Serving Our Community

Education

Financial support of High School Booster Clubs In-school volunteers and mentors, Great Books Membership on School Boards, 4-H, Alateen, Robotics

Civic activities

County and municipal governments, DUI Task Force, Sanders County Community Housing Orgainization, Volunteer Fire Departments, EMT, Search and Rescue, Women for a Better Sanders County, Neighborhood Watch

Cultural contributions

Shakespeare in the Park, Public Concerts, Laurie Hill Library, Plains Projects, Rural Television Board, Huckleberry Festival,

Thompson Falls Public Library, Northwest Blues Fest

Environment

Cabinet Resource Group, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, Cube-Iron/Cataract Coalition, Hwy 200 trash pickups, Trash/Garbage Boards

Health

Local Medical Boards

Organizational Objectives and Structure

The previously separated Sanders County Democrats and the Sanders County Democratic Central Committee will be joined into one entity. We wish to promote the values expressed in the Montana Democratic Party Platform through social and educational means. In particular, we wish to focus our attention and effort toward achieving platform objectives in the following areas of interest: 

• Public Education, that provides equitable educational opportunity and funding.

  • ​​​Montana Education Information, https://mt.gov/education/

  • Office of Public Instruction, https://opi.mt.gov/

  • Montana Federation of Public Employees, https://www.mfpe.org/

• Human and Civil Rights, that supports justice and equality of opportunity for all

  • ​​​American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, https://www.aclumontana.org/en/issues/lgbt-rights

  • Montana Human Rights Network, https://mhrn.org/

  • Montana Immigration Justice Alliance, https://mhrn.org/

• Health and Human Services, that ensures quality of life for all

  • ​​​Montana Dept of Health and Human Services, https://dphhs.mt.gov/

  • Planned Parenthood of Montana, https://www.plannedparenthood.org

• Veterans Affairs, that honors and provides for active Military as well as Veterans

  • ​​​Veteran’s Health, https://www.montana.va.gov/

  • Montana Department of Military Affairs, http://montanadma.org

• Public Lands, including hunting, fishing, and recreational access along with stewardship of our natural resources

  • ​​​Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, https://www.backcountryhunters.org/montana_bha

  • Montana Wilderness Association, https://wildmontana.org/

  • Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, http://fwp.mt.gov/

• Energy Policies, that promote sustainability and confronts global climate change

  • MT Environmental Information Center,  ​http://meic.org/

• Good Government, that provides for needed infrastructure for community, commerce, and culture.

  • MT Assn of Counties, ​http://www.mtcounties.org/

  • MSU Local Govt. Center, ​www.msulocalgov.org

SC Democrat Interest Groups and Contacts

Public Education:

Human and Civil Rights:

Health and Human Services:

Veterans Issues:

Public Lands:

Energy:

Ernie Scherzer

Deb Achatz

Erika Jaegers

Dave Lyman

Mindy Ferrell

Brad Stacey

(406) 827-0305

(406) 827-1543

(406) 827-8282

(406) 847-2388

(406) 827-4341

(406) 274-8756

xberea@blackfoot.net

jasonandsarahcooper@yahoo.com

ej@trutrak.net

lastlyman@blackfoot.net

mferrell_9874@yahoo.com

brdldstacey@gmail.com