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We are excited to announce that REPRESENTATIVE JOSH RILEY
will be joining our Blue Wave Brunch!
Buy your tickets now for Blue Wave Brunch!
Join fellow Democrats, featured speaker Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger, guest speaker Undersheriff Jackie Salvatore, elected officials, and other special guests at our Seventh Annual Blue Wave Brunch at Catamount.
Let's keep the blue wave rising in Columbia County and make history! Your generosity will help us elect the first woman Sheriff in Columbia County - Jackie Salvatore - and we will move Columbia County Forward by passing a referendum to create a full-time, elected County Executive.
Tickets are going fast and space is limited, so don't wait!
Purchase your tickets at bit.ly/bluewavebrunch2025.
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SEVENTH ANNUAL BLUE WAVE BRUNCH
Sunday, May 18
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Catamount Mountain Resort
78 Catamount Road, Hillsdale
Purchase tickets at bit.ly/bluewavebrunch2025
Columbia Blue Sponsor - $10,000*
Slate Blue Sponsor - $5,000*
Midnight Blue Sponsor $2,500*
Sapphire Blue Sponsor - $1,000*
Ocean Blue Sponsor - $750*
Turquoise Blue Sponsor - $500*
Aqua Blue Ticket - $250
Sky Blue Ticket - $150
Early Bird Ticket - $125 *LIMITED QUANTITIES*
True Blue Ticket (Young Dems) - $50
Blue Wave Ticket (Emerging Dems) - $25
Host Committee
(list in formation)
Slate Blue Sponsors
Claire Ackerman
Terry Ackerman
Midnight Blue Sponsor
Susan Henshaw Jones
Sapphire Blue Sponsors
John Reilly
Jane Plasman
Lloyd Marks & Michael Tavano
Claverack Democratic Committee
Michael Grisham
Peg Munves
Henry Neale
Ocean Blue Sponsors
Katherine & Keith Kanaga
Turquoise Blue Sponsors
Abbie Hodgson
Taghkanic Democratic Committee
Stephen Futrell
Helen & Henry Freedman
Tini Pomeranz
Suzette & Seth Masters
Amy Hausknecht
Tess Lichtman
Gretchen Stearns, M.D.
Gregory Long & Scott Newman
Alan Gelb & Karen Levine
Meredith Kane
Alison Lankenau
Stephanie Sussman & David Baylen
Mike Dvorchak & Tim Stookesberry
Assemblymember Didi Barrett
Carl Atkins
Helen & Steve Lobel
Lisa Futtner & Jere Wrightsman
If you would like to pay by check or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at fundraising@columbiacountydemocrats.org.
All attendees and guests must be registered in advance.
* Member of Host Committee
Young Dems age 23-36 | Emerging Dems age 18-22
All funds solicited in connection with this event are by the Columbia County Democratic Committee (CCDC) and not by any other speaker or participant. Paid for by the CCDC. All monies benefit the CCDC. Contributions made to the CCDC are not tax deductible. Produced and printed in house. Special guests are subject to change based on availability. We cannot offer refunds due to changes in the program.
Columbia County Forward
Days of Action!
May 3 & 4
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Campaign Office - 701 Warren Street, Hudson
Join us to help collect signatures for the 2025 referendum to establish a full-time, elected County Executive. We’ll be handing out petition packets and turf assignments—just stop by, pick up materials, and head out to help us reach voters across Columbia County. Every signature brings us one step closer to getting this critical question on the ballot. Whether you can give an hour or all afternoon, we’d love to have you. Let’s get this done—together!
Screening and Discussion with Directors at Time and Space Limited (TSL) May 4
Sunday May 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia St, Hudson NY
Screening at 5:30 PM followed by Q&A at 7PM:
BORDERLAND | The Line Within (2024) Directed by Pamela Yates
Click here to purchase your tickets
Every Tuesday 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Home of Thalia Cassuto
940 Dugway Road, Spencertown
Thalia Cassuto coordinates postcard workshops for local and national democrats. Join her and her postcarding team to connect with voters.
MEETINGS
The Columbia County Democratic Committee meets on the 4th Thursday of the month via Zoom. If you are interested in attending, contact us at info@columbiacountydemocrats.org.
If you are interested in attending other meetings, contact the Committee Chair or your Town Chair (see list on About page).
Meetings of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors and its subcommittees are open to the public. If you are interested in attending, see the Board of Supervisors calendar.