​The Windham NH Democratic Town Committee (The Windems) is dedicated to strengthening the bonds of our community, increasing our visibility, engaging in community service, and building and supporting political capabilities ​to elect Democratic officials at every level. 

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WINDEMS MONTHLY MEETINGS
2nd Wednesday of Every Month!

MONTHLY MEETING
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Wednesday, October 11th, 6:30 pm via Zoom

Gun Violence Prevention in Windham
 

​It seems like not a week can go by without at least one mass shooting in our country. Firearms are now the number one cause of death of American children. In Washington, the Biden administration created for the first time an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. What is happening in Windham and at the state level to keep us safe? Come join the Windems (via zoom) on Wednesday, October 11th. Windham’s Chief of Police, Michael Caron will share what the NH gun laws currently are, what his department is doing to enforce them, and how residents can help. Zandra Rice Hawkins, Director of GunSense NH, a project of Granite State Progress, and Nancy Brown, GunSense NH's Guns to Gardens Coordinator, will speak about efforts at the state level. Committee discussion and business (for committee members only) will begin at 6:30pm and our speaker program will begin at 7:00pm. Registration at least 24 hours in advance is required by going to www.windems.org, and the Windems reserve the right to limit attendance to registered Democrats and Democratic-friendly NH residents.

register for the October meeting here!

Thinking about running for local office? 
 The following is a list of positions that will be on the ballot in 2024
 
Windham Town Positions - elected
 
Select Board

1. Roger Hohenberger, Member (2024)
2. Ross McLeod, Chair (2024)
3. Heath Partington, Vice-Chair (2025)
4. Bruce Breton, Member (2026)
5. Mark Samsel, Member (2026)

Supervisors of the Checklist

1. Eileen Mashimo (2024)
2. Roy Dennehy (2026)
3. Jamison Tomasek (2029)

Moderator: Peter Griffin (2024)
Planning Board

1. Derek Monson, Vice Chair (2024)
2. Matt Rounds, Regular Member (2024)
3. Thomas Early, Chair (2025)
4. Jennean Mason, Regular Member (2025)
5. Pam McCarthy, Alternate Member (2025)
6. Alan Carpenter, Regular Member (2026)
7. Jacob Cross, Regular Member (2026)
8. Tim Zurowski, Alternate Member (2026)

Zoning Board

1. Pam Skinner, Secretary (2024)
2. Michelle Stith, Chair (2024)
3. Mike Scholz, Alternate (2024)
4. Elizabeth Dunn, Vice Chair (2025)
5. Neelima Gogumalla, Member (2025)
6. Mark Brockmeier, Member (2026)
7. Galen Sterns, Alternate (2026)

Library Trustees

1. Tara Picciano, Corresponding Secretary (2024)
2. Beth Talbot, Interim Member (2024)
3. Theresa Abbamondi, Chair (2025)
4. Karen Moltenbrey, Vice Chair (2025)
5. James Murphy, Treasurer (2025)
6. Catherine Girata, Recording Secretary (2026)
7. Jennifer Lopez, Assistant Treasurer (2026)

Trust Fund

1. Tom Early
2. Jacob Cross, Chair
3. Alberto Chang, Vice Chair

Cemetery Trustees

1. Frank Farmer, Co-Vice Chair (2024)
2. Wendi Devlin, Chair (2025)
3. Barbara Coish, Co-Vice Chair (2026)

Windham School Positions - elected
School Board

1. Cynthia Finn (2024)
2. Shannon Ulery, Vice Chair (2024)
3. Dennis Senibaldi, Chair (2025)
4. Jonny Kattab (2026)
5. Stephanie Wimmer (2026)

Additional Support Staff
Robert Coole (2024) - Treasurer
Elizabeth (Betty) Dunn (2024) - School Moderator
Mary Ann Horaj (2024) - School District Clerk
Appointed Positions
Conservation Commission
Dave Curto, Vice Chair (2024)
Kara Feldberg, Regular Member (2024)
Lisa Ferrisi, Regular Member (2025)
Brian McFarland, Alternate Member (2025)
Pam Skinner, Alternate Member (2025)
Wayne Morris, Regular Member (2026)
Mike Specian, Chair (2026)
Mark Wimmer, Alternate Member (2026)
Economic Development Committee
Gary Garfield, Vice Chair (2024)
Mitchell Jacoby, Member (2024)
Dale Valvo, Chair (2024)
Theodore Moser, Alternate Member (2024)
Claire Macoul, Member (2025)
Matthew Swoboda, Member (2025)
Kristi St. Laurent, Member (2026)

EXAMPLES OF PAST MEETINGS

FEB 8 2023 - CITIZENS COUNT
Anna Brown joined us to provide an overview of the legislative session with a focus on Windham's representatives, likely "hot topics," and lesser-known bills. The presentation was so interesting and informative!!

Review the presentation slides or watch the video recording of our meeting below.

Feb '23 Meeting - Presentation Slides

​At our July monthly meeting, the Windham Democratic Town Committee was thrilled to have Anna Brown, director of research and analysis for Citizens Count, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to provide objective information and promote the civil exchange of opinions in a variety of forums, return with an overview of the 2023 legislative session.
Brown went over the highlights of a session that saw well over a thousand bills presented, along with the biennial budget process. It's a lot and Citizens Count does a great job of parsing the details to help the ordinary citizen better understand what goes on in Concord and with our state representatives.
Highlights of the talk included an overview of an historically bipartisan session, with divisive bills being tabled outright, a budget that passed on a voice vote, and some wins for Democrats the came down mostly to attendance. Brown also presented a brief overview of each of Windham's five state representatives, the bills they sponsored, and their attendance rates. As with most of the state legislature this year, attendance was up with all but Julius Soti seeing near perfect attendance and voting. 
To read more on the presentation, visit www.windems.org. You can also click to watch the presentation in full. For a more detailed overview of each of our local, state and country-wide elected officials, how they voted and bills sponsored, visit www.citizenscount.org.

Watch Video

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Windems Summer Social raises over $300 for Shepherd’s Pantry

 
The Windems come together every summer for an Annual Summer Social to foster a community of like-minded individuals, meet local candidates, and give back to the community. At this year’s Summer Social in August, the Windems collected over $300 in cash and other donations for Shepherd’s Pantry. Donations included cash, diapers, baby wipes, canned goods, and other non-perishable items, all hand delivered to Shepard’s Pantry.
 
The Pantry currently serves around 100 families each week from the Southern NH area who find themselves in difficult times. To learn more about Shepherd’s Pantry and find out ways to help, visit shepherdspantry.net
 
The Windems are dedicated to strengthening the bonds of our community, increasing our visibility, engaging in community service, and building and supporting political capabilities ​to elect Democratic officials at every level. 

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We are Windham - We are Windems!

To the thousands of registered Democrats and left-leaning undeclared voters in town: The Windham Democratic Town Committee wants to meet you! Join us to celebrate our town, diversity, equality and democracy.

Who are we? The Windems are a group of progressive-minded citizens working to raise awareness on issues we hold dear to our hearts, including those around civil rights, education and opportunity for everyone. 

We are also a group of like-minded parents, small business-owners, authors, artists, educators, retirees, recent college grads, immigrants, health care professionals, volunteers, and more who are part of the very fabric of this town. We have raised our children here. We have supported the businesses here. We have walked these streets, biked these roads, swam in these lakes, and we love the beauty that is Windham. 

Most importantly, we have voted here. And we will continue to do so!

Monthly Meetings: The Windems runs a monthly informational meeting that covers a variety of topics, from state education funding, to legislative updates, the abortion ban, LGBTQ+ issues and celebrations, gun safety legislation, messaging, election strategy, and more to come. We host an annual Summer Social, providing an opportunity for everyone to meet local candidates and each other on a casual level along with community post-card writing, phone banking and sign-holding events during election season.

Local Involvement: Beyond our outreach about political issues and support for candidates, Windems is all about getting involved in the community. In the past year, we have handed out pinwheels to kids along the Memorial Day Parade route, hosted a table at the Harvest Fest, created a Blue Superhero for the Scarecrow Contest, handed out flag lapel pins on election days, donated prizes for Teacher Appreciation Days, hosted social events and more! On the 11th, we are proud to support Windham Citizens for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion's annual Pride Festival at the High School! 

Strawberry Festival: Last weekend, we were thrilled with the outpouring of support for the Strawberry Festival Raffle Table. This was the Windems' second year coordinating prizes and running the ticket sales and it was a huge success with the highest-ever take of more than $6,000 (as compared to last year's $2,500.) It was a lot of work but it's such a great event; we loved it!

Thank you! A gold star award should go to the businesses and groups who donated prizes. We had some big items like an e-scooter that we, the Windems, donated, a bike from the Windham GOP, an air conditioner from Utility Management Group, a toaster oven from Baron's Major Brands, a selection of fine art and crafts from local artists, gift cards or baskets from local businesses and so much more! Please see the FLOW ad in the paper for the entire list. And give them your business wherever you can!

We are Windham: We love this town. We love the families, the community, the schools, the parks, the lakes, the rail trail, the trees, the snow in winter and the humidity in the summer. We love the coffee shops, the churches, the restaurants, the small businesses and the people we meet in all of them who make Windham special and who make it home.

Join us! If you are looking for a way to get involved or to meet people who support the same issues that you support or if you want to learn more, please join us! Sign up for our newsletter at www.windems.org. Follow us on Facebook at WindhamNHDemocrats. Come to a meeting, register to volunteer with us at an event, or join us for a social at the Windham Restaurant. 

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