HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — The Hanover County Democratic Committee voted Sunday to formally oppose the construction and expansion of industrial-scale data centers anywhere in Hanover County, adopting a resolution calling for local officials to protect residents, private property, farmland and the county’s rural character from large-scale data center development.
Author: HDC Staff
Rich Johnson, our HDC Treasurer, is excited to announce that he and his wife Jenn Johnson will be hosting the Hanover Democratic Committee Fall Picnic on Saturday, September 19th from 4pm to 8pm. This will be a great opportunity for members and their families to come together for an afternoon of food, fun, fellowship, and to kick off the fall campaign season. The picnic will be a potluck, and will also include games and activities for children, friendly competitions for best dessert and best appetizer, and plenty of time to visit, reconnect, and build excitement for the busy campaign season ahead. This event is open to all Hanover Democratic Committee members. To help protect everyone’s privacy, the address will be distributed to committee members by email prior to the event.
Hanover Community Food Drive supporting our local food panties. Organized by the Hanover County Democratic Committee with the Hanover Sheriff’s Office, Hanover Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, and the Hanover NAACP.
On Sunday, August 9th at 4pm The Gathering Place at RVA Around the Table (155 Junction Drive).
On Sunday, July 12th at 4pm The Gathering Place at RVA Around the Table (155 Junction Drive). Our special topic for the July 12th meeting is immigration rights with a focus on the Latino community. It will be a panel discussion with special guests: Monica Sarmiento (Executive Director, Virginia Coalition for Immigration Rights), Juan Santacoloma (Multicultural Outreach Specialist, Chesterfield County School District), Lyons Sanchezconcha (Executive Director, Sacred Heart Center), Alex Guzman (Hanover County resident and member on the Governor’s Latino Advisory Board), and Carla Bustillos (President of the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia).
The 2026 Democratic Primary in Virginia for the United States House of Representatives will take place on August 4th, 2026. Early in-person voting starts this Thursday, June 19th and goes through Saturday, August 1st.
I am hopeful that our elected officials will review every pathway forward to defend the outcome of our fair election. The Virginia Supreme Court should not be able to overturn the will of the people. In the meantime, Hanover Dems, Let’s Get To Work! Now, more than ever, we are fighting to save our Democracy! We all need to stand up and fight back by making our voices heard, and do everything possible to get our Democratic Candidates elected in November. We have less than six months before the midterm elections. We don’t have time to sit back and lick our wounds.
I am proud of our Committee and the work we did to WIN the Vote YES election on April 21st. And I’ll be even prouder when we flip CD-01 and CD-05 and send Wittman and McGuire packing!
There will be NO meeting in May so we can all have a much-needed day off for Mother’s Day. Instead, we’ll have a joint social event with Drinking Liberally on Thursday, May 28th at 6:30pm at Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville (7162 Mechanicsville Tpke). Please join us for a fun evening with like-minded friends talking politics. Appetizers are on the HDC! And, of course, non-alcoholic beverages are always an option. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to hvademocrats@gmail.com so that we can plan accordingly.
Hanover Dems will be hosting an ICE Observer Training at our April 12th General Meeting, 4:00 pm at The Gathering Place, 155 Junction Dr, Ashland.
The training will be conducted by Janet Eddy and other members of Indivisible Central Virginia. They will have packets with whistles to give out. Anyone interested in attending the training is welcome to join us!
March 4 6:30 pm at the Mechanicsville Library – The Hanover Democratic Committee and NAACP are teaming up to hold a town hall on the reasoning for the redistricting proposition on the ballot in April.