Join us for month two of the Nevertheless We Read Sumner Dems book club. This month, the NWR will be reading Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba. The book is available in physical, e-reader, and audiobook format.

The book club will meet monthly on the 4th Tuesday at 6:30 PM. Feel free to bring a snack to share! Books will be selected at each meeting for the next month.

Join us for the Sumner Dems Women’s Caucus Organizational Meeting!

This meeting will begin the process of organizing the women’s caucus - how it will work, what it will accomplish, and what we hope for. Join us at 5:00 PM at the office - feel free to bring wine or a snack to share!

Join us for the 3rd Annual Blue Wave Barbecue: SCDP Picnic.

Join the Sumner Dems on Saturday, May 17th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for our third annual community picnic: the Blue Wave Barbecue!

In a time where so much is uncertain, we believe in resilience and healing. Join us for a casual family barbecue with stations set up for sign-making, community bonding, chair yoga, and more - everything you need to refocus!

This year, we're especially excited to welcome Terrell McDaniel, PhD., HSP as he talks to us about coping mechanisms and how to move forward.

Bring a lawn chair and a dish to share (sign up here for your dish to share) - then join us. Address is in Gallatin, TN and will be sent out a few days before the picnic!

Interested in volunteering for the picnic? Sign up here.

Join us for our monthly Pints With Progressives! Each month, the SCDP visits a different local eatery for drinks, food, and friendship.

Location changes each month between Gallatin, Portland, and Hendersonville. This month, join us at Tailgate Brewery in Hendersonville! The first hour will be primarily mingling to get to know each other better - then order your meal and sit down to enjoy it with your table mates. We’ll see you there!

Join the Sumner Dems for our monthly potluck at headquarters! Bring a dish to share and come for community, learning, and good food.

This month, we’ll be celebrating the grand reopening of our office and hearing from Luis Mata with TIRRC Votes. The TN Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition played a huge role in stopping the passage of HB793, a bill that would allow undocumented immigrant children to have to pay for public education. Join us to learn more about what TIRRC does and how we can help.

Join the SCDP at Squarefest! Gallatin’s twice-yearly street festival is back and better than ever so head on over and say hello - we’ll be there waiting to meet you!

Join us for the launch of the Nevertheless We Read Sumner Dems book club. This month, we’re reading On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy by Lee McIntyre.

The book club will meet monthly on the 4th Tuesday at 6:30 PM. Feel free to bring a snack to share! Books will be selected at each meeting for the next month.

More information to come!

Join us for our monthly Pints With Progressives! Each month, the SCDP visits a different local eatery for drinks, food, and friendship.

Location changes each month between Gallatin and Hendersonville, with occasional gatherings in Portland and White House. This month, we’ll be upstairs at Casa Roja in Gallatin. See you there!

The Sumner Dems are one of the few counties across our state to have a consistent office space, and we want to make it as welcoming as possible. With that being said - oin the Sumner Dems for an office cleanup!

We’ll be organizing the back closet, painting the walls, giving the floors a good scrub, and getting the office into shape for new events, caucus meetings, political trainings, and more.

Come wearing cleaning or painting clothes - all welcome! Kiddos who are willing to help more than welcome, and feel free to drop in for a few minutes or stay the whole time.

Join the Sumner Dems for our monthly potluck at headquarters! Bring a dish to share and come for community, learning, and good food. This month, meet our newly elected officers for 2025-2027.

Join the Sumner County Democratic Party for our bi-annual county party reorganization!

Are you ready to get involved? On Saturday, March 29th, we'll meet together to elect our 2025-2027 officers and executive committee. Elections will be held at the Sumner County Administration building (355 Belvedere Drive, Gallatin) on Saturday, March 29th at 10:00 AM. Doors open at 9:30 AM and re-organization will start promptly at 10:00 AM (so don't be late!).

Pre-register at the link below using your full name as it appears on your voter ID card.

Eligible participants should have a record of voting in Democratic primaries. If your most recent primary ballot in Tennessee is for the Republican Party, you are not eligible to vote in this election. Just moved to town, freshly 18, or unsure about your voting record? Send us an email and we'll provide further information.

To read the 2025 Rules for SCDP Reorganization Convention, click here.

To read the up-for-vote 2025 by-laws, click here.

Are you interested in running to be a part of the Sumner County Democratic Party Executive Committee? We’d love to have you!

The Executive Committee is composed of 29 members: five officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and Past Chair) and 24 district representatives. While our goal is to fill those 24 seats with individuals from each county commission district, the party works on a county-wide basis (not a district-wide basis), so we do our best to fill all seats with geographic diversity.

Nominations for these elected positions are taken on the floor with the following time allocated:

Nomination: 45 seconds
Second to nomination: 30 seconds
Candidate: > 1.5 minutes

Duties for Officers include:

Party Chair: The Chair leads the county party, serves as the public face of the organization, and supports the officer team in running their programs. The Chair leads the executive committee as the primary membership of the county party. The Chair supports each officer and their programs ensuring they have the resources to succeed. The Chair works directly with Democratic elected officials at the state and local levels to advance the party’s agenda.

Vice-Chair: The Vice-Chair assists the Chair in leadership of the party, stepping into the role whenever the Chair is unable to perform their duties. The vice-chair maintains a seat on all committees and acts as an arm of the Chair. The Vice-Chair is a resource to all committee chairs and caucus leaders.

Secretary: The Secretary shall:

1. Keep the minutes of all Executive Committee meetings and conventions;

2. Distribute the minutes of each meeting to the full Executive Committee by the Friday before the next meeting to facilitate any needed actions and the approval of the minutes at the subsequent meeting; 

3. Conduct a verbal roll call of all the Executive Committee at every business meeting and keep attendance records for all meetings of the Executive Committee and report to the Executive Committee all instances of excessive absences;

4. See that all notices are duly given in accordance with provisions of law and the bylaws;

5. Be custodian of the records of the County Party;

6. Keep membership records and have general charge of membership books of the Executive Committee;

7. In general, perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Chair or by the Executive Committee, or which may be required by law.

Treasurer: The Treasurer is responsible for all money management for the party and shall be bonded and insured. This role includes the following:

1. Have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the County Party, making deposits of any check or cash;

2. Keep and maintain, open to inspection by any member of the EC at all reasonable times, adequate and correct accounts of the funds and transactions of the County Party;

3. Disburse the funds of the County Party as may be ordered by the Executive Committee through approved motions; 

4. Present a monthly itemized statement of income and expenditures to the EC;

5. Register with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance (TREF) and file any and all reports required by TREF at the state; 

6. Ensure that the Party complies with all Financial regulations set forth by the state.

Minimum Required Duties for Executive Committeemembers include:
- Monthly Board Meeting (approximately one hour a month)
- Monthly Committee Meetings (one to two meetings per month, committee assignments at discretion of chair)
- Volunteer time at one of our four big events (Picnic, Three Star Dinner, Square Fest, Main Street Festival)

Additional Duties include:
- Attendance at monthly events as able (Pints for Progressives, Potluck, Book Club);
- Function as lead organizers in the county for democratic or left-leaning causes;
- Attend local gatherings, events, and meetings like neighborhood associations, city council/school board/county commission meetings, and planned rallies or protests;
- Support Democratic candidates by volunteering with campaigns;
- Recruit volunteers and mobilize voter engagement;
- Expect to fulfill other roles as necessary.

Join us for our monthly Pints With Progressives! Each month, the SCDP visits a different local eatery for drinks, food, and friendship.

Location changes each month between Gallatin, Portland, and Hendersonville. This month, we’ll be at TailGate Brewery in Hendersonville!

Join the Sumner Dems for our monthly potluck at headquarters! Bring a dish to share and come for community, learning, and good food.

This month, Sumner Dem exec officers will share information about the upcoming county party reorganization process and answer questions about becoming part of the SCPD Executive Committee!

Join us for our monthly Pints With Progressives! Each month, the SCDP visits a different local eatery for drinks, food, and friendship.

Location changes each month between Gallatin, Portland, and Hendersonville. This month, join us upstairs at Casa Roja Mexican Grill in downtown Gallatin!

Join the Sumner Dems for our monthly potluck at headquarters! Bring a dish to share and come for community, learning, and good food.

This month, we’re featuring guest speaker Kara James, co-founder of the FIND Design. FIND Design works to mitigate the effects of trauma on Black girls and girls of color ages 11-17 by providing safe spaces for healing, long-term mentorships, and programming that transforms their mental health and overall well-being.

Join us to celebrate the holiday season with our annual SCDP Holiday Party. This casual event is an opportunity to get together with like-minded neighbors to enjoy a bite or a drink (bring something to share if you'd like), and to enjoy live music and the holiday spirit. Those who wear a festive sweater will be entered in a "best sweater" contest with a prize awarded. We'll also have a Toys for Tots box for donations. Toys for teen-agers are especially needed this year. We'll also be collecting gently used purses filled with supplies for women experiencing homelessness. Please stop by to say hello.

Stop by Headquarters and bring decorations to help prepare for our holiday party on Dec. 1. We’ll have a tree, so bring some ornaments, or other decorations to help make HQ festive. This is also an opportunity to bring a purse filled with items for women who are experiencing homelessness. We’ll also have a donation box for Toys For Tots (especially need items for teens). See you there!

Hey White House neighbors! Our monthly get-together with like-minded folks is coming to White House in November. Join us for a pint or a soft drink, purchase food if you'd like, and enjoy getting to know other Blue Dots from Sumner County. This is a casual gathering, drop in and say hello. See you there!

If you did not vote early, today you can vote in person at your precinct from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can look up your precinct here. Bring a photo ID!

If you are registered to vote in Sumner County, you can vote at any early voting location. Today, voting locations are available in Gallatin, Hendersonville, and Portland. Let’s do this! Early voting locations available here.

Unlimited Potential has requested volunteers to help distribute food at their October “bonus” mobile food pantry, and SCDP is here for it! Arrive at 8:15 a.m. to sign in and help sort food before the drive-through distribution begins at 9 a.m. Wear your Dem garb if you'd like, or wear pink in honor of those affected by cancer. If you would like to assist in this community outreach event, please sign up at this link so we can provide an estimated number of SCDP volunteers to the organizers.

Early Voting continues in Hendersonville and Gallatin. Satellite location available today in Portland. VOTE!

Join us for some conversation, some laughs, and some camaraderie with fellow like-minded progressives at our monthly get-together. Food and beverages are available for purchase. RSVP is not required — just come, and bring a friend.

Early voting begins today! If you are registered to vote in Sumner County, you can vote at any Early Voting Center Oct. 16-31. Today you can vote from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hartsville Pike Church of Christ in Gallatin, or from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. at Imperial Square Plaza in Hendersonville, adjacent to Hendersonville Church of Christ. Early voting is available on weekdays at these two locations and also on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Satellite voting locations are available on specific days throughout the county. You can find a list of early voting locations here.

Sponsored by NAACP Sumner County

Come meet and support your local candidates and hear their positions on the issues that matter to our communities!

Date: Monday, October 14, 2024

Time: 6:00 P.M.

Location: First Baptist Church

290 E. Winchester Street – Gallatin, TN

For more information, please contact:

Email: Hollis Rutledge at hollisrut@gmail.com

If you weren’t able to pick up your pre-ordered Harris-Walz signs and merchandise at one of the previous opportunities, this is your chance! This will be the last scheduled pickup date, so please stop by while our volunteer is available with your loot.

Join the SCDP on Thursday, October 10 at SCDP Headquarters to write postcards in support of the Sumner County candidates for state House and Senate.

Names, addresses, and scripts will be provided. If you are able, please come prepared with postcards, postcard stamps, and pens.

We’ll see you Thursday evening!