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In a press conference on May 31st, Governor Roy Cooper said, "We must stop this. We cannot focus so much on property damage that we forget why people are in the streets in the first place. Racism, excessive use of force, health disparities, poverty, white supremacy. These are wrong, they are ugly, but they are present. We must deal with them."
 
He went on to say, "We have to constructively channel our anger, frustration, and sadness to force accountability and action. If we don't then we haven't learned anything. We have to have these hard conversations and then move beyond them to do the work of fighting racism and building safe, thriving communities for everyone."
See entire speech here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMASPu1UhBM
HR 1169 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
"AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE LAWS RELATED TO ELECTIONS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC"

The federal CARES Act of 2020 (Federal Legislation) provides for nearly $13.1 million to North Carolina to address elections-related issues arising from the pandemic, provided that the state provides $2.2 million in matching funds.
HR1169 addresses this.

HR1169 has now passed the NC House with unanimous, bipartisan support and  has now moved on to the NC Senate. 
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CALL TO ACTION:
Contact NC Senate District 30 – President Pro Tempore, Phil Berger Sr (R), Phil.Berger@ncleg.net, 16 W Jones St, Rm 2007
Raleigh NC 27601-2808, 919-733-5708, today to request his support for this bill.

​Due to Covid 19 
Future Meetings of the RCDP will be conducted on the Zoom Platforms.
E-Mail notices will be sent to the General Membership.
If you would like to receive information about these meetings please call 336-501-4755, or contact your County or Precinct Officers to be added to the RCDP E-Mail List.

June (Date/Time TBA)
County Executive Committee - Budget & Planning Meeting
Open to General Membership
Novel Coronavirus has presented new challenges for the 2020 Election.
Join the discussion and decision making process on how we will meet those challenges.


​Democrats promise to invest in our teachers, to keep our kids safe, and to protect the health of NC families.
We're fighting for the future of our state. ​
Primary Election Results

While we may have to wait until the Democratic National Convention in July for a Presidential Candidate Nominee, our Statewide Democratic Candidates are:

US Senate - Cal Cunningham
Governor - Roy Cooper
Lt. Governor - Yvonne Lewis Holley
NC Auditor - Beth A. Wood
NC Commissioner of Agriculture - Jenna Wadsworth
NC Commissioner of Labor - Josh Dobson
NC Superintendent of Public Schools - Jen Mangrum
NC Treasurer - Ronnie Chatterji
NC Supreme Court Chief Justice - Cheri Beasley
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 2 - Lucy Inman
NC Court of Appeals Seat 4 - Mark A. Davis
NC Court of Appeals Seat 5 - Lora Christine Cubbage
NC Court of Appeals Seat 6 - Gary Styers
NC Court of Appeals Seat 7 - Reuben Young
NC Court of Appeals Seat 13 - Christopher Brook

​Check out our Candidate's Corner for updates on these campaigns
and others who were not on the Primary Ballot.


COAL ASH CLEAN UP
On December 31st, Duke Energy signed a settlement agreement to clean up 80 million more tons of coal ash from six more NC sites, including Belews Creek and Mayo locations. The coal ash is to be removed from unlined pits and either used in the production of concrete, or moved to state of the art, lined and covered basins; to be completed by 2034.
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       Without a donkey in the race, Dems can't win.

       Look who stepped up to give us choice on the ballot:

                                   New District 10 US House: David Parker
                                        District 30 NC Senate: Wally White
                                        District 65 NC House: Amanda Bell
                                     District 91 NC House: Rita Gale Cruise
                                        County Commissioner: Ann Brady
                                       County Commissioner: Jeff Johnson
                                      Register of Deeds: Kellie Boyte Jones
                                 Board of Education Dist 2: Ophelia Wright
                                  
These selfless individuals are willing to represent you. What are you willing to do to support them? Winning elections is a  team effort. Are you ready to make sure they have the people power needed to give the opposition a run for their money?
Volunteer positions are available immediately. Channel your political frustrations into productivity by joining The Rockingham County Democratic Party Team. 
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County Executive Comittee (CEC)
Budget & Planning Meeting

June (date/time TBA)

County and Regional Precinct Officers
meet to finalize the 2020 budget, to accommodate new challenges related to social distancing.

The General Membership is welcome to attend and participate in discussion.


If you are a registered Democrat not yet on the RCDP contact list and would like to attend,
call: 336-501-4755
 Calendar of Events
Please submit dates of interest to rcdp.nc@gmail.com or 
RCDP, PO Box 753, Reidsville NC 27323

Due to Covid-19
​All RCDP physical meetings are
cancelled until further notice.

Virtual meetings will be set up as telephone conferences and/or webinars. So, keep your 4th Thursdays of the month on your calendar. Members will receive notices via e-blast, as for normal meetings.

June 6, 2020 
NCDP "Virtual" Annual Convention
10am - SEC Meeting
1pm - Annual Convention
on Zoom.
Delegate will be sent information and access via e-mail.

June (date/time TBA)
​CEC Budget & Planning Meeting
rcdp.nc@gmail.com • PO Box 753, Reidsville, NC 27323

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