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Minnesota DFL Senate District 49 News
First and foremost I would like to wish
everyone a Happy Holiday Season!
We are nearing
the most exciting time of the year for all good
Democrats.
Every two years, for one evening in
February, many of our local Democrats descend on the
Andover High School to engage in their precinct caucus
meetings. Each one of our 28 precincts will meet in an
assigned class room to conduct important party
business.
Senate District 49 is known as one of
the most active Senate Districts in the State because of
the efforts of a lot of great activists. Precinct Caucus
is a great opportunity to become part of this movement.
Please join us and your neighbors as we meet and conduct
this most important party business.
The 2010
Precinct Caucus is coming up on February 2nd. Caucus
registration will begin at 6:30pm at Andover High
School. We will soon be posting additional Caucus and SD
49 Convention information on our website and face book
group page. Each precinct meeting room location will be
listed along with pertinent convention information.
There will be links posted to the Secretary of State
website that has a great precinct finder tool for those
not sure what precinct they reside in. For those of you
who survived the hectic 2008 caucus we expect a more
orderly event this year and should not have 4 times our
usual attendance like we did on that chaotic but
exciting evening.
At each Precinct Caucus meeting
attendees will elect Precinct Officers, SD 49 Convention
Delegates and participate in a Gubernatorial Candidate
Straw poll. Forms will be available for anyone wishing
to submit a platform resolution. Some resolutions can
make it all the way to the 2010 State Convention and if
chosen will actually become part of the DFL’s official
legislative platform. For a lot of great information on
the Caucus and Convention process please visit the state
DFL website at www.dfl.org. We will also be posting a
schedule of caucus and convention training sessions on
our website and face book page which is Minnesota DFL
Senate District 49.
Our DFL Senate District 49
Convention will be held at the Coon Rapids High School
on Saurday February 13th. Registration will begin at
8:00am and the convention will be called to order at
9:00am. Back by popular demand the Convention Chairs
will be J.P. Barone and his wife Victoria Reinhardt.
J.P. is Chair of the DFL 4th Congressional District and
Victoria is a Ramsey County Commissioner.
A
Senate District Convention can be a confusing process
for first time attendees and J.P. and Victoria do a
great job helping everyone through this process. J.P.
actually makes this an entertaining event as he guides
us through the bizarre walking sub-caucus election
procedure. At the convention we will be electing Senate
District Officers, State convention delegates and
choosing who to endorse as our State House and Senate
Candidates. We will hear from several Gubernatorial and
congressional Candidates as well.
This is a
chance to participate in local politics and really have
a say in who represents you in the Minnesota House and
Senate. Please take the time to help us with this huge
undertaking. If you can help on a caucus or convention
committee please contact me at the e-mail or number
below. If you have any questions about this process
please contact me or go on the State Website or visit
our website in the coming weeks as we post more
information . For those of you who did such a great job
helping with the convention and caucus two years ago
thank you so much because with out your efforts we would
not have a local party structure with the great
reputation that Senate District 49 has.
These Newsletters will become a monthly effort to keep those who visit our website informed about the projects, meetings, news, and events involving the Senate District 49.
SD 49 Chair Bill Usher 763-772-7354 usher-bill@comcast.net
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