JOINT STATEMENT: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MUST CAMPAIGN ON BIG, BOLD, ECONOMIC-POPULIST IDEAS We want the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee to campaign on big, bold, economic-populist ideas that tangibly improve the lives of millions of Americans.

We urge all candidates for president to campaign on big, bold ideas – such as establishing a national goal of debt-free college at all public colleges and universities, expanding Social Security benefits in- stead of cutting them, creating millions of clean-energy jobs, reducing big-money influence in politics, breaking up the “too big to fail” Wall Street banks that crashed our economy, and ensuring that working families share in the economic growth they help create.

Bold economic populist ideas are popular with Democratic, Independent, and even Republican voters -- and are key to victory in 2016.

We have a responsibility to choose the best candidate for our state, our party, and our nation. We take our responsibility seriously.

Signed, Iowa • Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, D-IA • Former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, NH-1 • U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, IA-2 • Former U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes, NH-2 • Former U.S. Rep. Dave Nagle, IA-3 • Scott McGilvray, NEA New Hampshire President • Former U.S. Rep. Berkley Bedell, IA-6 • Karen McDonough, former NEA New Hampshire • Mike Fitzgerald, Iowa State Treasurer President • Roxanne Conlin, former Iowa Democratic Party • Deborah Smith, NH AFL-CIO Vice President At Chair; former U.S. Senate Candidate Large; American Postal Workers Union Member • Steve Abbott, CWA Iowa State Council President • State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, District 21 • Mark Cooper, South Central Iowa Federation of La- • State Sen. David Watters, District 4 bor President • Former State Sen. Burt Cohen, District 24; former • Cathy Glasson, SEIU Local 199 President Majority Leader • Sue Dinsdale, Iowa Citizens Action Network Execu- • Former State Sen. William J. McCarthy, Manchester tive Director • State Rep. Marcia Moody, Rockingham 17 • R. Ben Stone, former ACLU of Iowa Executive Direc- • State Rep. , Hillsborough 14 tor • State Rep. Cynthia L. Chase, Cheshire 8 • Former Speaker of the Iowa House Patrick Murphy • State Rep. Christy Bartlett, Merrimack 19 • State Rep. Sharon Steckman, District 53 • State Rep. John Bordenet, Cheshire 5 • State Rep. Phyllis Thede, District 93 • State Rep. John Coultier, Sullivan 10 • State Rep. Art Staed, District 66 • State Rep. Barbara French, Merrimack 6 • State Rep. Dan Kelley, District 29 • State Rep. Lee Walker Oxenham, Sullivan 1 • State Rep. Liz Bennett, District 65 • State Rep. , Strafford 17 • State Rep. Cindy Winckler, District 86 • State Rep. , Strafford 6 • Rick Smith, Iowa Democratic Party Central Commit- • State Rep. Marjorie Porter, Hillsborough 1 tee Member • State Rep. Tim Smith, Hillsborough 17 • Julie Theulen, Iowa Democratic Party Central Com- • State Rep. Travis Bennett, Grafton 8 mittee Member; Shelby County Democrats Co-Chair • State Rep. Larry Converse, Sullivan 4 • Jennifer Harrington, Page County Democrats Chair • State Rep. George Sykes, Grafton 13 • Kurt Meyer, Tri-County Democrats Chair • State Rep. Ivy Vann, Hillsborough 24 • John Stone, Cerro Gordo County Democrats Chair • State Rep. Caroletta Alicea, Merrimack 8 • Sherry Toelle, Cass County Democrats Chair • State Rep. , Rockingham 25

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Paid for by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee PAC (BoldProgressives.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions to the PCCC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Iowa New Hampshire • Larry Hodgen, Cedar County Democrats Chair • State Rep. Len DiSesa, Strafford 16 • James Berge, Worth County Democrats Chair • State Rep. Frank Heffron, Rockingham 18 • Don Paulson, Muscatine County Democrats Chair • State Rep. Mario F. Ratzki, Merrimack 1 • Robert Bell, Madison County Democrats Chair • State Rep. Richard Abel, Grafton 13 • Lorraine Williams, Washington County Democrats • State Rep. , Hillsborough 14 Chair • State Rep. Becky McBeath, Rockingham 26 • Walt Pregler, Dubuque County Democrats Chair • State Rep. Dan Sullivan, Hillsborough 42 • Dr. Gerene M. Denning, Johnson County Democrats • State Rep. Richard Ames, Cheshire 9 Chair • State Rep. Martha Hennessey, Grafton 12 • Kim Weaver, O’Brien County Democrats Chair • State Rep. Virginia Irwin, Sullivan 9 • Charlene Doyle, Poweshiek County Democrats Co- • State Rep. Marge Shepardson, Cheshire 10 Chair • State Rep. June M. Frazer, Merrimack 13 • George Ensley, Boone County Democrats Co-Chair • State Rep. Linda Kenison, Merrimack 15 • Daniel Hanson, Allamakee County Democrats Co- • State Rep. Wayne Burton, Strafford 6 Chair • State Rep. Richard McNamara, Hillsborough 38 • Kevin Perkins, Scott County Democrats Finance and • State Rep. Timothy N. Robertson, Cheshire 6 Elections Chair • State Rep. Alethea Froburg, Coos 3 • Louise Frakes, former Washington County Demo- • State Rep. Charles Townsend, Grafton 11 crats Chair • State Rep. Chris Brown, Grafton 12 • Dave Somsky, former Woodbury County Democrats • State Rep. Dick Patten, Merrimack 17 Chair • State Rep. Andrew Schmidt, Sullivan 1 • David Neas, former Clark Democrats Chair; former • State Rep. Gerald W. R. Ward, Rockingham 28 Audobon County Attorney; former ISEA Local Presi- • State Rep. Judith Sprang, Strafford 6 dent (Southwestern Community College Education • State Rep. Paula Francese, Rockinham 18 Association) • State Rep. Christopher Herbert, Hillsborough 43 • C. Kathleen Kerns, Cass County Democrats Vice • State Rep. Gilman Shattuck, Hillsborough 1 Chair • State Rep. Suzanne Harvey, Hillsborough 29 • Michael Worrell, Page County Democrats Vice Chair • Former State Rep. Scott Harvey, Merrimack 2 and Treasurer • Former State Rep. Maureen Mann, Rockingham 32 • Walden Paige, Marshall County Democratic Central and Rockingham 1 Committee First Vice Chair • Former State Rep. Betty Hall, Hillsborough 26 • Allyson Story, Linn County Democratic Central Com- • Former State Rep. Sylvia Gale, Hillsborough 28 mittee Executive Board Financial Chair • Former State Rep. Eileen Ehlers, Hookset 24 • Rosemary Schwartz, former Benton County Demo- • Former State Rep. Chris Muns, Rockingham 21 cratic Central Committee Chair • Former State Rep. James Curran, District 7 • Sharon Holle, Scott County Democrats Central Com- • Former State Rep. Donna Schlachman, Rocking- mittee Member ham 18 • Virginia Davis, Poweshiek County Central Commit- • Former State Rep. Gordon Allen, Hillsborough 1 tee Central Committee Member • Former State Rep. Jessie L. Osborne, Merrimack 12 • Sue Wilson, Dubuque County Democrats Committee • Former State Rep. James Timothy Dunn, Keene 3; Member former Keene School District NEA Local President; • Laura Twing, Cedar County Democratic Central former Keene City Council Member Committee Treasurer • Carl DeMatteo, Cheshire County Democrats Chair • Thomas Corrieri, Story County Democrats Treasur- • Elizabeth Funicella, Carroll County Democrats Chair er • Charles Prouix, Raymond County Democrats Chair • Mary Loney Bichell, former Dubuque Democrats • Duane Kimball, former Strafford County Democrats Treasurer Chair • James Blair, former Des Moines County Democrats • Joe Cicirelli, former Strafford County Democrats Chair Secretary and Treasurer • , Plymouth Area Democrats Chair • Monica Vernon, Congressional Candidate, IA-1 • Emmanuel Krasner, Farmington Democrats Chair • Ravi Patel, Congressional Candidate, IA-1; Presi- • Larry Drake, Portsmouth Democratic Committee dent, Hawkeye Hotel Chair

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Paid for by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee PAC (BoldProgressives.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions to the PCCC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Iowa New Hampshire • Gary Kroeger, Prospective Congressional Candi- • Keith Thompson, Brookline Democrats Co-Chair date, IA-1 • Barbara Bryce, Cheshire County Democrats Gilsum • Thomas Baldridge, former Johnson County Precinct Town Chair Chair • Jane Brickett, Coos County Democrats Lancaster • Harold Render, former Iowa Convention Delegate Town Co-chair • Sherrie Taha, former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture • Mark Mitchell, former Barrington Democrats Chair candidate • Dorothy Piquado, former Guilford Democrats Chair; • Teresa Meyer, former Candidate for District 63; AF- former Candidate for NH State Representative, SCME member Belknap 2 • Jonathan Neiderbach, former State Auditor Demo- • Mary Rauh, former Congressional Candidate, NH-2; cratic Candidate Democratic Activist • Jeff Smith, Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union • Linda Garrish Thomas, Former Candidate for NH Local 3 President State Representative, Hillsborough 9 • Sandy Doerring, SEIU Local 199 Officer • Nancy Heath, former Candidate for New Hampshire • Randy Boulton, United Steelworkers (USW) Sub- State Representative, District 29 Director • Jane Alden, former Candidate for New Hampshire • Chad McFarland, UAW Local 450 Executive Board State Representative, District 4 Member • Peter Miller, NEA New Hampshire UniServ Director • Mike Carberry, Johnson County Supervisor • Eddy Deblois, USW Local 4-0075 President • Mayor Gary Wilkinson, Oxford • Jim Schaufenbil, Communications Workers of Amer- • Former Mayor Richard Warren, Elodra; former Milpi- ica (CWA) Representative tas City Council Member • Gary Poland, former IUE-CWA Local 201 Executive • Skip Moore, Des Moines City Council Member Board Member • Michael Wilbur, Primghar City Council Member; for- • Andi Johnson, former Keene City Council Member mer UFCW Local 179 President • Martha Richards, Grafton County Commissioner - • Dale Todd, former Cedar Rapids City Council Mem- District 3 ber • Chuck Weed, Cheshire County Commissioner, Dis- • Susan Beary, former Lovila City Council Member tict 2 • Som Baccam, Broadlawns Hospital Board of Trust- • Valerie Scarborough, Plymouth Selectwoman ees Member • Herbert Moyer, Exeter Selectman • Maria Dickmann, Davenport School Board Member • Chuck O’Ceallaigh, Barrington Selectman • Nolden Gentry, Des Moines School Board Member • Mary Ahlgren, Sanbornton Supervisor of Checklist; • Flora Lee, Sioux City School Board Member; NEA Committee Member Member • Jeanne Ludt, Amherst Supervisor of the Checklist • Richard Paulus, West Branch School Board Mem- • Judith Abbott, former Sanbornton Supervisor of the ber Checklist • James Perrin, former OFA Deputy Field Organizer • Ellen Clement, Cheshire County Democrats Execu- • Elizabeth Belden, 2008 OFA Iowa Democratic Presi- tive Committee Member dential Caucus Leader • Keith McCrea, Lucas County Democratic Party Sec- • Kari Carney, Women Building Power Co-Founder retary and Principle • Corry Hughes, Coos County Democratic Party Sec- • Bridget Fagan, Citizens for Community Improvement retary Action Fund Activist • Frank Emmick, Milford Democrats Secretary • W. Michael Biklen, retired United Methodist Church • Steven Rand, Plymouth Planning Board member Clergy • Jennifer Kenny, New Hampshire Alliance for Retired • Darrell Mitchell, retired United Methodist Church Americans Field Director Pastor • Matt Lawrence, League of Conservation Voters Field • Tom Rendon, Organizational Leader Organizer • Eloise Cranke, Organizational Leader • Robert Hillery, former Stratham School Board Chair- • Chet Guinn, Organizational Leader man • Matt Hildreth, Organizational Leader • Gata Hudson, Unity School District Board Member • Lena Robinson, Organizational Leader • Susan Fratus, Keene School District Board Member

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