Central Committee Archives - St. Charles County Missouri Democrats

St Charles County Democrats Endorse “THE CLEAN MISSOURI INITIATIVE”

March 6, 2018 by Eric Seider

“We’re taking a desperately needed legislative reform measure directly to voters to make our state government more transparent, limit the power of big money in our legislature, and ensure we’re able to hold legislators accountable when they fail to act in the public interest.”

The initiative will:

Require that legislative records be open to the public
Require politicians to wait two years before becoming lobbyists
Eliminate almost all lobbyist gifts in the General Assembly
Lower campaign contribution limits for state legislative candidates
Ensure that neither political party is given an unfair advantage when new maps are drawn after the next census

Found out more!

2017 Show Me Victory Dinner

August 4, 2017 by STCDems

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 1st Annual Show Me Victory Dinner hosted by the Democratic Central Committees of St. Charles and St. Louis County. The event will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017.

We are pleased to announce US Senator Claire McCaskill as Keynote Speaker, followed by State Auditor Nicole Galloway and State Senator Jill Schupp, the best trio of women office holders that you could ever hope to meet in person and none better to represent you.

Please join us at the “Heart of St. Charles” located at 1410 S. Fifth St., St. Charles, MO 63301. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Hospitality is at 5:30 pm with Dinner to follow at 7:00 pm.

Join us for an evening of meeting new people as we celebrate future victories for Democrats statewide.

Event tickets are available for $60.00 per person or a “Reserved Table” of 10 people for $585.00. You can also support the work of our Central Committees by purchasing a Program Ad. You can download our ticket and program ad order form here, and mail the order form and payment to: The Laughlin’s, 1729 Forest Trace Dr., O’Fallon, MO 63368. Please Make Checks Payable to: Show-Me Eastern Missouri Democrats LLC.

Or you can order your tickets and your program ads online below

Your support is greatly appreciated and we look forward to having you join us!

Click here for a full list of hotels, but here are a few that are close to the dinner location:

Comfort Suites

Country Inn & Suites

Drury Inn at the Street of St Charles

Ameristar St Charles Hotel and Casino

Best Western Plus – The Charles Hotel

Boone’s Lick Trail Inn

Boone’s Colonial Inn

Fairfield Inn and Suites

Embassy Suites

Events in the St Charles area for September – Octoberfest and the Builders Home & Remodeling Show are both happening the weekend of our dinner.

St Charles has a free trolley that hits many of our top attractions

2017 First Capitol Day Banquet

May 20, 2017 by STCDems

Please join us for the 35th Annual “First Capitol Day” banquet hosted by the St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee. The event will be help on Friday, June 16, 2017.

The event will be held at the Trigg Banquet Center located at 300 O’Fallon Plaza, O’Fallon, MO 63366. Doors open at 6:00pm with open bar, hospitality, and dinner until 11:00pm.

The “First Capitol Day” Banquet is the biggest fundraiser and get together of the year. We’ll have wonderful appetizers, food, and open bar along with our keynote speaker State Auditor, Nicole Galloway. We’ve kept the price inexpensive again, only $45 per person for the entire night. To reserve your spot or table call Mary or Larry Laughlin at 636-272-0031. There is advertising space available in our event booklet. Call Larry for space in the booklet.

Join us for an evening of meeting new people as we move into the next election year and see where this Trump Train and speeding train wreck that is the MO legislature finally crash and burn. We’re all on one team your needed as a team member. Meet your Democratic Office Holders and some possible candidates or come and visit and find out about running for office.

Keynote speaker is Nicole Galloway!

Event tickets are $45.00 per person, or a “Reserved Table” of 8 people for $320.00. You can also support the St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee’s work by purchasing a Program Ad (download the form below for details).

2017 St. Charles County First Capitol Day Ticket and Ad form (click on the link to open, or right click to download and save), You can also buy tickets or ads by contacting Mary or Larry at 636-272-0031

Bill Otto hired as Executive Director

March 6, 2017 by Eric Seider

Bill Otto hired as Executive Director of St. Charles County Democrats

St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee is pleased to announce that they have hired the Honorable Bill Otto as their new Executive Director. As the new Executive Director Bill Otto will support local Democratic candidates in their bids to unseat ideologue extremists in St. Charles County and State government. Bill presently resides in the MO 65^th District in St Charles City.

Otto will support local Democratic candidates in their bids to unseat ideologue extremists in St. Charles County and State government. “The Missouri Legislature has failed its citizens by not passing bills that would help to create jobs” said Otto at a recent appearance. “Attacking working men and women or overriding the will of the voters of this great state will not put people to work. Creating jobs is the only thing that will move our communities and the Missouri economic engine forward”, as he laid out his priorities and goals.

“My time spent working in Jefferson City was highly informative and enlightening,” he said in a recent interview. “It would be beneficial for all Missourians to witness how the present conservative leaders in the legislature take every opportunity to sell them out to special interests and for as little as a free lunch. They have betrayed struggling Missouri families by handing out large tax cuts for the rich while slashing spending on education; refusing to expand Medicaid to create jobs; and now the last straw of passing right to work in Missouri. This conservative majority has shown time and time again where their priorities rest. If we as citizens are going to put this state back on the road to shared economic prosperity, we must start by electing genuine representatives of the people.”

Bill has been busy for many years working with his own campaigns. His position as Executive Director will keep him even busier working with fired up Democratic candidates with integrity in 2018. “St. Charles County needs to say goodbye to the good-old boy system of dynastical leadership. Only in St. Charles County is an elected official with numerous lawsuits, legal costs, and huge fines still the Director of Elections. This unethical nonsense needs to be reigned in.” Voters and political activists are working now to change the path taken by the 2016 election year. With the assistance of new Executive Director, Bill Otto, the citizens of St. Charles County will be well informed about the better choices they will have with the Democratic candidates. For more information about the St. Charles County Democrats, their candidates for 2018 and how to get involved in elections process, call Bill at 636-946-1066.

Otto is retired after 31 years as an air traffic controller with his last 20 years spent at Lambert Airport. He is a native of north St. Louis County and served seven years in the United States Navy after attending college at Meramec Junior College and University of Missouri-St. Louis. Otto has served on the Bridgeton City Council from 1989 to 1995 as well as numerous community activities. He has worked in campaigns for numerous candidates. In 2012 he was elected to his first term in the Missouri House and was a leader in the efforts to end lobbyists gift. He accepted zero dollars or gifts in all four of the years he served. Otto is married to Kathy with six children and five grandchildren. Last year he ran a hard-fought campaign with no primary opposition for the 2^nd district congressional seat.

Better Leadership Begins at the Grassroots Level

December 31, 2016 by chibbeler

Where do you live? How can you make a difference in your neighborhood and eventually in your world? Start now, start at the government levels closest to the people. Start making your schools, water districts, fire departments, and cities better by bringing honest and effective leadership. These are mostly volunteer or small stipend offices, but you can actually make a difference. The local municipal elections are on the first Tuesday in April. April 5th for 2017. We’re including the information about school board filling for the two largest districts in St Charles County. All the other ones will have similar instructions. All information you should need are available on the city or board’s websites. Look at the list and see where your service and energy could be a valuable change to your city or neighborhood. Not all of the governments have terms expiring this April so not all of them will be on the ballot. Look for where you are and find out if they are electing new leadership this year.
This is the best way to really affect your world and a way to learn the leadership skills you can use for the future in the larger parts of our governments state and federal.

Elective offices in St Charles County

Filing for April election opens Dec. 13

The Fort Zumwalt School District encourages qualified persons interested in running for a position on the School Board to file to be a candidate in the April 4, 2017 election. There are three positions available with three-year terms and one position available with a one-year term. Candidate qualifications are listed on the district website here or you may pick up a copy at the district office. Interested persons may file at the superintendent’s offices located at 555 E. Terra Lane, O’Fallon, MO. 63366. Filing will begin on December 13, 2016, at 8:00 a.m. and will continue during the district’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm. Except for the first and last day of filing, filing will not occur on days that the school district’s central offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will also not occur on the following days when the school district’s central offices are closed: December 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and January 2 and 16. Filing will end on January 17, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.

Candidate filing for the April 5, 2016, election to the Francis Howell School District Board of Education opens at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, Dec.13, 2016, and continues until 5:00 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. The three-year terms of current Board members Rene Cope, Mark Lafata, and Mike Sommer will expire in April 2017.
Francis Howell School District residents interested in filing must do so in person at the administration building, 4545 Central School Road, St. Charles, MO 63304. Candidates can file between the hours of 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Filing will not occur on days that the District’s offices are closed due to inclement weather, or on the following days: Dec. 22 through Jan. 2, and Jan. 16. Filing closes on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at 5:00 PM.
Qualified applicants may file for office beginning on Dec. 13 at 8:00 AM in the Superintendent’s Office by declaring their intent to become a candidate, in person and in writing, to the Secretary of the Board. A lottery system for ballot order placement for first and last day filings will be utilized. The candidate shall draw a number at random at the time of filing. The names of the candidates filing on the first day will be listed in ascending order of the numbers drawn and ahead of the names of candidates filing on a later date. The names of candidates filing on the last day will be listed in descending order of the numbers drawn after the names of all candidates who have previously filed on an earlier date.
To be eligible for the Francis Howell School District Board of Education candidates must be: a U.S. citizen; at least twenty-four years old; a resident taxpayer of the District; have (or will have) resided in Missouri one year immediately preceding the election; not delinquent in the payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, or real estate property taxes on place of residence; never pled guilty or nolo contendere nor been convicted of a felony; is not registered or required to be registered as a sex offender; and has filed all required campaign disclosure reports for any previous elections.

For more information, contact the Superintendent’s Office at (636) 851-4026.

Important Dates

Dec. 13: Filing Opens, 8:00 AM
Jan. 17: Filing Closes, 5:00 PM
Jan. 23: Board Candidate Training (if needed)
Jan. 24: Certification of Candidates
March 8: Last Day to Register to Vote
April 4: Election

Candidate filing ending for O’Fallon, Missouri’s municipal election

January 15, will be the final day to file Declarations of Candidacy for the City of O’Fallon’s April 2, 2013 election. Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted in the City Clerk’s office at the O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall), 100 North Main Street, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The April 2, 2013 election is being held to elect a Mayor to serve a four year term, and to elect one City Council member from each of O’Fallon’s five wards to serve three year terms. Each candidate must file in person, with a $25 fee accompanying each Declaration of Candidacy. Candidates will appear on the April 2, 2013 ballot in the order in which they filed. For more information regarding the Declaration of Candidacy, contact O’Fallon’s City Clerk, Pam Clement, at 6363795555 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.”

Election Authority Needs Democratic Poll Workers for Nov 8, 2016

August 6, 2016 by chibbeler

St Charles County Director of Elections office is in dire need of Democratic Poll Workers for the November 8, 2016 general election. There are 121 polling places within St. Charles County. Election judge is a paid position. If you would like information on becoming an election judge, please contact the office at 636-949-7550. The application form is available at this link : http://www.sccmo.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/5097

Kenny Bierman for State Rep Trivia night

March 18, 2016 by chibbeler

Democratic Presidential Debate Watch Party – Feb 11, 2016

January 14, 2016 by STCDems

Join fellow Democrats as we watch the first 2016 Democratic Presidential Debate after Iowa and New Hampshire on the big screen! This debate is crucial as it comes right before the Missouri primary!

This event will be shown on a big screen in St. Charles 18 Cine auditorium, 1830 S First Captitol, St Charles, MO 63303 with seating for 300+ people!

This will be a fun event – come watch with your friends! Last October, we had over 200 people attend!

People are feelin’ the Bern and are Ready for Hillary! You’ll be able to buy refreshments from the St. Charles 18 Cine.

This event is sponsored by the St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee and we do not endorse primary candidates. Supporters of all Democratic Presidential candidates are welcome.

Please consider bringing food items as well and we’ll get them to a local food pantry!

NOTE: Debate start time not available. The Central Committee is having a listening and discussion meeting before the debate. We’re inviting anyong who has ever considered running for office. Information for that session follows:

Do you see our state going in the wrong direction with the majority Republican leadership? Are you tired of Missouri falling to the bottom in things like funding for our public schools and affordable healthcare for working people? Are you tired of their EXTREME bills which do nothing to solve the issues of 90% of Missourians? Are you angry that billionaires, big business and special interests have hijacked our country and our state?

Want to be a part of the change to take it back? Thinking about running for office yourself? Bernie and Hillary can’t do it alone – they need good people like you! Common sense Missouri leadership has never been in such short supply as it is today. Now is the time for sincere, honest and energetic people to step forward. 2016 could be your year to make a difference in Missouri. If not you, who?

On Feb 11, 2016 the St Charles County Democratic Central Committee is sponsoring a Democratic Presidential Primary Debate watch at Wehrenberg 18 Cinema, 1830 1^st Capitol, St Charles MO, 6330. All are welcome and it is a free event. Members of the Central Committee and former candidates will be at the theater at 6pm for a meet and listen with Democrats who might of thought about running for office in this or future election cycles. Let’s talk about how you can help to make a difference in Missouri politics. Afterwards, hang around and have fun watching the debate and meeting some like-minded fellow Democrats.

If you have any questions, please call 636-293-4988. We can do this!

Ed Shew Kick-Off Event( Jan 21, 2016) for the 108th District

December 20, 2015 by chibbeler

Stop by Shady Grove Chill and Grill at 1267 Jungerman Road, St. Peters, MO between 5 – 8 pm on January 21. Join Democrats from all over the county as we kickoff the campaign for the 108th. Ed Shew stands for families, our schools and our seniors. See his platform at his website www.shewforstaterep.com

Message from Ed:

“It’s time for new leadership and I will bring my lifetime of experience in the private and public business sector. I want to hear from you. What are your ideas for a better Missouri, for better schools, for better roads, and all the other ways state government can serve the people of Missouri? I’m not running to be something. I’m running to do something. With your support we can make a difference. We can win this race.”

You can RSVP for the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/515984201901433/

Please share this event with your friends on facebook.

MO Legislative Session Ends in Chaos-Can’t List All That Was Wrong

May 25, 2015 by chibbeler

With the General Assembly adjourned for almost a week now, we the citizens have had time to reflect on how the Legislature has failed to invest in everyday Missourians. The consensus among analysts appears clear: brinkmanship, pandering, and scandals have resulted in a “House of Cards” themed soap opera where ruthless politicians conspire and ordinary people ultimately lose. This negative assessment comes directly after the Republican Party has assumed an unprecedented super-majority in both chambers. Rather than sticking to campaign platitudes of “limited government,” Republican leaders abandoned their principles as soon as they were no longer expedient. Pushing a Right-to-Work bill through the Senate, which even Republicans describe as government interference in employer-employee relations, certain Republican senators pulled out every hollow excuse handed to them by wealthy, out-of-state interests groups to distract attention from their hypocritical actions before silencing bipartisan opposition. In this “do only harm” session, the extremist wing in the Legislature also failed to expand Medicaid, and slashed the budget for roads while leaving schools woefully underfunded. Because of unrestrained money and charades, Missourians have seen the moral bankruptcy of the majority party. In January, we lost Tom Schweich, a decorated public servant, to suicide after fellow Republicans waged an intense mudslinging campaign against him. Republican Speaker of the House John Diehl stepped down just last week after an investigation revealed his improper relationship with a 19 year old intern. All the while, the real corruption scandal between lobbyists, politicians and unlimited gifts continues undisturbed. The people’s interests will never be realized so long as legislators live in a bubble where interest groups stumble over each other to dole out free meals. Indeed, it certainly makes it easier to kick children off the social safety net on a full stomach. We the people must work to make sure this embarrassing last session in Jefferson City is not eclipsed next year. While elections to bring change to the Legislature are over a year away, we must act now to hold legislators accountable for their words and actions by advocating commonsense values shared by all Missourians.