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, at the Brainerd Public Library, 416 South Fifth Street, Brainerd, MN.  This is an open meeting to all area Democrats. Call (218) 270-8030 for details.

The June 1 meeting will start at 5:00pm. The Empathy Coalition (facilitated by Sally Boos) will meet right after at 6:00pm – feel free to stay and participate!

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
• Maintenance of 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
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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