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CDWC CONGRATULATES Melody Stewart for her historic win as the first African American woman
elected to a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. Congratulations also to her
fellow Democrat Michael Donnelly for gaining a Supreme Court seat as well. We are excited to see so many of our excellent statewide
incumbents who were re-elected, including Senator Sherrod Brown and Congresswomen Marcia Fudge and Marcy Kaptur. We congratulate some first-time
candidates, and some who ran for a new office: State Senator-elect Nickie Antonio and State Representatives-elect Juanita
Brent, Phil Robinson, and Casey Weinstein. And congratulations to first-time elected judges Michelle J. Sheehan, Emily Hagan, Deborah
M. Turner, Ashley Kilbane, Jennifer L. O'Malley, and William T. McGinty While we are profoundly disappointed
and frustrated by many of the devastating losses in Ohio, we are very happy about the Democrats gaining control of the U.S.
House of Representatives, helped by the historic victories of women across the country. A record number of women won, and while Betsy Rader, Susan Moran Palmer, Theresa Gasper, and Janet Garrett were not successful, they were outstanding candidates. We are heartened by the tremendous efforts of so many volunteers
who knocked doors, made phone calls, and wrote postcards to help elect Democrats. We are emboldened by the number of first-time
volunteers who were activated by the need for change. We also recognize the record increase in the number of voters who turned
out in Cuyahoga County. We will continue to build on the activism of so many to promote the values we care about so deeply. We will not stop. It is who we
are.
Stay Informed The Ohio Supreme
Court, Bar Association, League of Women Voters of Ohio, and others have joined together for "Judicial Votes
Count" (JVC) an online website with information on candidates for judge across the state and with educational
information about what judges do and how to evaluate candidates. You can visit online at www.judicialvotescount.org. Vote411 The League
of Women Voters online voter's guide, VOTE411.org, is where you can find essential information that includes voter guides, absentee ballot and early
voting information, biographical information about candidates, and both upcoming candidate forums and videos of forums. KEEP
UP THE PRESSURE (just because)! Please continue to make phone
calls, especially to both of Ohio's senators, Sherrod Brown [Washington,
DC, 202-224-2315; Cleveland, 216-522-7272; Columbus, 888-896-OHIO (6446)] and Rob
Portman [Washington, DC, 292-224-3353; Cleveland, 216-522-7095; Columbus, 614-469-7747]. Make sure they know how you feel about the issues that are important to you. Looking for meetings, marches, rallies, or other action near you
and around Ohio? ProgressOhio's Progressive Action Calendar Find it here: https://oh.progressnow.org/okbkup/actioncalendar/ ProgressOhio 35 E. Gay Street, Ste. 404, Columbus,
Ohio 43215 Please check our CDWC Events page and our Other Events to Know About page for listings of happenings of particular interest to Democratic women in Cuyahoga County. The Cuyahoga
Democratic Women's Caucus is a chapter of the Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus, which is an official caucus of the Ohio Democratic Party. We are dedicated to bringing women into the political process
by educating, engaging, and mobilizing women voters to help elect Democrats to office.
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Questions or comments? Get in touch with us at:
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 6143, Cleveland, OH 44101
Telephone:
216-470-6622