News & Updates

Jun 18

Chair’s Statement – Trans Kids Belong

The Lancaster County Democratic Committee fully supports transgender student athletes who simply want to play sports at their public schools. Unfortunately, there is a strong movement afoot in Hempfield School District to deny these students their right to play. In April, the Hempfield School board formed a committee to review... read more →

May 24

Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage in May and Every Day

Since 1990, May has been recognized nationally as Asian/Pacific American Heritage month, a month to celebrate people from more than 20 different countries and regions. On May 5, Lancaster County Commissioners joined in that recognition, by issuing a proclamation for this May that acknowledges the cultural benefits the Asian American &... read more →

May 13

Event Recap: Virtual People’s Budget Presentation

We The People - Pennsylvania, a project of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, gave LCDC a virtual People's Budget presentation on Tuesday, May 11th. Resources from PBPC Take Action, Support The People's Budget: http://bit.ly/2021PB Request The People's Budget Presentation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehfWj6Rxl7ALW2yu753iROBRDhp5liZB9D49x1BDisF_3GoA/viewform PBPC's 2021-2022 Budget Analysis Hub: https://krc-pbpc.org/issues/pa-budget-2021-2022/ PBPC "Know the Issues,... read more →

Apr 20

Chair’s Statement – Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

Today the Lancaster County Democratic Committee recognizes the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. He was found guilty on all three counts. This is the best outcome we could have hoped for. As far as justice goes, it cannot be served until there are no more unjust killings of black... read more →

Mar 23

Why Women Vote Democrat – Women’s History Month

Women Surpass Men in Voting Rates Women lead when it comes to voting: more women are registered to vote than men, and since the 1980’s more women have been voting in elections. Studies show there is also a gender gap for party affiliation with more women identifying as Democrats than... read more →

Mar 08

Celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s Suffrage

Although the 19th Amendment gave American women the right to vote in 1920, many Black women, particularly in Southern states, were denied that right until the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965. The Fight for Women’s Suffrage White, Black, and Native American women began fighting for voting rights in the... read more →

Mar 07

Bloody Sunday, the Voting Rights Act, and the Future

56 years ago today, future Representative John Lewis lead a group of activists on a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The unarmed group was stopped and violently assaulted by police as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge just outside Selma. The gruesome event came to be known... read more →

Mar 03

Making Redistricting Fair for All Voters

Another census has come and gone, and that means it’s time for redistricting. Each state legislative district must contain the same number of people. Every 10 years, legislative districts are redrawn based on census data. Unfortunately, the process for doing so does not prevent the new maps from being gerrymandered... read more →

Feb 24

Municipal Primaries – They Matter!

Voter turnout is, of course, highest for presidential general elections and lowest for municipal primaries. In Lancaster County, municipal primaries rarely see more than 14 % of all registered voters participate. May 18th is our next primary election, and LCDC wants more Democrats to participate! Primary elections serve to determine... read more →

Feb 20

LCDC Announces Ballot Petition Signing Events

We have dozens of Democratic candidates running for local office, and they need your help! Candidates are now in the petition circulation period. They need to gather the signatures of Democratic voters within their precinct, municipalities, and/or school districts in order to get onto the ballot. This is where they... read more →