Recognizing the need to create more lines of communication across local Democratic Party organizations, Bob Haley, Dave Pierpont, Jennifer Boysko and Ed Herlihy, founded the Dulles Area Democrats (D.A.D.).  The new group brings together precinct level Democratic Party organizations from among both Fairfax and Loudon county towns that surround Dulles Airport.

 

One of the impetuses for creating D.A.D., according to Dave Pierpont, is that too many events of interest to area Democrats are flying under the radar because of poor communication channels.  For example, General Wesley Clark recently spoke in the area and very few people heard about it if they were not on Clark’s own mailing list.

 

Pierpont has created an online platform at www.dullesareademocrats.org to help grow area Democrats into a regional community.  It provides a discussion forum and Blog to members and all who want to learn more about Democratic politics in Northern Virginia.

 

While still a young organization, D.A.D. recently hosted a breakfast meeting with the Chair of the Democratic Business Council and former Virginia Lt. Governor Don Beyer at the Virginia Kitchen in Herndon, VA.  This kickoff event attracted over 20 local Democrats crowded into a small back room at the local breakfast joint.

 

For more information on the meeting and what Beyer had to say, see http://www.dullesareademocrats.org/forum/portal.php?article=0.