At our January 3 meeting, we hosted guest speaker Salaam Bhatti, one of the Democratic candidates seeking to replace Rob Wittman as our 1st Congressional District representative. Bhatti says that Republicans’ cuts to the nation’s largest anti- hunger program pushed him to run for office. As a public interest lawyer and someone who has worked… Read more: Meet CD-1 Candidate Salaam Bhatti

Last month, New Kent Dems engaged young voters, soon-to-be voters, and older adults in a Share Your Voice activity at the NAACP Fall Festival to learn what was important to them in their community. Participants were asked two questions: What is one thing you would fix or change in New Kent? What is your big… Read more: Analysis of Last Month’s NAACP Share Your Voice Activity

Gwen Ellyson has lived that idyllic small-town life that some of us only read about, where generational bonds deepen and life gently unfolds at soccer games, church gatherings, and backyard barbecues. Born and raised in Barhamsville, Gwen married her childhood sweetheart, Kent. They built their home across the field from Kent’s parents in the western… Read more: Meet Long-Term New Kent Registrar Gwen Ellyson

Jill is one of those rare people who knew very early in life what she wanted to be when she grew up. How could she not? Her entire childhood led her in the direction of nursing, starting with being the older (and only) sister of three boys and continuing with being mesmerized by her aunt’s… Read more: Meet Nurse and Dog-Whisperer Jill Mercier