published by Cheryl Grossman on Wed, 07/20/2016 - 00:23
UAPA began in 2004 and continues to help elect progressive candidates to all levels of government. We do this by organizing educational programs, debate watch parties, our website and newsletter, as well as by notifying volunteers of opportunities to help campaigns, making contributions, and offering yard signs and bumper stickers that enable progressives to “take a stand”. All of this requires effort and money and the UAPA Executive Committee decided to request annual dues of $25, beginning in May 2016.
published by Cheryl Grossman on Mon, 02/24/2020 - 21:51
The 2020 Primary on March 17th is also an election for the representatives of the 6 Wards in Upper Arlington to the Ohio Democratic Party Central Committee. Some are contested and some are not. Some are endorsed by the Franklin County Democratic Party (FCDP), some are not. UAPA requested all candidates to submit a brief statement if they wished so you can become familiar with people who help guide our local Democratic Party. Providing this information to you does not constitute an endorsement by UAPA.
published by Cheryl Grossman on Mon, 02/24/2020 - 10:02
In 2015 and 2018, more than 70% of Ohioans amended Ohio’s Constitution to reform the rules used to create state and Congressional districts. Next year, after the Census, we will finally implement these rules to draw the districts which will be used for the next 10 years! Join UAPA for a presentation on how the new rules will work and what we need to do to ensure that districts are fairly drawn.
Presenters:
Professor Richard Gunther, who was involved in the negotiations that led to the Ohio reforms
published by Cheryl Grossman on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 22:50
There have been multiple debates between Presidential hopefuls in advance of Ohio's Primary on March 17th, but did you know that there are other more local primaries? Two Democrats are vying to unseat Steve Stivers in Congressional District 15 and five want to face off against Stephanie Kunzie in State Senate District 16. Take the time to meet them and hear what they hope to accomplish. We have two upcoming opportunities:
published by Cheryl Grossman on Mon, 01/06/2020 - 23:23
published by Cheryl Grossman on Sat, 12/07/2019 - 12:14
Along with a number of at large members, every ward in Franklin County is entitled to a representative on the Executive Committee of the Franklin County Democratic Party (FCDP).
Of the seven wards in Upper Arlington, Wards 4 and 5 will become vacant in 2020. We at UAPA want UA to be fully represented in the councils of the county party, so we encourage YOU to consider running for one of these seats.
published by Cheryl Grossman on Sun, 10/27/2019 - 19:44
During the 2017 City Council election, postcards with gutter level attacks on several candidates were sent to nearly everyone in UA. The funders of the PAC that sent them were unknown until after the election, but the treasurer of record was Angela Lanctot who is currently running for Council. We are publishing the following in the hope that last minute sleazy attacks on candidates will not reappear this year.
published by Cheryl Grossman on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 12:06
During the 2016 Presidential Campaign literally hundreds of UA for Hillary and Clinton/Kaine signs were stolen and/or destroyed. UAPA replaced the sign at one home five times.
published by Cheryl Grossman on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 22:23
As you know, there are five candidates running for three positions on the Upper Arlington City Council.
The ballot says to vote for no more than three. However, you are not required to vote for three. In fact, if you feel strongly about one or two of the candidates, it will increase their chances of being elected if you vote only for them. A vote for your third choice, a candidate you may be only lukewarm about, counts just as much as your vote for your first choice.
The same holds true for the UA School Board where four candidates are running for three positions.
published by Cheryl Grossman on Sun, 09/22/2019 - 14:15
Regarding impeachment, President Andrew Johnson served out Abraham Lincoln’s term and was known to be a racist and involved in some of the worst aspects of Reconstruction attempts. According to “The Impeachers” by Brenda Wineapple, Johnson barely escaped impeachment conviction by narrow voting.
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