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  • June 14: Meet and Greet with 17th SD Candidate Corrine Hendrickson

    4:00-6:00 pm in Ridgeway at Neighbors Bar and Grill, 619 Main St.

  • June 12th: Meet and Greet with 17th SD Candidate Corrine Hendrickson

    5:00-8:00 pm at Dodger Bowl, 321 King St., Dodgeville

  • June 10: State Senate Candidate Forum in New Glarus

    6:00-7:30 p.m. at New Glarus High School

  • June 14: Rise Up, Sing Out!

    A Concert for the First Amendment.

    6:00 p.m. at the Mineral Point Opera House

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  • Pocan Town Hall Wednesday May 27 & Other Upcoming Events

    Hello, Everyone!

    I write with some reminders of upcoming events.

    First up, Wednesday May 27, Mark Pocan will be holding a town hall forum at the Mineral Point City Hall. The event begins at 3:00 p.m., and the address is 137 High St, Mineral Point, WI 53565.

    Immediately after the Pocan town hall, the Iowa County party will be holding a discussion of plans for canvassing for the rest of 2026. AS I’ve noted before, we have some pretty substantial changes in mind for the coming months, and if you are at all interested in being part of this conversation, you are strongly encouraged to attend. We could also use help from people who do not want to do door-knocking, so if that is of any interest, please come!

    And speaking of canvassing, Ben Gruber’s campaign will be canvassing in Lafayette County on Saturday, May 30th. THere are two times that you can sign up for, at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
    Pick whichever time works best for you and then sign up for the canvas on Mobilize: Drivers are also welcome!

    On June 6th, Todd Larson will be hosting a campaign event for Governor candidate Sara Rodriguez at his farm near Blanchardville. The event runs from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Further details and registration info can be found here:

    Tom

  • Mark Pocan Town Halls May 26 & 27

    News has arrived that Mark Pocan will be holding a series of town halls in the western & southern parts of the 2nd Congressional District on May 26th and 27th. Three are reasonably close to us:

    Tuesday, May 26th
    3:30PM CT Darlington – Municipal Building
    627 Main St 

    -and-

    6:00PM CT Monroe – Courthouse
    1016 16th Ave 

    Wednesday, May 27th 
    3:00PM CT: Mineral Point – City Hall 
    137 High St #1 

    I know that many of you have been to one or more of these things, but if you haven’t you really should give yourself a chance to hear from him. What he has to say is always interesting!

    See you soon.

    Tom

  • County Party Meeting May 9th 1:30 pm followed by Guest State Senator Kelda Roys – Running for Governor

    I write to remind you of our next monthly meeting on Saturday, May 9th at our office in Mineral Point, 43 High St. As has been our custom of late, we will start at 1:30.

    This meeting will feature a visit by State Senator Kelda Roys, who is running for Governor. These visits by the candidates seeking the Democratic nomination give us a chance to hear from them at greater length than the 5-minute “elevator pitches” that a number of us heard at the 2nd CD Convention last weekend, and to put questions to her about what she hopes to accomplish.

    Let me add that we will be holding a discussion of strategic plans for the rest of 2026, the outline of which are described on the enclosed agenda. However, let me say here that we need your help. There is really no other way to put it. In the coming election, we are being presented with an opportunity to take control of all three parts of state government for the first time since 2010. In my reckoning, that opportunity is a real one, not just a faint hope, and it is something we must seize for all sorts of reasons. So please come to the meeting next Saturday to join in our planning and join this discussion.

    One initiative in particular deserves special mention here, and that is a new approach to canvassing. For some time now, a number of us have been thinking about a more neighborhood-based approach to canvassing that uses it not just to fill in holes in our voter database but also to build engagement with voters by creating neighborhood groups. I won’t discuss all the details here, but if you are at all interested in helping, please come to the monthly meeting and then stay around if you can until 4:00 when we will talk over the plans for canvassing.

    Hope to see you next Saturday!

    Thanks

    Tom

    DPIC Meeting Agenda May 2026Download

  • May 9, Post Meeting Canvassing Plans Discussions

    after meeting until 4pm.

  • May Day Gathering 4:30 Dodgeville Court House Today, May 1.

    May Day (that’s today!) gathering in Dodgeville at the court house at 4:30. Bring a folding chair and listen to Ben Gruber, Red Door, and the Driftless Singers.

  • County Party Meeting Saturday April 11th at 1:30pm

    This is a reminder of the county party meeting that will take place on Saturday, April 11th at 1:30 p.m. As usual, the meeting will take place at 43 High St. in Mineral Point. We will be electing delegates for the upcoming 2nd CD convention, voting on any resolutions proposed for the convention, and beginning our planning for summer events.

    Two other reminders for the meeting.

    1) We continue to collect food for donation to SWPAC, so please remember to bring an item or two.

    2) If you want to bring in wires from Chris Taylor campaign signs to the meeting, we will collect and recycle them for the upcoming fall election. Saves money for the campaigns and reduces waste!