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We’ve got two local Marion County campiagn announcements coming up:

• Melina Kennedy for Marion County Prosecutor:
  NOON, Wednesday, Feb. 1
  Take your lunch break to join Marion County’s next prosecutor as she
  officially kicks off her campaign THIS Wednesday, Feb. 1st at the Martin Luther King,
  Jr. Community Center at 40th and Illinois St. in Indianapolis.
• Beth White for Marion County Clerk
  11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 6
  On Monday Feb. 6th, Mayor Peterson willjoin Beth White as
  sheofficiallykicks off hercampaign for Marion County Clerk, from 11-11:45 at the City Market.

Two new links were added to the 2006 election page.
Greg Bowes for Marion County Assessor: http://www.gregbowes.org/
Katherine (Fox) Carr for Congress (5th District)

The meeting was opened at 7:39pm at the Julia Carson Government Center in Indianapolis by club President Ken Kern. It was noted that the IDC is beginning it’s 105th consecutive year. Last month’s secretary’s and treasurer’s reports were typed up and handed out and accepted as presented.

This month’s guest speakers were supposed to be State Sens. Vi Simpson and/or Robert Young, but unfortunately last minute cancellations changed the program to include guest speakers Jeff Harris and Angie Nusmeyer. Jeff is Deputy Chief of Staff and Press Secretary for the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus. Angie works for the Indiana Democratic Senatorial campaign. The topic was what is in store for the 2006 legislative session.
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Lots of updates are coming tonight. I’ve been sick for the past week but it’s time to push on through and get it done. Recap of the last meeting, some new candidate websites, and maybe more coming. If you have seen any interesting news, stories, editorials or anything you’ve found interesting to link to contact me and send me the link(s).

Take Action: Stop Anti-Worker Bill in Indiana

As many of you may know, there’s a push in the Indiana legislature to try to make Indian a a “right to work” state, which would hurt workers in Indiana but reducign the power of workers to organize.

From the letter Working Families is urging people to send:

Workers in states with so-called “right to work” laws have a consistently lower quality of life than those in other states–lower wages, higher poverty, less access to health care–according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Census Bureau.

This is an important issue (one of many we’ll see in the 2006 session). If you’re interested in fighting this legislation (H.B. 1019), click the link above to write a letter to Speaker Brian Bosma and Rep. Gerald Torr. I would also suggest writing your own state rep about this on your own.

Vanderburgh County Sherrif Brad Ellsworth is challenging Congressman John Hostettler this year, and his campaign announcement tour kicks off soon!

Sheriff Brad Ellsworth for Congress Announcement Tour
January 30th:
10:00 AM – Terre Haute on the Courthouse steps
1:30 PM – Vincennes on the Courthouse steps
5:00 PM – Evansville in Salon A of the Executive Inn

January 31st:
8:00 AM – Mt. Vernon at the Coliseum
10:00 AM – Princeton in the Courthouse rotunda
12:00 PM – Boonville at the Library for lunch
2:00 PM – Petersburg (Site yet to be determined, hopefully in the Courthouse
rotunda)

February 1st:
8:30 AM – Washington in the Courthouse rotunda
10:00 AM – Loogootee (Site yet to be determined, hopefully in the Courthouse
rotunda)
12:00 PM – Linton (Site yet to be determined, might even be in Bloomfield at
the Courthouse)
2:00 PM – Sullivan in the Courthouse rotunda

February 2nd:
9:00 AM – Newport in the Courthouse rotunda
11:00 AM – Brazil in the Courthouse rotunda
1:00 PM – Spencer in the Courthouse rotunda
3:00 PM – Greencastle in City Hall

Contact: Chad Horrell @ chorrell@indems.org or (812) 434-6713 or (812) 204-1373

http://www.ellsworthforcongress.com/

This Thursday, DNC Chair Howard Dean will be visiting the Lake County Young Democrats along with State Democratic Chair Dan parker. Info via the Indian aYoung Democrats mailing list:

DNC Chair Howard Dean coming to Northwest Indiana Don’t missyour chance to hear from Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean! The former Vermont Governor and 2004 Presidential candidate will be in Northwest Indiana on Thursday, January 26, 2006.

Dean will speak to supporters from 6-7 p.m. at the Avalon (East on U.S. 30from I-65) in Hobart, Ind. Admission to the rally is a $50 contribution to the Indiana Democratic Party.

In addition, our State Democratic Chairman, Dan Parker will also be speaking at the event.

For tickets or more information about the event, please contact Joel Rodriguez, Lake
County Young Democratsat 219-712-7009 or visit http://www.lcyoungdems.org/

IDC member Russel Brown is running for Senate, and his official announcement and filing will be tomorrow afternoon.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2006, I will take the official step of filing and announcing my candidacy for the Indiana State Senate for Senate District 31.

The announcement will take place at 2:30 PM at the Peace Learning Center at Lawrence’s Fall Creek Park, 8725 E. Fall Creek Rd., Lawrence, IN 46236.

I would be honored if you would consider joining other friends and supporters at this event. If you are able to attend, would you be so kind as to RSVP to me?

In case you are unable to attend, you can follow the progress on my website: www.russellbrownforstatesenate.com. I anticipate making a large number of additions to my website following my announcement on the 24th and over the next few weeks and months.

Thank you so much for your support thus far in my campaign. I hope to see you on the 24th!

Sincerely,
Russell Brown

(RSVP’s can be done via Russell’s website)

The next Indiana Democratic Club general membership meeting is
Tuesday, 1/24, at 7:30pm
Julia Carson Government Center
300 E. Fall Creek Parkway, 2nd Floor
Indianapolis

This month’s featured speaker(s) will be:
Senator Vi Simpson and/or Senator Robert Young speaking about what is in store for us durign the 2006 legislative session. We hope to see you there!

SPONSOR: Hon. Frank Anderson, Marion County Sheriff

This came from the Hamilton County Club.

Dear Hamilton County Democratic Club Members and Friends,

This month is a very special month for the Hamilton County Democratic Club.
We will host a talk by Congressman Andy Jacobs, one of Indiana’s most
effective and beloved Democrats.

Congressman Jacobs represented Indiana districts 10 and 11 for fifteen
terms. Currently, he lectures on the state and national level regarding
issues that touch middle America and its abuse by the unscrupulous and
uninformed. Andy is currently an IUPUI adjunct professor of political
science, teaching courses on American politics and the US Congress. Few have
Mr Jacob’s breadth of knowledge and insight into these Institutions

Signed copies of Andy’s latest book, _The 1600 Killers_, will be available
by lottery to 20 lucky loyal Democrats.

Please do join us on January 25, 6:30PM, at the Fox and Hound restaurant
located just south of Lowes, at the intersection of 146th Street and
Greyhound Pass in Carmel (from the 31, turn east on Greyhound Pass).

Best wishes to all.

Sincerely,
Jason M. Kelly
President, Hamilton County Democratic Club
http://www.hcdemocrats.org/club.htm