Democrat, The wait is over! Our 2023 NJDSC Conference road trip across the State is here and we can’t wait to meet and network with Democrats from across New Jersey! |
Additional tickets for the conference are still available for $75 and include access to all events. After you purchase your ticket, you MUST RSVP for every event you wish to attend as some events have limited capacity.
Find more info and purchase tickets here! |
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Following news of textbook publishers agreeing to censor their educational materials at the behest of state governments like Florida, nine governors joined with Governor Murphy in sending publishing companies a letter to make it clear that censorship will not be supported in schools in each of their states and territories. In the letter, the ten governors emphasized their belief that censored materials negatively impact core educational goals and values. They urged each publisher to “hold the line for our democracy” and emphasized the negative impact censorship has on students – especially those who are already marginalized and underrepresented – and our society as a whole.
“Our country’s future is at stake,” wrote the governors in their letter. “You hold enormous influence in shaping how our great nation’s history is told, and the consequences of your actions will reverberate for generations to come…Sanitizing our educational texts for the mercurial comfort of a few today ultimately limits the next generation’s ability to make informed decisions for themselves.”
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Throughout the month of June, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee will celebrate Pride Month with a weekly spotlight on leaders throughout the state that are spearheading the efforts to make New Jersey a more equitable and fair place for our LGBTQ+ community to love. This week we are proud to highlight Reginald Bledsoe. Reginald Bledsoe is no stranger to Essex County having been born and raised in Newark, NJ graduated from Essex County Newark Tech, elected as the youngest Democratic District Leader in District 5 of Newark’s Central Ward, and serving as a member of the Newark Board of Education from 2017 to 2020.
Reggie is the Director of the Essex County Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs, one of two offices in the State of New Jersey. He worked in Governor Phil Murphy’s administration for four years, starting with the NJ Department of Education before transitioning to the NJ Department of Community Affairs. He also worked as a Legislative Aide to Essex County Commissioner President Wayne Richardson and former Freeholder President Blonnie Watson. He currently serves as a member of the NJ Performing Arts Center’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council.
Reggie is the recipient of numerous community awards. He was featured in Observer New Jersey’s List of 50 Powerful Young Black Democrats in 2015 and as one of New Jersey’s 30 Under 30: Political Up-and-Comers in 2016. |
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This week the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the economy added 339,000 jobs in May, another proofpoint that President Biden and Democrats’ economic plan is paying off for working Americans. With thousands of new good-paying jobs, families all across New Jersey are seeing the results. Here’s a look at the economic progress our country has made thanks to President Biden and Democrats’ leadership:
- The US economy added 339,000 jobs in May – up from 294,000 in April and far exceeding the 190,000 that economists were expecting.
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A record 13 million jobs have been created since President Biden took office, including more than 800,000 good-paying manufacturing jobs.
- The share of working age Americans in the workforce is at its highest level in 16 years.
- The unemployment rate has been under 4 percent for 16 months in a row – the longest stretch of low unemployment since the 1960s.
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Overall wage growth is rising faster than it has in years for earners on the lowest end of the wage scale, up 4.3 percent in the last year.
- Inflation has fallen for 10 months in a row and is down more than 40 percent since last summer.
The numbers speak for themselves: President Biden and Vice President Harris are building an economy that works from the bottom up and the middle out and it’s more critical than ever that we re-elect them to finish the job.
— Chairman LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.
P.S. Join our NJDSC Black Caucus, New Jersey Young Democrats Black Caucus, and the South Jersey Young Democrats Black Caucus for a Juneteenth Celebration on Wednesday, June 14! Meet caucus members and celebrate with us as we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
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