Madison County Democratic Women

April 28, 2018

Congratulations to our 2018 JFK Scholarship recipient…

By Lisa Handback

…Lauren Jessica Heard! Ms. Lauren Jessica Heard is a senior at Hazel Green High School and will graduate with honors in the spring of 2018. She has been involved in several extracurricular activities that include being a member of the HGHS Marching Band Color Guard (Captain), Student

December 20, 2017

Long-Time Member of MCDW, Mary Holdsambeck, 1923-2017

By Lisa Handback

We are sad to report that our good friend and long-time member of Madison County Democratic Women, Mary Moling Kirkman Holdsambeck, died Tuesday, December 12th. She was 94 years old and had lived a productive and wonderful life. Below please find the Congressional Tribute honoring her on the

November 16, 2017

Finding My Voice in the Perfect Storm

By Lisa Handback

It’s been one year. 365 days. 8,760 hours. 525,600 minutes. And when I think back on this time last year, those visceral feelings come rushing right back as though it were yesterday… The panic. The disbelief. The anger. The sorrow. I got caught in a tailspin of emotions and was left

October 20, 2017

#iwill

By Alanna Morrison

When I was a teenager, I worked at a local restaurant after school and on weekends. One of the managers there was a disgusting pervert. He would leer at the female employees, say very offensive things, and touch us inappropriately without consent. We all began to hate going to work and

October 19, 2017

Absentee Voting for the Special Election

By Mary McManus

As we all know, the Special General Election is on December 12, 2017. Absentee balloting is now open for that election. If you meet the criteria to cast an absentee ballot, you may either request a ballot by mail OR go to the Madison County Courthouse and cast your ballot at the

October 19, 2017

Join the Emerge Alabama Class of 2018

By Alanna Morrison

On women in leadership, author Marie C. Wilson famously said, “You can’t be what you can’t see.” By training Democratic women to run for office, Emerge Alabama is leading the movement to break down stereotypes surrounding leadership, and amplify the voices of diverse,

October 16, 2017

The Story of an Alabama Dreamer

By Alanna Morrison

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy was enacted by President Obama in June of 2012. The individuals who enrolled in this program are referred to as Dreamers (after the Dream Act Bill). They dreamt of a better life and they found it here. The Trump administration has

September 30, 2017

Getting Political 101

By Mary McManus

The Madison County Democratic Women have been so encouraged by the level of political interest and activity in our area. Our membership has quintupled over the past year and we know that other Democratic and progressive organizations around the state are seeing similar gains. Alabamians

September 14, 2017

Crossover Voting- a Felony in Alabama?

By Sam Mitchell

“After the election, if you determine that a voter participated in a political party’s primary election, and voted in a different party’s primary runoff election, please submit all evidence and details to the Secretary of State’s Office for prosecution.” (emphasis added)

August 13, 2017

Questions For the Candidates

By Alanna Morrison

We here at Madison County Democratic Women are very excited to have so many great Democrats running in the upcoming special election! Our members sent in some questions they wanted to hear the candidates answer. We chose three questions and sent them to all seven Democratic candidates.

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