Bly and Sarvi Info Session on Thursday

This Thursday at our Dems meeting we will be hosting a "get to know the candidates" information session so that you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about what Steve Sarvi and David Bly think about the issues that matter to you.

Thursday, Sept 18 at 9:30 in Viking

See you there!

Less than a month.....

Alright, so I know its not the happiest thought, but only one month until school starts and with school comes election season! So join us at the co curricular fair on Sept 3 and get pumped to help Democrats get elected this November.

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State Convention April 28, 2007

CDM and MyDFL are planning to merge at a joint convention held in the metro area on April 28. This will be an essential convention for all young people to attend. You may be a voting delegate at the convention if you are under 36 years old and or reside in Minnesota or if you attend any college in Minnesota. The St. Olaf Democrats will be providing transportation. Two St. Olaf community members are running for positions in the new MyDFL. David Fine is a candidate for MyDFL President and Erika Pearson is a candidate for Secretary/ Treasurer. For more information contact: John Bartholow 612-327-5502.

Woohoo First Year Reps!

Welcome to our new First Year Representatives: Jason Teiken and Emily Larson! They're gonna ROCK College Dems!!!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! It's a big year for us... we are in high gear for the midterm elections. Yep, we're hoping to see victory in November, so the issues that matter to us: education and financial aid, the environment, health care, and more come back to the table. With this in mind, I invite you to our FIRST MEETING: today (Thurs, Sept 14) at 9 PM in Viking Theater.

If you get this late, and still want to help out, e-mail democrats@stolaf.edu. Also, I'd like to welcome our new Executive Board:
John Bartholow, Chair
Daniella Voysey, Vice Chair
Vera Belazelkoska, PR Director
Erika Pearson, Treasurer
Michelle Vigen, Executive Assistant
David Fine, co-advisor
Dan Hofrenning, co-advisor

Thanks, see you tonight!

Endorsements, Opportunities to Help out!

David Fine, Alex Cutler, Kate Huber, Daniella Voysey, Katie Rogotzke, and myself all headed down to Rochester for the DFL State Convention last weekend. It was AMAZINGLY fun and quite the learning experience for those who hadn't been to a convention before. Our slate of endorsed Democratic candidates are:
Governor: Mike Hatch
US Senator: Amy Klobuchar
Attorney General: Mike Entenza
Secretary of State: Mark Ritchie
State Auditor: Rebecca Otto

Also, we've set up an e-mail alias for people still in MN who would like to help volunteer at parades, doing campaign work opportunities, etc. E-mail me (John Bartholow) to get on it.

Hope you're having an awesome summer!

We are excited to bring you our new Executive Board:
Alex Cutler, Chair
John Bartholow, Vice Chair
Vera Belazelkoska, PR Director
Erika Pearson, Treasurer
Beth Linn, Executive Assistant
David Fine, Co-Advisor
Dan Hofrenning, Co-Advisor

Go team 2006-2007!