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Volume V:  Issue 8  |   April 11, 2012
     __________________________________________________________________

Upcoming Events

   2012 DAGA Spring Policy Conference - Room block & Registration will
   close in one week!
   Thursday, May 10th - Friday, May 11th
   Waldorf Astoria
   New York City

   Registration is now open for our 2012 Spring Policy Conference at the
   Waldorf Astoria in New York City on Thursday, May 10th - Friday, May
   11th.

   [2]Click here to register before April 18th!
     Links:
       2. http://www.democraticags.org/events.php

   Our room block only has a handful of rooms remaining. Please make your
   reservation at the Waldorf Astoria online [3](click here) or call (212)
   355-3000 and request the DAGA 2012 Spring Policy Conference Room Block
   by April 18, 2012. We have blocked a limited number of rooms for our
   guests at a special rate of $299.00 per night plus tax and fees for May
   10-11. We cannot guarantee this rate or room availability if our block
   sells out before April 18, 2012 or if you do not reserve your room
   before April 18, 2012.
     Links:
       3. http://waldorfastoria.hilton.com/en/wa/groups/personalized/N/NYCWAWA-DAG-20120510/index.jhtml

   In the event you need to cancel, we will do our best to resell your
   room, but if we cannot, and you cancel any later than 48 hours prior to
   scheduled arrival, you will be responsible for the hotel’s cancellation
   fee of one night’s charge plus tax. Please contact Andrea Mietus
   at[4][email-masked] or 301.309.1908 if you need assistance
   with accommodations.
     Links:
       4. mailto:[email-masked]

   16 AGs have RSVP'd for the event so far:

   George Jepsen (CT)
   Beau Biden (DE)
   Tom Miller (IA)
   Jack Conway (KY)
   Martha Coakley (MA)
   Doug Gansler (MD)
   Jim Hood (MS)
   Chris Koster (MO)
   Steve Bullock (MT)
   Gary King (NM)
   Eric Schneiderman (NY)
   Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
   Roy Cooper (NC)
   John Kroger (OR)
   Peter Kilmartin (RI)
   Bill Sorrell (VT)
   Due to space limitations in New York, we are not offering a social
   guest registration for this event. However, in the event that space
   does open up, we are keeping a social guest waitlist for our dinner on
   May 10th. [5]Click here to place your social guest on the waitlist.
     Links:
       5. http://events.democraticags.org

   Sponsorship opportunities are a great way to highlight your support. We
   offer a variety of options to meet your needs and can customize a
   sponsorship to suit you, as well. Please contact Fran Katz Watson or
   Lauren Bergmann at 202.546.0474 or[6][email-masked] for more
   information about DAGA’s Sponsorship Program.
   The conference will begin with a lunch on Thursday, May 10th and will
   conclude with a lunch on Friday, May 11th. We will send you periodic
   updates as we get closer to the event and a full briefing in the weeks
   before the conference. This will include a list of Attorneys General
   attending and final agenda for the conference.
   Dress for the conference is business to business casual. New York
   enjoys warm weather even in May with highs in the mid-70s and lows in
   the mid to upper 50s.
     Links:
       6. mailto:[email-masked]

   If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Stefan
   Chodkowski at 303.831.0100 or [7][email-masked].
     Links:
       7. mailto:[email-masked]

   We look forward to seeing you all in New York!

   As the May 15^th primary election approaches, the race for Oregon State
   Attorney General tightens between Democratic candidates Dwight Holton
   and Ellen Rosenblum as they fight for campaign cash. Reports indicate
   that Rosenblum has raised nearly $200,000 while Holton has raised about
   $222,000.

   Both former U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton and former Appeals Court judge
   Ellen Rosenblum are courting the unions after their role in getting
   John Kroger elected as Attorney General in 2008. Dwight Holton has
   received support from both Oregon Education Association and from IBEW,
   Local 48, according to a new disclosure reports. Ellen Rosenblum
   recently received endorsement from public employees’ union AFSCME
   Council 75.

   Last week, Dwight Holton was endorsed by former Democratic candidate
   for State Attorney General Katherine Heekin in addition to gaining the
   local support of thirty of Oregon's district attorneys. Ellen Rosenblum
   has the support of Congressman Blumenauer and former Attorney Generals
   Dave Frohnmayer and Hardy Myers. No Republican candidates filed by the
   March deadline.

   To learn more about Oregon’s Democratic candidates Dwight Holton and
   Ellen Rosenblum, visit their campaign websites:
   http://www.holtonfororegon.com/  and  http://ellenrosenblum.com/

In the News

   [10]Dwight Holton reels in $20,000 in union donations
   The Oregonian – By Jeff Mapes, 04/06/12
   Oregon Attorney General John Kroger famously won election to office in
   2008 with the unusually strong financial support of the state's largest
   union, Service Employees International Union. Now Kroger's hoped-for
   successor, former acting U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton, is attracting
   some of his own big union donations.  New disclosure reports show he
   received $10,000 from the Oregon Education Association and $10,000 from
   the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 48 -- both
   of which are also powerhouses in state politics.
     Links:
       10. http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2012/04/dwight_holton_reels_in_20000_i.html

   [11]Attorney general candidate addresses Peninsula issues
   Peninsula Daily News – By Paul Gottlieb, 04/05/12
   A fundraiser wasn't the only reason Bob Ferguson, Democratic state
   attorney general candidate, found it good to be on the North Olympic
   Peninsula on Tuesday.
     Links:
       11. http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120406/NEWS/304069992/attorney-general-candidate-addresses-peninsula-issues

   [12]Democratic attorney general candidates spar over legal credentials
   The Patriot-News – By Jan Murphy, 04/03/12
   Veterans who know Democratic Attorney General candidate Patrick Murphy
   are offended by what they perceive to be an attack on his
   qualifications to be the state’s top prosecutor. They say his
   Democratic opponent, Kathleen Kane, has challenged his legal and
   courtroom credentials for the post they are seeking.
     Links:
       12. http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/04/democratic_attorney_general_ca.html

   [13]Same-Sex Marriage Amendment In Ohio Gets Green Light
   Huffington Post – By Anna Staver, 04/03/12
   Marriage equality advocates in Ohio took one step closer Tuesday to
   overturning the state's 2004 constitutional amendment that restricts
   marriages in the state to only those between one man and one woman.
   Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) approved the petition language
   for an amendment that would redefine marriage in Ohio as “a union of
   two consenting adults, regardless of gender," according to the Columbus
   Dispatch.
   [14]Donovan hires campaign staff for Attorney General primary race
   VT Digger – 04/03/12
   Chittenden County State’s Attorney TJ Donovan has hired a team of
   experienced campaign staff to support his run for the office of
   Attorney General of Vermont. The three new staffers bring more than 30
   years of political and campaign experience.
     Links:
       13. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/same-sex-marriage-amendment-ohio_n_1400714.html
       14. http://vtdigger.org/2012/04/03/donovan-hires-campaign-staff-for-attorney-general-primary-race

   [15]Horne denies illegal role in campaign ads
   The Arizona Republic – By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Craig Harris,
   04/02/12
   Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne denied allegations Monday that he
   was involved in an independent expenditure committee that ran TV ads
   attacking his Democratic opponent during the hotly contested 2010 race
   for the state’s top prosecutors’ post. Horne said the allegations now
   under investigation by the FBI are false. He has retained a personal
   attorney in the matter.
     Links:
       15. http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizona-news/2012/04/02/horne-denies-illegal-role-in-campaign-ads

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