Calendar & News

Events Calendar

May 2026

HRC Dems Monthly Meeting
Thurs., May 14, 6:30-7:30 pm
Hood River Library (502 State St.)

  • Meet in the downstairs meeting room. Arrive early for social time (6-6:30pm).

  • Bring your favorite snack to share.

  • Hybrid access: Sign up here to get the zoom link.

ELECTION DAY!
Tues., May 19th
Drop your ballots in a local drop box by 8:00 pm:

  • In Hood River: County Admin Building, 601 State Street

    In Cascade Locks: City Hall, 140 Wa Na Pa Street

    In Parkdale: Elementary School, 4880 Van Nuys Drive

  • 5/19 is the deadline for a valid postmark of mailed ballots***

  • 5/26 is the last day for elections offices to receive valid postmarked ballots by mail

    ***More details below: If mailing a ballot, either mail it at least a week prior to election day or ask for a manual postmark at a post office.

Election Night Party
Tues., May 19, 6:30-8+ pm
Crush Cider Cafe (1020 Wasco in HR)

  • Bring the family. No-host bar. 

  • Give yourself a break - enjoy Crush's yummy food for dinner.

  • Celebrate all of our candidates and vounteers for a job well done!

  • Early/local election results will come in just after 8 pm.

News

  • In a rule finalized in the federal register on Christmas Eve 2025, the Trump administration changed the way rural postmarks are counted for VOTING and tax-paying. Oregon’s primary election is May 19. Because of these changes, election officials will urge voters to mail their ballots back at least a week prior or use drop boxes instead of relying on timely mail delivery. The shift to regional processing centers and ending evening mail collection means envelopes won’t receive postmarks until they’re processed at the Portland center — so someone mailing a ballot, filing a tax return by mail or who otherwise counts on a postmark as proof a letter was sent by a deadline will have to send their mail earlier or ask for a manual postmark at a post office.

  • Americans of Conscience Checklist

  • Chop Wood, Carry Water: a political activism newsletter that comes out 5 days a week. Subscribe to receive a short, encouraging email in your inbox each weekday (except Wed.) telling you how you can make a difference by taking 5-7 minutes worth of EASY actions. The almost weekly Sunday "Extra! Extra!" editions contain a long list of hopeful news, Democratic accomplishments, and all the “blue wins”.  April 26 “Extra! Extra!” edition:

    • Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would allow the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms.

    • In Colorado, District Attorney Sean Murray charged a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with assaulting a 57-year-old woman protesting in Durango.

    • Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia won a special election to fill New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.

    • For the first time, U.S. officials have leveled criminal charges against someone over prediction market wagers.

    • A federal appeals court ruled that Trump’s declaration of an ‘invasion’ at the U.S.-Mexico border was illegal, effectively clearing the way to reopen the United States to migrants seeking asylum.

    • New research finds that rainforest ecosystems may be able to rebound much more quickly than previously thought

    • Seventy-three former U.S. admirals, generals and service secretaries have submitted a legal filing in defense of Sen. Mark Kelly, who has battled the Trump administration for months over his video about disobeying illegal orders.

    • Yasser Lopez Soza, an 18-year-old who’s been in ICE custody since Feb. 20 when a vehicle he was riding in was pulled over by ICE agents as he was on the way to a soccer game, was just released.

    • Former NASA astronauts launched a new group to promote U.S. constitutional values.