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Our History: The modern day Democratic party was born in 1792 as the "Democratic-Republican Party" with the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The name was rightfully shortened to the "Democratic Party" in the following century as Andrew Jackson became "the man of the people." Today's philosophy remains the same, progressive politics and visionary leadership that focus on ensuring opportunity and prosperity for all Americans. When the State of Michigan was admitted to the Union in 1837, an act was passed by the Michigan Legislature that completed the organization of Eaton County. Counties that organized at the same time as Eaton County were named for members of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet and were commonly referred to as "Cabinet Counties." Eaton was named in honor of John Eaton, President Jackson's Secretary of War. In 1833, Governor Porter appointed three commissioners to locate the seat of justice for Eaton County. They selected a beautiful prairie near the center of the County one mile north of the Battle Creek river. Near the center of the prairie stood a large poplar tree. The Commissioners "squared" this tree and with red chalk wrote the words "County Site." It was thus that Charlotte, then known as Eaton Centre, became the County Seat of Eaton County. Eaton County has 16 equal-sized Townships: Sunfield, Roxand, Oneida, Delta, Vermontville, Chester, Benton, Windsor, Kalamo, Carmel, Eaton, Eaton Rapids, Bellevue, Walton, Brookfield, and Hamlin.
Similarly, the Democratic Party has been building their numbers at the polls and in elected office. Until 2004 there was only one Democratic County Commissioner. That year saw two more elected, followed by a third in the 2005 Special Election. In 2006 we elected Eight Democratic County Commissioners to take control of the Eaton County Commission for the first time in history. We are continuing to work to put a Democrat on the ballot for every elected office in the county.This election year the Democratic Party has a slate of candidates who have visionary leadership and a progressive message that emphasizes the importance of a strong economy, fair wage jobs, affordable healthcare, and quality education. The Democratic Party is focused on continuing to improve our government by electing people who will stand for progressive ideals and programs that benefit all of our citizens. Our 2007-2008 Party Officers:
Chairperson: Rosemary DiPonio
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Long
a minority party in Eaton County, the Democratic Party has grown
stronger in recent years. The Party purchased a parcel of land between Charlotte and
Potterville in the closing days of 1989 and refurbished an existing
building to become the party headquarters. Dedication of the new building took
place on May 18th, 1991. The hall was named after Rosemary DiPonio,
the party's chairperson of more than 30 years (pictured to the right).|
Our Next Meeting:
Tuesday Oct. 21, 2008
Guest Speakers: To Be Announced
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