It's Crunch Time! Help DFL Candidates Win!
With less than 40 days until Election Day on November 7, the time is now to help DFL candidates win at every level. Make a commitment today to help your community, your state and your country during this final push.

In the "Getting Involved" section below, there are numerous ways you can help local and statewide candidates, including: door-knocking, making phone calls, dropping literature, doing data entry, displaying yard signs, writing letters to the editor and donating money. See pertinent details below, including contact information. Volunteers are also needed this Saturday, October 7, for another district-wide door-knocking effort to identify and persuade voters. Meet at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. at Purgatory Creek Park in Eden Prairie. (See map here.) See more details below under "Events & Meetings" and volunteer here.

Don't wake up on November 8 and say, "I wish I had done more to help." Get involved now and also plan ahead so that you can take one or more days off from work for Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) efforts leading up to Election Day. If you can, also take off Election Day to volunteer.

Thank you!
Norb Gernes, Senate District 42 Chair
Deb Pitzrick, SD42 Associate Chair

DFL "Coordinated Campaign"
Lori Elliott is heading up the DFL Coordinated Campaign for Senate District 42. Lori is the first paid staffer our senate district has ever had, and she is working out of the local DFL office in Edina at 6950 France Ave. S., Suite 108. Lori is coordinating ongoing phone banking, door-knocking and literature drops that will benefit all DFL candidates in our district. Call her at 952-922-2432 or 479-595-1551 or e-mail her here and offer to help.

Rep. Maria Ruud Re-Election Campaign
Contact Maria's campaign to volunteer.

Carol Bomben For State Senate Campaign
Contact Carol's campaign to volunteer.

Rob Boyd for State Representative Campaign
Contact Rob's campaign to volunteer.

Hennepin County, Congressional & Statewide Campaigns
For Hennepin County Attorney Candidate Andy Luger, call 952-938-2999 or email Andy's campaign. For 3rd Congressional District candidate Wendy Wilde, call (952) 486-8746 or visit her web site. For State Auditor candidate Rebecca Otto, visit her web site. For Secretary of State candidate Mark Ritchie, visit his web site. For Attorney General candidate Lori Swanson, go here. For Gubernatorial candidate Mike Hatch, go here. For U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar, call 952-929-4035 or 612-250-4421 or e-mail her campaign.

Lawn Signs
All of the campaigns have lawn signs and would love for you and your neighbors to proudly show your support for DFL candidates. Contact the appropriate campaign to pick up a sign or, with some campaigns, even have one delivered to you.

Volunteers Knock on 1,000-plus Doors in District-Wide Canvass

Thanks so much to more than 30 volunteers who turned out on Saturday, Sept. 23, to knock on doors in a district-wide voter identification and persuasion effort. Despite variable weather (sun in the morning, rain in the afternoon), our volunteers had hundreds of conversations with their Eden Prairie and Minnetonka neighbors. This face-to-face contact will help all of our candidates win on Nov. 7. There will be another district-wide door-knocking effort this Saturday, October 7. Same place (Purgatory Creek Park in Eden Prairie at southwest corner of Prairie Center Drive and Technology Drive) and same times (10 a.m. and 2 p.m.). RSVP to Lori Elliott here.

Out of Town on Election Day? Remember to Vote Absentee!
If you are not able to visit your polling place on Nov. 7 Election Day, you have two ways to vote absentee. You can "pre-vote" at your City Hall or submit a request for an absentee ballot that will be mailed to you about one month prior to the election. Click here to visit the City of Eden Prairie's web site for more information and to download the Absentee ballot request. Click here to visit the City of Minnetonka's web site for more information and to download the Absentee ballot request.

Precinct Change for Western Eden Prairie Residents
There has been redistricting in the area north of Pioneer Trail, south of Highway 5 and west of Dell Road. You are no longer part of Precinct 19 and do not vote at Grace Church. People north of the new 312 are now part of Precinct 9. Your polling place for state elections is Resurrection Life Church, 16397 Glory Lane. People south of the new 312 are now part of Precinct 18. Your polling place for state elections is Eden Prairie Presbyterian Church, 9145 Eden Prairie Road. The Eden Prairie City Clerk has mailed out cards indicating where you should vote. If you live in this area and are uncertain which precinct you are now part of, please download and review a map showing the new precinct boundaries by clicking here.

October 7: Wellstone! Play Opens in St. Paul
A new play about the life of Sen. Paul Wellstone, directed by Senate District 42 DFL activist and state delegate Steve Barberio of Eden Prairie, opens on October 7 at the History Theatre in St. Paul. The play will run through Nov. 5. For more info, visit this site.

October 7: District-Wide Door-Knocking
Volunteers are needed for another district-wide door-knocking effort this Saturday, October 7, to identify and persuade voters in southern Minnetonka and Eden Prairie. This effort will help all DFL candidates. You will be provided with walk routes, literature and training. Meet at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. at Purgatory Creek Park in Eden Prairie, which is at the southwest corner of Prairie Center Drive and Technology Drive (between Southwest Transit Center and Flagship Athletic Club.) See map here. Please rsvp to Lori Elliott here or call her at 952-929-4035.

October 10: TwinWest Candidate Forum
Sheraton Minneapolis West, 12201 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka. 7:30-9 a.m. Scheduled to participate: Rep. Maria Ruud.

October 12: Hopkins LAC Education Forum
Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins. 7-9 p.m. Scheduled to participate: Rep. Maria Ruud, State Senate Candidate Carol Bomben.

October 12: SD 42 Central Committee Monthly Meeting
The next Central Committee meeting for Senate District 42 is Thursday, October 12, at 7 p.m. at the Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Boulevard in Minnetonka. The Central Committee is made up of about 80 people, including the Executive Committee, State Central Committee members and all precinct chairs and associate chairs. All local Democrats are welcome to attend these meetings. Your input is valued and you will be able to participate fully, with the exception of voting. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the Minnetonka Community Center: October 12, November 9 and December 14. Contact Norb Gernes at ngernes@dflsd42.com for more information.

October 16: League of Women Voters Debate
City Council Chambers, Eden Prairie City Hall, 8080 Mitchell Rd, Eden Prairie. 7-9 p.m. Scheduled to participate: Rep. Maria Ruud, State Senate Candidate Carol Bomben, State Representative Candidate Rob Boyd.

October 18: Monthly Meeting of 3rd CD Central Committee
The October meeting of the DFL's 3rd Congressional District Central Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, at 7 p.m. at the Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd. in Minnetonka. The 3rd CD Central Committee is made up of senate district chairs, directors, state central committee members and others. All local Democrats are welcome and encouraged to attend these meetings. Your input is valued and you will be able to participate fully, with the exception of voting.

October 18: Eden Prairie Senior Forum
Eden Prairie Senior Center, 8950 Eden Prairie Rd, Eden Prairie. 2-4 p.m. Scheduled to participate: State Senate Candidate Carol Bomben.

October 18: TalkTrans Candidate Forum
Eden Prairie Community Center, 8080 Mitchell Rd, Eden Prairie. 7-9 p.m. Scheduled to participate: State Senate Candidate Carol Bomben.

October 19: Senior Federation Candidate Forum
Minnetonka City Hall, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka. 7-9 p.m. Scheduled to participate: Rep. Maria Ruud, State Senate Candidate Carol Bomben.

October 26: Isaiah Candidate Forum
Pax Christi Catholic Community, 12100 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie. 7-9 p.m. Scheduled to participate: Rep. Maria Ruud, State Senate Candidate Carol Bomben, State Representative Candidate Rob Boyd.

Visit Maria's web site

Visit Carol's web site

Visit Rob's web site

Visit Wendy's web site