Candidates for the New Castle County offices of County Executive and County Council President will be the focus of the May 2nd meeting of the Progressive Democrats for Delaware (PDD). PDD President Paul Baumbach says two of the candidates have indicated they will attend and the others are expected to join them for a full [...]

Former Senator Ted Kaufman, a key figure in the Wall Street Reforms and Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), will bring his unique look at those reform efforts to the next meeting of the Progressive Democrats for Delaware (PDD) this coming Wednesday April 4th. Sen. Ted Kaufman, who chose to not seek re-election in 2010, [...]

Paul Baumbach of Newark has been re-elected President of the Progressive Democrats for Delaware (PDD) at their annual meeting held in February at Democratic Party offices in New Castle. Baumbach will serve a one year term, along with Jason Melrath of Wilmington, who was re-elected to the offices of Vice President and Treasurer.

David Ingalsbe [...]

The Progressive Democrats for Delaware will host a panel discussion on legislative and budget processes in the State at their Wednesday, March 7th. meeting. State Representatives Dennis P. Williams and James “JJ” Johnson, will join Office of Management and Budget Director Anne Visalli and DEFAC member Bob Byrd will form the panel.

All [...]

The Progressive Democrats for Delaware (PDD) supports Senate Bill 163, which passed the Senate yesterday evening. It now moves on to the House. We urge the House of Representatives to pass this legislation, and we likewise urge Governor Markell sign it into law.

This bill phases in a $1 per hour increase to the [...]

The Progressive Democrats for Delaware will be holding their monthly meeting this Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 7 pm at the Delaware Democratic Party Headquarters, located at 19 East Commons Blvd. in New Castle. This meeting will be dedicated to the 2012 PDD Endorsement Process. All who are interested in learning more, or participating in [...]

This week we will be having as our guests State Senator and Senate President Pro Tempore Anthony DeLuca and State Representative and Speaker of the House Robert Gilligan. PDD President Paul Baumbach will moderate a panel with them, starting at approximately 7:15 p.m., discussing, among other topics, the 2012 legislative agenda and priorities. Speaker [...]

Comments for delivery to special forum on the future of Delaware politics in the post-Citizens United age, hosted by Delaware Common Cause on November 9, 2011, by PDD President Paul Baumbach

This Supreme Court’s Declaration of Dependence—We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all corporations are created equal to all men, that corporations are [...]

The regular monthly meeting of PDD will be held November 2 at 7 p.m., at the Democratic Party headquarters in New Castle, located at 19 E. Commons Blvd. This month we will be discussing the most effective methods of both lobbying legislators and getting a message out to the media. We hope to have someone [...]

Mark your calendars. Senator Chris Coons will be speaking and taking questions at a special meeting of the Progressive Democrats for Delaware this coming Tuesday, September 27th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Delaware Democratic Party Headquarters, located at 19 E. Commons Blvd, in New Castle. PDD meetings are open to all like-minded voters.