Democratic Party of Iowa County, Wisconsin
Our Office is located at: 43 High Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Regular Party meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of every month,
@ 2:00 PM at our local office; hours and location shown above.
Announcements:
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Party Meeting Saturday, January 10 at 2pm, !! Devin out sick
I just got off the phone with Devin Remiker’s assistant, and have learned that he is ill and cannot come to Mineral Point today. She and I will talk on Tuesday about his availability to come to our February meeting.
We will, of course, go ahead with our monthly meeting as planned. Well, almost as planned!
Hello, Everybody –
Coming up this weekend is our monthly county party meeting. As usual, we will meet at the party office at 43 High St. in Mineral Point at 2:00 p.m. The agenda for the meeting (attached) is comparatively short, consisting mainly of a discussion of our proposed 2026 budget. We will plan on finishing our business by about 2:30, so we can allow ample time to hear from Devin Remiker, the Chair of the WIsconsin Democratic Party. It should make for an interesting afternoon. Please come!
As has been our custom of late, please bring along a food item or two to donate to the SWCAP food pantry in Dodgeville. I have enclosed a recommended list of items that I sent around previously. see below.
We are also collecting new or lightly used winter hats, gloves/mittens and other warm things for donation to New Beginnings. If you can spare a few moments to rummage through a closet or two, you might find something suitable for donation. Please bring it along!
Looking forward to seeing you this coming weekend.
Tom
Suggested Items for donation to SWCAP Food Pantry
Peanut butter & jam/jelly
Canned soups
Canned beans (kidney, black, refried, etc.)
Tuna
Canned fruit
Canned veggies
Pasta and sauce
Apple sauce
Toothpaste
Body soap & laundry soap
Toilet paper
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Iowa County Board – Significant Vacancies – If nobody runs, the positions will be filled by appointment instead of a democratic, representative process – read more…
Dear Fellow Iowa Countyans —
I apologize for intruding on your holidays, but we face a problem that requires your immediate attention. I have learned that a significant number of positions on the County Board are about to become vacant, as incumbents retire from the Board with no one stepping up to replace them. If no steps up to run for those seats, it falls to John Meyers, the County Board Chair, to name people to fill the vacancies. To say that such a method of populating the County Board does not adequately provide democratic representation on the Board would be an understatement, to say the least! The positions that are becoming vacant are listed below. I have not personally verified this list, so if there are mistakes or additions, please let me know!
There is nothing glamorous about serving on the County Board, as veterans of those positions have told me. It is service to our communities in the best sense of the word, service which becomes all the more significant as Iowa County confronts the effects of the awful spending cuts and chaos that has followed in the wake of Trump’s presidency. We talk all the time about “defending democracy” — this is one opportunity to make those words mean something.
It is vital that anyone who thinks of running for County Board get going immediately. Nomination papers must be submitted to the County Clerk’s office in Dodgeville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6th. Fortunately, the bar for being nominated is not at all high — you only need a minimum of 20 valid signatures from residents of the district in which you plan to run. For more complete information, consult the form I have attached to this message.
Thanks for giving this matter your serious consideration. If you know someone who lives in one of the districts listed below who would be a good member of the Board, please reach out to them as soon as possible.
Tom
List of County Board Vacancies:
District 3 — Highland Town Ward 3, Pulaski Town, Avoca Village & Muscoda Village Ward 3
District 4 — Arena Town Ward 3, Clyde Town, Dodgeville Town Ward 2, Highland Town Ward 4, Wyoming Town Ward 1
District 5 — Highland Town Ward 1 & Highland Village
District 6 — Dodgeville Town Ward 1, Mineral Point Town Ward 2 & Dodgeville City Ward 10
District 12 — Barneveld Village Ward 1
District 18 — Mineral Point City Wards 2 & 6
How to Become a County Board Supervisor readme below with a link to the required forms.
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December Monthly Meeting and Holiday Party
Saturday December 13, 2025
Monthly Meeting 2 pm – Nomination and Election of Party Officers, Review of Treasurer’s Report, Discuss preparation for State Party Chair Devin Remiker’s
appearance at January 10, 2026 Party Meeting, Discuss “Hold The GOP Accountable” window and costs.Holiday Party Social Hour 3 pm – 4 pm, Political Trivia Quiz. Guess who said the famous quote and winner
with the most correct answers takes home a prize! Naughty or Nice Comment Board. Bring your “naughtiest or
nicest” list o f things our elected officials did this year. Write them
on the comment board for all t o see. Best Santa Hat Contest. Wear your most humorous or outrageous
“holiday hat.” Best Hat voted by those present will win a prize! Renew Your Membership & Sign-Up to Win Free 1 Year Party Membership
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Early 1:30pm Start, Iowa County Democratic Party November 8th 2025 Meeting. Sarah Rodriguez 2:30pm
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez candidate for Governor November 8 2025 
Group Picture November 8, 2025 Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez Candidate for Governor One-time early 1:30pm meeting start to allow business to complete before a governor candidate speaks.
Sarah Rodriguez’s campaign reached out to have her visit our monthly meeting Saturday November 8, 2025. Sarah will arrive around 2:30 and stay for 30-45 minutes. Usually she talks for 10 minutes or so and then enganges in discussion with the audience, which I think is just fine. Looking forward to the discussion.
This may be a future solution to work with candidates wanting to speak. We do have some significant business to get through, including elections, coming events and the question of keeping the office. But I imagine that can all be accomplished in an hour. Doing the business stuff first means that we can focus on Rodriguez with no pressure to have a hard stop.
Note: Elections will be held at the December 13, 2025 2pm meeting at the country party office, 43 High St, Mineral Point.
News in Politics:
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Governor Tony Evers Message to Wisconsinites on the Trump Regimes Threats to Arrest Democratic Officials.
Gov. Tony Evers addressed Wisconsinites in a message released on Friday, May 2nd. shortly after one of Trumps hand chosen goons threatened to arrest the Governor in response to his instructions to State employees on how to speak with an attorney if Federal officials show up with legal documents in a State building. Click on the link here to watch the Youtube video statement or watch from the image below.
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Dane Co. Circuit Court Judge, Susan Crawford and Dr. Jill Underly both won big on April 1st.
A historic voter turnout for Tuesday’s , April 1st Spring election in Wisconsin saw Liberal victories in the two most contested seats, the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the State Department of Public Instruction. With a record amount of money spent by both sides, and strong voter turnout in many precincts, it is clear that Wisconsin voters have voiced their opposition to the MAGA movement that is poisoning our politics.
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U.S. Congressional Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) has launched a Podcast called, “For Liberty and Justice For Some”.
The inaugural episode can be found on Spotify here, or on Apple here, or wherever you listen to podcasts. This first episode features Wendell Potter, discussing Medicare Advantage Plans and the differences between traditional Medicare and Advantage Plan C. For more on the politics of healthcare visit:centerforhealthanddemocracy.org
U.S. Congressional Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) has launched a Podcast called, “For Liberty and Justice For Some”. The inaugural episode can be found on Spotify here, or on Apple here, or wherever you listen to podcasts. This first episode features Wendell Potter, discussing Medicare Advantage Plans and the differences between traditional Medicare and Advantage Plan C. For more on the politics of healthcare visit:centerforhealthanddemocracy.org
Susan Crawford was interviewed on WCPT 820 AM Chicago, IL on January 10th. Give a listen here.
Kelda Roys (D-WI) was interviewed by Joan Esposito, on WCPT 820 AM Chicago, on Wed, Feb, 5th, The discussion highlighted the WI Repub. push to enshrine voter ID laws in the WI Constitution. Listen here.
Dianne H. Hesselbein (D-WI) was interviewed by Patti Vasquez on WCPT 820 AM Chicago, on Friday, February 28th. The discussion focussed on the April 1st WI Supreme Court race and how the outcome will determine the ideological makeup of the of the Court. Listen here.
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