Welcome to the website of the Democratic Party of the 49th Ward. We are the local Democratic Party for the Rogers Park, West Ridge and Edgewater communities of the city of Chicago. As a liberal/progressive, grass roots, and membership empowered organization we work hard to elect progressive Democratic candidates. Once we get them elected, we work even harder to keep them in office. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is a perfect example of the type of candidate we support. She shares our strong belief in good government.
The 49th Ward is a very diverse community in every sense of the word, be it economics, race, religion or education, except in politics. We are unabashedly one of the most liberal places in America. In order to keep things that way, at the local level we support balanced development in the community so that every person can have a place in our neighborhood. Our goal is to maintain the tremendous strength and diversity that we enjoy today, and continue to be a role model for the nation well into the 21st century.
Because we value our diversity and want to maintain a community that offers opportunities for everyone, we continuously work to expand and grow our organization. While most of the people of the 49th ward agree with us, not everyone does. Having a strong political organization that believes in this agenda for the neighborhood helps us to elect political leaders, from the White House to the Alderman's office, who support our vision. That is why I have held more over 100 community meetings in my tenure as Committeeman, all throughout the ward. I want to be certain that every person who wants the opportunity to be involved in Democratic politics and progressive government has the chance.
In the pages of this site you will find information that will assist you in registering to vote, how to become a volunteer, how to locate your polling place and how to contact us.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
David Fagus
Democratic Committeeman
