Mark Your Calendar: The 10th of Every Month

Since the primary is now over and we are on the way to the general election (which as a reminder is Nov. 2), we will start to post info on the campaign on a much more regular basis.

On the 10th of every month, we will hold a campaign activity--canvassing, phone banking, fundraising, learning about school lunches, putting up yard signs, registering voters...you get the idea!

So, our first activity will be on June 10th, at the Blue Moon Coffee Shop, from 5:30-6pm.

I will host a roundtable on food safety and why it matters to our kids' school lunches.

Come by the Blue Moon on June 10th at 5:30pm and enjoy a cup of coffee and cookies on me.

We will talk about food safety and my campaign for about 1/2 hour so everyone can then get back home for dinner.

Feel free to bring your kids!  

PS--you can sign a petition encouraging Senators Nelson and Johanns to vote for the food safety bill.

It's My Birthday, How Can You Help Me Celebrate?

On May 5th, 1973 my mom brought me into this world.  Growing up, I watched her give speeches and go door-to-door on issues she cared deeply about.  She is a major reason why I am involved in politics.

This is the first time I am running for elected office.  I helped get young people to the polls.  I registered voters.  I went door to door.  I gave speeches on behalf of other candidates.  I helped my husband run a campaign that was rooted in family and hard work.  I organized on issues from service-learning to health care.

So why am I now running for office?

I believe politics matter.  I believe we all have a role to serve in our communities and in our government.  I believe our kids' school lunches should be healthy and made from fresh and local food.

And at the end of the day, community service and politics helped me recover from an eating disorder that almost took my life.  I will always be indebted to give back and to be connected to my community.

Help celebrate my birthday and help elect me to School Board by making an investment in my campaign.

Thank you to my family, my husband, my friends, my fellow activists and to everyone--from my Mom, to Sister Mary Ann, to President Clinton to Kitty Westin--who showed me that politics matter and inspired me to run.

Let's go get our kids healthy lunches,
Jane