Portage County Democrats Club

You've got a home with the Dems

We are a group of Democrats from Portage County, OH. We want to reignite the party to fight for the rights of the people of Portage County. We want to keep our elected officials responsible, and fighting for all of their constituents. It can be difficult to speak to our representation in the House or Senate. So, we organize and make our voices heard.We are not directly affiliated with the Democratic Party.

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Our Next Community Conversation

Property Tax Solutions

July 27th at 2:00 pm at Independence of Portage County.
575 E Lake St, Ravenna, OH 44266Our speaker, John Kennedy, the Portage County Treasurer. will present onThe Solution to Property Tax Problems

About Our Speaker

John Kennedy is in his final term for Portage County Treasurer. He has several years of experience helping people to manage their property taxes and find a legal means to reduce the cost.

Talking with the Average Voter: Building communities

On August, 3rd at 2 pm, we will welcome PJ Errera to teach effective conversations methods with community members. Learn to be more effective by de-escalating partisan conversations and building positive community relationships.

About our Speaker

PJ Errera is a lifelong member of the community, a proud graduate of Kent City Schools and Kent State University, and currently works in the IT industry. With a strong background in communication and advocacy, PJ has held leadership roles at the local, state, and national levels, championing rural policy initiatives in education, infrastructure, and healthcare.For the past two years, PJ has served as Chair of the Rural Caucus of the Young Democrats of America, leading national efforts to strengthen Democratic outreach in rural communities — many of which have gone without meaningful outreach for decades. His activism has focused on addressing the real needs of rural families, including expanding broadband access, protecting healthcare, and improving essential infrastructure.PJ has also served as Chair, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary on various boards, bringing a record of results-driven leadership and a passion for public service. He is running for the Kent City Schools Board of Education to ensure students, teachers, and families receive equitable support and opportunities in a safe, thriving educational environment.PJ is committed to transparency, advocating for strong public schools, and preserving academic excellence. Above all, they believe that effective communication between the district and the community is key — and will work tirelessly, especially at the state level, to be a strong, accessible voice for the district and its future.

Future Topics

Upcoming talks:
How the cuts in Washington are affecting our Veterans!
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The Big Beautiful cuts to our Health Care and how we can help our communities when the government fails us.

Check out the prior videos to get information on topics

On June 23rd, Kyle Herman provided our June community conversation:
Ranked Choice Voting and How it Benefits Voters1. With Ranked Choice Voting, you can choose one candidate or rank the candidates in the order you prefer them.
2. If no candidate wins a majority and your favorite is in last place, your vote automatically counts for your second choice, and so forth.
3. It's just like a runoff, but instead of having to return to the polls, your vote transfers instantly since you already ranked your preferences.
4. This simple change will ensure that the winner has support from a majority of voters while leveling the field so that a greater diversity of parties and candidates can compete.
5. Ranked Choice Voting will put voters first and restore faith that their votes matter at this critical time by providing the freedom to vote for your true favorite without helping the candidate you like least.
6. Election integrity is stronger when more voters have confidence their votes will count.

On June 1, Dr. Mark Vopat came to Ravenna and presented on the SB1 for referendum petitions to get the voters' say on who we want teaching Higher Education. Do we want politicians to dictate what can or should be taught, or experts?

About

You've Got a Home with the Democrats!

How can I help?You can click this link to the Portage County Democrats volunteer sign up.

Other Ways to Help

Volunteer with the Portage County Democrats Club to bring community conversations or Fun EVENTS!
Make signs in the community
Help us volunteer with organizations that need out help and create a group with the dems
Write your representatives, senators at the national, state, and local level.
Bring us ideas so we can organize and join with fellow Democrats and Progressives to help maintain our Democracy.Democracy is a verb and not a noun. We must practice it and not let it run us!Democrats. Government for the People...by the People!

Ohio Representatives

Our District 27 Senate Representative is Kristina D. Roegner
phone: (614) 466-4823
https://ohiosenate.gov/members/kristina-d-roegnerOur Ohio Representative is District is 72 and 35 (if you are in the upper left corner of Portage county) is for 72 Heidi Workman
Phone: (614) 466-2004
Fax: (614) 719-3968
https://ohiohouse.gov/members/heidi-workmanFor district 35 is Steve Demetriou
Phone: (614) 644-5088
Fax: (614) 719-6998
https://ohiohouse.gov/members/steve-demetriou

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National Representatives

House
14th District
Dave Joyce
https://joyce.house.gov/contact
Term: Election November 2026Mentor, OH: (440) 352-3939
8500 Station St #390, Mentor, OH 44060Warren, OH: (330) 752-7673
125 West Market Street, Room 204, Warren, OH 44481Ravenna, OH: (330) 357-4139
449 S. Meridian Street, Room 138, Ravenna, OH 44266Washington, DC: (202) 225-5731
2065 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC 20515-3514SenateJohn Husted
https://www.husted.senate.gov/contact/
Term: Special Election in November 2026Office and Contact:
Cleveland
1240 East 9th Street
Suite 3061
Cleveland, OH 44199
P# 216-539-7877Washington, DC
SR-304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
P# 202-224-3353Bernie Moreno
Contact[https://www.moreno.senate.gov/contact/]
Term: Election November 2030Cleveland Office
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse
801 W Superior Ave., STE 1400
Cleveland, OH 44113
T: (216) 522-7272Washington, DC
SR-284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
T: (202) 224-2315

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