Top Five Reasons To Attend Your Precinct Caucus on February 2^nd at 7pm

1)  Gubernatorial Preference Poll.  Let the rest of Minnesota know who our next governor should be with your straw poll vote!  Every one that attends their precinct caucus can vote on who they think our endorsed candidate should be.  Our delegates will make the final decision, but this is a great way to send a message and have your voice be heard.

2)  Vote for Delegates.  Delegate elections are very important!  Delegates determine who our endorsed candidates will be and they decide what is and isn’t in our political platform.  You may want to run yourself!  Anyone can run to be a delegate or alternate, but be prepared to attend the conventions if elected as either a delegate or alternate.  Whether you want to see different candidates or more of the same, delegates are the ones who choose our endorsed candidates, so delegate elections are very important!

3)  Vote on Platform Resolutions.  Resolutions that pass move on to the county or BPOU convention and then could move on to the district convention and the state convention.  Resolutions that pass at the state convention become part of our platform and could eventually become a law.  The resolution that you submit on February 2^nd could become a law someday!

4)  Send A Message To Your Neighbors.  Attending your precinct caucus is a great way to let your neighbors know that you are actively concerned about the future of our country.  Too many people that complain about our representatives and laws don’t attend their local precinct caucus and therefore have little or no impact.  Send a positive message to your neighborhood by attending your precinct caucus!

5)  Send A Message To The Press.  The news media has noticed that the pendulum is swinging back towards conservatism and they will be paying very close attention to precinct cause attendance.  Strong attendance shows up in the headlines and helps to win elections!

Click here to find out where your precinct caucus is.  For information on Republican events in the 7th Congressional District, please visit www.mncd7gop.com/events.

This message was sent to you from the Minnesota 7th Congressional District Executive Committee. 

January 21^st 2010

Chairman’s Message 

Hello everyone,

I want to let you know about some important events going on in the District.  

Three Candidates to Run for Congress

We now have three candidates who have declared their intentions to run for Congress against Collin Peterson in 2010.  Their names are Melva Larson who can be reached at mmlar1@yahoo.com, Lee Byberg from Willmar, lee@bybergforcongress.org, and Glen Menze at glenmenze4congress@hotmail.com.  There are still some areas where we are looking for candidates in our House or Senate races. If you have a desire to run for office in 2010 or if you know some who would like to please email Mike Lokken mikelokken@gmail.com, Marv Kading mkading@gvtel.com or me at chairman@mncd7gop.com. 

Jason Lewis Fundraising Event - January 23^rd

The Kandiyohi County Republicans and the Seventh Congressional District would like to announce a fundraising event with radio personality Jason Lewis on January 23rd from 5:00-7:30 at the Kandi Entertainment Center in Willmar.  The costs of the tickets are $22.50 or $40 a couple.  A private reception with Jason is available for $125 including a dinner that begins at 4:00.  If you are interested in more details about this event please contact Rollie Nissen at rllnissen@gmail.com or contact me at chairman@mncd7gop.com. You can sign up for this event on our website at www.mncd7gop.com/jasonlewis. 

Membership Drive Program

We have finished a Membership Drive Program to raise money for the district to replace the defunded Political Contribution Refund Program.  Our program will be divided into six clubs with a benefit associated with each level.  Levels and benefits are as follows Student ($25-Membership Card), Liberty ($50-Membership Card), Patriot ($100 Blue membership pin, special recognition, Eagle ($250-bronze membership pin, special recognition, complimentary registration to the district convention), Lincoln ($500 silver membership pin, special recognition. Lincoln stoneware mug from Springfield home, complimentary registration to the district convention) and Reagan ($1,000-gold membership pin, Ronald Reagan Presidential Seal pen, Complimentary registration to the district convention, VIP access to party leaders when possible). Funds raised from the sales of these memberships will go towards helping Republican candidates in Minnesota get elected. 

Heart of the Land Conservatives-Hot Tea Party on January 22^nd

The Heart Of The Land Conservatives will be hosting a HOT TEA PARTY at the Perham Area Community Center at 620 3^rd Ave. SE on Friday, January 22^nd from 6:30 to 8:30.  Last year’s event, held in Fergus Falls in September, saw nearly 800 highly motivated voters learning about our constitution, fiscal responsibility, free markets and limited government.  Featured guests are Scott Hennen of AM1100, the Flag, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (by phone), and  Minnesota gubernatorial candidates Bill Haas and Tom Emmer. If you would like more information about this event contact Betty Staebler, bettystaebler@hotmail.com. 

Technology

The 7^th District Technology Committee continues to improve and enhance our technology capabilities. This month we added a local media database so that we can quickly distribute press releases to the appropriate media outlets.  If you need help distributing a press release or if you’d like a message sent out to your BPOU (basic political organization unit), please contact Don Hoversten at republicans@mncd7gop.com.  We have the ability to send emails from the 7^th District Republicans or from your BPOU’s email address.  Our media database includes over 200 contacts and our 7^th District database includes over 3,500 contacts.

The 7^th District also added event registration capabilities to our website this month. The Jason Lewis event was our first chance to use this new feature!

7^th District Republicans New Media Outlets: 

General Email:  republicans@mncd7gop.com

Email to the Chairman:     chairman@mncd7gop.com

Website:           www.mncd7gop.com

Events: www.mncd7gop.com/events

Facebook:        www.facebook.com/mncd7gop

Twitter:      www.twitter.com/mncd7gop

YouTube:     www.youtube.com/user/mncd7gop

Please send pictures or videos of your caucuses and conventions to republicans@mncd7gop.com.  We are excited to showcase the attendance at our upcoming events!

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Precinct Caucuses on February 2^nd

We want to encourage everyone to attend their precinct caucuses on February 2^nd.  If you are not sure of your caucus location you can contact your local BPOU chairman or visit the Minnesota Secretary of State's site here.  You can find out who your local BPOU leader is on the district leaders page of the 7th District website or you can contact me at chairman@mncd7gop.com and I will connect you with the right person.

District Convention in Moorhead

We want to remind you that the district convention will be in Moorhead on April 9^th and 10.  We have elected Arles Kumpula from New York Mills to chair the Convention Arrangements Committee. Next week we will be voting on who will chair the four main committees of the convention: Nominations, Rules, Credentials and Resolutions. We will let you know who they are after next week.  For more information on upcoming events in the 7th District or of intereste to the 7th District, please visit www.mncd7gop.com/events. 

Young Republicans of Minnesota

Ben Anderson, our Seventh District Secretary, has organized a Minnesota Young Republicans group for the Seventh District. Members of this group are working to assist BPOU leaders with caucuses and other efforts to develop local party membership. If you would like to join or work with the YRs, please contact Ben at 218-526-0493 or at benbanderson@gmail.com.

Media and Communications Committee

We are currently working on a plan to cooperate with the media in the next election.  If you would like to be a part of this please contact our Communications Chair Ray Rivera at riveraraymond@gmail.com 

Thank you and call or email if you have any questions.

Craig Bishop

CD7 Chair

chairman@mncd7gop.com  

320-582-0138