Welcome to the Emmet County Democratic Party
As Democrats, we believe that first and foremost, the government has a responsibility to play a positive role in providing for the common good of all in our society.
ACTION ALERT - RALLY TO STAND WITH MINNESOTA!
Join us and our friends from NoMI Indivisible on Friday, January 23 from 4 - 5:30 at People’s Park (The Hole) in Petoskey! This demonstration is part of a nationwide effort to show our support for the people of Minnesota and to say with one voice KEEP ICE OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES!
In true Midwest fashion, the weather is expected to be COLD! Dress for the weather and please bring hand warmers and any propane heaters you may have.
CANDIDATE CURIOUS
Information about running for office
Saturday, January 31, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Carnegie Building 451 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey
Topics to be covered include how to file your paperwork to be a candidate, how to run an effective campaign, and how to follow campaign finance laws. There will be others who have successfully run for office speaking and and available for questions.
Anyone who is interested in running for local office but cannot attend this event is encouraged to reach out to info@emmetdemocrats.org for more information.
ECDP General Membership Meeting
Friday, February 6, 6:00 PM. Tribal Headquarters of Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs
State Senate Candidate KATE GALLUP
Candidate for State Senate - District 37 (currently held by John DaMoose)
In Emmet County Friday, February 6, 6:00 PM, 7500 Odawa Circle
Kate Gallup, from Leelanau, is coming to four of our northern Michigan counties in February. Her appearance is concurrent with the General Membership Meeting.
First Saturday Rally
Saturday, February 7, 12:00 - 2:00 PM People’s Park, Petoskey
Saturday, March 7, 12:00 - 2:00 PM People’s Park, Petoskey
Regular First Saturday of the month rally.
ECDP Board Meeting
Tuesday, February 10, 6:00 PM Bear Creek Township Hall
Like-Minded People Social Gatherings
Sunday, January 25 2:00 - 5:00 PM Nub’s Nob Winter Garden 500 Nubs Nob Rd, Harbor Springs
Monday, February 23 5:30 - 8:00 PM Noggin Room, 100 Lewis Street, Petoskey. Quiz Runners Trivia Night!
Tuesday, March 17 6:00 - 8-00 PM Bob’s Place 7515 US 31 North Alanson
Emmet County Democratic Convention
Saturday, March 28, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Bear Creek Township Hall, 373 North Division, Petoskey
In order to vote at our convention a person must have been a member of the Michigan Democratic Party for at least 30 days prior to the convention.
MEET THE CANDIDATES!
As the 2026 Election gears up, check out local opportunities to meet and connect with Democrat candidates! Upcoming candidate events include:
Sherriff Chris Swanson - Candidate for MI Governor - Details coming soon!
Check out these and other upcoming events on our events page!
MIvoter.org
MIvoter.org is the Michigan Democratic voter’s “one-stop shop” and includes:
Information about the on-going state shut-down drama, as it happens.
Reviews of the 2026 ballot proposal petitions that are now circulating - and two of them are evil.
Lists of all the protests happening across the state, by county.
Details on the hurt that Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will cause Michiganders.
Contact information for all of each voter’s specific elected officials.
Links on how to contact you - the parties and clubs that are the backbone of the Democratic efforts in the state.
** This website is not part of the MI Dems but is supported by them.
Emmet County Dems are everywhere!
Mark Alpert is sporting one of our new logo t-shirts in Lisbon, Portugal. Now a museum, this building was a jail for political prisoners during Portugals’s dictatorship from the 1930’s to 1974.
Please feel free to send photos of you in your ECDP t-shirt to info@emmetdemocrats.org and we will post them on the web page and Facebook.
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Upcoming events.
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
The State of Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek - Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwa (Chippewa), and Bode’wadmi (Potawatomi). The Michigan Democratic Party recognizes historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. We further recognize the ongoing relationship of dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky and water. In offering this land acknowledgement we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.
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