To anyone who is frustrated with the current political situation: For those of you who don't know me, my name is Eleanor Kelley, a second year. My dad, Steve Kelley, is running for governor for the DFL party in MN and we would love your support in this race. There are two ways you can help out in the next few weeks. OPPORTUNITY #1 High Yield: When: Thurs. Feb. 23 from 5:30-6:30/7ish What: Fundraiser for Steve Kelley Where: campus club, 4th floor of Coffman This is an opportunity to hear my dad speak about issues that are important to him and hear why he's running for governor. There will also be an opportunity to contribute money, but this is certainly not required. Just FYI: In Minnesota, individuals can donate up to $50 to a campaign and have it refunded in 3-4wks. OPPORTUNITY #2: Attend your precinct caucus on Tuesday, March 7 at 7pm for FIVE MINUTES. Even if you can only stay for 5 minutes, you can cast your non-binding gubernatorial preference ballot. People will be paying attention to the results of this vote, so it'd be awesome if my dad had a strong showing. And if you'd like to go on to the next step and become a delegate to your Senate District convention, you can drop off a proxy letter stating so. To find out where to go, you can go to www.dfl.org or the campaign website www.kelleyformn.org or call the office at 763-544-1698. I have also included a letter from a Kelley supporter talking about why she supports my dad, I feel it's more unbiased than something from me. Please contact me if you would like more info or have any questions, [log in to unmask] Thanks so much, Eleanor Kelley About Senator Kelley: I am a strong supporter of Senator Kelley's bid to become Minnesota's next DFL governor. I've known Senator Kelley for many years both personally and in his role as senator for St. Louis Park/Hopkins/Golden Valley. Steve served as Chair of the Senate Education Committee and ousted former Commissioner Cheri Pierson Yecke, who wanted to make "Intelligent Design" part of Minnesota's science standards. Senator Kelley was also instrumental in breaking the end-of-session gridlock and state government shutdown by forming a bi-partisan group that worked behind the scenes to increase education funding while preventing cuts to health care services. The list of Steve's accomplishments is too long to include in this letter. Let me summarize by emphasizing that Sen. Kelley has the most important qualities we need in a new governor – he's smart and he has integrity. He's not a wedge issue kind of guy (but he's on the right side of those issues...). Posturing and pandering are not his style. Instead, time and time again, he's reached out and brought people together to get the job done. You can learn more about Steve at www.kelleyforminnesota.org.