DAG VMF Summer Election Calendar
Upcoming elections for federal office
May 2022:
May 3: Primary Elections - Ohio and Indiana
May 10: Primary Elections - West Virginia and Nebraska
May 17: Primary Elections - Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania
May 24: Primary Elections - Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia
May 24: Special Primary Election - Minnesota CD 1
May 24: Runoff Primary Election (if necessary) - Texas
June 2022 – 30 Day Notice:
June 7: Primary Elections- California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota
June 7: Special Primary Election- California US Senate
June 7: Special General Election- California CD 22
June 11: Alaska Special Primary Election- Congress At-Large
June 14: Primary Elections- Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, and South Dakota
June 14: Special General Election – Texas CD 34
June 21: Runoff Primary Elections: Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia
June 21: Primary Elections- District of Columbia and Virginia
June 28: Primary Elections- Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah
June 28: Runoff Primary Elections- Mississippi and South Carolina (if necessary)
July 2022 – 60 Day Notice:
July 19: Primary Election- Maryland*
July 26: Runoff Primary Election- North Carolina
* The Maryland Primary Election was rescheduled from June 28 to July 19.
August 2022 – 90 Day Notice:
August 2: Primary Elections- Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington
August 4: Primary Election- Tennessee
August 6: Territory Primary- Virgin Islands
August 9: Primary Elections- Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin
August 9: Special General- Minnesota CD 1
August 13: Primary Election- Hawaii
August 16: Primary Elections- Alaska and Wyoming
August 16: Special General- Alaska U.S. House
August 23: Primary Elections- Florida and Oklahoma
August 27: Territory Primary- Guam
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April Events
April is the MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD
Memorial Day 2022
Online Talk & Discussion: The U.S. Military and Us
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Online Talk & Discussion:
The U.S. military has played a key role in the development of Germany after World War II and the effects of the decade-long military presence have been far reaching. Not just in military terms for NATO’s security architecture in Europe, but also in societal terms for countless villages of the respective regions with military installations. For many Americans, they have become a “home away from home” during their stay. This event will shed light on the German-American communities in Rheinland-Pfalz and Stuttgart and compare the U.S. military presence and the social and economic consequences that derive from it. What marks have Americans left in the past decades? Do they have an influence on their local surroundings and everyday life? How do Americans and locals live together? How are Stuttgart and Rheinland-Pfalz different from each other? The Atlantic Academy Rheinland-Pfalz and the German-American Center Stuttgart will provide an in-depth look into this topic together with representatives from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band and U.S. European Command and look forward to an insightful exchange with the audience!
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Atlantische Akademie In cooperation with: Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum Stuttgart
For more information about this event, please visit the Atlantic Academy website.
March is National Ethics Awareness Month
February Newsletter:
Join us for U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt’s second virtual Veterans Info Session. February 24 at 1:00 pm CET—Please RSVP
The DAG Veterans and Military Families Caucus is pleased to invite you—all members, veterans, military families—to attend the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt’s second virtual Veterans Info Session on Thursday, February 24, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. CET. The Zoom Info Session will feature resources available to U.S. citizens at the U.S. Consulate and information on how to register and vote in the 2022 Midterm Elections. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear directly from the U.S. Consular Officers and to ask questions.
Please RSVP here, and we will send you the Zoom log-in details.
Alternatively, you may email [email protected] with "RSVP" in the subject line.
State of the Military Voter
https://www.fvap.gov/info/reports-surveys/StateoftheMilitaryVoter
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ― Abraham Lincoln
We need your help for our military voter outreach team to Get Out The Vote! Help us increase voter turnout! Did you know that an estimated 47% of active duty military and 8% of U.S. citizens abroad voted in 2020 compared to 46% active duty military and 8% U.S. citizens in 2016? We need 100% voter turnout! Request your absentee ballot today from VoteFromAbroad.org.
Get certified for voter outreach! Take the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) online training: Voter Training Video
Upcoming Events:
Join us for the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery.
Interested in a Social Security Info Session? Let us know so we can schedule this. Please contact: [email protected]
Check our website for information updates: https://www.democratsabroad.org/de_vmf_news
Please encourage your friends to join the VMF caucus! https://www.democratsabroad.org/vmf
Stay healthy!
Your DAG VMF CaucusDA Germany
http://www.democratsabroad.org/
U.S. CONSULATE FRANKFURT VETERANS INFO SESSION
February News
FEBRUARY EVENTS
February is American Heart Month,
National Cancer Prevention Month,
and Black History Month
February 1 National Freedom Day Richard Robert Wright, Sr., who was born a slave in 1855, founded a high school and a university (now known as Savannah State University), the first black-owned bank in a Northern state (Philadelphia’s Citizens and Southern Bank and Trust), and founded The National Freedom Day Association. He died in 1947 one year before both houses of the U.S. Congress passed a bill to make February 1 a holiday to honor the day in 1865 President Lincoln signed the resolution proposing the 13th Amendment and the end of slavery. The amendment was ratified and added to the constitution on December 6, 1865. For much more go to BLACK THEN.
February 2 Army Nurse Corp Established (1901) Although women, mostly sisters, wives and mothers of soldiers tended the ill and cleaned ‘hospital’ areas in the Revolutionary War, the Spanish Wars and the Civil War, the first women in the army were those established as a Nursing Corp on this date in 1901. By 1918 there were 21,460 nurse “officers” with 10,000 serving overseas. In WWII there were 57,000 Army Nurses. For more click here
February 3 Four Chaplains Day On this date in 1943 a U-Boat torpedo hit the USAT Dorchester while making its way to Greenland. As the boat sank, the four chaplains, one Methodist, one Dutch Reform, one Roman Catholic and one Jewish, administered aid and gave away their life jackets as they stayed aboard the sinking ship, leading those left behind in prayer.
February 4 USO Incorporated 1941 Before WWII President Truman sought to unite the various service agencies that worked in diverse ways with the military. The Salvation Army, Young Men’s Christian Association, Young Women’s Christian Association, National Catholic Community Services, National Travelers Aid Association and the National Jewish Welfare Board were combined to become the United Service Organizations, whose mission in general was to: strengthen America’s military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country, throughout their service to the nation. Click here for more.
February 12 Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday and International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers also known as Red Hand Day, since 2002 has been observed as a day to appeal to governments to work to end the horror of children being forced to fight as soldiers. Ideas for involvement here
February 13-19 National Salute to Veteran Patients Week For Valentine’s Day week, people are encouraged to remember our Veterans who are inpatients in VA Hospitals or Homes. With COVID 19 restrictions patients are even more cut-off from friends and family. You can participate Here
February 14 Frederick Douglass February 14 is the day we observe the birth of Frederick Douglass, a world renowned activist and abolitionist. He was born into slavery in 1818 or 1817, but he escaped his bonds as a young man. He went on to fight for the abolishment of slavery, equal rights for Black Americans, and served in multiple high ranking federal positions. Click here for more.
February 15 Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday Susan B. Anthony was an important figure in the women’s suffrage and abolitionist movements of the 1800s. She fought for women’s rights, and, thanks to more than 70 years of activism by Anthony and her allies, the Nineteenth Amendment that extended voting rights to women was ratified in 1920. Click here for more.
February 19 Coast Guard Reserve Birthday The Coast Guard auxiliaries were created on June 23, 1939, and were originally comprised of civilians. On February 19, 1941, Congress formally created the Coast Guard Reserve as a branch of the military. Click here for more.
February 21 Presidents Day The long history of Presidents Day goes all the way back to the 1880s when Americans celebrated the birthday of President George Washington on February 22. In 1968, Presidents Day was created as a part of an effort to move most holidays to Mondays so that they would create long weekends for laborers around the United States. Today’s Presidents Day celebrates both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February 12. Click here for more.
February 23 Iwo Jima Flag Raising (1945) The famous photograph of Marines raising the American Flag at Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima was taken on February 23, 1945 by Joe Rosenthal. The photo won a Pulitzer Prize and became the inspiration for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Click here for more. Frankfurt Consulate Veterans Info Day 1:00 p.m.
February 24 Frankfurt Consulate Veterans Info Session on Zoom 1:00 p.m.