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WCDP Passes Resolution in Opposition to the BWXT Rezoning

Environment Health Care Resolutions StatementsJanuary 5, 2026

Tonight, the Executive Committee of the Washington County Democratic Party adopted the following resolution in opposition to the BWXT rezoning request in Jonesborough and in support of protecting our waterways, public health, and responsible land use. Download the resolution as a PDF. A Resolution of the Washington County Democratic Party Calling for the Protection of ... Read more

Protecting our LGBTQ+ friends, families, and neighbors

Community Diversity Equality Health Care Inclusion LGBTQ+StatementsJanuary 12, 2023

The slate of hate, a series of anti-LGBTQ+ bills pushed by Tennessee Republicans at the state level, continues to threaten our communities. [Passed – Effective 7/1/2023] – TN Senate/House Bill 0001 would criminalize medical and healthcare procedures for trans youth (click here to view the bill) [Passed – Effective 4/1/2023] – TN Senate Bill 0003/House ... Read more

Top 10 Pro-Life Reasons to Vote for Democrats on November 3rd

Campaign News Education Environment Equality Faith Health Care Politics WomenOctober 21, 2020

There are two issues I hear frequently from Republican voters in Tennessee as to why they vote for Republican candidates: guns and abortion. You see, I’m intimately familiar with the narrative: “Democrats only want to take away my guns and kill babies.” Propaganda works. First of all, plenty of Democrats own guns. They enjoy hunting, ... Read more

No One Likes A Bully

Health Care PoliticsNovember 15, 2019

Opinion Piece by Chair Kate Craig Ballad Health is developing quite a reputation for bullying anyone who speaks out about their policies and practices as well as how the medical monopoly is negatively impacting the community’s access to healthcare. Last week, national news outlets ran stories on how Ballad Health was seeking federal charges against ... Read more

Van Huss: Long on Rhetoric, Short on Solutions

Economy Health Care PoliticsJune 11, 2019

Confronted with a Georgetown University report showing that “the uninsured rate for Tennessean women ages 18 to 44 is more than 12%, compared to less than 9% in many states with expanded Medicaid“, local Rep. Micah Van Huss made comments that left many of us with more questions than answers. Instead of addressing Medicaid expansion—which ... Read more

Congressman Roe, what are you doing when not inciting division and racism?

Economy Education Equality Health Care Leadership LGBTQ+Opportunity Politics WomenFebruary 15, 2019

This morning, WCYB Reporter, John Engel, interviewed Tennessee’s First Congressional District Representative, Phil Roe, where Congressman Roe stated that “many” of the students taking English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in the Johnson City School System are here illegally. John Engel asked: “Congressman, if they’re hiring English learning language teachers, that doesn’t necessarily mean ... Read more

We are living in a state of emergency!

Economy Health Care Leadership Opportunity PoliticsFebruary 6, 2018

Last week, Governor Haslam gave his State of the State address and painted the current state of Tennessee has being competitive and a great place for all Tennesseans. Governor Haslam, what you said and what are facts are starkly different. While Tennessee offers a beautiful and diverse geography, with people from all over the world ... Read more

Better education, health care on radar for local Democrats

Economy Education Health Care Opportunity PoliticsJanuary 30, 2018

Hours ahead of Gov. Bill Haslam’s State of the State address on Monday, members of the Washington County Democratic Party gathered to discuss what they’d like to see moving forward for the state. Party leader Sydney Crowder said in her statement that she’d be looking for ways in which the governor will approach improvements to ... Read more

WCDP Passes Resolution in Opposition to the BWXT Rezoning

Protecting our LGBTQ+ friends, families, and neighbors

Top 10 Pro-Life Reasons to Vote for Democrats on November 3rd

No One Likes A Bully

Van Huss: Long on Rhetoric, Short on Solutions

Congressman Roe, what are you doing when not inciting division and racism?

We are living in a state of emergency!

Better education, health care on radar for local Democrats

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