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Common Ground Newsletter for the Democratic Party of Dane County Get Ready for the Fall July-August 2012 Elections! Find out More Inside Democratic Party PRSRT STD of Dane County U.S. Postage PAID P.O. Box 2082 Madison, WI Madison, WI 53701-2082 Permit No. 981 www.danedems.org Common Ground Newsletter for the Democratic Party of Dane County Get ready for the Fall July-August 2012 Elections! Find out more inside. Authorized and paid for by the Democratic Party of Dane County – Michael Basford, Chair 2012-2012 DPDC EXECUTIVE BOARD Keep in touch with the Enjoy the Summer and get Dane Dems Chair Michael Basford 48th Assembly Rep. Dode Lowe ready for this Fall!! 513-1387 [email protected] 249-5693 [email protected] Web: www.danedems.org Find out inside more details about what we have on tap Treasurer Sig Midelfort 76th Assembly Rep. Greg Packnett facebook: for the next two months and get ready to make history!! 221-0382 [email protected] [email protected] www.facebook.com/danedems Secretary Vacant 77th Assembly Rep. Christine Lazar twitter: @danedems 213-7188 [email protected] VC-Campaigns Mary Kolar Make history by sending [email protected] 78th Assembly Rep. Corky Custer Upcoming Dane Dems Events 238-8388 [email protected] See Inside for Details Tammy Baldwin to the VC-Communications Amy Westra United States Senate! th [email protected] 79 Assembly Rep. Laurene Bach Saturday, July 21st – Summer Picnic! 852-5654 [email protected] VC-Development Wayne Bigelow st th Go to tammybaldwin.com or call her office at 414-939-8366 334-8228 [email protected] 80th Assembly Rep. Mark Knickelbine Tuesday, July 31 - 80 Assembly 437-6219 [email protected] District Candidate Forum and for more information on what you can do to help Tammy VC-Membership Ron Biendseil Members-Only Straw Poll win in November. You can also connect with her on 712-6831 [email protected] 81st Assembly Rep. Tom Weiner facebook (facebook.com/TammyBaldwin) and twitter 225-0077 [email protected] th th (@TammyBaldwinWI). VC-Volunteers Spencer White Tuesday, August 7 - 47 Assembly 358-9985 [email protected] At-Large Rep. Julia Kerr District Candidate Forum and [email protected] Members-Only Straw Poll 37th Assembly Rep. Vacant At-Large Rep. Judy Karofsky th 38th Assembly Rep. Vacant [email protected] Wednesday, August 8 – DPDC Make history by helping re-elect nd Meeting Featuring 2 Congressional President Barack Obama and nd 42 Assembly Rep. Vacant At-Large Rep. Lori Kief District Candidate Forum and Vice-President Joe Biden! [email protected] Members-Only Straw Poll 43rd Assembly Rep. Vacant At-Large Rep. Miriam Share th th Go barackobama.com/wi or contact the local OFA office 46th Assembly Rep. Denise Duranczyk [email protected] Thursday, August 9 - 79 Assembly 873-8302 [email protected] District Candidate Forum and by calling 620-1893 or going to 302 East Wilson Street to At-Large Rep Erik Paulson Members-Only Straw Poll help with the campaign. You can also connect with 47th Assembly Rep. Jenni Dye [email protected] President Obama's campaign on facebook 201-1531 [email protected] Tuesday, August 14th – PRIMARY (facebook.com/ofa.wi) and twitter (@OFA_WI). ELECTION DAY! Letter from the Chair (by Mike Basford): Upcoming Dane Dems Events: The fight continues! Saturday, July 21st – Summer Picnic! As I’ve been trying to make sense of the results of June 5th, I keep thinking about how proud I Everybody is invited to our Summer Picnic on July 21st from Noon to 2PM at Rennebohm Park (115 am of the fight we fought over the 16 months since February of last year. Many of you have North Eau Claire Ave, Madison). The Dane Dems are providing brats, burgers and beverages. joined your county party and you helped us with a massive campaign effort. We were able to People are asked to bring a dish to share. All contributions to the event are welcome. staff more offices and contact more voters than in most fall elections. And we were one of the few counties that were able to increase our voter turnout over Fall 2010 and our margin over st th our opponents. Combined with an incredibly successful spring election season, we have many Tuesday, July 31 - 80 Assembly District Candidate Forum and reasons to hold our heads high. Members-Only Straw Poll 7PM at the Mount Horeb Community Center (107 North Grove St., Mount Horeb). Rep. Sondy Pope- What we should take away from June’s election is that the need to continue the fight is more Roberts, Charles Uphoff and Joe Wineke have been invited to participate. If you don't know if you vital than ever. Whether we won or lost, the need to defend our values and fight to put Dane are a member and you want to participate in the Straw Poll, be sure to check with the DPW and County families first ahead of out-of-state interests would still be necessary. If we want to make verify your membership. Otherwise, you may join the party at the meeting to participate. more history this year by sending Tammy Baldwin to the US Senate, re-electing Barack Obama and Joe Biden, keeping our majority in the State Senate and taking back the State Assembly, we Tuesday, August 7th - 47th Assembly District Candidate Forum and need you to stay fighting with us! Members-Only Straw Poll 7PM at the Monona Library (1000 Nichols Rd., Monona). Amanda Hall and Robb Kahl have been The first way you can do this is to renew your membership in the Democratic Party of Dane invited. If you don't know if you are a member and you want to participate in the Straw Poll, be County. This newsletter is being sent to all members and people whose memberships have lapsed sure to check with the DPW and verify your membership. since the start of the year. If your address on this newsletter says “PLEASE RENEW”, we need you to renew your membership TODAY. Please fill out this form and send it in to Democratic Wednesday, August 8th – DPDC Meeting Featuring 2nd Congressional Party of Dane County, P.O. Box 2082, Madison, WI 53701 – or bring it to the Summer Picnic on the 21st. Your membership renewal will give us the resources to continue fighting this fall and to District Candidate Forum and Members-Only Straw Poll make history. Please join us! 7PM at the Concourse Hotel. Dennis Hall, Mark Pocan, Kelda Roys and Matt Silverman will attend. If you don't know if you are a member and you want to participate in the Straw Poll, be sure to check with the DPW and verify your membership. Thursday, August 9th - 79th Assembly District Candidate Forum and Members-Only Straw Poll st P.S. – I hope to see everybody at our Summer Picnic on the 21 (details on opposite page). Please 7PM at the Waunakee Performing Arts Center (Waunakee H.S. - 301 Community Drive, Waunakee). join me in celebrating our successes so far, meet the candidates for the fall elections and enjoy Dianne Hesselbein and Ellen Lindgren have agreed to participate. If you don't know if you are a the company of your fellow Dane County Democrats. member and you want to participate in the Straw Poll, be sure to check with the DPW and verify your membership. Become a member of the DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF DANE COUNTY th Please make checks payable to The Democratic Party of Wisconsin and mail to Democratic Party of Tuesday, August 14 – PRIMARY ELECTION DAY! Dane County, PO Box 2082, Madison, WI 53701 In addition to the campaigns listed above, there is a primary in Assembly Districts 37 (Mary Arnold and Laura Cotting) and 78 (Rep. Brett Hulsey and Christopher Fisher) as well as Dane County Treasurer (David De Felice, Adam Gallagher and Matt Veldran) and Dane County Clerk (Diane Name(s) Hermann-Brown, Scott McDonell, Mike Quieto and Santiago Rosas). Address City State Zip Home # Email Upcoming DPDC Meetings before the November Election – Occupation* Employer September 12th and October 10th. Both are at 7PM at the Concourse □$25 Individual □$35 Couple □$75 Family □Other: $ Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. Your contribution may be used in connection with federal elections and is subject to the limitations and prohibitions of the Federal Hotel. Special Guests to be announced in the next newsletter. Election Campaign Act. * - Federal law requires us to use .
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