As of August 1, candidate lawn signs are allowed to be put on your property. If you haven't ordered yours yet, contact the campaign staff for Karen Nolte (45-A) or Gregg Prest (45-B).
Lawn signs will be delivered beginning September 1, replaced and picked up by volunteers. If you'd like to help deliver signs, contact the campaigns at the links above or on the sidebar at right.
Upcoming Candidate Events
Join with (or look for) candidates Karen Nolte (45A) and Gregg Prest (45B) in area events this month!
Q&A WIth Met Council , Golden Valley Library, Tuesday, August 19 - 10:30 - 11:30 am
SD-45's Beth Anderson helped at the McCain MN headquarters July 10 and taped Senator McCain's straight talk advice on winning elections.
Cindy McCain shares her connections with Minnesota:
SD-45 City Offices Up For Election
Several Mayor and City Council positions are up for election this fall in Senate District 45, each carrying 4-year terms beginning January of 2009.
Crystal:
There will be four municipal offices on the ballot this year which are:
Mayor (currently held by Renae Bowman)
Council Member Ward 3 (currently held by Ed Lenoch)
Council Member Ward 4 (currently held by Gary Grimes)
Council Member Section I (representing Wards 1 & 2)
Persons interested in serving as a council member or mayor must file for office with the city clerk at 4141 Douglas Drive N.The filing period opens on July 1 and closes on July 15, 2008.
Visit the City of Crystal web site, or contact the city clerk at (763) 531-1145 to obtain more information.
Robbinsdale:
The office of Mayor and Council Members are up for election this year. The seats are currently held by Mayor Michael Holtz, Councilmembers William Blonigan and
Dan Rogan of Wards 1 and 2. The City of Robbinsdale has more on duties, requirements and contacts.
New Hope:
The office of Mayor (Martin Opem, Sr.) and two City Council seats (Andy Hoffe and Karen Nolte) will be on the ballot this year, serving 4 year terms beginning January 1, 2009. More on City Council and contact info can be found at the City of New Hope web site.
Plymouth:
The following City Council seats (four-year terms) will be on the November 4 General Election ballot:
Ward 1 (currently held by Sandy Hewitt);
Ward 3 (currently held by Bob Stein); and
At-Large.
Those residents filing for the Ward 1
and Ward 3 seats must live in those wards. The At Large position
represents the entire City; therefore, any resident within the City, no
matter what ward they reside in, can file for this position.
More information on requirements and filing can be found at the City of Plymouth web site.
Golden Valley:
No city office seats are up for election this year. Visit the City of Golden Valley for more information.
Quote of the Day
A taxpayer voting for a Democrat is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.
Hat tip to Vice Chair Dale Bartholomew. :-)
April Chili & Chat - Health Care Highlights
Our first Chili & Chat of the the year was held April
17 in New Hope, with the timely topic of health care. Legislation is
moving forward in the State Capitol, many items people aren't aware of.
Speaking to these issues were Twila Brase, RN , president of Citizens Council on Health Care, Rep. Tom Emmer , House Deputy Minority Leader, and Karen Effrem, MD, Pediatrician and Policy Analyst. Emceeing the event was SD45B House Candidate Gregg Prest .
Twila
Brase gave a brief "Health Care 101" with a history of Medicaid and how
it's affected health care. She followed with CCHC's push to demand
consent for genetic testing and infant blood screening, which the State
Department of Health is against.
Rep. Tom Emmer followed with a
legislative update on health care reform, and discussed the task force
and special interest groups who stand to gain more from socialized
medicine than the people it purports to help.
Karen Effrem, MD
wrapped it up with an eye-opening account of mental health screening
and disturbing trends to monitor citizens from cradle to grave, along
with a host of medicines pushed on our children.
The
panel stayed for an interesting question and answer session, including
how to protect your medical privacy and where to go to make your voice
and concerns heard.
A DVD copy of the program is available for purchase. Contact
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for details and to order.
Speak Up: Last SD-45 Town Meeting May 3
The last of the DFL SD-45 Town Meeting series is this Saturday, May 3, at the Crystal Community Center (4800 Douglas Drive). This is a great opportunity to hear what legislators are working on, and to give feedback to our DFL legislators. From Senator Rest's Capitol Update newsletter:
Senator Rest encourages constituents to attend District 45 town meetings scheduled during the 2008 Legislative Session. The meetings will be held at the Crystal Community Center from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on February 23, March 29, and May 3. Constituents are also invited to contact Sen. Rest at the Capitol at 205 State Capitol, 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155, (651) 296-2889, or via e-mail at
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Barb Davis White Endorsed At CD5 Convention
Barb Davis White
was unanimously endorsed at the CD-5 convention April 5th in
Robbinsdale. Guest speakers included Governor Pawlenty, Senator Norm
Coleman, Minority Leader Rep. Marty Seifert, and State Party Chair Ron
Carey. 268 Delegates were seated and voted 3 delegates to the National
Convention: Kris Boberg, Juliette Jordal and Robert Steven Rogers. Two
alternates were also elected: Corey Sax and Adam Weingold.
Congratulations to those elected! 51 out of 129 resolutions were voted
on before adjournment.
The State Convention is May 29-31 at the
Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. Elected delegates and alternates will
receive calls to convention by mail. Convention details can be found here.
Larry Pogemiller: We Spend Your Money Better Than You Could
This video shows DFL State Senator Larry Pogemiller saying the government is smarter than you on spending your money.
Those seven words from then soon-to-be House Speaker Margaret
Anderson-Kelliher came two days after Election Day 2006. Echoing the
professed sentiments of more than two dozen newly elected rural and
suburban Democrats, Kelliher's statement no doubt felt reassuring to
the Minnesotans who took Minnesota Democrats at their word when they
claimed, throughout the 2006 election season, to carry the mantle of
fiscal responsibility and balanced priorities.
Minnesotans wanted change; Democrats wanted their votes. On Nov. 9, 2006, each seemed to have gotten what it wanted.
But here we are on April Fools' Day 2008, and clearly the joke is on
us. Starting today, hard-working Minnesotans trying to get through
tough times will pay the first in a series of tax increases imposed by
Minnesota Democrats who tossed aside their pledges of moderation and
common-sense priorities like Election Day's smelly laundry.
Our first Chili & Chat of the the year was held April
17 in New Hope, with the timely topic of health care. Legislation is
moving forward in the State Capitol, many items people aren't aware of.
Speaking to these issues were 
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