SD60 DFL

With the appointment of Rep. Tony Sertich to the Iron Range Resources Board, there is now an open seat in House District 05B.

Your help is needed to turn out Democrats for a highly contested primary, and again for the special election. Those dates:

Tues, Feb 1 (the primary)
Tues, Feb 15 (the election)

Callers are needed every day at DFL Headquarters, 255 Plato Blvd, in St. Paul. Daily shifts at 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm.

Can you help? Email zackfarley@gmail.com to sign up.

We work together, we win together.

When: Labor Day - Monday, September 6 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Where: Boom Island Park Picnic Area C (724 Sibley St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413)

RSVP: Andy Holmaas, andy@keithellison.org OR (612) 522-4416

Join us at Boom Island Park for Keith's annual Labor Day BBQ! There will be grilling, music, and the company of good friends. Please bring a side dish to share, as well as non-perishable food items for our food drive. We'll supply the brats, burgers, and veggie options--so bring your appetite!

You are invited to a special event!
A Progressive Garden Party
To benefit Senate District 60 DFL

Sunday, July 18     1 - 4 p.m.

Visit rain, Japanese, perennial, and annual gardens across Southwest Minneapolis!

Meet DFL-endorsed candidates, including Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Ritchie, Scott Dibble, and Frank Hornstein, and CM Betsy Hodges.

Tour starts at 1 p.m. at 5109 James Avenue South, where you will pick up a map for the rest of the tour and take in the award-winning gardens of Bob and Deb Wolk. Deb is a master gardener and will be available for your questions. Bob will answer your questions about rain gardens and Metro Blooms, the organization that gives recognition to beautiful gardens throughout the city.

Join your SD 60 friends and neighbors as we knock the doors of regular DFL primary voters. We'll remind them of the change in Primary to August 10, and give them info on our slate of candidates, including Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Keith Ellison, and Gail Dorfman. This is an easy way to ease into the campaign season, if you haven't joined us yet!

Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Kenwood Cafe
Street: 2115 W 21st St, West of Lake of the Isles - Minneapolis

Hosted by Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Former Speaker Dee Long, and Former State Representative Tom Berg. (Add'l co-hosts listed below.). Hear about Marion's priorities, campaign plan, and how grassroots action will increase DFL turn out from our district. Attend and bring as many neighbors as possible!

Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: At the home of Brian Melendez
Street: 1777 Dupont Ave. S. - Minneapolis

Co-hosts:

This is a Ranked Choice Voting education event on Tuesday, September 15, the day that would have been the Primary Election had Ranked Choice Voting (aka Instant Runoff Voting) not been adopted by voters in 2006.

Attendees will learn about how to vote using RCV and then practice by ranking their choices for declared and presumptive DFL governor candidates.

Results will be announced at each location that night, with ballots later tallied for a city-wide result.

This is meant to be a realistic voting experience, so attendees will feel comfortable when they go into the voting booth on November 3.

Learn more at the Majority Rules website.

Come join the celebration

2500 80th Street East
Inver Grove Heights (map)

Inver Hills Community College is receiving the Voter’s Trophy because it has registered over 1500 students to vote. Al Franken will be at the college to help them celebrate. SD60 Young DFL Coordinator Komi Adopreh Doh was one of the leaders of the effort.

Senator Hillary Clinton is coming to Minnesota for a rally with Al, and we want YOU to be there, too! It's a great chance to hear from one of the nation's foremost fighters for the middle class, and to get pumped up for the last two weeks of the campaign.

Here are the details:

What: Senator Hillary Clinton joins Al Franken for a "Two Weeks Out" rally
When: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 -- doors open at 4:00 pm, rally begins at 4:30 pm
Where: McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak Street Southeast, Minneapolis
(Parking available at the Washington Ave. parking lot or on the street)

Kevin Staunton was “adopted” by SD60 to help get more DFLers in the House—if elected, he’ll be the first DFLer ever to represent Edina in the House. Please join us as we turn Edina blue!

SD 41 HQ
5701 Normandale Blvd, Room 320

More info: James Mackey, (773) 454-1968
(You'll need to confirm the start time with James.)

Kevin Staunton was “adopted” by SD60 to help get more DFLers in the House—if elected, he’ll be the first DFLer ever to represent Edina in the House. Please join us as we turn Edina blue!

Meet at Starbuck’s, 50th & France (3939 W 50th)

Note: The start time is 6:30 and there is a location change.
Location: Party Room at 3430 List Place

The meeting will be held in David Blumstein’s building. The 3400 block of List Place is just off of Excelsior Boulevard between 31st and 32nd Streets. Call Roann Cramer at (612) 804-7436 if you have any accessibility problems.

Proposed Agenda:

1. Opening Business
   1. Call to Order/Welcome/Introductions
   2. Adoption of Agenda
2. Reports
   1. Chair’s Report
   2. Treasurer’s Report
   3. Approval of September Minutes
   4. Other Reports
3. Door knocks and other activities until election day.
4. Election of Finance/Fundraising Chair
5. Picnic Planning for 2009—Event Chair needed
6. Get Out the Vote Plan
7. New Business
8. Announcements
9. Adjourn

Party Information:

Dunn Bros on 50th and Xerxes Ave. S.

Please RSVP to Danny Lee, 612.968.0614 or dlee@dfl.org

This Saturday, the SD60 DFL will have a table at the East Harriet Rose Fest from noon to 8 p.m. We need help staffing this table to recruit volunteers and register voters. This is a very rich neighborhood for us – while most of us think of this area as stable and high turnout (which it is), there are many rental properties clustered around 36th & 37th streets, full of potential voters who need to register.

If you can help, even for a couple hours, please email Joel Bergstrom via the contact form.

On Saturday, August 9th, the coordinated campaign of all participating candidates is sponsoring a doorknock of unidentified voters in Senate District 60.

Each SD 60 volunteer will have a walklist with names and addresses of voters whose party preference we don’t know and want to learn, if possible, for entry in our VAN database, so we’ll know whom to contact, and not to contact, for the November election.

We plan to meet at:
10 o’clock and 2 o’clock, Saturday, Aug. 9th
At Painter Park, 34th Street & Lyndale Ave. (this is a change