A passing shower Saturday afternoon didn’t deter a large crowd from coming to Snow Hill and kicking off the campaign for Mike McDermott’s District 38B House of Delegates campaign.
Mike greeted each newcomer at the entrance, and as the afternoon went on he kept pretty busy doing that.
Once the rain went by and people were settled in, they enjoyed some good food and fellowship. Mike announced he had sold 300 tickets for the event and the pavilion at Sturgis Park was pretty crowded.
It’s worth noting that a number of Worcester and Wicomico County officeholders were there including Louise Gulyas of the Worcester County Board of Commissioners, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan, and two members of the Wicomico County Council: Gail Bartkovich and Joe Holloway. Also there was another candidate, announced as “the next Senator from District 38”, Michael James.
The highlight of the afternoon was Mike going through a number of reasons he should be elected during an impassioned speech; most importantly to bring “Eastern Shore values” to Annapolis.
Given the affordable ticket price, there won’t be a huge amount raised from this fundraiser but it was an opportunity for families to come out and enjoy the company of like-minded conservatives coming together to support a candidate determined to cut into the Democrat advantage in Annapolis.
It turned out to be a nice Saturday afternoon in more ways than one, and certainly the message will be heard in certain corners of Annapolis.
