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Sanders Adds Nine Field Staff Statewide
Sanders for Wisconsin, August 03, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Contact: Jason A. Stephany, (608) 444-0060, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Sanders Adds Nine to Statewide Field Staff
Regional field organizers to activate, expand unprecedented grassroots network
MIDDLETON – The campaign of Henry Sanders, Jr., Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor, today announced the hires of nine regional field organizers throughout the state. The new staffers will work with local leaders and supporters in their regions to build on the existing statewide support that carried Sanders to a two-to-one victory amongst Democratic Party leaders and grassroots activists in the annual convention poll.
“This level of statewide organization is unprecedented in a down-ballot race, and will make the difference in September,” said Jason Stephany, Sanders campaign manager and former Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. “Candidates can spend all the money in the world, but this race will come down to who has the true, statewide, grassroots network needed to get out the vote on Election Day.”
Organizers have already activated local supporter networks, contacting thousands of voters through phone banks, house parties, and door-to-door canvasses to spread the word about Sanders’ real world job creation experience – and his detailed plan to put Wisconsin back to work.
“Come November, Henry Sanders will still be the only candidate who brings real world job creation experience to the table,” Stephany said. “And with the addition of these experienced organizers, Henry will also be the only candidate with a statewide network of supporters primed and ready to work for the Barrett-Sanders ticket.”
“I’ve traveled to every corner of this state, and everywhere I go people tell me they need a leader who will help put their families and their communities back to work,” Sanders said. “There’s a lot of excitement and energy behind this campaign and Progressive Recovery, our 18-point plan to create jobs. It’s that kind of energy that won the convention poll with more votes than our opponents combined, and I’m sure the work of these organizers will take that energy and turn it into a win for me and Tom Barrett this fall.”
The nine regional organizers and their regions are listed below. Those interested in working with the campaign should contact their local coordinator.
Northwest Wisconsin: Paydon Miller, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Northeast Wisconsin: Connor Chapman, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Fox Valley: Steve Thiede, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Greater Milwaukee: Ryan Hazelwood, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Southeast Wisconsin: Andrew Sharp, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Stateline: LaTreece Sandlin, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
South-Central Wisconsin: Ryan Ludens, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
North-Central Wisconsin: Laura Hauser-Menting, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Western Wisconsin: Jeremy Schroeder, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Nonprofit executive, community activist, and small business owner Henry Sanders, Jr. lives with his wife and daughter in Waunakee, WI. Sanders is the founder of Madison Area Growth Network and Propel Wisconsin Innovation – nonprofit organizations dedicated to job growth – and Capacity-360, a small business that connects other small to mid-sized businesses with capital and other resources. Democratic Party leaders and grassroots activists favored Sanders by a 2-to-1 margin in the Democratic Convention poll. His 18-point plan for job creation in Wisconsin, “Progressive Recovery”, can be viewed online at http://www.henrysanders.org.
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