From the Michigan democratic convention April 2026.
The Amtrim County Democratic Party was well represented. Here are Antrim Dems Cindy Garwood, Myrna Holland, and Ann Taurick with Democratic candidate for Attorney General Eli Savit.
Savit will be speaking at the Boyne City Tap Room:
KEEPING UP WITH
ANTRIM COUNTY ELECTIONS
UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS FROM MAY 5
MIDTERM ELECTIONS ARE COMING
Voters in Antrim County will go to the polls for primaries on August 4, 2026, and Midterms on November 3, 2026.
Here is the Secretary of State’s list of all state and judicial races:
64 DEM PRECINCT DELEGATES!
Bravo to all the Antrim Dems who signed to be a precinct delegate! There are 64 of us !
Myrna Holland will be sending us more information as we get closer to elections. Welcome to all who came forward!! What a great group.
CALENDAR OF REGULAR EVENTS
Antrim Dems are gathering
WE WANT TO SEE YOU THERE!
PINTS AND POLITICS - A great place to meet others!
It occurs on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, alternating between Shorts Brewery in Bellaire (odd months), and Shorts Pull Barn in Elk Rapids (even months). May is an ‘odd’ month so we will be meeting at Shorts in Bellaire.
COME JOIN IN THE FUN!
WHEN: Tuesday, May 19th
WHERE: Shorts Brewing, Bellaire Pub, 121 N Bridge Street
TIME: 4:30 pm
REMINDER - You can always check the Antrim Dems Facebook page for dates and event information.
ANTRIM DEMS WOMEN’S WEEKLY COFFEE
WHEN: Every Wednesday, 10 am
WHERE: Art and Connection, 965 Green Street, Elk Rapids
ANTRIM DEMS COFFEE FOR ALL IN BELLAIRE
WHEN: Every Tuesday, 10 am
WHERE: M-88 Morning Grind, 614 E Cayuga.
ANTRIM DEMS MEN’S COFFEE
WHEN: Every Thursday, 11 am
WHERE: Art and Connection, 965 Green Street, Elk Rapids.
ANTRIM DEMS MONTHLY MEETING BY ZOOM
WHEN: 3RD Thursday OF EACH MONTH
THIS MONTH: May 21st, 6:30 PM
A Zoom link will be sent out to all paid members.
Reminder: MEMBERSHIP LASTS 1 YEAR AND THEN YOU NEED TO RE-UP.
BE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE ———> www.antrimdems.com
Antrim County Board of Commissioners
We would love to have more people attending Antrim County Board of Commissioners meetings.
Meetings are held the 1st Thursday of the month at 10:00 AM and the 3rd Thursday at 6:30 PM. All meetings are held in the Commission Chambers at the County Building in Bellaire.
The NEXT May meeting will be Thursday May 21st at 6:30 pm.
Meetings are held in the Board of Commissioners room at the Antrim County Building, 203 E. Cayuga Street, Bellaire.
Meetings are live-streamed on the County’s Facebook page. Open to the public.
Visit the County Commission Website by clicking the button below
The Antrim Dems Ad Team has been hard at work!
Here is the May ad for our local papers ——
JOIN OR RENEW YOUR
2026 MEMBERSHIP
Membership is on a calendar year basis. So, it’s time to renew your membership! Click HERE it’s so easy!
We also need your donation. In 2025, we spent $9,495 on advertising in the 3 papers. Our advertising focused on how Republican policies are hurting Antrim County citizens, on how Jack Bergman is complicit in the shenanigans in Washington, and how Democrats have a path forward that focuses on bread and butter issues for the average person.
In 2026, we will expand our efforts, especially in social media, to unseat flawed local politicians and increase the vote for Democrats at all levels.
Without your help, none of this can happen!
If you have already renewed your membership, you can make an additional donation HERE
If you prefer, you can mail your check to Antrim Conty Dems to:
ACDP
P.O. Box 331
Elk Rapids, MI 49629
Need to join for the first time?
You can join as :
• Voting in Antrim County
• Joining Antrim Dems but don’t vote in this county
• Want to support Antrim Dems but don’t want to join.
TIDBIT
Access to good medical care and ways to afford medical care continue as big challenges to Americans.
This statistic —-how many bankruptcies a year in the US are caused by medical debt—emphasizes why the US needs health care for all.
— Open Letters —
from Anne Applebaum
Kleptocracy Inc
For just over a year now, starting last April, I’ve published regular editions of my Kleptocracy Tracker. Most weeks, this list contains examples of the president’s conflicts of interest (at least those that have been uncovered by the media) as well as those of his cabinet and associates. I have also listed policy changes that weaken enforcement of existing laws on corruption (an example here). I have had a particular focus on potential violations of the emoluments clauses of the US constitution, which explicitly prevent the president and other federal officials from accepting gifts from national and foreign leaders: “any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
You can see the content of the Tracker on this SNF Agora Institute chart. Or you can find all of the editions in my past Substacks. But from time to time I will also take stock of the broader impact. For although the US is not a full-blown kleptocracy - a state whose primary purpose is to enrich its rulers - we are heading in that direction.
Of course, there have been conflicts of interest in Washington before. But eighteen months after Trump’s second election, it’s clear that we are now living in a completely different world. The amount of money involved is in the billions of dollars. The impact on US foreign policy, and on domestic regulatory decisions, is far-reaching and perhaps irreversible. Also, some of the patterns are new. Here are a few:
The presidential family. No previous presidential family has actively done business with foreign leaders who have significant stakes in US foreign policy. In the past, relatives of the president have indeed traded on their proximity to the president. But now, the president’s son-in-law is both a business partner of the Saudi government and one of the two main Middle East negotiators. The president’s sons also deal directly with companies whose owners have deep security and military relationships with the US government, and a clear interest in influencing American decisions. There are domestic examples too: after Donald Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm invested in an American rare earth mining company—then valued at $200 million—the Trump administration took a $50 million stake in the firm, helping raise its valuation to $2 billion.
And Finally . . .
Bette Midler started out singing folk songs with her guitar. She went on to Broadway and Hollywood Stardom. She returns to her folk singing roots with this adaptation of a 1930’s Woody Guthrie song. Just like Woody, she calls it: “All you fascists bound to lose.”
“Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win.”
-Robert Reich
Antrim County Democratic Party/Michigan
Chairperson: Veronica Welter, Chair@antrimdems.com
Website: antrimdems.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AntrimCountyDemocraticParty/
Volume #6. ANTRIM DEMS NEWSLETTER, WRITTEN AND ASSEMBLED BY ALLEN WOLF, JIM BLACK, AND SALLIE FOLEY. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO SFOLEY@ANTRIMDEMS.COM