Our First District Leader Meeting
On Monday July 13, 2026, Melissa and I went to the first district leader meeting of the 2026-28 session at the Queens County Democratic Party Headquarters. Here's what went down. Invitations: We were notified about the meeting of the Executive Committee (all district leaders) by postal mail five days beforehand. (This felt like very short notice for the meeting.) In fact, we were notified that there would be three meetings--one to elect the executive board of the committee, one to choose a judge for the Second Municipal Court of Queens, and one to choose a judge for the Fourth Municipal Court of Queens. Thanks to a suggestion from a mentor/friend, we requested the bylaws for the committee, so we had some ideas about what would take place and how the meeting would run. Getting the gang (back) together The meeting started late because the elevator in the building wasn't working and the attendees had to climb three flights of stairs. Once Congressmemb...