Ice Cream Sundae Meeting
On September 24th we’re not just hosting a Sunday meeting but an Ice Cream Sundae meeting in Neodesha and everyone is welcome to attend and indulge! Join us for scoops of ice cream and all the goodies from sprinkles to caramel sauce while we discuss upcoming events and hear...
September 2023 Meeting
The Wilson County Democratic Party invites the community to the Sunday, September 24th meeting at the Neodesha Housing Authority at 2pm. The address is 118 S 6th St, Neodesha and there’s plenty of free street parking available. We’ll have Eli Woody to speak about his candidacy for the 2nd...
Wilson County Senior High School Scholarships
The Wilson County Democrats are honored to bestow 3 scholarships to seniors graduating in Wilson County in 2023 to continue their educational goals. Applicants provided their accomplishments in school and extra curricular activities, as well as two short essays on the Democratic Party platform such as education, the environment,...
Fredonia Hospital at Risk of Closure
Since 2012, Kansas Republicans have blocked attempts to expand Medicaid in Kansas. In addition to an estimated 40,000 residents dying destitute in the past 10 years, dozens of rural area hospitals are at risk of closure, including Wilson County’s Fredonia Regional Hospital. The report by the Center for Healthcare...
Democrats Contribute to Wilson County Food Bank
As part of our community outreach and effort, in early 2023 the Wilson County Democratic Party collected food for the Fredonia Food Bank to help families impacted by food insecurity and rising prices. We want to thank Democrats throughout the community for donating food for this endeavor. The Fredonia...
Kansas Creates 60k new jobs under Democratic Governor Kelly
From the Governor’s press release July 5, 2023 TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that since she took office in January 2019, her administration has successfully collaborated with private sector businesses to create and retain more than 60,000 jobs in Kansas. This milestone continues the record-breaking economic development success...
July 2023 County Democrat Meeting
We hosted another great county wide meeting on Monday night and even succeeded getting through the entire agenda without devolving to fisticuffs (see MI GOP)! In addition to covering the upcoming Relay for Life event, we discussed future community events, primaries and local elections. Later this summer is DemFest...
August 2022 Constitutional Amendment on Abortion
In the August 2, 2022 Midterm Primary Election, Kansas voters were asked to vote on a Constitutional Amendment about abortion protections in the state. The question before voters, in the form of a confusingly worded constitutional amendment, was whether to end the right to abortion in Kansas by voting...
July 2023 Democratic Meeting Coming Up
Join the Wilson County Democratic party for a meeting on Monday, July 10th at 7pm. We’ll meet at the Fredonia Library at 807 Jefferson Street to review last meeting minutes, upcoming events and action steps for the next month. Light refreshments and drinks will be served. All are welcome...
$43M in Grants Create 4,000+ Child Care Slots in KS
Take Action: See Child Care funding recipients here From the Governor’s press release June 27, 2023 TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund announced funding awards to 52 statewide organizations for the purpose of creating new, sustainable, high-quality licensed child care slots across the...