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Welcome to the Emmet County Democratic Party

As Democrats, we believe that first and foremost, the government has a responsibility to play a positive role in providing for the common good of all in our society.

Core Beliefs

COLD WEATHER CLOTHES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

We collect gloves, hats, coats and boots for local public school kids. The final date for drop-offs is at the Holiday Party on December 11, 6-8 at the Holiday Inn Express, Petoskey. If anyone nees to have donations picked up, please email info@emmetdemocrats.org and we can arrange pick up.

The ages are Kindergarten through Sixth Grade. Please remember that some 6th graders are close to adult sizes!

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NOW SHOWING - NUREMBERG

Nuremberg will now run from Friday, November 28 through next Thursday, December 4, 2025 at the Lyric Theater.  

If we attend and can invite our friends to go with us, it is possible that the manager of the Lyric will be able to extend the run for another week - - which is what happened for The Last Class.  

GOAL:  Let's see if we can make for another successful run of a film that highlights the importance of:

  • Rule of law;

  • Due process

  • Documentation/evidence of illegal actions following WWII and the Holocaust

Tickets and showtimes can be found at the Lyric Theater website

MEET THE CANDIDATES!

As the 2026 Election gears up, check out local opportunities to meet and connect with Democrat candidates! Upcoming candidate events include:

Check out these and other upcoming events on our events page!

Dem Fest audience

DEM FEST - A HUGE SUCCESS!

On Thursday, October 23, 200 attendees took part in our first Fall Dem Fest, hosted by Walloon Lake Winery. We enjoyed chili and cookies, along with cider and wine.

We heard from several of our local Democratic elected officials. We also recounted dozens of activities in which Emmet Dems have taken part over the past year: meeting state and federal candidates, postcard writing, and social events. We regularly participated in rallies in Petoskey, including the No Kings 2.0 which galvanized 7 million people nationally!

Our generous attendees and supporters donated $20,000. That will be used to keep our operation humming, expand our communications, and (critically!) recruit and support Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.

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Dem Fest audience w Biggs
Dem Fest Barb Burke
Dem Fest room

HOLIDAY PARTY AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Thursday, December 11, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Holiday Inn Express, 1751 US 131, Petoskey

This will be a combination Holiday Party and General Membership meeting. It will be a potluck, and donations will be collected for the Ned Fenlon Scholarship via a raffle. There will also be a drop-off site for hats, gloves, and boots for elementary school kids. Jill Hall will be heading the collection this year.

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MIvoter.org

MIvoter.org

MIvoter.org is the Michigan Democratic voter’s “one-stop shop” and includes:

  1. Information about the on-going state shut-down drama, as it happens.

  2. Reviews of the 2026 ballot proposal petitions that are now circulating - and two of them are evil.

  3. Lists of all the protests happening across the state, by county.

  4. Details on the hurt that Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will cause Michiganders.

  5. Contact information for all of each voter’s specific elected officials.

  6. Links on how to contact you - the parties and clubs that are the backbone of the Democratic efforts in the state.

** This website is not part of the MI Dems but is supported by them.

Emmet County Dems are everywhere!

Mark Alpert is sporting one of our new logo t-shirts in Lisbon, Portugal. Now a museum, this building was a jail for political prisoners during Portugals’s dictatorship from the 1930’s to 1974.

Please feel free to send photos of you in your ECDP t-shirt to info@emmetdemocrats.org and we will post them on the web page and Facebook.

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EC Dems banner in front of Chamber

ECDC Has Joined the Petoskey and Harbor Springs Chambers

The Harbor Springs and Petoskey Chambers of Commerce joined in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the EC Democrats as a new member. The Harbor Springs Chamber reported on the ceremony in their newsletter, stating: “It was a great opportunity to welcome them [the EC Dems] and recognize their presence in our community. Congratulations!”

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Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

The State of Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek - Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwa (Chippewa), and Bode’wadmi (Potawatomi). The Michigan Democratic Party recognizes historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands.  We further recognize the ongoing relationship of dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky and water.  In offering this land acknowledgement we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.

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