Madison Democratic Town Committee
Our Mission.
To represent the Democratic Party in Madison by working to elect and/or appoint the best people to public office at the local, state and national levels, and to promote public programs and policies in line with our Democratic values.
No Kings!
Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee proclamation on ICE in Connecticut
Salutations Madison Democratic Supporters:
I’m Jes Joseff, your newly elected Chair of the Madison Democratic Town Committee. I’m honored to serve our wonderful town's political group.
I value your time so I'll get straight to it. These are unprecedented, frightening times. Our town’s privilege comes with responsibility: we must use it to protect democracy. This moment is bigger than blue vs. red — it’s citizens vs. a concentrated, authoritarian few. They weaponize chaos: executive overreach, mass firings of career officials, expanded domestic deployments of federal forces, aggressive prosecutions and partisan pardons, cuts to public programs, sweeping immigration crackdowns and detentions, tariffs and trade disruptions, threats and strikes abroad, and policies that have led to civilian harm and overseas instability. From the beginning, their goal is to overwhelm us and the system so we give up and are distracted to the truth about what is really going on.
You are not alone. If you’re worried, angry, or sleepless — join us. Stand up with your neighbors in peaceful protest. There is a NO KINGS demonstration tomorrow; a bus leaves from Guilford to the state capital. Local actions are also planned in Guilford, Branford, Clinton, Old Saybrook, Durham, Middletown, and New Haven. Register here: https://www.nokings.org/ — and contact me for bus or meeting details.
Know your rights before you go: https://democracyforward.org/know-your-rights/?ms=022626-KYR-NonFR&emci=f801533b-8828-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=385c3a51-0b29-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=34148221
Bring a friend. Bring a sign. Bring your courage. Protect our right to gather, speak, and vote. Together we can stop this dark chapter and build the future we want.
In peace and protest,
Jes Joseff
Chair, Madison Democratic Town Committee
Good people in CT are looking to the Democratic Party to provide leadership.
TO ALL CT DTCs concerning the atrocities of ICE in CT:
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is roving through our
neighborhoods arresting people at work, in courtrooms, in the street, at home, wherever
they decide to apprehend someone who doesn’t look like a European-American.
They are masked and violent. They operate in complete disregard for the US
Constitution.
As the CT Democratic Party State Central Committee, we urge all active Democrats in
CT to monitor the activities of ICE and help protect our residents. Each town has a DTC
and we are all different. How each reacts depends on the thinking of their DTC.
We ask every DTC to read this message at their meeting, discuss the clear and present
danger to our rights, and develop legal methods to resist this danger.
IGNORING ICE, hoping they will go away, WON’T WORK. Hiding our views,
overlooking the attack on the Constitution, will not protect us. Things will only get worse.
Only active, legal resistance will get us safely through this crisis.
We need to support anyone illegally arrested and protect our elected officials who are
targeted. We stand with our Governor and other state officials, trusting them to make full
use of the Trust Act, and any other legal tools we have to protect our rights.
We should join hands with Indivisible and other like-minded groups working to legally
resist this threat.
The Democratic Party and our nation will get through this stronger and with our rights
intact because we act together. Anything less opens the door to dictatorship. This is the
lesson of history.
Joe Courtney
Candidate for US House of Representatives District 2
Every day, people across eastern Connecticut wake up and go to work to support their families and their communities. From day one, Joe has promised to work just as hard every day as the people he serves-and he’s never forgotten that promise.
Seth Klaskin
Candidate for Judge of Probate
34th District
“I am running because I will bring uncommon compassion, fairness, patience and public administration skills to the role of Probate Judge to ensure the empathetic and efficient administration of justice.”
Christine Cohen
Candidate for State Senate 12th District
“As a small business owner, I am passionate about improving Connecticut's economy and fighting for our values in Hartford. Over the course of my three terms in the Capitol, I have worked across the aisle to find solutions to our state’s complex issues and have focused on collaboration and common sense solutions that go beyond party lines.”