Mack Van Allen

Introducing the 2014-2018 Montgomery County Democratic Party Central Committee

You may not know what the party central committee does- or why it’s important. This is the lowest of low political positions- it takes five signatures of party members in your precinct to get on the ballot, most run unopposed- and of the 360 seats less than a third are filled via election. It’s not Read More

League of Women Voters candidates’ night- recap

I invited 35,000 of you to come to the League of Women Voters’ event tonight via a robo-call. It’s a technology I find offensive, and I apologize profusely for intruding into your homes with a 30-second call. It’s not my preferred way of campaigning, but, since I don’t have everyone’s email addresses (and there is Read More

Click to download PDF of DDN article as it appeared in print (truncated version)

Dayton Daily covers the OH-10 Congressional primary

It’s not my normal practice to copy the entire contents of the DDN- but they don’t provide a forum for discussion of this article, so I’m posting it here. I think Jeremy Kelley did an outstanding job of condensing our hour long conversation into the story. You can listen to the whole conversation here: Dayton Read More

Fayette County Democratic Party Dinner- with fireworks (small display)

The Fayette County Dems had their annual dinner last Sunday. It was the first and only time I’ve had to pay my way to speak :-) which was quite OK- the money supports the party. It was a full house at “Our Place” restaurant, with about 100 people in attendance. They take their politics much Read More

Mack Van Allen for Congress 2012 – OH-10

Website: www.vanallenforcongress.com This bio comes from the DDN voters guide- which I reposted here http://esrati.com/?p=8281 Bio: I am married with children and have lived in the Miami Valley for my adult life. A retired high school government teacher, I hold two degrees from Miami University and a MS in Economics from the University of Missouri. Read More

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