Crow Wing County

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Our Mission: The Crow Wing County DFL, a unit of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor party, provides organization and support for local, state, and national Democratic candidates, and provides a vehicle for participation in the democratic process.

Issues: See our party platform (Ongoing Platform + Action Agenda) for issues that are important to us. A few of these issues are:

• Equal opportunities for everyone
• Quality affordable public education
• Workers right to organize and bargain collectively
• A clean, safe environment
• Taxes based on income / ability to pay
• The right to a secure retirement for everyone
• A national, single-payer health care system to provide full coverage for ALL citizens
• Fair Elections and Protected Freedom to Vote

You can make a difference!

Get voting information and register to vote HERE!

Your vote is important!

Meetings:  The Crow Wing DFL Executive Committee meets on the first Thursday of each month, 6pm, (with Social Time 4:30 – 6:00) at OUR NEW OFFICE, 223 Washington Street Brainerd, MN 56401.  This is an open meeting to all area Democrats. Call (218) 270-8030 for details.

Contributions: The Crow Wing County DFL (Campaign Finance Reg#20271) needs your donations to support our mission and the basic principles of our organization.  Donations can be made securely on-line by visiting our ActBlue Contribution page or can be sent to our mailing address. The Crow Wing County DFL uses contributions to fund a myriad of activities. Our expenditures support the basic principles outlined in our mission statement. Some of the items we use your contributions for include:

• Contributions to candidates for use in their campaigns
• Operating expenses for the Crow Wing County DFL organizing unit
• Maintaining an office during election years
• Mailings
• Conventions
• Fair booth
• Yard signs and other campaign materials

The Minnesota Political Campaign Refund (PCR)
provides refunds of $50/individual or $100/couple
per year for contributions made to Minnesota political
parties and candidates for state offices.

Thank you to those who have donated already.

Volunteer:The Crow Wing County DFL is always in need of your help. There are a number of tasks to be done during each election cycle and we are always interested in hearing from new people. Call or email us for more information.

Executive Committee 2022 – 2024:

Officers:

Kimberly Slipy	–	Chair
Kyle Unzeitig	–	Vice Chair
Sally Boos	–	Secretary
Martha Stenglein	–	Treasurer
Kathryn Hegstrom	–	Outreach & Inclusion
.

Directors:

Jane Ahlstrom	–	Director
Tom Besnett	–	Director
Don Bye	–	Director
Mary Frost	–	Director
Julie Hella	–	Director
Julius Kapushinski	–	Director
Tracy Lyons	–	Director
Debra Mudgett	–	Director
Emma Needham	–	Director
Bob Nesheim	–	Director – Fair Booth Coordinator
Eric Norquist	–	Director – Technology / Website / FaceBook & Twitter Admin
Bruce Peck	–	Director
Linda Penn-Wills	–	Director
Laura Rathe	–	Director
Sharron Ryappy	–	Director
Steve Samuelson	–	Director
Ed Shaw	–	Director
Betty Simenstad	–	Director
Denise Slipy	–	Director – Communications
Tiffant Stenglein	–	Director