LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Democratic Party of Lake County hosts the grand opening of our United Democratic Campaign Headquarters on Women's Equality Day, Friday, Aug. 26.

The open house is from 3 to 6 p.m. at 390 N. Main St. in Lakeport. Light refreshments will be served.

Campaign material for Secretary Hillary Clinton and the endorsed Democratic women in Lake County, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry for Assembly District 4 and Monica Rosenthal for District 1 Lake County supervisor, will be available.

At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 the U.S. Congress designated Aug. 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.”

The date was selected to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote.

This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York.

The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality.

Democratic leaders, volunteers and candidates in Lake County are highlighting our accomplishments and urge more women to register and vote.

The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows women supporting Hillary Clinton at 58 to 35 percent over Donald Trump.

Lake County Democrats want to turn that overwhelming support into victories in Congress, the Legislature and local level.

For more information contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-533-4885 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or visit them online at www.lakecountydemocrats.org/Facebook or www.facebook.com/LakeCountyDemocrats/ .