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progressive homeowner and strong DFLer, I entered this race As a parent, is something tangible for I wantto makesureupward economic mobility because -_no!gg!_a_qqn9ept pastJ neighbors for all Minnesota_n-s left to our our and -believe inbur OistiiCt anO stateshould havethe sameopportunity thateveryohe natural resources, to do better andthatthe futureof our localschools, well-being will riseor falltogether. andeconomic communities for the DFLendorsement HouseDistrict 648 in the I am running to represent Ath Legislature Minnesota and I want to earnyour support at the February precinctcaucuses at Highland Jr. High. professional who hasbeeneffective at I am a strategiccommunications public policy in Minnesota for andelectoral campaigns shaping andwinning years.I knowwhatit takesto overcome longoddsandwintough fifteen in people's lives- in legislative campaigns thatmakerealimprovements for our schools and access to health careand raising newrevenue expanding localcommunities. a legislator I am a progressive championwho knowsthat to be successful, people wherethey're at andworking must listen.Forme,thisstartsby meeting As collaboratively to understand one another andwhatmoremightbe possible. from Director at TakeAction Minnesota, I listen to Minnesotans Communications thatwilf improve all overthe stateand theirhopesfor the kindof policychange withdecisionI woi"k resonate to ensure theirstories theirlives.To be effective, makers at the Capitol andvoters at the ballot box. lose" ln 2012,1 ledthe communications teamthatdefeated the "couldn't of amendment thatwouldhavestripped awaythe votingrights constitutional hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans andjeopardized our DFLmajorities permanently. butalso I believe thatour votingrights mustnotonlybe protected a Having a voicein the policies thataffect one'slifeis foundationalto expanded. functioning democracy. in November, I will be a championfor St. Pauland lf endorsed andelected - in health take on the state'stoughesteconomicand social challenges job-creation for is fairer and making sureourtax structure care,education, families. middle-class
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mustcomefirst: opportunity andequity I believe economic familiesand our schools.The o We must investmore in middle-class pre-K to all we should areaboutexpanding conversations be having andstudents reducing classsizesandmaking sureteachers schools, havethe resources theyneedto succeed. gap in our schools if we don't first o We can't closethe achievement makesure that workingparents and their kids aren'tlivingin poverty.Notonlydo we haveto raise the wagefloorfor low-income workers andtheirfamilies, butwe mustalsoindexthiswagefor inflation middle-class to increase the quality of thejobs beingcreated and improve purchasing power. personal takesa serious tollon the livesof too many o Gunviolence gun Minnesotans. Our laws needto be strongerso peopleare free to be safein their homesand neighborhoods. people for connecting to jobs, local transitoptions is critical o Expanding inequality income development, andfor reducing expanding economic across the metroarea. against depressed communities o Falsechoicesthat pit economically options We mustworkto findbetter must be rejected. the environment natural resources andopenspaces forjob-creation andensure our state's for generations to come. are protected - my husband my sonEvan, Eric, I'mrunning for thisjob because of myfamily a Lily,and my parents who all livein our district anddeserve my daughter yott, positive at the-future.I wantto represent andthe valuesof ourdistrict,
I will work hard to earn your supporland vote. Capitol.I can do this job effectively Sincerely,

G retaBergstrom a strong and building P.S. I lookforward to getting to knowyouthiswinter get to knowme overcoffee locations: at the following relationship! Please - 5:00pm, . TheJ.S.BeanFactory, 5, 4:00pm Sunday, January 1518 Randolph Ave. - 11:30am, . CoffeeBene,Sunday, 10:30am January 12,from Ave.S (next doortoDavanni's). 53 Cleveland

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lstrateAiceonnfiun icatiohs-victories:. how to take big ideosand turn them into winners."- TedDavis,648 "Greto understands supportfor, and ultimately team that cratered 2Ot2:Ledcommunications (NO)to 54%(YES) photo lD amendm ent,46To Minnesota's defeated, congressional effortshelpedDemocratic 2008:Strategic communications FL,2008 in Orlando, candidate AlanGrayson beat4-termRepublican candidate NedLamont candidate effortshelpedanti-war communications 2006:Strategic (CT), primary-Face 2005 for U.S. Senate in Democratic defeatJoeLieberman brewpub effortshelpedDemocratic 2003:Strategic communications primary and general mayoral win Denver JohnHickenlooper entrepreneur election, 2003

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