Welcome to knoxdems.org!
Thanks for stopping by the website for the Knox County Democratic Party. We are located in the County Seat of Galesburg, Illinois and have been promoting Democracy in Knox County since 1836. If you would like to contact us, our chair, Norm Winick, is more than happy to speak with you.
We have opened up our Coordinated Democratic Campaign Headquarters for the 2010 election. It's at 235 E. Main St., Galesburg, in the Weaver Main Street Center. Campaign workers for Congressman Phil Hare and Governor Pat Quinn are in town and they both could really use some volunteer assistance. If you can help, stop by or give headquarters a call at 309/351-7795. We have yard signs there for most of the candidates and have volunteer opportunities of all kinds available.
Chairman Norm Winick be reached by phone at 309/361-8000 or by snail mail to P.O. Box 2, Galesburg, IL 61402. Additionally you can email him at chair@knoxdems.org or text 309/361-8000.
The officers of the Knox County Democratic Central Committee for 2010-2012 are:
| Chair | Norm Winick | |
| 1st Vice-Chair | Gregory S. "Pat" DeWitt | |
| 2nd Vice-Chair | Louisa Buck | |
| 3rd Vice-Chair | Danny England | |
| Secretary | Michele Henry | |
| Treasurer | Lisa England |
The Party meets the 4th Thursday of each month at various locations, The meetings start at 7pm but feel free to come at 6pm and order dinner. If you would like to be on our email list to receive notifications of meetings and special events, please drop an email to chair@knoxdems.org or text 309/361-8000.
The Knox County Democrats 2010 Voters' Guide is now available. Copies have been distributed to every household in Knox County and extras are available at headquarters. It can also be viewed or downloaded as a .pdf file right here: 2010 Knox County Candidates' Guide
Early Voting runs until October 28th. It's easy and painless.
Rally with local progressives who don't like the way the tea-partiers are distorting the values of the constutution:
Saturday, October 23rd -- 10:30 a.m.
Standish Park, 200 S. Broad St., Galesburg
The Knox County Democrats will meet on Thursday, October 28th, at 7pm at Knox County Coordinated Democratic Headquarters, 235 E. Main St., Galesburg. (This is in the Weaver Main Street Mall, formerly the Radio Village Mall, formerly W. T. Grant's.)
We will hear from all the candidates up for election this November and update everyone on the various campaigns and key election dates.
If you would like to bread bread with us, come around 6pm or earlier and you can pick up a sandwich and drink from Jimmy Johns, across the hall, or a pizza or calzone from The Cellar, across the back alley, or Chinese from Joy Garden, two doors down. (Or bring in anything you want, including something a little stronger to drink.) We'll have menus from all so you can look at the choices and we'll have coffee and water available.
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin addressing a rally with Congressman Phil Hare at the Galesburg Labor Temple on October 16th.
The Knox County Democrats were thrilled and surprised when former Congressman Lane Evans, despite struggling with the effects of Parkinson's, joined us for our Ice Cream Social on August 19th. He was greeted by his former assistant, Congressman Phil Hare, and his very first and most dedicated campaign volunteer, Vivian Peck.
Illinois Comptroller candidate David Miller thrilled the Knox County Ice Cream Social crowd with an emotional appeal to defeat the Republican naysayers.
The 2010 Knox County Democratic Woman of the Year is Christine Eik Winick (lower right). She was honored at the Camelot Dinner where she posed with previous winners Louisa Buck, Jan Occhi, Joyce Bean, Catherine Page, Bea Swartz, Ruby Frey and Vivian Peck. The one non-winner in the photo is the man who congratulated them all... Congressman Phil Hare.
Governor Pat Quinn was introduced by Congressman Phil Hare on October 12, 2009 at the Galesburg Labor Temple where Hare endorsed Quinn's candidacy for Governor. Also present to hear the Governor were Galesburg Mayor Sal Garza and dozens of Knox County Democrats.