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Since being sworn in the past January, I have worked on many tough issues like working to slow and even stop the advance of invasive species, improving our public education system, and working to stop possible constitutional amendments that are discriminatory, anti-family, and anti-union.

Needless to say, there is a lot of work to be done between now and the election.  In the coming months, I will be working hard to contact voters throughout Senate District 60 to ensure we take back majorities in the House and Senate, we defeat the Republican Constitutional Amendments, and we reelect President Barack Obama and Senator Amy Klobuchar.

I look forward to speaking with you over the coming months in the lead up to the election in November.

1:00 – 2:30 pm at Logan Park, 690 13th Ave NE (13th Ave. and Monroe St.);
3:00 – 4:30 pm at Windom Park, 2251 Hayes St. NE, parking lot off Garfield and 23rd Ave.

Please come down, share your thoughts and discuss your concerns with your elected officials.

Northeaster Vol. 34, No. 2

January 25th, 2012

By:  Kerry Ashmore

After winning a five-way primary contest for the Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) party nomination for State Senator Dec. 6, with 33 percent of the DFL vote, Kari Dziedzic brought the Democrats together in the Jan. 10 general election, defeating Republican Ben Schwanke.  Dziedzic received almost 80 percent of the vote in the special election to replace former State Senator Larry Poegemiller in District 59, which includes Northeast Minneapolis.  Pogemiller resigned in November to direct the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

Dziedzic’s margin in the general election was consistent throughout the three communities– Northeast, Southeast and West Bank– represented in the district.

In the primary, Dziedzic was the clear favorite in the more populous Northeast community, which was enough to give her the nomination, even though candidate Peter Wagenius outpolled her in Southeast and candidate Mohamud Noor outpolled her on the West Bank.

In the general election, the final district-wide total was Dziedzic at 79.4 percent with 3,393 votes, and Schwanke at 19.4 percent with 824 votes.

Dziedzic outpolled Schwanke in every precinct in the district except Ward 2, Precinct 4, which includes part of the University of Minnesota East Bank campus where only two of the precinct’s 1,493 registered voters cast ballots, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State office.  In that precinct, it was a tie; one vote each.

Two other U of M east bank area precincts, Ward 2, Precinct 11 and Ward 3, Precinct 1, also showed very low turnout but a higher percentage for Schwanke than the other areas.  In 2/11, Dziedzic outpolled Schwanke 13-8, out of 2,914 registered voters, five of whom registered on election day.  In 3-1 it was 13-6 for Dziedzic, out of 1,999 registered voters, two of whom registered on election day.

I look forward to speaking to you soon!

For Immediate Release: Nov. 14, 2011
Contact: Dan McConnell, MBCTC Business Manager (612-379-4234)

Dziedzic Gets Nod From Minneapolis Building Trades

(Minneapolis, Minn) – Noting her strong commitment to job creation and infrastructure development, the Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council announces its endorsement of Kari Dziedzic for Minnesota Senate District 59 to fill the Northeast Minneapolis seat vacated by Sen. Larry Pogemiller.

“We are excited to get behind Kari Dziedzic’s campaign for Senate, because she has a track record of results on job creation and infrastructure development,” said Dan McConnell, Business Manager of the Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council. “Kari’s background and experience will be important in the Minnesota Senate because she knows how to work with all sides to get results. We need this now more than ever to get Minnesota’s economy back on track.”

“I’m grateful for the support of the building trades, who have seen some difficult times in the construction industry because of the economy,” Dziedzic said. “I will continue my work supporting efforts to create more jobs by promoting infrastructure improvements and development throughout our community.”

The Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council is the umbrella organization for union construction crafts. They seek to ensure state-of-the-art training programs, livable wages, and safe working conditions for men and women in the construction industry. Their membership includes around 17,000 workers in Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Mille Laces, Scott, Sibley and Wright Counties, as well as eastern portions of Sherburne and the western half of Dakota Counties.

Read more about Kari’s campaign at http://www.kariforsenate.com/ .

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Saint Paul, Minn. – November 10, 2011 – Women Winning – whose mission is to encourage, promote and support pro-choice women’s leadership in all political parties and levels of public office – proudly announces its endorsement of Kari Dziedzic for Minnesota Senate District 59 in Northeast Minneapolis following the appointment of Larry Pogemiller by Governor Dayton to direct the Office of Higher Education.

Kari is running for Senate to represent the community she has worked, volunteered and grown up in making her the perfect candidate for this district and a much-needed thoughtful, experienced, and vibrant voice at the State Capitol.  Kari carries on her family’s strong tradition of public service as a member of the Catholic Eldercare Board of Directors, Friends of the Northeast Library, and as the former Chair of the Minneapolis Charter Commission.  She has an extensive record of working for progressive candidates including US Senator Paul Wellstone, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, and Senator Roger Moe.  Kari currently works as a policy aide to Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein.

“Women Winning is pleased to endorse Kari Dziedzic and is excited at the prospect of electing such a vibrant and accomplished woman to serve in the Minnesota Senate,” said Sarah Taylor-Nanista, Executive Director of Women Winning.  “Kari has been serving her community for years through her work in Hennepin County on infrastructure projects like the Lowry Bridge, education initiatives like A-GRAD which pushes students to attend and graduate from high school, and the revitalization of Minneapolis neighborhoods through her work on NRP (Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Project).”