Warren County Democrats hold democracy dinner
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tuesday evening at La Gala, the Warren County Democrats held their inaugural Democracy Dinner.
Democrats from not only Warren County, but Democrats from all around the state participated in honoring leadership, sharing ideas and enjoying the company of friends and family within the party.
With this being the inaugural dinner, one Democrat leader said this was “a fantastic opportunity to escape the norm and chat with people about issues that really matter to them.”
“Sometimes we get in our city and our county silos, so it’s wonderful to be able to get together with folks and talk about things that matter to us, but also just catch up,” said former Kentucky state representative and chair of the Warren County Democrat party, Patti Minter. “We’re all friends. So I’ve seen people that I haven’t seen in a long time. I just saw one of my former colleagues, his retired now, and I hadn’t seen him since we moved out of Cherry Hall. So I’m so excited to be with a lot of people. You can feel the energy here. We are ready to get to work and we’re ready to get to work together.”
With 2025 being a non-election year, it is important to keep people engaged with the political process, especially during a time when the political temperature around the country has risen.
“It’s really important to get people together and keep that energy up,” said former state representative Joni Jenkins. “Certainly there is so much going on on the national level that people are upset about and have strong feelings about, so getting together and talking to like minded folks and talking about ways to push back, writing your congress people, writing your senators, perhaps participating in a protest star and action. And it all begins in places like this.”
However, with the political temperature being so high, the state of Kentucky has shown itself to be a place for the country to emulate, staying on task and finding ways to best serve the communities of Kentucky.
“Governor [Andy] Beshear and I, the entire time we’ve been in office, have been committed to really middle-of-the-road issues like health care, education, jobs, public safety, all of those things that are more likely to be things that everyone is concerned about and in some way, shape or form,” aid Kentucky Lt. Governor Jaqueline Coleman. “I think Kentucky’s a pretty great example for the rest of the country right now to look at and see that you can, regardless of party, you can come together on the things you agree on and you can really get some great things done.”
