the monthly meeting of the county party has been bumped forward 30 minutes to 1:30, to make sure that we can get through the business at hand and leave plenty of time to get to the candidate forum in Dodgeville.
Next, also on Saturday the 12th, we will be holding our planned candidate forum for the people seeking the nomination to run against Howard Marklein in the 17th State Senate district. The forum will begin promptly at 4:00 and end before 6:00, which will give everyone who attends a chance to talk one-on-one with the candidates. Location for the forum is the Merrimac and Main center in Dodgeville, 115 W. Merrimac St. Four of the original seven candidates will be attending: Jenna Jacobson, Lisa White, Matt Raboi, and Corrine Hendrickson. Todd Larson and Gerry Bollig have withdrawn from the race, and Sam Rikkers has a conflict that prevents him from attending. You all should come — I think it will be interesting!
Third, the Iowa County Dems will be marching in the Farmers Appreciation Day Parade in Dodgeville on Sunday July 13th. We could use help with decorating our “float” (i.e., my pickup) and with marching in the parade. Lineup begins at 10:00 a.m., and the parade begins at 11:00. I will send out details about where we will gather to do the decorating in a couple of days. Please let me know if you are interested in joining us, if you have not already done so.
And finally, the Fairs Maps Coalition, which is advocating for the creation of a non-partisan mechanism for future legislative and congressional redistricting in Wisconsin, will be holding a public forum on the subject also on Sunday, July 13th, from 4:00-6:00 in Dodgeville. I do not know the location, but there is an online registration form for the event. What a propitious moment it is to hear about that project!