The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next meeting Thursday, June 27, featuring a talk on engaging with rural voters by the author and political scientist Dan Shea.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will be in a hybrid format. Participants can join in person at the 2024 LCDC Campaign Headquarters, 27 River Road in Newcastle (across from The Lincoln Home), or via Zoom.  

Dan Shea is a professor of government at Colby College and author of a number of books on elections, including the newly released The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America, co-authored with Nick Jacobs, assistant professor of government at Colby. Combining a historical perspective with the largest-ever national survey of rural voters, the authors uncover how this overwhelmingly crucial voting bloc emerged and its current place in the political landscape in Maine and across the country.

The meeting will also include updates on the 2024 campaign, previews of upcoming summer events and meetings, and welcoming of LCDC’s new members.

Those joining in person are asked to bring items for our Food Pantry Partnership. For June, we are collecting these items requested by the Whitefield Food Pantry: spaghetti, soup, cereal, easy open or easy to prepare meals for children during the summer, personal hygiene items and toilet paper.

All Lincoln County Democrats and unenrolled progressives are welcome to attend the meeting. LCDC voting members will automatically receive the Zoom log on information and reminders by email. Those interested in becoming a voting member must be a registered Democrat in Lincoln County and may make their interest known by indicating so at the in-person meeting, on the meeting registration form at https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/meet, or by emailing info@lincolncountydemocrats.com.

Pre-registration for the meeting is required for non-voting members who want to receive Zoom log on and/or phone-in details. Register before noon the day of the meeting to ensure access. However, LCDC will do its best to accommodate last-minute registrations.

More information about LCDC, its meetings, and other activities can be found at https://lincolncountydemocrats.com. Questions can be emailed to info@lincolncountydemocrats.com.