environment we enjoy here in WNC and makes this place so special.

Caleb has a masters degree in Global Policy Studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He worked in grassroots international development as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia and a researcher in Honduras. He is fluent in Spanish and Chinyanja and speaks passable Chinsenga and Hebrew. Asheville has always been in his heart, but he has served and organized all over the world.

Caleb has dedicated his life to public service and at the heart of it all is his love for people, cultures, and working towards a common goal. He wants to work to improve WNC for all people, regardless of party, and believes his background in Spanish and cross cultural work will be an asset to reaching out to communities in the district, learning from them, and working to solve the issues they care about with common sense solutions.

The Executive Committee of the Mitchell County Democratic Party will hold its monthly dinner meeting to discuss issues and events for the upcoming November election.

The Mitchell County Democratic Party will join other groups at the Yancey County Public Library in Burnsville to show our support for the Yancey County Public Library and the entire Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library System.

The 15-minute walk will begin at the Yancey County Public Library and end at the Yancey County Courthouse in Burnsville where their county commissioners will meet at 6:00 p.m. The walk will take place rain or shine.

You are invited to attend the 2024 Hot Club of Mitchell County event sponsored by the Mitchell County Democratic Party at 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29th! Hot Duck Soup will be our entertainment for the evening. Hors d’oeurves will be served and there will be a cash bar.

It will be an evening of good friends, good music, and for a good cause. We will have a silent auction of artwork from local artists and an auction of scrumptious homemade cakes and pies.

If you would like to donate artwork for the silent auction, please contact Gloria Schulman at (828) 208-1858 or glosmail94@gmail.com. If you want to provide a delicious dessert, you should contact Jan Hamilton at (828) 385-2201 or janhamilton226@gmail.com.

Tickets may be purchased at the door or you can pre-purchase your tickets online at: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hotclub_mitchellcounty

Tickets are $30 per person or $20 per person for Young Democrats (16-35 years old).

It will be an evening not to be missed!

The Mitchell-Yancey (M-Y) Pride Fest Eve festivities will take place at The Dispensary and Upper Club in Spruce Pine, NC and begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2024. There will be musci, dancing, a raffle, and more. The Mitchell County Democratic Party plans to have offer voter registration at the event.

On June 15, 2024, M-Y Pride begins at Noon and goes to 4:00 p.m. at the Celo Community Center (36 Sweet Cider Lane) in Burnsville, NC. This will be a family-friendly event with music, dancing, raffle, art, and community building. You may wish to bring a lawn chair and enjoy the day at the pavilion. There will be a food truck on hand to offer Venezuelan street food.