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  • The Big One: YDA’s 2013 Biennial National Convention in San Antonio

    May 22, 2013

    We are excited to announce the Young Democrats of America’s 2013 Biennial National Convention in San Antonio, Texas on August 8 – 11.  This is the largest event that YDA hosts every two years with 1,000 Young Democrats expected to attend from all fifty states.  If you don’t participate in a single other Young Democrat [...]

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  • New details for YDA’s spring conference in West Virginia – Register today!

    May 15, 2013

    The 2013 YDA Spring Conference is just a little more than two weeks away, and online registration is closing soon.  Please make plans to join us in Charleston, West Virginia from Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2.  We are excited to announce that Friday night’s opening reception will take place at the West Virginia [...]

  • YDA White Water Rafting Trip in West Virginia

    May 14, 2013

    Please join us in West Virginia for a rafting trip on the New River Gorge on Thursday, May 30. The cost is $88 per person (payable on site that day) and includes transportation to and from the river, as well as dinner on Thursday evening. A bus will leave the Charleston Marriott Town Center at [...]

  • YDA Great Lakes Regional Conference: June 8th, Cleveland Ohio

    May 08, 2013

    Any political pundit can tell you the importance of carrying the swing state of Ohio in a presidential election. However, it takes an Ohioan to know that any Democrat’s chances of carrying Ohio begin and end with a strong showing in Cuyahoga County, Ohio’s most populous county and home to the City of Cleveland. In [...]

  • Winning for Colbert-Busch

    May 06, 2013

    Elizabeth Colbert-Busch’s race in the South Carolina First provides the Democrats the best opportunity to regain the seat since it was lost to Thomas Hartnett in 1980. As Democrats, we are all in on this race. We need more champions for education, veterans and the economy is Congress and Elizabeth is poised to become our [...]

  • Help us elect Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina

    April 25, 2013

    Just when we thought we would have a little bit of a breather from the campaign season, we are facing a very important congressional election in South Carolina. On May 7, there will be a special election to fill a vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) is taking on former [...]

  • One Week Left to Apply for the 2013 High School Leadership Academy

    April 24, 2013

    Last month, we announced the fourth annual Young Democrats of America High School Leadership Academy to be held in Washington, DC on July 7-10, 2013.  The response has been overwhelming, and we have already exceeded expectations with the number of applications submitted by high school students from all across the country. There’s still time left [...]

  • Tax Day: Tell Congress to Close Corporate Loopholes & Invest in Our Generation

    April 15, 2013

    It’s April 15 and hopefully you have your taxes completed by now.  Whether you sent your forms to the IRS weeks ago or are just finishing up today, here’s a sad fact to ponder.  While you work hard and pay your fair share, some of the largest corporations take advantage of offshore tax havens and loopholes that cost the [...]

  • YDA Spring Conference in Charleston, West Virginia

    April 01, 2013

    We are excited to announce that YDA is heading to Charleston, West Virginia for our Spring National Conference on Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2. Online registration and hotel information for Charleston are now available –  Sign up today! The YDA Meetings & Training teams, in conjunction with the West Virginia Young Democrats, are working hard [...]

  • Young Democrats of Missouri at Hannibal Days: An Emerging Tradition

    March 27, 2013

    Democrat Days, also known as Hannibal Days, are a Missouri tradition that dates back over 40 years. The weekend-long conference is held the first weekend in March every year in Hannibal, Missouri and serves as the “unofficial kickoff” to Missouri’s political season. Democrat Days is a method of getting labor organizations, activists, local democrat clubs, [...]

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