This may be a tad naive, but why is labor backing a non-DFL candidate like
Mr. Olson? I thought the DFL was the "Democrat Farm & Labor" Party and that
Labor participated? Is this common practice, or something new?
Kurt Waltenbaugh
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ECCO, Ward 10
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Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 2:34 PM
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Subject: [Mpls] Filling the Park district 2 DFL endorsement vacancy
This is forwarded from DFL city chair Brian Melendez:
The City Central Committee has called a convention in Park District
2 for
the endorsement of a candidate for the Park & Recreation Board in the
upcoming primary and general elections. The convention will meet on
Thursday 28 June at 7:00 p.m. (registration 6:30 p.m.) at Folwell Community
Center, 1615 Dowling Avenue North, Minneapolis, as an adjourned meeting of
the park-district convention held at the recent City Convention.
[My addendum: the word on the street is that Jon Olson, with heavy labor
backing, will seek the endorsement, as will at-large incumbent Rochelle
Berry Graves. Ms. Graves essentially gets a "free shot" at the District 2
endorsement, but would retain her at-large endorsement. Should she get the
District 2 endorsement, the Central Committee will have to consider how to
fill the ensuing at-large endorsement vacancy. Again, the word is that the
central committee will probably perform that task for a citywide race.
[Also, there are roughly 350 city DFL delegates in park district 2. - David
Brauer, list manager, Minneapolis-Issues]
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