Harrison County Democrats
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Welcome! This is the homepage of the Harrison County Democratic Executive Committee (HCDEC) of Mississippi.
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The 2012 Mississippi Democratic Party Delegate Selection Process

The Mississippi Democratic Party has announced the process to be used to elect delegates and alternates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.  The National Convention will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina September 2-9, 2012.

In order to qualify as a candidate for delegate or alternate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention, an individual must file a Statement of Candidacy with the Mississippi Democratic Party, P.O. Box 1583, Jackson, MS 39215. The deadline to qualify in the Fourth Congressional District is April 23, 2012.  No later than May 3, 2012, an individual may qualify for a position as a candidate for at-large delegate or a PLEO (party leader or elected official) delegate position to be elected at the State Convention by filing a Statement of Candidacy with the MDP.

At the Fourth Congressional District Convention on May 19, 2012, two male and three female delegates will be elected.  At the State Convention on June 2, 2012, four male and five female at-large delegates and three male and two female PLEO delegates will be elected.  The Mississippi delegation will consist of a total of forty-five delegates and three alternates.

The selection process for delegates to be elected to the 2012 Democratic National Convention is completely open and inclusive to all Democrats registered to vote in Mississippi.  There are no fees or contribution requirements imposed upon candidates for delegate.  All meetings at all levels of the Democratic Party in Mississippi are public and shall be open to all members of the Democratic Party regardless of race, gender, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, economic status or physical disability.

The Mississippi Democratic Party encourages the broadest possible participation by every person interested in becoming a delegate or alternate to the Democratic National Convention.  A complete copy of the Delegate Selection Plan, rules, procedures and timelines and promotional materials designed to encourage participation are available in the Documents section of this website or by clicking here 
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Click here for a photo slideshow from the HCDEC Black and White
Affair celebrating the legacy of Rep. Frances Fredericks.
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This is a list of Barack Obama's accomplishments as President
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Mississippi corporate welfare costs millions and with no taxpayer safeguards the true cost of this welfare remains hidden while the benefits are exaggerated.

Harrison County assembled a subsidy package put at $2.3 million for a Wal-Mart Supercenter in D'Iberville that opened in 1999. $363.5 million subsidy package for the Canton Nissan plant, $330 million for Toyota in Blue Springs. $71 million for the failed Mississippi Beef Processors plant in Oakland, MS.

Oreck Manufacturing left south Mississippi as the plant’s 10-year property tax exemption ran out. State and local subsides totaled more than $20.3 million for the Oreck plant. Even Mississippi jails are being operated by private companies under tax-exempt status.

For all this money to corporations over the last 20 years MS is still 49th in economic development despite spending far more per capita on economic subsidies than other states. We're not getting the results we should for tax dollars spent. Below is the full report prepared for the American Federation of Teachers on this tragic waste of resources.

AFT report on Economic Development Subsidies in Mississippi
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