Welcome to Our Fifth Issue of DFL Spotlight.

These are exciting times! We can win and make a difference both locally and nationally. With the endorsement of Steve Kelley for Attorney General, we now have a full slate of candidates for the fall elections. Now is the time to help. As of Wed. August 16 we are just 83 days away from E DAY - Election day. The most urgent task is voter ID, so candidates can know where and how to concentrate their campaign efforts.

We can't say it more strongly or often enough - WINNING DEPENDS ON US ALL.

To volunteer use the links and phone numbers listed below and to donate write a check now to Senate District 42 DFL and mail it to Linnea Sodergren, our Treasurer, at 5441 Pompano Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55343. Or, you can make a secure donation online at our website www.dflsd42.org

Thanks,

Norb Gernes, Senate District 42 Chair
Deb Pitzrick, SD42 Associate Chair

STATE FAIR August 27 - Third Congressional District's Day at the State Fair. Need your help for the Great Minnesota Get Together. Contact Carol Woehrer, sussk001@tc.umn.edu or 763-537-0816
* Noon to 3 PM
* 3 PM to 6 PM
* 6 PM to 9 PM

Volunteers needed all shifts but especially appreciated on this late shift. Free fair entrance if you participate in all shifts.

DOOR KNOCKING AND LITERATURE DROPS Getting the word out and good exercise too.

Rob Boyd, Candidate State Representative, SD 42 B
* Daily except Friday 4 PM - 8 PM. Contact todd.wendt@gmail.com to help.

Carol Bomben, Candidate State Senate SD 42
* Literature drop - August 19, Saturday 11 AM - 3 PM, Staring Lake Park start off. Bring your favorite summer eats to pot luck 12 noon -1 PM. Beverages available through out the literature drop.
Additional volunteer times,
* Week days 5 PM - 8 PM,
* Saturdays 11 AM - 2 PM,
* Sundays 1 PM - 3 PM.
Get involved by contacting helpbomben@yahoo.com 952-975-6015 for specifics and meet up location.

Coordinated Campaign Weekly door knocking and general office work. Edina Campaign office Dustin Trice dtrice@dfl.org.

PHONE BANKING - getting the word out without the sweat.

Rob Boyd - Contact todd.wendt@gmail.com for more information.

DFL Coordinated Campaign Phone banking and data entry Contact Edina office. Flexible hours adapted to meet your schedule! Contact Lori 952-929-4035 or lelliot@dfl.org. Office located 6950 France Ave, Edina, MN.

DONATE NOW

If you haven't donated this year's $50 to a state candidate or the DFL, you can write your check out to Senate District 42 DFL and - mail to Linnea Sodergren, our Treasurer, at 5441 Pompano Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55343. Or, you can make a secure donation online at our website www.dflsd42.org
Already made a refundable donation and gotten your $50 back? Please consider making another. If you can fit it in your budget, your money will be used to support the DFL's message of inclusion and support.

BECOME A PRECINCT CHAIR

Being a precinct chair is grassroots organization at its core. Precinct chairs organize volunteers in their precincts to work with your local candidates and the Coordinated Campaign staff, and get to know some of your neighbors at the same time. Contact Norb Gernes for more information at ngernes@dflsd42.org.
There are several precinct chairs (first and second position) open in the following precincts.
* Precinct 01 - Assoc. Chair 1, Assoc. Chair 2
* Precinct 06 – Chair
* Precinct 07 - Assoc. Chair 2
* Precinct 10 - Assoc. Chair 2
* Precinct 13 - Chair, Assoc. Chair 1, Assoc. Chair 2
* Precinct 14 - Assoc. Chair 2
* Precinct 18 - Assoc. Chair 1
* W1-PD - Chair, Assoc. Chair 1, Assoc. Chair 2
* W3-PG - Chair, Assoc. Chair 1, Assoc. Chair 2
* W4-PE - Assoc. Chair 2
* W4-PH - Chair, Assoc. Chair 1, Assoc. Chair 2

JOIN A SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE

Join one of the SD 42 committees gets you involved in behind the scenes party building. Committees:
* Affirmative Action and Outreach
* Candidate Support and Development
* Communications and Technology
* Events, Fundraising, Precinct Organization
* Strategic Planning and Research
Contact Deb Pitzrick at dpitzrick@dflsd42.org.

WELCOME LORI ELLIOT

My name is Lori Beth Elliott and I hail from Northwest Arkansas. I came on board the Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) Coordinated Campaign on August 1 and can be found at the DFL office located in Edina on France Ave. I am a 2005 graduate of the University of Arkansas where I majored in Political Science and minored in International Politics. In 2004 I worked on a US Congressional race for the Third Congressional District in Arkansas. While attending college, and for the past year after college, I worked for the Walmart Corporate Offices as a Member Service Specialist Supervisor for SAM'S Club. I am excited to be part of this team because of the great list of candidates we have. In my spare time, which I have little of, I enjoy hiking and canoeing.

News and events in the office. Two weeks ago we held a state-wide doorknock that went incredibly well!! We are holding on again this weekend. We are looking for people to help out with this! The Edina office is still looking for people to help out with phone banking and data entry as well. We host a phone bank session that can meet any schedule! Please contact me if you are interested in helping out.

Our office address is: 6950 France Ave, Edina, MN. You can reach me at: 952-929-4035 or email me at: lelliot@dfl.org

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