Margaret Johnson

Western Regional Leadership Training

Submitted by Jerimee on Mon, 06/04/2007 - 1:57pm.

Polk County Chair Margaret Johnson leads a session on party building

This past Saturday's leadership training in Morganton set the fuse for explosive growth in Democratic representation from the west.

Margaret Johnson, Walking the Talk

Submitted by Drama Queen on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 12:50pm.

Today's live blog with Margaret Johnson has been postponed. But we do plan to reschedule.

In 2006, Polk County elected the first Democrats to the county commission in 12 years, the first Democratic sheriff in 8 years. Just as impressive, they turned around 700-vote deficit in their 2004 congressional race to a 1200-vote margin of victory.

County Democratic Party Chair Margaret Johnson attributes the turnaround to "walking the talk about what it means to be a democrat." She says, "Our party is becoming not just about elections but about our community. And we are doing good in our community. We are making a difference." Current community activities include road-side pick-ups, services for the needy, and fund-raising walks for conservation. "Even Republicans come up to me and say I may not agree with your politics but I sure like what you're doing."

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