“all politics is local”
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Party Meeting Saturday February 14, Probably 1:30pm, Missy Hughes Gubernatorial Candidate 2:30
Next Iowa County Party Meeting on Saturday Feb 14th at 1:30 p.m. Visit by Missy Hughes, Gubernatorial Candidate at 2:30
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Charity Lunch in Ridgeway February 7th 208 Jarvis St. in Ridgeway $10 suggested donation
On Saturday, February 7th the Iowa County Democratic Party will be holding a charity potluck fundraiser at the Ridgeway Community Center to benefit two local charities, the Bona Dea Project and the Ridgeway Volunteer Library. The potluck will serve chili (both meat and vegetarian), pulled pork sliders, cornbread, chocolate brownies and a hot drink. Suggested donation is $10.
The potluck will run from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., and the address is 208 Jarvis St. in Ridgeway. Come join us and lend a hand to benefit these worthwhile charities! -
Pete Buttigieg Wisconsin Jan 16, 2026–It doesn’t have to be this way
A town hall response to what is going on in Minnesota and everywhere else. What can be done about it. What happens next.
Pete Buttigieg speaking at a town hall event in La Crosse, Wisconsin January 16, 2026 5pm to 9pm
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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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SNAP/FoodShare benefits battle is in the courts, some assistance made it to some people in some states
Gov. Tony Evers says people who receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should be getting them overnight.
Late Nov 7 Trump administration appealed the Judge ruling from Nov 6, and the Supreme Court on Friday blocked the order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown even though residents in some states already have received the funds. https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share Nov 7 Gov. Tony Evers pushes out benefits to FoodShare members overnight. https://www.wkow.com/news/gov-evers-announces-full-snap-benefits-should-resume-overnight/article_11cd46db-e2fe-483f-a7df-330d521cafa4.html Nov 6 - Judge orders Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefigs to states by Friday https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna242446 -
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.
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Mark Pocan Noon November 1, 2025
Mark Pocan today at noon in the office in Mineral Point, 43 High St.
AND while I’m at it, I will tease another interesting visitor next weekend at our regular county party meeting: Lt Gov. Sara Rodriguez will be visiting us on Saturday. Details to follow!