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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Mark your calendar and come out to vote for our 7th Congressional District Democratic Candidate. Learn more about the candidates below.
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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.
Our guest speakers will be three of the candidates for the CD7 seat being vacated by Abigail Spanberger at the end of her term. They are:
Cliff Heinzer - Army veteran and retired Foreign Service diplomat, as well as the former Chair of Stafford County Democratic Committee.
Briana Sewell - Member of the House of Delegates representing Prince William County.
Andrea Bailey - Member of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
We're fortunate that after this meeting all 7 of the candidates will have visited us to share their experience and priorities. Now all we each have to do is to pick one and vote on June 18 (or during early voting)!
The Orange County Democratic Committee will hold an unassembled caucus on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 12 to 2 pm at the OCDC office located at 111 Chapman Street, Orange, VA 22960, for the purpose of electing delegates and alternates to the 7th Congressional District Convention on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 10 am at James Monroe High School, 2300 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA and the Virginia Democratic State Convention on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 10 am at The Greater Richmond Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 403 North Third Street, Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be elected at the state convention. Please plan to attend our caucus on April 20th to help us elect our slate of delegates to the CD7 and state conventions.
If you're interested in serving as a delegate to these conventions, please review the documents linked below first and then submit the online filing form here. Direct ay questions to ocvadems at gmail.com.
Mark your calendar and plan to come out to vote on Tuesday, June 18 at your regular polling location between 6am-7pm. There are 7 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 starting on May 3 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 and on Saturdays, June 8 and 15 from 9am-5pm. Note that the office has moved - it's now 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.
Learn more about the candidates! The candidates are:
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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