Subject: Re: Alaska political brief
From: "Khan, Ali" <[email-masked]>
To: "Palermo, Rachel" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Moore, Colby" <[email-masked]>, "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 10:07:29 -0700

Also these are the points that I sent Tom for his remarks. Just FYI, Luis and Rachel. They are from the state party.

Ali.  info below.

Any expectations the party has and any details that have been firmed up

Theme of the night if there is one

·        Although there is no advertised theme we hope to encourage coming together to advance the progressive values we all share.

·        We need to keep the progressive momentum going

o   85% of our state is under progressive leadership at local level

o   The Alaska Democratic Party is growing faster than the Republicans. This year, grew by over 8 percent.

o   Many people at the convention are first-time Democrats. Welcome to the Party!

Speaking order for Dinner

·        Master of Ceremonies: Forrest Dunbar

·        Musical Presentation: Shirley Mae Springer Staten

·        Award Presentations:

o   Shawna Thoma

o   Jane Angvik and Vic Fischer. Mr. Fischer is one of the authors of the state constitution. He and his mother fled Russia with the help of his American father who knew Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt personally engineered the Fischer family's escape from Russia. Jane Angvig, his wife, has been involved in Alaska public life since 1973. She has served as an elected member of the Anchorage Assembly and the Anchorage Charter Commission and has taught many women how to conduct campaigns for public office.

o   Roberta Goughnour

o   Don Gray

·        Raffle: Ian Olson

·        Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Sheila Selkregg

·        DNC Chair, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Speech length

·        Under 30 minutes. Perhaps 15-20 minutes?

Any VIP’s that DWS should thank or recognize

·        Vic Fischer and Jane Angvik

·        Casey Steinau, Chair of the Alaska Democratic Party

·        Kay Brown, Executive Director of the Alaska Democratic Party

·        It would be good to recognize all those who traveled from all over the state to attend the convention. Many communities are not accessible by road and some will have made a substantial effort to attend the convention.

Particular Alaska races that DWS should touch on

·        No one race in particular.

·        The importance of electing progressives up and down the ballot.

o   Importance of electing a Democrat to White House and taking back the Senate and House.

o   At the state level, we need leaders who will put Alaskans ahead of multinational corporations. It is wrong to cut modest benefits for seniors, engage in costly lawsuits to stop Medicaid expansion, and make it harder for families to send their kids to college and stifle innovation by cutting scholarships and university funding while subsidizing some of the most profitable corporations on the planet to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 12, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Palermo, Rachel <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Thanks!

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From: Moore, Colby
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 1:02 PM
To: Palermo, Rachel; Khan, Ali
Cc: Miranda, Luis
Subject: RE: Alaska political brief

This is what we sent to Garret. If he has any edits/comments/questions, we will update it today.

From: Palermo, Rachel
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 11:54 AM
To: Moore, Colby; Khan, Ali
Cc: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Alaska political brief

Do you have the Alaska political brief ready? Luis is wondering.

Thanks,
Rachel

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