Friends, I read recently that we are surrounded by more speech than at any other time in our history as humans. 

Every medium seems to be more outrage-driven than ever, generating clicks, shares, and, well, more outrage.

This is not one-sided.

• There are posts of protests and rallies filled with outrage.
• Folks are fired up because Elon and crew are gutting public education – of course, they are! 
• And depending on where you get your news, it’s either a fight to save the soul of our democracy or cancel culture trying to stop progress. 

Either way, there is monetized outrage filling everyone’s inboxes, feeds, and televisions with no end in sight.

Your Summit County Democratic Party is focused on our candidates. 

Instead of fueling the fires of outrage, we want to highlight the positive work being done in our cities and county government.

We want you to see the success of some amazing specialty programs in our courts. 

We want you to know about a Sheriff using new innovations during people’s worst days for better outcomes. 

We are excited to share stories so you can share them with your neighbors, families and friends.

We are not ignoring the severity of our current reality – we are angry too! 

Where and how we focus our energy over the coming months will determine the outcome of more than 100 races right here in Summit County.

I’m looking forward to another campaign season with all of you, the best Democrats anywhere! 

Together, we will continue to move Summit County forward.

Mark Derrig, 

Summit County Democratic Party Chair