In my effort to improve the strength of the Democratic Party in Cecil County, Maryland, I have decided that the natural progression would be for me to take part in the Party’s Central Committee here in the County.

This decision has been met with great support and encouragement from many people, and I thank you all for that. I will continue to work hard for Democrats in this county; elected officials, candidate hopefuls and “regular people.” Especially the “regular people,” since not only are there more of them, but I consider myself to be one of them.

The decision to run for Central Committee is not about me, it’s about Democrats in this County, and the work I am personally committed to do to better their position in this County, State and Nation.

I hope that you will support me, and vote for me on September 14, 2010.

It’s very important that we get out and knock on doors and connect with voters. I will be knocking on doors in Cecil County a number of times in the next few days, and hope that you will join me.

Monday, August 16: 2pm-whenever: North East

Tuesday, August 17 3pm-5pm: North East

Tuesday, August 17 6pm-8pm: Rising Sun

Thursday, August 19 3pm-5pm TBD

Thursday, August 19 6pm-8pm TBD

Friday, August 20 6pm-8pm: North East

Please drop me a line or e-mail if you wish to join me in supporting either Art Helton or Frank Kratovil in these upcoming door knocks.

Last night at 9pm the official filing deadline for all Maryland State and County level offices was reached. A number of interesting developments in a number of races sprung up onto the radar yesterday, including some new names in the Democratic Central Committee Race.

We have an interesting couple of months ahead of us. I look forward to getting out there and meeting as many potential voters for both my own benefit, and for the candidates “up the ballot” that I am and will be supporting.

Remember: Primary Election day is Tuesday, September 14, 2010. This is MY election day. General Election day is Tuesday, November 2, 1010.

On Thursday, April 29 Governor Martin O’Malley was in Aberdeen, MD to announce/kick-off his re-election campaign for Maryland Governor to Harford and Cecil Countians.

The event was amazingly well attended, with a reported turnout of about 350 supporters. We look forward to welcoming Governor O’Malley to Cecil County between now and November, as we work to welcome him back to the State House on election day!

Here are some photos of the event, courtesy of Mike Eaves:

I am a fan of the non-violent movement. I appreciate those who stand up for what they believe in. Above all of that, I am one that puts emphasis on actually doing things, making it happen. While Tea Partiers across the country are spending Saturday morning protesting what they call a government take-over of [insert valued public service here] the true patriots of America will be advocating for good, or actually protecting this country overseas in war. Myself, and numerous members of the community will be participating in the MS Walk in Wilmington, Delaware. We will be taking positive steps to solve problems, and not holding up misspelled signs that are nothing more than uninformed threats on the country. You will continue to protest and annoy, we will continue to advocate for the future.

I challenge these so called patriots to actually go out into the communities and do something positive, something that will have an actual effect on society. It may be tough, because it doesn’t affect the bottom line in their household and their paychecks like Obama’s 2009 tax cuts did.

I am a proud democrat. Nothing that anyone says or does will stop me from sticking up for those who were dealt a hand worse than mine. I do not see these as hand outs, but as a hand up, and I welcome all within the county, regardless of political affiliation, to take one moment to do one good thing for someone other than yourself.

On Tuesday, April 13, 2010 the Cecil County Young Democrats will elect their 3rd executive board since the re-vitalization in 2008.

Please join the Cecil County Young Democrats at 7pm on the 13th at Cracker Barrel in Elkton, MD!

We welcome your involvement in the process, and look forward to you hearing from the new executive board as they are elected!

Please join myself and the Cecil County Young Democrats on Tuesday, April 6th from 11a-11p at Chili’s in Elkton.

10% of all orders that accompany the attached flier will be donated directly to our upcoming MS walk.

If you can not make it, but wish to contribute to the Cecil Young Dems MS Walk, or join the team, click here.

We also must give a shout out to Cecil Bank for providing a matching contribution to the Chili’s event, up to $250.

On Saturday, March 27th the Cecil Democrat Club in coordination with the UAW Local 1183 will host a pancake breakfast and the UAW Union Hall at 698 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, DE 19702.

The Dem club is asking for a $10 donation, and a non-perishable canned food item to donate to the food pantry that the UAW operates.

Proceeds from the event will also benefit the food pantry, which serves both Cecil and Newcastle Counties.

If you were planning on eating breakfast next Saturday, I urge you to consider doing so at this breakfast!

Hope to see you there!

Thank you to everyone who came out for Friday night’s kick-off event, and helped to make it a great success! I am incredibly thankful for the support I have received thus far, and want to express my sincere gratitude to the organizations who have given me a reason to seek my place on the Central Committee.
I would also like to thank all of the businesses and candidates who contributed on a sponsorship level to make the event a great success:

I am looking forward to hit the ground running for candidates for higher office very soon. As the weather gets nicer, I invite everyone to join me in door-to-door advocacy for candidates and general voter registration! Please consider joining my text list for updates on these events!

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010 I joined a group of 10+ Cecil Countians in a well organized march on Washington, DC to protest the health insurance lobbyists. There were thousands from around the country who met and surrounded the Ritz Carlton hotel in downtown Washington, DC to protest the insurance lobbyists plans to spend over $1,000,000 (one million dollars) on new advertising to defend rate hikes on health insurance premiums. Some photos of the event are already on the facebook page, and will be uploaded to the website soon.

Come one, Come all. The Official Bowers for Central Committee campaign Kick-off Event has been scheduled!

We hope that you will join us on Friday, March 12, 2010 at Bentley’s in Elkton, Maryland from 7pm-9pm for a brief rally with refreshments and a cash bar.
Tickets are only $20 and can be purchased by filling out the contact form and noting how many tickets you want. We will promptly send an invoice for the tickets.

We’re excited for this event, and to springboard into the 2010 campaign season, and hope to see you there!

Invited guests include, but are not limited to Cecil County Democratic Central Committee Chairperson, Tracey Sampson, Democratic Club President, Wyatt Wallace, Delegate David Rudolph, Candidate for State Senate, Art Helton, Candidate for Delegate, Arthur Hock and more.