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Democratic Town Committee Scholarship Recipients

The Sandwich Democratic Town Committee, at its June meeting, awarded $500 scholarships to two Sandwich High graduating seniors, Kaitlin Meiss and Griffin Young. The Committee made the awards based on the students’ strong academic performance and their many volunteer efforts in school and community. In the photo above from left are executive committee members; John Valbert, Jacquelyn Fields, Kaitlin Meiss, Griffin Young, Phyllis Helfrich, Lou Cerrone and Paul Houlihan, SDTC Chair.

Democratic National Committee

  Sandwich Democratic Town Committee

        Paul Houlihan, Chair Lou Cerrone, Vice Chair    

Welcome to the website of the Sandwich Democratic Town Committee (SDTC). We invite you to review this information and contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.

We strongly encourage you to join our organization – many of you have done so during this past election cycle. Thus, we are benefitting from new energy, new ideas and an ongoing commitment to the ideals of the Democratic Party.

As you well know, this is a very critical time in our nation’s history. The issues so important to middle and working class families are up for debate at the national, state and local levels.

We as Democrats must continue to stand in support of the economic, healthcare, educational, social and environmental principles and policies that are the bedrock of our Party. The SDTC is committed to focus on these issues in the months ahead. We strongly encourage you to join us.

Thanks for your interest.

Paul Houlihan

The Sandwich Democratic Town Committee (SDTC) is comprised of 35 elected Members and open enrollment for Associate Members. In Article III of the SDTC By-laws these roles are described as follows:

Article III - MEMBERSHIP

  A. Members.  The Sandwich Democratic Town Committee shall consist of thirty five (35) [or number designated and reported to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth prior to the Presidential Primary elections] registered Democrats in the Town of Sandwich who shall have been elected at the Presidential Primary for a period of 4 years together with those elected to membership by the members of said Committee, in conformance with the provisions of law.

   B. The Committee, following the election of its members, shall meet and organize, choose a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Affirmative Action and Outreach Advisor, and such other officers as it may decide to elect. At such meeting the Committee may add to its elected members provided it does not exceed the total allowed by law as found on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.  

C. Associate Members. The Committee may, by vote at any meeting, authorize the appointment of Associate Members. Associate Members shall have the right to vote on all matters except the election of Committee officers and delegates to State conventions and shall have such other powers and duties as the Committee may determine.  

   D. Any duly elected member of the Committee who moves during the said four years shall cease to be a member of the Committee.  

E. Vacancies shall be filled by vote of the Committee. Associate members, if any, shall be the candidates first considered for filling the vacancies.

  The Committee may establish membership dues or other appropriate fee schedules.

  G. Members may be removed in conformity with Section II of the Charter of the Democratic Party of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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