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Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ Tama Civic Center - 7 p.m.
Christie Vilsack Returns to Tama County
Former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack will be the special guest at the Tama County Democratic Party Soup Supper on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. The event will be held at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, 112 E. Third St. in Tama. Serving Begins at 5:30 p.m. Mrs. Vilsack will speak at 7 p.m. Joining Mrs Vilsack on the program will be Congressman Leonard Boswell, Secretary of State Michael Mauro, U.S. Senate Candidates: Roxanne Conlin, Tom Fiegen and Bob Krause, and Secretary of Agriculture Candidate Francis Thicke. Governor Culver has also been invited.
Christie was born and raised in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. In l972 she graduated in the charter class of Kirkland College in Clinton, New York. She received her masters degree in journalism from The University of Iowa in l992.
She met Tom Vilsack during college and they married in l973. After he finished law school in l975, they moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa where she taught and he practiced law. Together they raised two sons, Jess 29 a lawyer in Des Moines, and Doug, 26, a law student at the University of Colorado.
For l8 years, Christie taught middle school and high school language arts and journalism. For six years she taught English and journalism at Iowa Wesleyan College. She worked as a reporter and columnist for the Mt. Pleasant News for many years and more recently created a column for Offenburger.com, an online journal. She is still certified to teach in the state of Iowa.
When her husband was elected governor of Iowa, she created a statewide literacy initiative. From 2000 to 2006, Christie raised funds to give a book to every kindergartener in Iowa. She visited over 500 Iowa libraries to discuss the social and economic impact of public libraries on communities and to advocate for a certified teacher librarians in every school.
On behalf of the governors office, she traveled the state advocating for education and economic development initiatives. She represented Iowa in 9 countries during her tenure as first lady, leading a delegation in Japan and New Zealand.
She has been a Democratic activist her entire life. Since high school she has worked to elect legislators, governors and presidents. She attended the 2004 National Convention as a delegate and a speaker.
Free will donations will be accepted at the Soup Supper. A 50/50 Raffle is planned. For more information contact dori@tamademocrats.org.
Iowa Knows Better
The Iowa Democratic Party today is launching a new website in hopes of focusing the discussion in the race for Governor on the issues and the facts, and having a debate worthy of Iowa’s high standards.
The fact is the Culver-Judge administration has built a strong record of fiscal discipline and fighting for Iowa families during tough times. The record of leadership by the Culver-Judge team is a central issue in this campaign.
Right now, the Republican candidates seem to be talking about everything but the issues, anything but the truth. Iowans know better than to be distracted by cynical political posturing.”
The site, IowaKnowsBetter.com, will be based in fact, use credible sources and be a useful, active, ongoing tool for activists, journalists and Iowans who are curious to find the real story behind the politicalhype.
This new site will be a great resource for every Iowan as we get ready for next year’s election.
IowaKnowsBetter.com will be an important campaign information resource provided by the Iowa Democratic Party, so please check back for regular updates on the Governor’s race.
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