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Madore and Sterner Receive SD37 DFL Endorsement
10 Mar 2008
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ROSEMOUNT – State Representative Shelley Madore and Rosemount City Council Member Phillip Sterner received the endorsement of the Senate District 37 DFL convention on March 8 in their races for the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Madore is running for re-election in Minnesota House District 37A, which includes the southwestern half of Apple Valley and southeastern Burnsville. Sterner is trying to replace retiring State Representative Dennis Ozment in House District 37B, which includes the northeastern half of Apple Valley and all of Rosemount.
Sterner overcame opposition from Kurt Walter-Hansen, a local veterinarian, and local resident Tom O'Keefe, who had thrown his hat into the ring late in the race.
A new slate of local party directors and a new Affirmative Action Officer were also elected at the convention.
A walking subcaucus also helped advance a number of delegates and alternates to the Congressional and State DFL Conventions, including supporters of Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Senate candidate Al Franken, House candidate Steve Sarvi, and a number of other candidates running for office this year.
The 2008 SD37 DFL Convention broke attendance records once again, as did the caucus in February, with over 400 delegates and observers in the packed auditorium. |
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Record-Smashing Attendance at the Caucus
06 Feb 2008
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APPLE VALLEY – There were record crowds at the Senate District 37 Precinct Caucus last night, as was the case around Minnesota.
SD37 Chair PJ Voysey announced that about 3,000 people attended the caucus at Apple Valley High School, with 2,958 presidential votes cast. The previous record attendance was about 650 in 2004.
The parking lot at Apple Valley High School quickly filled to capacity between 6 pm and 7 pm, with many people having to park blocks away in nearby neighborhoods. A number of people arrived late for the Presidential Preference voting, so the voting cutoff was extended 15 minutes to allow all those who wanted to vote a chance to mark their ballots.
Despite an extremely high turnout, too few ballots, a lack of sign-up sheets, and insufficient parking, the event went relatively smoothly. Enthusiasm was very high amongst the participants, many of whom where new to the process.
The vote count in SD37 mirrored the rest of the state, with Barack Obama garning about 65% of the vote and Hillary Clinton receiving about 34%.
A large number of delegates elected at the caucus are expected to attend the SD37 convention, which will held on Saturday, March 8 at Rosemount Middle School begnning at 10 am. |
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Hansen Seeks DFL Endorsement for 37B Seat
31 Jan 2008
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ROSEMOUNT – Dr. Kurt Hansen, veterinarian and long-time resident of Rosemount, will seek the nomination as the Democratic candidate for Minnesota House District 37B.
"Years of experience in the business community of Rosemount, and recent political interactions in a local Eminent Domain case have well-prepared me for a larger venue of commitment", says Hansen. "I have been given opportunities in our town, and been successful over the years. I now feel it is time for me to return the community's generosity by offering my energy and knowledge for the good of the district."
Dr. Hansen will participate in local caucuses on February 5, and he looks forward to meeting with district citizens that evening.
Meanwhile, software engineer Jeremy N. Morgan, who was the first person to announce his candidacy for the District 37B House seat, has dropped out of the race citing personal and health problems. |
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| National Democratic Headlines |
Obama picks up Maryland Democratic superdelegate
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AP - WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of a Maryland superdelegate Saturday, inching closer to securing the Democratic presidential nomination. | Democrats call upon GOP to support new GI Bill
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AP - A Democratic congressman on Saturday urged Republicans to "step up to the plate" to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. | Buoyed by recent wins, Democrats eye Southern seats
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 AP - The political fortunes of Democrats down South once were so bad that people openly joked even Jesus Christ would lose by a double-digit margin if he ran for office on the party's ticket.
| Obama lashes McCain, Bush in foreign policy row
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 AFP - Democrat Barack Obama accused President George W. Bush and Republican White House pick John McCain of hypocrisy and fear-mongering Friday, stoking an intense campaign row over national security.
| New Jersey Dems Rally Around Lautenberg
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CQPolitics.com - New Jersey's Democratic delegation literally stood in solidarity with Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg at a Washington press conference Thursday. The incumbent is facing a strong primary challenge from the only Democratic state member who was not in attendance: nine-term Rep. Robert E. Andrews. | Democrats drop first-responder bill
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AP - Senate Democrats on Thursday dropped a bill allowing all police, firefighters and other first responders to unionize after Republicans complained they didn't get enough time to offer amendments. | Unions turn toward Democratic front-runner Obama
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 AP - The union tide is turning toward Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama, but cracks are showing inside the labor movement as its leaders grapple with internal and external strife as the nomination race drags on.
| House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars
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 AP - President Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill — for now — $163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas.
| Obama, Clinton surrogates stump in Puerto Rico
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 AP - Two prominent surrogates of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stumped for the candidates Wednesday, a sign of how important this U.S. island territory's primary next month has become.
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