Happy New Year! The time has come once again for the Harrison County Democratic Party’s O’Bannon Gala. We hope you will join us for community, education, food, music, and more. The O’Bannon Gala will occur on Saturday, February 28th 2028, at the Boys & Girls Club of Harrison and Crawford Counties. The doors will be open at 5:00 pm and food will be served at 6:00 pm. We are so excited to welcome our keynote speaker back to Harrison County, former Miss Indiana and current Indiana Senate Minority Leader, Shelli Yoder!

The event will include live music from the band, Brass Deville. There will be a silent auction, a dinner catered by TimBec2, drinks, candidate introductions, the Keynote address, socializing, and a chance to meet many candidates from across the state! 

Individual tickets are $50 per person, and full tables (8 chairs) are $400. Several sponsorship tiers are available as well. Proceeds from this event will go toward campaigns, candidate marketing, a possible headquarters location, and more. We appreciate your continued support into the new year and can’t wait to see everyone there. We know that we're "Better Together".

5:00 pm: Doors Open - live music, drinks, dancing, conversation, and silent auction begins

6:00 pm: Dinner is served

6:30 pm - 6:40 pm: Candidate Introduction

6:40 pm - 7:00 pm: Keynote Speaker

7:00 pm - ?: Close the night out with the silent auction and dessert

Get tickets Here

The 2026 State Democratic Convention will take place on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at the Indiana Marriott Downtown (350 W Maryland St, Indianapolis, IN 46225) and Indiana Convention Center in Downtown Indianapolis. Delegates will attend this convention from all 92 counties and gather to approve the Party platform, do Party business, and select the Party’s 2026 nominees for three statewide offices: Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller (last elected as State Auditor in 2022).

State Delegates are the only people eligible to vote at State Convention (Saturday, June 6). Delegates will vote on:

1. Candidates up for nomination: Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Comptroller

2. Representation to State Convention Committees (Credentials, Resolutions, and Rules)

3. The 2026 Indiana Democratic Party Platform

Types of Delegates: 

1. Automatic: Members of the State Central Committee, District Secretaries and Treasurers as of Nov. 15, 2025. And County Chairs, Vice Chairs, Secretaries and Treasurers. 

2. Elected: Elected at the May 5, 2026 Primary election.

3. Appointed: Appointed by a county chair due to vacant elected delegate spots on the primary ballot.

4. Alternate: An alternate may attend the Convention but will only vote if a delegate cannot attend or is not present during voting. 

Becoming A Delegate: 

Sign up for the virtual delegate training on December 11.

1. Elected Delegate

   1. File a CAN-37 – Declaration of Candidacy for Precinct Committeeman or State Convention Delegate in 2026

      1. File with County Clerk between January 7 and noon February 6

      2. If filing for precinct chair and state convention delegate, you must file two forms.

      3. In order to be a delegate, your most recent primary vote must have been in the Democratic primary, or your County Chair can sign off.

   2. Get elected at the May 5 primary

2. Appointed Delegate

   1. If you missed the filing deadline or did not win your election, your county chair can appoint you. Please note that each county has an allocation of delegates, so your county might have filled all delegate spots through the elected delegate process.

   2. A list of county chairs can be found here.

For more information on becoming a delegate, please watch this recording.

Time commitment: While there will be activities on Friday, including the Hoosier Hospitality Dinner, to round out “Big Dem Weekend 2026,” the main commitments of a delegate will start with credentialing the morning of Convention—Saturday, June 6—and ends late afternoon or early evening depending on how long general session lasts. 

The schedule has not been finalized but the major activities of the day are:

Voting on Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Comptroller candidates

Credentialing – 7:00 – 9:30 AM

District Meetings – 9:30 AM – Noon-ish

Lunch (on your own)

Constituency Caucus and Standing Committee Meetings – 1:30 – 3:00 PM

Rules, Resolutions, and Credentials. Please note that only rules pertaining to convention are discussed during the Rules Committee meeting.

General Session – 3:00 PM – TBD

Speeches from statewide candidates