Lower Shore Progressive Caucus
Lower Shore Progressive Caucus is based in Maryland.
History
On February 3, 2017, just a few weeks after Donald Trump was elected, Ryan Poe, Michael Feldman, Mark Chimel, and Jared Schablein met for the first time at a Wicomico County Democratic Club Meeting. During the 2016 presidential election, all four were strong Bernie Sanders supporters and wanted to build an organization to continue the political revolution by building and growing the Progressive Movement on the Lower Eastern Shore. The four went on to found the Wicomico Progressive Caucus to build a movement of working people and eventually the organization expanded to cover the entire Lower Eastern Shore and adopted the name the Lower Shore Progressive Caucus.
Since that time the Lower Shore Progressive Caucus has grown into one of the largest political organizations on the Eastern Shore with both statewide and national recognition. Today the Lower Shore Progressive Caucus covers Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties and is unaffiliated with any political party. Our organization is committed to empowering working people and accomplish that goal by building a Progressive Movement both locally and on a larger scale to elect progressive representatives, enact progressive legislation, and create a government that represents the many not just the powerful few by working to solve the economic, political, social, racial, and environmental injustices we face.[1]
Supporters
Lower Shore Progressive Caucus fundraising meeting March 23 2021.
Jared Schablein (chair), Kimberly Kratovil, Joan Roache, Melissa Kelly, Heather Mizeur, Joe Jankowski, Nicole Antoinette Hollywood, Josh Hastings, Greg DeCowsky, Councilmember Todd J. Nock, Michele Gregory, Paul Baicich, Noureen Badwi, Dale Parker, Megan Outten.
Elected Officials
County Council
- Josh Hastings Wicomico County Council District 4
City Mayor
- Jacob Day Mayor of Salisbury
City Council
- Michele Gregory Salisbury City Council District 4
City Council
- Todd J. Nock Pocomoke City Council District
Central Committee
- Amanda Clark Somerset County Democratic Central Committee
- Karen Smith Somerset County Democratic Central Committee
- Kirkland Hall Somerset County Democratic Central Committee
- Whitney Palmer Worcester County Democratic Central Committee
- Michele Gregory Wicomico Democratic Central Committee [2]
2020 LSPC Endorsed Candidates
- Jessica Scarane for US Senate
- Mia Mason for Congress, Maryland District 1
- Jon Michael Andes for Worcester County School Board