Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Beni Kedem Shrine Center | 100 Quarrier St., Charleston, WV

Join the Kanawha County Democratic Executive Committee for our annual Thanksgiving and Salute to Veterans Dinner—a special evening of gratitude and community as we honor the brave men and women who have served our country.

The event will feature the Beni Kedem Highlanders, who will post the colors and perform the branch anthems. Dinner will be catered by the Beni Kedem Chef’s Club with a delicious menu of Baked Steak, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Green Beans, Bread, Dessert, and Drink.

Ticket Information:

• 🎟️ Advanced Tickets: $20 per person (available through November 7, 2025)
• 🎟️ At the Door: $25 per person
• 🎖️ Veterans: FREE – Our honored guests!
• 👧 Children 12 & under: Free with a paid adult ticket

Reserve your ticket: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/salutetoveterans

Those wishing to pay by check can mail a check to:

KCDEC

c/o Sheila Melton

26 Rocky Road, Elkview, WV 25071

Please reserve your tickets early so we can provide an accurate headcount for our caterer and setup team. Online ticket sales close on November 5 at 11:59 PM.

Sponsorships are available!

Help us cover the costs of providing free dinners for our veterans by becoming an event sponsor. To learn more, please contact an officer of the KCDEC.

Join us as we give thanks, celebrate service, and honor our veterans.

Get your ticket today and be part of this wonderful evening!

As was previously announced back on January 12th, there will be a Regular Meeting of the KCDEC on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at the Kanawha County Public Library in-person in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room. Meeting will start at 6:00pm.

This meeting notice will also serve as the notice for our Regular Meeting on the 2nd Tuesday in March. That meeting will be on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. That meeting will also be in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room of the Kanawha County Public Library and the meeting will start at 6:00pm.

This is to serve as the 30 day notice required under some of the more recently adopted bylaws by the State Party that we will have on the agenda the filling of vacancies in several committee districts and to fill a vacancy within the officers of the Committee.

To All Members of the KCDEC:

Happy New Year! This is to serve as notice for our regular meetings in January and February 2025.

There will be NO Meeting for January 2025. With the winter weather we have been having and some other scheduling conflicts, there will be no regular meeting in January.

There WILL be a Regular Meeting on the 2nd Tuesday in February.
We will have a hybrid meeting on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Meeting will be at 6:00pm and will be both in-person and via Zoom. In-Person will be at the Kanawha County Public Library. A Zoom link with specific details will follow at a later date.

Stay safe out there, and stay warm!

To: All Members of the KCDEC
From: Elaine Harris, Chair

Good evening Everyone:

Last Tuesday Democrats all around West Virginia and the United States suffered terrible losses. While we feel down for the losses, we must also look at the bright spots that we had here in Kanawha County due to the hard work of our County Democratic Party, the Federation of Democratic Women and the volunteers who were there to help us along the way.

We can be proud to know Delegate Kayla Young won re-election to her House seat and Delegate Hollis Lewis kept the seat he was appointed to. Natalie Tennant was elected our next County Commissioner, and she will be the first female to ever hold a seat on our County Commission. These were tough and difficult races, but with everyone pulling together and giving them the help and support they needed – these races were wins in the Democratic column. Assessor Sallie Robinson won re-election and will serve another term as our Kanawha County Assessor and Delegate Mike Pushkin won re-election to his house seat. Our first time candidates who lost their races should not be discouraged. They need to run again! Start early, build on the base that has been established and work toward election in the mid-term. Stay involved! In the City of Dunbar – the Democratic Mayor was re-elected, and Democrats have won a majority of the City Council seats.

Though not the outcomes that we wanted, the Democratic Nominee for Governor – Steve Williams – performed very well in Kanawha County and even with misleading language Kanawha County voters rejected Amendment 1 soundly, even though the rest of the state took the bait and the amendment passed with a very tight simple majority.

It has been a long and tiring campaign season for us all. With that said, the November and December regular meetings of the KCDEC are cancelled. We will not be having regular meetings for the rest of 2024. Announcements for 2025 will be forthcoming. Let’s remember our Veterans and say a prayer for them in honor of Veterans Day. Please enjoy the rest of November – along with the Thanksgiving Holiday and December and the extended Holiday season with your families.