Rowan County Democratic Party

09/07/2026

Do YOU know the history of Labor Day? Pull up a chair and be part of a chat between Gary Weart for N.C. Senate 33 and Johnnie Jones for NC House 83 about labor movements, the history of the holiday, and their personal connections to it all.

Do you have a story about Labor Day, or how the labor movement changed your family history? Share it in the comments - we'd love to read it!

09/07/2026

Which Side are You On? - rendition by Owen Kampenhout

The song was originally written by Florence Reece, wife of a union activist during the Harlan County War. The Harlan County War pitted the United Mine Workers of America against mine operators within Harlan County. It began after the mine operators cut wages of miners. The ‘war’ lasted most of the 1930s.

They "knew the power of a union—and knew what it felt like to fight tooth and nail for a union card. In their day, organizing a union meant midnight meetings, days spent down the pit and nights spent dodging armed mine guards." - Kim Kelly, Smithsonian Folkways, 2023.

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09/07/2026

"No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy Labor Day from all of us at Rowan Democrats.

09/06/2026

We're voting for our families this November - with so much on the ballot, there shouldn't be anything left to chance. That's why we're voting for the man we've trusted to lead North Carolina before: Roy Cooper.

09/06/2026

If you look outside, the weather may be frightful - but the Democrats really are so delightful! We're going to keep working on phonebanking, but if the weather clears up we'll see you at 3!

Phonebanking will be as scheduled - see you at 1!

09/06/2026

What are you willing to live without?

Join us for breakfast on September 12 at 10:00am to find out what the proposed amendments on the ballot are going to mean for your household - and what you can do to keep them from getting voted in! We'll be hearing from the NC Budget & Tax Center's Heba Atwa; make sure you're there so you know what's happening in our state and county!

Find out more on our events page, linked below 🔽

09/05/2026

NC Newsline: Rob Schofield: Who’s kidding who? Conservative election law hypocrisy sinks to new depths

A must read to understand what is happening in NC. “Anyone who falls for the claim that the actions of state Republican leaders in regulating elections and complying with election law are motivated by anything other than the raw lust for power is either absurdly naïve or willfully ignorant.” ⬇⬇⬇

09/05/2026

Father Ronald Hayes says he agreed to talk to the video crew about his son’s murder because he thought he would be featured in an ad against gun violence. But the ad is actually aimed at smearing the political record of former Gov. Roy Cooper, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.-

Hayes - “The commercial looks as if I’m trying to sway North Carolinians from voting the way that they want to vote, and that wasn’t my agenda,” Hayes said. “I wanted to let the community know about gun violence and about my son being murdered.”

“Once I saw the commercial, I called [the ad makers] back and I asked them again, and they stated again that they are independent,” Hayes said. “I told them that I felt that this was deceiving, it was conniving and it was sneaky how they used me and my family to get out their word.”

Ronald Hayes was cautious when he talked to a reporter this week about the political TV advertisement he appears in, talking about the death of his son Shemar, a college football player who was murdered in Charlotte in March 2024 at age 23.

09/05/2026

GOP Senate candidate, campaigning as truck-driving everyman, travels by private jet linked to convicted felon - from Judd Legum, founder and author of Popular Information, an independent newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism, where this article first appeared.

Know your candidates before you vote. There's a reason Roy Cooper is the best choice for NC Senator.

"A more accurate account of Whatley’s travel habits, however, is found amid thousands of pages of campaign finance filings. Those documents reveal that Whatley’s campaign committees have spent over $100,000 since last September on travel in a $2 million private jet. Although efforts were made to obscure the owner of the aircraft, there is a paper trail linking it to Carl Andrew “Drew” Boggs — a felon convicted of defrauding the federal government."

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By Judd Legum Popular Information After securing the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, Michael Whatley launched his general election campaign with an ad that emphasized he […]

09/04/2026

Concerned? You aren't alone. Rowan County resident, Steve Albanese, "We must Vote!,"and UNC Professor and columnist, Gene Nichol, "A President Seeking to End Democracy," have some choice words in the Salisbury Post about the current administration.

Concerned? You aren't alone. Rowan County resident, Steve Albanese, and UNC Professor and columnist, Gene Nichol, have some choice words in the Salisbury Post about the current administration. Steve Albanese: We must Vote! Salisbury Post, 8/28/26 Donald Trump’s biggest fear is that he must face th...