Dem Voices
Videos by local residents, elected officials and candidates sharing their concerns, and what they stand for. Also reasons for being Democrats and why you should get out and vote! If you would like to share a video or audio with us, let us know. See the instructions at the bottom of this page.
Video premiered at the 2025 County Fair
This video was premiered at the Delaware County Fair, August 2025. It highlights Rep. Josh Riley‘s 2025 town hall in Oneonta and speeches by 2025 Delaware County Democratic candidates:
- Gary Rosa (Delaware County Family Court Judge)
- Kristin Antin (for Meredith Town Council),
- Dan Gashler (for Delhi Town Council),
- Simon Purdy (for Delhi Town Council),
along with snippets from the DCDC Picnic. Our thanks to Marian for these videos and Mary for adding the auto captioning.
Soapbox Social
These videos are from the September 7, 2025 Soapbox Social in Margaretville. They feature:
- Gary Rosa (Delaware County Family Court Judge)
- Glen Faulkner (Town of Middletown Supervisor)
- Robin Williams / Colleen Martin (Middletown Town Council)
- John Fairbairn III (Middletown Town Justice)
DCDC Chair Kathleen Hayek’s Challenge
At the 2025 DCDC Picnic, Kathleen Hayek set a challenge to attendees that lit a fire. Powerful speech. Worth a listen. Also featured: snippets from 2025 Delhi Rallies, floor speech from NY19 Congressman Josh Riley.
Videos submitted to Dem Voices
The following videos were contributed by Delaware County Dems to encourage friends and neighbors in these challenging times. We invite you to share your videos with us. Featured here:
- Bill Birns
- Kim Van Atta
- Gail Lennstom
- John Bernhardt
- Florencio Navarro
- Lincoln Harrice
DCDC continues to sponsor live and virtual rallies in Delaware County. This excellent video invitation to the No Kings Rally gives a good sense of what these events have been like. Follow and join us for the next opportunity to network and bring your voices, signs and resistance.
“Which Side Are You On” lyrics and performance by Jerry Tov Greenberg. The melody is an old spiritual used by Pete Seeger during the labor movement. The thumbnail image is by Vladislav Babienko courtesy of Unsplash.com. The blank screen you’ll see when you hit play isn’t an error. This is an audio only DemVOICE.
“Hey Mr. Tangerine Man” by Joe L and Rich J (with a nod to Bob D). This is an audio only (you’ll get a white screen… there’s no video).
How to Record Your Audio
HOW TO RECORD A VOICE MESSAGE AND SEND IT TO US.
First, go to your applications folder on your computer, and select your voice recording application, most likely called VoiceMemo or represented by a microphone icon. Use it to record your message.
Save your message to your desktop. You might have to export it as an Audio File, or you may be able to drag and drop it to your desktop. Then contact us for instructions on how to submit.
If you have a video loaded to your YouTube channel, let us know the URL so we can share it here.
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We can send you a link to upload.