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  • CORTLAND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE NOMINATES CANDIDATES FOR CORTLAND CITY COURT JUDGE AND COUNTY LEGISLATOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS

    CORTLAND, NY, Jul. 15, 2024 The Cortland County Democratic Committee has been busy nominating candidates inJuly. The committee has nominated Lawrence J. Knickerbocker for the City CourtJudge seat left vacant…

  • What Ruth Taught Us About Dissent

    Hearing that Ruth Bader Ginsburg died felt like hearing that Donald Trump was going to be the president after the election in 2016. At my age, after what felt like…

  • The Anxiety of Living in a Democracy

    I’ve been reading about anxiety because – well, because of the election and RBG and BLM and the Post Office and climate change and the end of democracy as we…

  • Compassion is at Our Core

    In a world where you can be anything, be kind. Unless you can be a unicorn, then be a unicorn. Teeshirt Philosophy Conventions don’t usually interest me. Too noisy, too…

  • Hope in the Time of Corona

    First there was the lock down due to Covid-19. After hunkering down at home for a couple months to flatten the curve, we were told the economy had to reopen.…

  • Cortland County Democratic Committee Spring Soiree 5/30 @ 5pm

    An Evening of Theater, Community and Cause Join the Cortland Democratic Committee for an evening of food and merriment and then attend the Center for the Arts’ production of “Everybody’s…

  • CCDC Book Club

    The CCDC Book Club will be meeting in June (exact date TBD) Elie Mystal’s Allow Me To Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution Allow Me to Retort is…

  • Village of Homer Democratic Caucus 5/13 @ 7pm

    The Village of Homer Democratic Committee will be holding a caucus to nominate candidates for village offices up for election this November on Tuesday, May 13th @ 7pm at the…

  • Town of Homer Democratic Caucus 5/6 @ 7pm

    The Town of Homer Democratic Committee will be holding a caucus to nominate candidates for town offices up for election this November on Tuesday, May 6th @ 7pm at the…

  • Interested in Running for Office?

    2025 is a local election year in Cortland County with many positions up for election in the various Towns and Villages in the county. The official list of offices up…

  • 2023 Candidate Endorsements

    The Cortland County Democratic Committee endorsed the following candidates for office in this year’s election on  September 25, 2023: New York State Supreme Court Dierdre Hay – 6th Judicial District…

  • Petition Season Begins

    Democrats across Cortland County will soon be seeing members of the Cortland County Democratic Committee on their doorstep carrying petitions for Democratic candidates up and down the ticket for this…

  • Fall Social 2022 a Success!

    Local Cortland County Democrats of all ages crowded the events room at the St. Charles Hotel in Cortland to enjoy an evening of food, drink, festivity and inspirational speeches. Chairman,…

  • Cortland Legislator Abandons Predecessor’s Legacy

    It was with great disappointment we heard of Richard Stock’s announcement he was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as a Republican. With the national trend of Republicans leaning into…