Senator Wes Shoemeyer

and Hosts Joe Maxwell, Rep. Mary Still, Donny Stamper,  Rep. Stephen Webber,  Terry and Barbara Schlemeier, and Bruce and Nancy Wilson

At Hemingway’s

3910 Peachtree Dr
Columbia, MO 65203

Wednesday July 28, 2010

530pm- 7pm

Donations Welcome Checks payable to

Friends of Shoemeyer

P.O. Box 192

Paris, MO 65275

To RSVP or for More Information call

Stacy Steen 573-230-7180

Missouri First Lady Georganna Nixon (R) and Senator Wes Shoemeyer

Schultz Posts Over $51,000 On Hand

Columbia – In a revealing set of reports, candidate Kelly Schultz posted over $51,000 cash on hand, including more than $16,000 from this quarter alone.  More astonishing was the amount posted by the favorite for the Republican nomination, former State Senator John Cauthorn – $18,343.97.

What these reports are saying, loud and clear, is that the momentum in the 21^st House District is squarely in Kelly Schultz’s corner.  “It’s an amazing show of support from all over the district. So many people are energized and have given freely of their time and money, it’s really very humbling,” Schultz said after finishing her own finance report.

Kelly’s success with fundraising is a direct result of her hard work talking directly to voters, having already knocked on close to 3,000 doors, and some have not been visited by a candidate in over 20 years.

If you’d like more information or would like to volunteer to staff the booth, please contact me at boonecountydemocrats@gmail.com or call 573-875-1245!

Yesterday, Secretary of State and Senate candidate Robin Carnahan spoke to a  shoulder to shoulder crowd of supporters at Shakespeare’s Pizza in downtown Columbia,  her last stop of the first day on her “Stop the Bull Tour.”

Secretary Carnahan laid out her commonsense approach to bringing accountability and courage back to Washington.

“First, we need to stop the pork-barrel politics of earmarks,  not just for one year, or ten, but altogether,” she said, challenging her Republican opponent, 7 term congressman Roy Blunt to release a list of every boondoggle he’s ever lobbied for in his 14 years of reckless spending.

Putting an end to corporate giveaways and sweetheart deals for Wall Street and Big Oil was the next on her list, and her third plank was to stop the reckless spending and create a new urgency around fiscal responsibility.  “Missourians know Washington is broken, and out of touch, and so do I – that’s why it’s time to stop the bull and fix what’s wrong with Washington,” noting that while Congressman Blunt increased earmark spending by 7 fold in his time in Washington, Robin Carnahan has cut costs for small businesses by nearly $12 million and returned over $10 billion back to wronged investors.

You can find out more at www.robincarnahan.com/stopthewaste

That means that we will be leaving Columbia at 830 am!

We will  be meeting and staging out of the Old C&R Market’s parking lot, across from the Hardees (See Map Below)

If you have any questions,  please do not hesitate to call Brian Goldstein at 314-566-7405.

See you in Macon!

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We’re getting together a small group of Democrats to go up there and show our support of President Obama!

If you’d like more details,  please leave a comment, or contact us directly at (573)-875-1245, or kapp.gold@gmail.com

Hope to see you up there! 

We really could use a few people to help us staff our booth this year, so if you’d like to sign up for a 2 hour shift, it’d be much appreciated!

Also –  on Saturday afternoon, if anyone would like to canvass for our candidate in the 21st House District, Kelly Schultz, we’d love to have you!

If you’re interested in either opportunity, you can send me an email at kapp.gold@gmail.com.

See you there!

Local Young Democrats will be leaving Friday afternoon. If you are interested in attending or making a donation to defray the cost of the trip, you may contact Mizzou College Democrats President Amanda Shelton at mizzoucollegedemocrats@gmail.com.

For those interested in following the convention over Twitter, follow @MUCollegeDems or search for the hashtag #JacksonDays10.

This post was co-authored with Alanna Bauer.

J Scott Christianson is a Democratic candidate for the office of Boone County Presiding Commissioner. He was the former vice-chair and then chair of the Boone County Democratic Central Committee. Since 2008, Scott has been part of the Boone County Citizen’s Task Force for Postsecondary Adult and Technical Education and Training, which just received a grant of $47,935 from the Central Workforce Investment Board to conduct a Workforce Development Study in Boone County.

BCDP: Why is this study important  for economic development efforts in Boone County ?

J. Scott Christianson: Economic development requires a well-trained, highly skilled workforce and the capacity for “just-in-time” training. In Boone County we have an excellent higher education system that produce world-class professionals. We also have local unions that do a great job training those individuals entering skilled trades.  There are a large number of skilled technical jobs, however, currently in life sciences and in health care professions for which we currently do not have sufficient training capacity. This study will help us determine what particular gaps exist in Boone County regarding technical training, and how we can fill those gaps without duplicating existing programs. If we can’t train people to do these new, high paying next-generation jobs, we will not be able to attract and retain companies that might otherwise plan to move into Boone County and offer these types of opportunities.

BCDP: What is the next step after this study?

J.S.C: Actually, the next step starts today with the formation of the “Tech 100 Committee,” a committee of 100 community leaders who will use the information gathered from this study to advance a coordinated vision for technical training in Boone County. As a group, they will help find funding sources to make the training a reality. The Workforce Development Study will specify the gaps in local technical education, and the Tech 100 group—with the support of the community—will address those gaps.

BCDP: How will this impact the job of the next Presiding Commissioner?

J.S.C.: It is important to realize that we are no longer just competing with other counties or cities in Missouri for jobs. Boone County is now competing with regions all around the United States and the rest of the world. When the next Presiding Commissioner courts potential employers who require highly skilled lab technicians in order to locate in Boone County, we must be able to show these companies we have the capacity to provide them with the skilled technicians they need.

You can find out more about the Workforce Development Study and Scott’s campaign on his website: www.Scott4Presiding.com.