Primary Activities of the 14WIDC
Pittsburgh Political Conversations
The Club hosts our annual meeting and candidate forums during every election cycle in the first couple months of the calendar year. When we partner with the 14th Ward Democratic Committee for the event, Pittsburgh Political Conversations are offered as the Barbara Daly Danko Forum. Our event servers as an important introduction for the public to the candidates for the statewide or local offices of highest public interest each year.
Club Fundraiser Dinner & Endorsement Meeting
Each spring, approximately 4-6 weeks before the Primary Election, the Club hosts an Annual Fundraiser featuring music, speakers, a cookie table and an opportunity to get to know the candidates in a relaxed setting. The fundraiser helps offset the costs of printing and distributing the Voters Guide.
The day after the fundraiser, the Club hosts our Endorsement Meeting during which members evaluate the candidates and vote to endorse for the upcoming Democratic Primary. Our endorsements are printed in a Voters Guide which is mailed to all registered Democrats in the Ward.
The Pittsburgh Political Conversations and Endorsement Meeting are free and open to the public. The Club Fundraiser is a private event for any community members who purchase tickets. Members of the Club are invited to vote for candidates at the annual Endorsement Meeting. Our events are well attended by our members and the general public and nearly all of the Democratic candidates for various offices participate.
Where’s the 14th Ward? Here’s a map.
Club Voting Guide
We publish our endorsements in the Club’s Voter Guide that is mailed to all registered Democrats in the 14th Ward. There are over 30,000 voters in the 14th Ward and our voter turnout is so consistently high that our ward represents approximately 20% of votes cast in Pittsburgh elections. Voters here in the 14th Ward value the Voter Guide to help them make well informed decisions in low information races – especially judicial elections.
We look forward to all democratic candidates’ participation. We reach out to invite candidates once they have filed their petitions. All filed candidates are automatically put on our endorsement ballot.
