HYDE PARK – The leaders of the Cache Democratic Party have announced that a national political figure will be the special guest speaker at their 2nd annual Harry Reid Dinner slated for Wednesday, Sept. 23.
That special guest will be Artie Blanco, the vice chair of the National Democratic Party and a member of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee from Nevada.
The annual fundraiser will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mt. Naomi Farms & Vineyard in Hyde Park.
Blanco is known for having dedicated her career to expanding Latino voter participation and representation. With her experience in politics, Latino advocacy and her work in the Labor movement, the Cache Democrats say they are honored have her address their Harry Reid fundraiser.
After beginning her political journey in Texas, Blanco joined the DNC in 2005 as Southwest Political Director. In 2009, she joined Reid’s effort to expand the Latino electorate in Nevada.
She led a nonprofit civic engagement organization that achieved record Latino voter registration and turnout. Blanco also served as Nevada State Director for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in 2012 and later as the union’s Regional and National Campaigns Coordinator.
Blanco will join state Rep. John Arthur (D-Salt Lake City) at the speaker’s podium during the local fundriaser.
A career educator, Arthur joined the Legislature in 2025 and is now seeking to re-election to his seat.
His experience includes working as a teacher, adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education at Westminster University, the director of candidate recruitment for the Utah National Board Coalition and the co-director of Teacher Fellows, a non-profit group.
Arthur was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year, a finalist for National Teacher of the Year and a member of the Board of Directors for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
The Cache Democrats’ annual fundraiser was named in honor of the late Sen. Harry Reid starting in 2025.
An alumnus of Utah State University, the late Harry Reid was a lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Nevada for three decades. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015.
The Democratic dinner will be catered by the Beehive Grill. Tickets for the event will be $100 each and organizers expect that the gathering will sell out.
Tickets for the Harry Reid Dinner can be obtained by going online to https://secure.actblue.com/donate/harryreiddinner26…
Mt. Naomi Farms & Vineyards is located at 1250 East Mt. Naomi Farms Lane in Hyde Park.