Politics & Government
Hudson-Area Democrats Kick Off Campaign Season With Open House
Three area Democrats running for office spoke at the event: U.S. Congress candidate Pat Kreitlow, 30th District State Assembly candidate Diane Odeen and 29th District State Assembly candidate Jim Swanson.
More than 30 local Democrats gathered at 901 Fourth St., the building that now houses three Democratic campaign offices, for an "Under One Roof" campaign season kickoff open house on Saturday afternoon.
Three Democrats running for office spoke at the event, and campaign staffers, volunteers and field workers put out calls for volunteers and donations.
Pat Kreitlow, Democratic candidate for the Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District, gave a stump speech to pump up the partisan crowd after 30th State Assembly District candidate Diane Odeen and 29th District State Assembly candidate Jim Swanson delivered brief remarks.
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In addition to the St. Croix County Democratic Party office already open in the building, Democrats cut the ribbon on a Kreitlow for Congress office and an Organizing For America office to aid President Barack Obama's reelection campaign.
Laura Jensen will head up local efforts out of Hudson's OFA office (Room 125), and Brie Urbanec of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will staff the Kreitlow for Congress office (Room 135).
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The Other Side
The St. Croix County Republican Party already has an office known as the Hudson Victory Center at 213 Second St. that it operates in conjunction with the Republican Party of Wisconsin and has been working for all Republicans on the ticket this fall. It likely will ramp up efforts on behalf of presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney after he is formally named the party's pick at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa later this month.
In the Nov. 6 elections, Kreitlow will face U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, Odeen will face State Rep. Dean Knudson, and Swanson will face State Rep. John Murtha. Democratic candidate Dan Olson will be challenging State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf as well.
A key four-way Republican race will be decided next week in an Aug. 14 U.S. Senate primary. Republicans will choose among businessman Eric Hovde, fomer U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, Tommy Thompson and Jeff Fitzgerald. The winner will face Democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin in a race for retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl's seat in Washington.
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