Welcome To The Norwin Penn Trafford Area Democrats!
We are a grassroots organization dedicated to building a more inclusive, equitable, and forward-thinking community. We work to elect Democratic leaders who share our values and champion policies that uplift working families, protect our environment, defend voting rights and ensure justice and opportunity for all.
Norwin Penn Trafford Area Democrats
PRESENTS
Spaghetti Disco
Sunday, May 17th, 3:00pm-6:00pm
CLICK HERE to Register and Learn more!
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WHAT YOU CAN DO AS A DEMOCRAT​
You can only make a difference IF you get involved
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Write to your representatives. Now more than ever you need to contact your representatives. Contact info is under "Our Representatives" or click on our "Message Of The Week".
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You can also go to https://5calls.org/ for a daily game plan to let your representatives know how you feel by calling them.
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Write a Letter to the Editor. Send your letter to Opinion@triblive.com. Include your name and address.
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Attend our meetings to find a way you can help move us forward.
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Consider working at the polls on Election Day. To apply scroll down this page.
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Vote and talk to neighbors and friends to make sure they have "a plan" to vote.
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Attend local meetings that affect your community. For local meeting schedules click here.
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Do you have questions about voting itself? Go to https://www.us.vote/ It's a great website that provides many answers in the art of voting!
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Representative Summer Lee
Has Accomplished A Lot For Our Area And For Our Country. To See Some Of Her Work Click Here
Book of the Month:
Dark Money
by
Jane Mayer
The hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right​​​
Weekly Great Podcasts
to keep you in the "Know".
POD SAVE AMERICA
Trump's Insane Post HAS
Republicans Pissed Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRLqiMoUyO4
It's Time To Request
A Mail-In Ballot For The
2026 Election Year!
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has changed its postmark process so it reflects the date mail is first processed at a regional sorting facility, not when dropped off, causing potential delays for time-sensitive items like ballots and tax returns. To get a timely postmark, you must request a manual stamp at a local post office, use Certified or Registered Mail for a dated receipt, or mail items well in advance to account for processing delays.
Unfortunately Commissioners Chew and Kertes have ignored our requests for a dropbox.
*Cartoon Of The Week*
Did You Know....
On April 1st (April Fools Day) President Donald Trump said it’s “not possible” for the federal government to fund Medicare, Medicaid and child care costs, arguing that it should be up to the states to “take care” of those programs while the federal government focuses on military spending.
​“It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things,” Trump said. “They can do it on a state basis. You can’t do it on a federal. We have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the country.” To Learn more go to:https://truthout.org/articles/trump-budget-proposal-shreds-health-and-food-programs-to-feed-the-war-machine/
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
below is the letter of the week
for past letters that were written and sent to local publications for consideration
Click Here
Letter of the Week
Mail-In Ballot Boxes Denied....​
The voting system we currently use has a proven record of being the most effective at protecting our votes. The $7 million approved by our county commissioners was an investment to ensure our votes count. Thank you. Why do Commissioners Kertes and Chew want to switch back to paper ballots? Most of our voters prefer the convenience of the voting machine. Is it because the current administration wants to manipulate the results while promoting the lie that Trump won in 2020?
Now, two of our commissioners are spending well over $18,275 (including last year’s $40,000 cost) on paper ballots because these same two commissioners are bound to a small group of voters who collected 5,000 signatures for paper ballots. Not even 5,000 voters requested paper ballots at the polls! Did you consider the additional cost of the poll workers needed to carry this out?
Somehow, our two commissioners can't find the funds for even a single drop box. This should be about citizens' right to vote. The new postal changes could delay mailed ballots, and with many lacking drop boxes, their votes could be denied. And that’s exactly what these two commissioners are hoping for.
Patricia Oliver
Become a
Poll Worker
Make a difference in the Electoral process and ensure that every vote counts by being a poll worker.
We also need poll watchers to ensure every vote counts!
Apply now for 2026
​We always need Poll workers!
Training Will Be Provided
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Contact Us!
Our next Norwin PT Area Democrats Meeting will be in April.