Chair Update: Nov 4th, 2025

Hello Democrats! Good Tuesday morning. Today is election day around the country and in Avon. Partisan races will be scrutinized to death to predict midterm tendencies for next year. Will the world stop spinning if Zohran Mamdani is elected as NYC Mayor? At this point, such an outcome would be very far down on my list of things-that-should-stop-the-world-spinning events.

Scuttlebutt has it that the voters are turning out for the ASC tax referendum question in Washington Township. This could be a bad time for this vote to take place. Asking people to choose between possible property tax increases and maintaining proven excellence in public education might be tricky. Tax is a loaded word and is used to manipulate people every which way all the time.

SNAP benefits have been suspended for the least among us. Democrats, this is the time to physically do for others in our community. Buy extra food and donate it to a food pantry. Pizza King in Plainfield, and Rock Star Pizza in Brownsburg are giving away free pizza to SNAP recipients one day a week - go there and give them money to help offset the cost of this generous gesture.

And as always – consider running for a candidate position next year. How about we all just run as a group for everything on the ballot and see what happens? If you have thoughts or questions about doing this, please reach out to me and I’ll be glad to talk you into doing it!! Remember that the party will have your back all the way to 6pm, November 3, 2026 – and beyond.

Linda Lasiter

Chair, Hendricks County Democrats