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Minnesota Senate District 42

COMING UP IN SD42 . . . .

Caucuses Tuesday, February 7 -- Your voice and your vote are important at this grassroots level. Plan to attend and be part of the democratic process which we value so highly in this country. Where: Eden Prairie High School. Registration starts at 6 PM. Welcoming speeches begin at 6:30. Caucus begins at 7 PM.

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THANK YOU to Governor Tim Pawlenty and Annette Meeks and all the hard working volunteers who helped make the SD42 Freedom Banquet fundraiser a success. If you were not able to attend, you can still donate and help our local candidates win in November. Get details here.
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Note: Some dates subject to change
January 30 (Monday) 7:00 PM
SD42 Caucus Convener Training
For more information, contact Larry Devries
January 30 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
January 31 (Tuesday): Florida primary
January 31 (Tuesday): US House District OR-01 Special Election
February 2 (Thursday): Groundhog Day
February 4 (Friday): Nevada caucuses

February 5 (Sunday): Super Bowl, Indianapolis
New England Patriots vs. New York Giants

February 6 (Monday): Ronald Reagan's Birthday
February 7 (Tuesday) 7:00 PM
Minnesota Precinct Caucuses
Eden Prairie High School

• Registration starts 6 PM
• Welcoming speeches begin 6:30 PM
• Caucuses begin 7 PM
• Presidential straw poll
• Elect precinct leadership
• Elect delegates/alternates
• Discuss, vote on resolutions
February 7 (Tuesday): Missouri primary, Colorado caucuses
February 11 (Saturday): Maine caucuses conclude
February 12 (Sunday): Lincoln's Birthday
February 13 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
February 14 (Tuesday)
Minnetonka City Council Special Election
Polls open until 8:00 PM. To find out where you vote, click here.
February 14 (Tuesday) 7:00 PM
SD42 Executive Committee Meeting
February 14 (Tuesday): Valentine's Day
February 20 (Monday): President's Day
February 21 (Tuesday)
Deadline for new State legislative and congressional redistricting maps
February 21 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
February 22 (Wednesday): Republican Primary Presidential Debate, Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona, sponsored by CNN and the Republican Party of Arizona
February 22 (Wednesday): Judicial hearing on Governor Dayton's forced unionization for private daycare workers
February 22 (Wednesday): Ash Wednesday
February 22 (Wednesday): Washington's Birthday
February 27 (Monday): CD3 Full Committee Meeting
February 28 (Tuesday): Arizona, Michigan primaries
March 1 (Thursday): Republican Primary Presidential Debate, Georgia, sponsored by CNN and the Georgia Republican Party
March 3 (Saturday): Washington caucuses
March 4 (Sunday): Russian Presidential Election - Vladimir Putin vs. Mikhail Prokhorov?
March 5 (Monday): Republican Primary Presidential Debate, Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA, sponsored by Reagan Library, NBC News and Politico
March 5 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM

March 6 (Tuesday): Super Tuesday
• Primaries in Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
• Caucuses in
Alaska, Idaho, North Dakota

March 6 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
March 10 (Saturday): Wyoming caucuses conclude, Kansas and US Virgin Island caucuses
March 11 (Sunday): Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 13 (Tuesday): Alabama, Mississippi primaries and Hawaii caucuses
March 15 (Thursday): College Basketball: March Madness begins
March 17 (Saturday) 9AM
Senate District Convention
Grace Church

• Elect new Senate District leadership
• Approve bylaws
• Elect new State Central delegates
• Elect State/CD3 delegates
• Approve resolutions
March 17 (Saturday): St. Patrick's Day
March 17 (Saturday): Missouri caucuses
March 19 (Monday): Republican Primary Presidential Debate, Portland, OR, sponsored by Oregon Public Broadcasting, NPR, PBS, and The Washington Times
March 20 (Tuesday): Illinois primary
March 20 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
March 21 (Wednesday): Two-year anniversary of Obamacare passage
March 24 (Saturday): Louisiana primary
March 26 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
March 30-April 8: Minnetonka School District Spring Break
March 31-April 8: Eden Prairie, Hopkins School District Spring Break
March 31 (Saturday): College Basketball: Final Four
April (To Be Determined): US House District AZ-08 Special Election
April 1 (Sunday): Palm Sunday
April 2-6: Hopkins School District Spring Break
April 2 (Monday): College Basketball: Championship
April 3 (Tuesday): Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin, District of Columbia primaries
April 3 (Tuesday): Minnesota Legislative Session ends?
April 6 (Friday): Good Friday
April 6 (Friday): Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles, regular season begins
April 7 (Saturday): Passover
April 8 (Sunday): Easter
April 9 (Monday): Anaheim Angels at Minnesota Twins, home opener

April 14 (Saturday) 9AM
Third District Convention
Southview Middle School

• Elect new Congressional District leadership
• Approve bylaws
• Endorse for US House of Representatives
• Elect Presidential Electors
• Approve resolutions

April 15 (Sunday): 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic
April 16 (Monday): Tax Day
• Last day to file federal taxes without penalty. 
U.S. debt per taxpayer is over $1 million and growing by the second. See the U.S. National Debt Clock
April 16 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
April 23 (Monday): CD3 Full Committee Meeting
April 24 (Tuesday): Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island primaries
April 30 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
April 30 (Monday): Minnesota Legislative Session ends
May 1 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
May 3 (Thursday): National Day of Prayer
May 4-5
State Republican Convention
Minneapolis Convention Center

• Endorse for US Senate
• Elect National Convention Delegates
• Elect Presidential Electors
• Approve changes to Party Bylaws and Constitution
• Approve changes to Party Platform
May 6 (Sunday): Candidates must establish residence in legislative district
May 8 (Tuesday): Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia primaries
May 13 (Sunday): Mothers Day
May 14 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
May 15 (Tuesday): Nebraska, Oregon primaries
May 15 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
May 22 (Tuesday): Arkansas, Kentucky primaries
May 28 (Monday): Memorial Day
June 5 (Tuesday): Candidate filing deadline for state offices
June 5 (Tuesday): California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota primaries
June 5 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
June 4 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
June 6 (Wednesday): D-Day Remembrance
June 7 (Thursday): Eden Prairie, Minnetonka Schools - Last day of school
June 8 (Friday): Hopkins Schools - Last day of school
June 14 (Thursday): Flag Day
June 17 (Sunday): Fathers Day
June 19 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
June 25 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
June 26 (Tuesday): Utah primary. The end of the Presidential Primary/Caucus season
July 4 (Wednesday): Independence Day
July 4 (Wednesday) 5:30 PM to dusk
SD42 Fourth of July Booth, Round Lake Park, Eden Prairie
July 7-15: Hopkins Raspberry Festival
July 10 (Tuesday): MLB All Star Game, Kansas City
July 16 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
July 17 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
July 20-28: Minneapolis Aquatennial
July 27 - Aug 12: 2012 Summer Olympic Games, London
August 6 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
August 7 (Tuesday): National Night Out
August 14 (Tuesday): State primary election
August 21 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
August 23 - Labor Day: Minnesota State Fair
August 27 (Monday): CD3 Full Committee Meeting
August 27 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
August 29 - September 1: Republican National Convention, Tampa, FL
September 3 (Monday): Labor Day
September 4 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
September 5-8: Democrat National Convention, Charlotte, NC
September 11 (Sunday): 9/11 Remembrance
September 17 (Monday): Rosh Hashanah
September 18 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
September 18 (Tuesday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
September 26 (Wednesday): Yom Kippur
October 1 (Monday):
100-WATT LIGHT BULB BAN BEGINS
Many people have decided to start hoarding incandescent light bulbs.
October 2 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
October 5 (Friday): MLB playoffs begin
October 8 (Monday): Columbus Day
October 8 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
October 16 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
October 24 (Wednesday): MLB World Series begins
October 29 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
October 31 (Wednesday): Halloween
November 4 (Sunday): Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 6 (Tuesday):
2012 General Election
End the Obama era. Polls open until 8:00 PM. To find out where you vote, click here.
November 11 (Sunday): Veteran's Day
November 13 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
November 17 (Thursday): Three-year anniversary of the Climategate scandal
November 19 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
November 22 (Thursday): Thanksgiving
November 26 (Monday): CD3 Full Committee Meeting
December 3 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
December 4 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
December 7 (Friday): Pearl Harbor Remembrance
December 9 (Sunday): Hanukkah
December 17 (Monday): Minnetonka City Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
December 18 (Tuesday): Eden Prairie City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM
December 24 (Monday): Christmas Eve
December 25 (Tuesday): Christmas Day
December 31 (Monday): New Year's Eve
January 1, 2013: New Year's Day
OBAMA TAX INCREASE BEGINS
See the list of 15 tax increases that will kick in unless our legislature acts now.
January 1, 2013: New Year's Day
75-WATT LIGHT BULB BAN BEGINS
Many people have decided to start hoarding incandescent light bulbs.
January 7, 2013: (Monday): Minnesota Legislative Session begins at noon
January 20, 2013: Inauguration of 45th President of the United States
January 21 (Monday): MLK Day
January 22 (Tuesday): 40th anniversary of Roe vs Wade decision
February 2 (Saturday): Groundhog Day
February 3 (Sunday): Super Bowl, New Orleans
February 6 (Wednesday): Ronald Reagan's Birthday
FOOD STAMP NATION -- Food stamps up 45 percent, federal handouts up 32 percent. Meanwhile economic growth is pathetic: Real GDP growth is only 1.7 percent. And families continue to pay the cost: Household wealth falls for second straight quarter.
AT LEAST SOMEONE IS DOING WELL -- Soros may benefit from White House’s natural gas proposal. And we already know that Warren Buffett benefited from the Keystone decision. It’s a billionaire-crony-capitalism-fest!
IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY -- America now has a $16.4 trillion debt ceiling. Please be sure to thank your grandchildren.
BIG LABOR'S WISCONSIN VENDETTA -- Walker's reforms are saving money and that is something government unions cannot forgive.
1,000 DAYS WITHOUT A FEDERAL BUDGET -- Facts about the US Senate failure.
ROMNEY GAVE 15 PERCENT TO CHARITY, OBAMA GAVE ONE PERCENT -- But Obama has no trouble spending your money on lavish vacations for his wife.
GUESS WHICH STATE HAS THE LOWEST CREDIT RATING? -- One year ago, Illinois took the Democrat approach to solving budget deficits and raised taxes 67 percent. Well -- you ask -- how did that work out? Illinois has just been downgraded by Moody's and now has the lowest credit rating of all 50 states. Congratulations Illinois Democrats!
OBAMA VS. YOUR FAMILY -- John Hinderaker highlights the many ways the Obama Administration intrudes on private family matters.
THE DEEP DEEP DEBT -- NY Times: “The dangerous notion that debt doesn't matter.”
THE HIGHER GAS PRICE PRESIDENT -- Jack Rafuse: “Obama has relentless energy for a mistaken energy policy.”
THE ANTI-JOBS PRESIDENT -- Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline and blames Congress.
THE FOOD STAMPS PRESIDENT -- Obama shrugs his shoulders while nearly 45 million citizens are on the food dole.
HARRY REID: Republicans Need to Ditch “Tea Party Extremism” (Video)
KLOBUCHAR SUPPORTS INTERNET CENSORSHIP BILL -- See where your elected representatives stand on SOPA and PIPA.
MORE TAXES, MORE DEAD COMPANIES -- Instead of lower taxes and smaller government, Governor Dayton's new “jobs plan” promises bigger government, higher taxes and a special one-time targeted handout to business.
HOW STIMULUS SPENDING RUINED BUFFALO, NY -- WSJ: “Four decades of subsidies and high taxes haven't arrested the city's decline, but here comes New York's governor with another billion dollars.”
DEAD MAN VOTING -- Video shows New Hampshire poll workers handing out ballots in dead people's names. Just like Minnesota, voters in New Hampshire are not protected by photo id laws.
THIS IS HOW to answer a Diane Sawyer question.
WAIT . . . YOU HAVE KIDS? -- This is a must-see short video which takes a look at the national debt and how it applies to just one family.
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