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Join us at the New Harford County Democratic Club! Meetings are held the 1st Wednesday of the month (except July) at 7:00pm at the Holiday Inn (1007 Beards Hill Rd., Aberdeen, MD 21001 (877) 863-4780 Get directions.) We have interesting and exciting guest speakers. Call 410-272-7139 for more information. Please join us and bring a friend to the next meeting!

New Harford Democratic Club Legislative Issues Creed

Our members believe in an activist government that is more responsive and accountable to the people it serves and to the taxpayers who pay for it. In order to create a more responsible government in Harford County and the State of Maryland, we need to become activists ourselves. Therefore, a primary purpose of our club will be to gather and study current information on chosen legislative issues so that we can take positions and actions on those issues. We will work closely with other organizations which have these goals. To more easily accomplish these tasks, we will create general principles on large issues which will then allow us to take specific action in support of legislation consistent with these principles. One such large issue is GROWTH in Harford County. The New Harford Democratic Club presently supports the following sound GROWTH practices which provide for:

Direction of new development to the identified development envelope.

Requirements that infrastructure and adequate public facilities keep pace with the approval of new development.

Development and enforcement of zoning laws which are consistent with the intent of the adopted Master Land Use Plan.

Development of strategies which promote equitable funding for growth and facilities.

Preservation of farmland, forests, critical wetlands, and open space.

Promotion of businesses and industry that provide jobs, improve the tax base, and do not negatively impact our environment.

Program and Events

The New Harford Democratic Club provides informative programs at their regular monthly meetings. Topics of local, state and national content, of interest to our members and community, are scheduled to keep us informed and prepared.

January 2010- Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates- Mike Busch-speaking to the 2010 Session of the General Assembly from a statewide perspective and elections in 2010

February 2010- Changing State Government: A View from Inside, Rich Norling, DNR StateStat Director, Office for a Sustainable Future, MD Dept. of Natural Resources

March 3, 2010 James E. Massey, Jr., Election Director, Harford County Board of Elections, 133 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050.

April 7, 2010 Maryland State Democratic Party

May 5, 2010 Joseph Smith, Vice President, Stonewall Democrates of Central Maryland.

June 2, 2010 Sheriff Jesse Bane will be speaking about crime-fighting priorities of the Sherriff's Department and his plans for the future.

September 2010 Democratic candidates running for the US Congress from Harford County will speak to the membership about their platforms and current issues that affect them. The club will then review Early Voting and strategies to make it successful.

1^st District Frank Kratovil http://kratovil.house.gov/
2^nd District Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger http://dutch.house.gov/
2^nd District Christopher C. Boardman
6^th District Andrew Duck http://www.duckforcongress.org/

October 2010 Participate in an old fashion Pep Rally for Democrats running for a seat representing Harford County. We must make a concerted effort to wrest seats away from the special interest candidates and support our people�s candidates. These races are ours to lose.

November 2010 Dr. Herbert C. Smith, B.A, Ursinus College; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, noted political science professor from McDaniel College will again provide a stimulating overview and analyses of the elections 2010. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Poli_Sci/facsmith.htm

Click Here for An updated O'Malley/Brown website

Governor O'Malley in Aberdeen April 29, 2010

The Governor received a very warm welcome from grateful citizens in Aberdeen. The Governor's message emphasized that by working together he will continue to be guided by the goals that we all share and the values that unite us:

To strengthen and grow our middle class, family owned businesses and farms;
To improve public safety and public education in every part of our State; and
To expand opportunity to more Marylanders rather than fewer.

Pictured are Governor O'Malley, Sen. Art Helton, Del. Dan Riley, Ina Taylor and Mayor Bennett with the Governor.

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