April HamCo Connect: How to Get Involved

April’s HamCo Connect meeting at Billericay Park in Fishers was dedicated to helping people get involved—whether new to politics and the party or an experienced volunteer. And the house was packed with people eager to get started.

New shirts!

HamCo vice-chair Meredith Fox began by explaining the party structure and how to get involved:

• City committees/subcommittees & Volunteering

  • Elections

  • Fundraising

  • Events

  • Communication

  • Data and field

  • Volunteers

• Precinct chairs

• County central committee and township chairs

• Congressional district 5 central committee

HamCo treasurer Jim Harter went over the county committees that volunteers can get involved with:

• Indiana Democratic Party

• Democratic National Committee

  
  

Secretary Aimee Rivera Cole gave an overview of local government, which includes county, township, and city elected offices. The next election will be Tuesday, May 5, 2026. You can find out which offices are up for election at hamcodemsin.org/elections

County Chair Josh Lowry remarked on the unique structure of our county’s party. Unlike most counties in Indiana, which have just one major city, Hamilton County has four cities with more than 60,000 people. As a result, having committees for the major cities, as well as the new forming committee for the northern towns, makes a lot of sense. The Northern HamCo Dems will host a meet-up on May 15th in Cicero. Check out more details here.

Lowry stated that his goals for the party include establishing a year-round office to boost visibility. If 100 people make a recurring donation of $25 per month, it will enable the party to fund this office. Lowry reminded the crowd how much Democratic donations leave our state every year, and how important it is to donate to our local and state party. If you're interested in joining in as one of our 100 recurring donors find the link here.

As the icing on the cake, all attendees received a “Dems Do Good” t-shirt courtesy of a donation from party member Kelly Enkoff.

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Our next HamCo Connect meeting will be held Tuesday, June 24th. Once details are available, you can find more information at hamcodemsin.org/events.