Blount County Democrats

The Blount County Democratic Party is pleased to announce the speaker for the 2011 Roosevelt Dinner. We are honored to have Representative Joe Armstrong of Knoxville as our speaker.
Representative Armstrong is  a House member of the 96th through 107th General Assemblies.
Member, House Health and Human Resources Committee
Member, House Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Member, House Sub-committee of [...]

More than ever in Tennessee politics, the truth is stranger than fiction.
This year, Republican state Sen. Bill Ketron has proposed a slew of overreaching laws, including one that restricts the free practice of religion in Tennessee.
The most ridiculous of his proposals, though, has to be his plan to establish a new state currency. Really.
State Sen. [...]

Democrats across Tennessee as well as the ones here in Blount County are gearing up for Statewide party reorganization.  This will occur in April.  This is a very important time in our organization both locally and statewide.  Locally we will be electing leadership for each of our local districts that will represent our commission districts [...]

Electoral losses come and go, but those eager to write an obituary for Democrats may want to put down their pen and look closer.
President Obama promised in 2008 to redefine Washington by working beyond politics as usual, and we saw evidence of that in the anything-but-lame “lame duck” session that just ended.

As days [...]

The Blount County Democratic Party will host the annual Blue and White Holiday Celebration Saturday Night December 18, 2010 from 6:00 til 9:00 at the American Legion Hall on Waters Road in Maryville.  Hors d’oeuvres and finger foods will be provided.  There will be a DJ on hand with lots of festive music for our [...]