Iowa women line up behind Hillary

[Alamom]

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070730/NEWS/70730041/1001/COMM09

Iowa women line up behind Hillary
By JENNIFER JACOBS
REGISTER STAFF WRITER


July 30, 2007

More than 100 Iowa woman, most with credentials in politics, have agreed to be on a team whose mission is to recruit other women to support Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Each woman is charged with encouraging friends to become more active in Clinton�s campaign and to drive turnout for Clinton at the January caucuses.

The campaign calls the group the Womens Leadership Council for Team Hillary.
Through our social networks, community involvement, church groups and family ties we are determined to organize women who have attended the caucuses before and bring new women into the caucus process to support Hillary Clinton, former Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell stated in a news release.

Among those on the team are Ruth Harkin, State Rep. Swati Dandekar, Des Moines School Board member Connie Boesen, Cedar Rapids Mayor Kay Halloran and business leader Susan Knapp.

� Jacky Adams of Red Oaks, Montgomery County; local activist
� Marti Anderson of Des Moines, Polk County; social worker and crime victim advocate
� Staci Appel of Ackworth, Warren County; state senator
� Theresa Backham of Des Moines, Polk County; local activist
� Regina Bailey of Iowa City, Johnson County; city councilwoman
� Katie Beckett of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; disability rights activist
� Rosanne Beyer of Dows, Franklin County; mayor
� Barbra Boatwright of Des Moines, Polk County; retired social worker
� Connie Boesen of Des Moines, Polk County; school board member
� Margaret Borgen of Des Moines, Polk County; former school board member
� Bonnie Campbell of Des Moines, Polk County; Iowa Democratic Party chairwoman
� Mickey Carlson of Adel, Dallas County; former chair of Dallas County Democrats
� Pat Carmody of Ames, Story County; activist
� Jean Classon of Des Moines, Polk County; President of Iowa National Organization for Woman
� Joyce Connors of Dubuque, Dubuque County; Hills and Dales Board, Riverview Center Inc. Board, Convention Visitors Bureau
� Sondy Daggett of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; small business owner
� Judith Dailey of Newton, Jasper County; Democratic activist
� Swati Dandekar of Marion, Linn County; state representative
� Sharon Dearden of Des Moines, Polk County; community activist
� Suzy Drish of Fairfield, Jefferson County; Democratic activist and farmer
� Pam Duffy of Adel, Dallas County; activist
� Bonnie Eggers of Agency, Wapello County; labor activist
� Cindy Eisenhauer of Ankeny, Polk County; former chief of staff for Gov. Tom Vilsack
� Mary Elgar of Mount Pleasant, Henry County; community activist
� Sarah England of Iowa City, Johnson County; professor at University of Iowa
� Helen Epperson of Ottumwa, Wapello County; activist
� Shelly Escobedo of Fort Dodge, Webster County; activist
� Tammy Ferrell of Roland, Story County; educator
� Fran Fleck of West Des Moines, Polk County; activist
� Valentina Fominykh of Des Moines, Polk County; activist
� Cynthia Forbes of Urbandale, Polk County; Women for a Stronger America treasurer
� Patricia Foster of Dubuque, Dubuque County; educator
� Faye Fraise of Fort Madison, Lee County; activist
� Melanie Friedman of Iowa City, Johnson County; activist
� Lynn Graves of Des Moines, Polk County; political activist
� Julie Haggerty of Urbandale, Polk County; Polk County Recorder
� Kay Halloran of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; mayor
� Diane Hamilton of Storm Lake, Buena Vista County; attorney and former chair of Buena Vista County Democrats
� Karla Hansen of Holstein, Ida County; healthcare activist
� Ruth Harkin of Cumming, Warren County; business leader
� Sharon Haselhoff of Iowa City, Johnson County; political activist
� Cindy Heland of Burlington, Des Moines County; political activist
� Megan Heneke of Spirit Lake, Dickenson County; past president of Iowa College Democrats and University of Iowa Democrats
� Carmen Hernandez of Dubuque , Dubuque County; educator
� Barbra Hood of Fairfield, Jefferson County; former chairwoman of the Jefferson County Democrats
� Liz Hoskins of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; community activist
� Cheryll Jones of Bloomfield, Davis County; political activist
� Susan Judkins of Des Moines, Polk County; business leader
� Theresa Kehoe of Des Moines, Polk County; political activist
� Susan Knapp of Van Meter, Dallas County; business leader and philanthropist
� Kati Kregel of Fort Dodge, Webster County; community activist
� Mary Ford Krier of Ollie, Keokuk County; business woman and farm activist
� Vicki Lensing of Iowa City, Johnson County; state representative
� Alice Lopez of Lowden, Cedar County; Cedar County Task Force on Elderly issues
� Amanda Luong of Des Moines, Polk County; local activist
� Janet Lyness of Iowa City, Johnson County; county attorney
� Cyril Mandelbaum of West Des Moines, Polk County; Des Moines Public Library Board of Directors
� Mary Mascher of Iowa City, Johnson County; state representative
� Dorothy Mauro of Des Moines, Polk County; activist
� Mary McGee of Des Moines, Polk County; attorney
� Andy McGuire of Des Moines, Polk County; former candidate for lieutenant governor
� Juanita Mehmen of Charles City, Floyd County; chaplain for Veterans of Foreign Wars
� Doreen Meier of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; community volunteer
� Rocky Menke of Fort Madison, Lee County; labor and political activist
� Mary Mincer Hansen of Panora, Guthrie County; former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health
� Juanita Moreno of Glenwood, Mills County; activist
� Vi Neil of La Porte City, Black Hawk County; activist
� Patsy Olejniczak of Fort Dodge, Webster County; political activist
� Linda Olson of Marengo, Iowa County; activist
� Jean Oxley of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; first woman on Linn County Board of Supervisors
� Kim Painter of Iowa City, Johnson County; Johnson County Recorder
� Jerica Parker of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; Cedar Rapids activist
� Sally Pederson of Des Moines, Polk County; former lieutenant governor
� Phyllis Peters of Ames, Story County; political activist
� Phyllis Peterson of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; educator
� Barbara Pfieffer of Saint Charles, Madison County; activist
� Holly Raczowski of Decorah, Winneshiek County; Girl Scout troop leader
� Audrey Rahn of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; community volunteer
� Mary Riche of Des Moines, Polk County; activist
� Doreen Rick of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County; educator
� Marcia Rogers of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; president of Management Resource Group
� Laura Sands of Des Moines, Polk County; Polk County activist and former school board member
� Becky Schmitz of Fairfield, Jefferson County; state senator
� Mary Ann Schuldt of Sioux City, Woodbury County; retired educator
� Patsy Shors of Des Moines, Polk County; activist
� Campbell Spencer of Des Moines, Polk County; former GLBT outreach director for the Democratic National Committee and Gore 2000
� Sara Porter Stark of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; community volunteer
� Julie Stauch of Des Moines, Polk County; vice president of governmental affairs for Planned Parenthood
� Sarah Stephenson of Iowa City, Johnson County; University of Iowa law student
� Jean Stowell of Northwood, Worth County; executive director of the Top of Iowa Welcome Center
� Sally Stutsman of Riverside, Johnson County; Johnson County supervisor
� Carrie Tedore of Dubuque, Dubuque County; political activist
� Dr. Julianne Thomas of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; pediatrician and community activist
� Rita Vargas of Davenport, Scott County; Scott County Recorder
� Christie Vilsack of Mt. Pleasant, Henry County; former First Lady of Iowa
� Marcia Wanamaker of Waukee, Dallas County; real estate developer
� Phyllis Weeks of Knoxville, Marion County; chairwoman of Knoxville County Democrats
� Margi Weiss of Des Moines, Polk County; marketing director for Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa
� Anita Wendt of Sioux City, Woodbury County; retired educator and community activist
� Donna Whitead of Sioux City, Woodbury County; activist
� Karen Wick of Mediapolis, Des Moines County; Des Moines County Democrats central committee
� Cindy Winckler of Davenport, Scott County; state representative
� Jane Witt of Cedar Rapids, Linn County; community activist
� Linda Yoder of Marengo, Iowa County; county supervisor
� Rachel Zimmermann of Iowa City, Johnson County; political activist

[Dawgs]

1. That's it?

[CTyankee]

2. Well, it's the way politics is done. And there is no substitute for it, with the caveat that it be

done well. It doesn't mean she'll win the Caucus or ultimately the general election. But this type of lining up of local supporters simply MUST be done for a candidate to be successful. If she has networks like this in every state needed for electoral college victory, she will be hard to beat. It will make the other candidates, if they are smart and don't fall in love with themselves too much, to work even harder at rounding up such support locally.

I am writing this as an undecided Democrat come our early September Connecticut primary. But this I do know: no candidate can win without this level of political sophistication and expertise. "Feeling good" about a candidate without this backup has never seemed to work.

Put me down as a "sadder but wiser" liberal on this issue.

[MaineDem]

3. That's a pretty good list, actually. n/t

[Alamom]

5. No, just yesterday's.............nm

[Tellurian]

6. haha...Love it! Thanks, Alamom!

:hi:

[Alamom]

8. You're welcome. BTW, Thread # 6 is up in the HRC Forum.

:hi:

[PassingFair]

4. They line up exactly where the Vilsacks TELL them to. n/t

[Alamom]

7. Could be, but that wouldn't explain

the long list(s) of supporters and endorsements in Florida, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, California and other states...not to mention, she has New York wrapped up.

Also, Veterans groups, Native American Tribes, GLBT Groups and of course, Womens Groups.

:)

Clinton Endorsements and supporters on record; Jan 07 thru July 07


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[zulchzulu]

9. Good for them. All the best... n/t