We, as PA Democrats, VOTE EVERY SIX MONTHS!
What do Crawford Dems DO?!
Crawford Dems are involved in every stage of local, state-level, and even NATIONAL elections. Pennsylvania is the largest and the Swing-iest of the Swing states. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent in PA, in Presidential years.
In 2026, it is anticipated that PA will have four, but perhaps even five, competitive Congressional seats that are winnable by Pennsylvanians’ Democratic Party. If we had those four seats right now, we would have control of the House of Representatives, and would have been a Check on Presidential Power in everything from the Big Bullshit Bill that gave corporations and billionaires immense tax breaks, while making your healthcare more expensive and threaten rural hospitals; the Epstein files would be released or Pam Bondi would be called in and there would be Contempt of Congress hearings; ICE would not be masked, would not be acting with impunity like doing racially-profiled stops, shooting tear gas under cars filled with children, shooting mothers in the chest and forearm and leaving her to bleed out for 8 minutes denying her medical attention, harassing our neighbors, our cities; we’d have safeguards reinstated in regards to War Powers- Venezuela, Greenland, threatening our NATO alliance while rubber-stamping and giving a blank check to Israel (who have free healthcare at our expense), and denying Ukraine aid.
Pennsylvania is a microcosm of our entire nation- cities, small towns, farmlands, suburbs. Minority-majority areas. Aging farmlands. Post Industrial communities just trying to economically survive. The future of our nation often is determined in the birthplace of democracy.
Democrats are, ultimately, dozens and dozens of different permeations of identities- every color, every age, every race, every religion, and every gender. Every ability, and disability. To the level of ability we each CAN, to contribute to our communities and our families, for the betterment and benefit of us all. We believe government that affects one of us, should apply to all of us. The chances given to some of us, we should strive to have available for all of us.
Crawford Dems activities and opportunities include:
Recruiting Candidates/Team Building/Training Leaders
Petition Drives for Candidates
Fundraising for our HQ/Office
Collaborative Planning for local events
Give Voters/Local people chance to meet candidates, ask them questions.
Are publicly visible and available to voters, the PRESS, and municipal/state elected officials who have questions, issues.
Attend local events like Township and County Fairs, answering questions to the public and giving tours to state-wide judges and row officers.
Attend local municipal meetings to support issues and elected, talk to voters about what they care about.
Go to court, when necessary, to sue and call out specific instances of people or candidates not following PA Dept of State rules for elections, voting.
Attend regional events like Demstock, supporting Dems specifically in rural, western PA.
Work with non-partisan allied organizations and partners who hold our values, to assist their efforts in making functional change to legislation and policy, and bring these issues up directly with policy-makers whenever possible.
Social Media information to voters
Work with Crawford County Voters Services to ensure a positive relationship, so we can communicate changes to voters on rules, procedures.
Canvass for Candidates/Issues
Voter Protection at the Polls
Lend our voice and 2 votes to the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee to endorse (or NOT endorse) candidates, platform initiatives, party rule changes, and be transparent with local party members on where we stand and how we vote on all of the above (especially, in Crawford Dems case, the Regional Northwest Caucus, Rural Caucus, the Veterans Caucus (Lindsey Scott), the Teachers Caucus (Dan Walk), and other county elected leaders in County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (Christopher Seeley).
Observe ballots being counted/alert voters to when their ballots are refused or rejected so they can fix any issues.
Celebrate our wins.


