SEDCD March 31 Newsletter
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Mar 31, 2025
April 8 Monthly Meeting:
Join us for our monthly meeting on April 8 at Rookies. For more details, visit the event page.
Our guest speakers this month include: Michelle Townsend, Lexi Farber, and Michael Schrodt.
Michelle Townsend
TOPIC: Medicare, Medicaid, and what proposed cuts may look like for Iowans.
Michelle Townsend (she/her) is an attorney with 20+ years of experience in healthcare, data privacy, government & regulatory affairs, and technology. She currently leads an international team of over 110 members across eight countries. Michelle serves on several non-profit boards focused on food rescue, social justice, anti-censorship, higher education, and the arts. She loves indie bookstores, traveling with her family, filling community fridges, and attempting to keep her houseplants alive.
Lexi Farber
TOPIC: New 35(ish) and under(ish) group
Lexi Farber is a lifelong Iowan who grew up in Oskaloosa and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2013.
She now lives in Waukee with her husband, Chris, and their energetic 4 (almost 5) year-old son, Sullivan. Passionate about community involvement, Lexi is currently focused on creating a vibrant space for younger Democrats in Dallas County through a new 35(ish) & under group. She will share more about this group and the first event planned for April 17.
Michael Schrodt
Topic: Property tax laws and the impact on our schools
Michael Schrodt is president of the Waukee School Board. The state legislature is in the process of making significant changes to Iowa's property tax laws. These changes will impact how counties, cities, and schools will collect revenue. We are still learning the full impact of how these changes will impact the Waukee Community School District. We need to be fully engaged in the process to make sure all stakeholders are heard.
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Neighbor to Neighbor
Last week in April: Stay tuned for details!
We had a good turnout at our event in Waukee on Marcy 27 for an evening of conversation, connection, story sharing, support, and creativity.
We are stronger together!
Pam Mohr and Shari Martinez are firming up details for their next event. Watch out for Pam’s email and the website and Facebook page for all the deets!
Other neighborhood group meetings
Urbandale Area Democrats:
Thursday, 4/3, at Felix & Oscars! Join us at 6 p.m. for dinner and 6:30 p.m. for the meeting. Our April guests will be Diane Jones, representing Moms Demand Action, and Dave Miglin, representing the Broadlawns Medical Center Board of Trustees.
Grimes Area Democrats:
Join the Grimes Area Democrats on April 3 at 6 PM.
From the Dallas County Democrats
April 10 Joint Event of Dallas County Democrats and West Des Moines Democrats. Join us at the new Grimaldi's Pizzeria in West Glen for this first-of-its-kind kind of event starting at 6 p.m. Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst is our special guest. Find out what's happening at the Capital.
April 14, Central Committee Meeting, Community House, 1016 Main St., 6:30 p.m. You don't have to be a Committee member to attend. Any interested Dallas County Democrat is welcome to join our discussion. This is where the plans are made and money is spent. If you're interested, stop in.
April 17 35 (ish) and Under social. Grimaldi's is the place again for this social event co-sponsored by the Dallas County Democrats and Southeast Dallas County Democrats starting at 6:30 p.m. This effort is being led by volunteers of both groups who have a special interest in helping to motivate this important demographic. The first round is on us!
Spring Dinner 2025. Join us on May 22 for the biggest celebration of the Party in Dallas County. Cocktail party, jazz band, raffle, fantastic speakers and our keynote speaker former Iowa Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and current CEO of the World Food Prize, Tom Vilsack. Get details and make your reservations here. We are looking for unique items to raffle. Let us know and we'll pick it up. democratsfordallascounty@gmail.com.
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Can you support SEDCD’s work?
We’re up to 14 recurring donors! WOOHOO! Will you be the 15th?
To make a one-time or ongoing donation to support the work of the volunteers of the Southeast Dallas County Democrats, please donate via our Act Blue link.
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