Blouin's Steering Committee

[blueloo]

http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4063140&nav=2HAB

I'm still trying to find the actual list. I remember Tom Bedell being mentioned on this board not so long ago.

[blueloo]

1. Actual article with some details

http://www.crgazette.com/2005/11/02/Home/News/blouincampaigncommittee.htm

[Debi]

2. I guess that means that Bedell won't be running for Congress n/t

[blueloo]

3. The list is in

http://www.mikeblouin.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={474B243F-7D56-4D5A-B063-8D01C6E964C5}&DE={C230FB61-60CB-4EC7-956A-79DED7B7BB04}

The names from Waterloo and Cedar Falls are pretty impressive, namely the Lowe's, Tom Powers, some County Elected Officials, CF Mayor Jon Crews, and the previously announced legislative endorsers.

Debi, who are Tom Ferguson and Sally Kelly? Ferguson sounds familiar.

[IA_Seth]

4. Linn County

Oh lord, it looks like Blouin has just about all of the "big names" of local politics anyway.

Electeds:
All 3 Linn Co Supervisors
Linda Langenberg
Lu Barron
James Houser

Linn Co Sherriff
Don Zeller

Either Linn Co or CR Attorney?
Harold Denton

State Reps/Senators
Swati Dandekar
Rob Hogg
Wally Horn

Bob Rush - ran for Representative recently (? year)
Ray Dochterman - influential labor leader

And more!

Looks like candidate's will have their work cut out for them in Linn Co.

[Debi]

6. Gee, don't see Vilsack's finger prints on this list AT ALL

:sarcasm:

I know that all of these people are intelligent enough that if Blouin doesn't win the Primary they'll rally around the winner and FAST!

[Debi]

5. Tom Ferguson is the County Attorney

and Grant Veeder, the County Auditor, as well as Pat Sass, the County Recorder are in there too. (and one of the Democratic Supervisors, Tom Little). Doesn't leave many elected officials undecided in Black Hawk County!! :scared: poor Chet.

Don't know Sally Kelly off the top of my head, let me check around.

d.

On Edit:

Sally Kelly is the sister of Jake Blitsch from Fayette County. He's an awesome Democratic and Labor (CWA) activist!!