We embrace the mission and message of the Democratic party that anyone, from any walk of life, should have a fair shot at the American Dream.
We believe that cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls.
Our top priority is electing Democrats who share our values and will work hard to represent all of Orange County Virginia.
Voter education, voter registration and voter protection are key to the success of any democracy. We work to protect your right to vote.
Rural and small town Virginia voters matter! And their issues matter. Orange County Democrats work to ensure those issues are addressed by our elected officials and candidates for office.
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Our office in Orange open by appointment, please get in touch with us by email to arrange a time to stop in at ocvadems@gmail.com.
Please join us on Saturday, April 13 at 10am for our monthly meeting at the OCDC office. Come for coffee and conversation at 9:30am. Contact OCDC for the Zoom link if you wish to attend virtually.
Meeting program details to follow - check back!
Mark your calendar and plan to come out to vote on Tuesday, June 18 at your regular polling location between 6am-7pm. There are 8 Democratic candidates on the ballot to be our nominee in the November election for the seat Abigail Spanberger will be vacating.
Early voting will be available at the Orange County Office of Voter Registration and Elections located at 130 N. Madison Road, Orange. Hours M-F are 8:30am-5:00pm starting in May and on Saturdays, June 8 and 15 from 9am-5pm. Note that the office has moved across the parking lot from the Orange County Public Library.
If you are willing to volunteer at the polls on Primary Day to help sign up new volunteers, please get in touch with OCDC at ocvadems at gmail.com.
If you'd like to see the candidates appear together, plan to attend the candidate forum on March 24 from 2-5pm at the Culpeper Technical Education Center at Germanna Community College located at 17441 Frank Turnage Dr, Culpeper, VA 22701.
November 17, 2023
The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) has received a partial response to their lawsuit against Orange County for FOIA violations. Orange County government has released copies of the Non-Disclosure Agreements signed in 2022 by OC staff and 4 members of the board of supervisors "for the benefit of Amazon, LLC." So if you suspected all along that the Wilderness Crossing development would include Amazon warehouses and/or data centers, it looks like you were right. Thanks to PEC for pursuing this on behalf of the citizens of Orange County.
Background
On May 24, 2023, the American Battlefield Trust, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, Inc., Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, Inc., and several Orange County and Spotsylvania County residents filed a legal challenge to the recent approval by the Orange County Board of Supervisors of the rezoning of the the Wilderness Crossing property. The lawsuit cites several violations of state constitutional and statutory law and county zoning ordinance, including procedural errors, lack of required submittals and findings, and failure to comply with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, among other errors. You can read the filing here and a press release from the Piedmont Environmental Council here.
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Enjoy these photos from 2023 and, below that, from 2018-22.
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