34 Legislators From 21 States Commit To Respond To National Voter Issues Paper from World Wrestling Entertainment, League of Women Voters, Harvard and Others.STAMFORD, Conn. -- --State Legislators, as Part of YES for Democracy Network, to Use VIP Responses to Urge Fellow Legislators to Respond to Issues Important to 18-to 30-Year-Old Americans Thirty-four legislators representing 21 states today committed to respond to The 18-30 VIP, a national voter issues paper for 18-to 30-year-olds issued by Smackdown Your Vote!(R) President George W. Bush, Sen. John F. Kerry, and U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL) have all responded to The 18-30 VIP. Their responses are posted at smackdownyourvote.com, the League of Women Voters League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had as its original nucleus the leaders of the latter organization. DNet website, and 18to35.org. The legislators listed below have committed to respond to the The 18-30 VIP on issues regarding the economy, education, and their motivation for seeking public office. All of the legislators who have committed to respond to the VIP are part of YES for Democracy. The focus for YES for Democracy is to enlist state elected officials across the country to engage young voters by holding youth debates and forums; encouraging young adults to become involved in political campaigns; and holding informational sessions for younger constituents. "The young voters of this country have a right to know how their elected officials and candidates for public office stand on the issues that are important to them," said Sen. Dave Aronberg Dave Aronberg is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 27th District since 2003. External links
DFL Democratic-Farmer-Labor (political party in Minnesota, to which state Democrats belong) DFL David Florida Laboratory ) and Ohio State Rep. Geoffrey Smith Geoffrey Smith (1943, Michigan — ) is a radio presenter, author and former jazz percussionist currently working in the UK. Smith is the regular host of BBC Radio 3's Jazz Record Requests and also hosts other programmes on the network. (R). "These legislators are demonstrating tremendous leadership in reaching out to an underserved voting demographic: Americans ages 18-to-30," said Gary Davis, executive director, WWE WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (formerly World Wrestling Federation) WWE Witwe (German: Widow) WWE William Webb Ellis (inventor of rugby) WWE World Wide Education WWE Well Woman Exam Smackdown Your Vote!. "The 18-30 VIP covers issues of the economy, education and how candidates relate to younger voters, all issues that are applicable whether you are running for president, federal office or state office. Responding to the VIP is an opportunity for candidates running for political office to speak directly to younger constituents of voting age on the issues that are important to them." The goal of the Smackdown Your Vote VIP partners is to increase voter participation among 18-to 30-year-olds by two million in this year's elections in order to get 20 million young voters to the polls. The candidates for federal office, by formally responding to the issues that are of greatest concern to young Americans, have demonstrated their interest in these potential voters. This should encourage 18-to 30-year-olds that their votes will count in November. The 18-30 VIP covers issues important to younger voters as determined by research conducted by various organizations, including Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. , was submitted to both major political party campaigns. Other organizations that participated in preparing or have endorsed the VIP are the Harvard Institute of Politics The Kennedy family and its friends founded Harvard's Institute of Politics (IOP) to serve as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy shortly after his death. The Institute seeks to inspire Harvard undergraduates into careers in politics and public service, much as President Kennedy , MTV's Choose or Lose, the League of Women Voters, Rock The Vote, New Voters Project, Hip-Hop Team Vote, 18to35, Declare Yourself Declare Yourself is a campaign initiated during the 2004 United States presidential elections to encourage young people to register to vote. It started life as the "Declaration of Independence Road Trip", a 50-city cross-country tour of a rare Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of , Youth Vote Coalition, the University of Virginia Center for Politics, Close Up/First Vote, The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's Paul Peck Presidential Initiative, and the National Council of LaRaza. Smackdown Your Vote!, founded in July 2000, is a non-partisan approach to getting young people involved in the political process and voting. Through Smackdown Your Vote!, WWE(R) has collaborated with many non-profit, non-partisan organizations to engage 18-to 30-year-olds in the political process, including the League of Women Voters, Youth Vote Coalition, Rock The Vote, Harvard Institute of Politics, MTV's Choose or Lose, New Voters Project, 18to35, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, Close Up and the University of Virginia Center for Politics. The collaborative program's goal is to get 20 million 18-to 30-year-olds to the polls in 2004, an increase of two million over the election turnout in 2000. In addition to conducting voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. at WWE live events, Smackdown Your Vote! visits high schools and colleges across the country conducting voter registration rallies. For more information, go to smackdownyourvote.com. Trademarks: The names of all World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events), and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry, with major revenue sources (R) televised and live programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans and wrestling moves and all World Wrestling Entertainment logos are trademarks which are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks, product names, company names, and logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners. List of State Legislators Alaska Senator Johnny Ellis - 907-465-3704 Alaska Representative Mike Chenault - 907-465-3779 Arizona Representative Cheryl Chase
Cheryl Chase is an American voice actress best known as the voice of Angelica Pickles on Rugrats, All Grown Up and - 602-542-5030 Arkansas Representative Bob Mathis - 501-321-0345 California Assemblywoman Wilma Chan Wilma Chan is a politician in California, United States. Chan served as the California Assembly Majority Leader from 2002-2004, the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the position. She also served as Assembly Majority Whip from 2001-2002. Chan is a Democrat. - 510-286-1670 California Assemblywoman Sally Lieber - 916-319-2022 Colorado Representative Michael Garcia - 303-866-3911 Connecticut Representative Terry Backer Terry Backer, (Terrence Eddy Backer) was born 1954 in Stamford Connecticut USA. He is the son of Henry Jacob Backer Jr. and Cathrine Lagana Backer. He attended Norwalk, Connecticut public schools and later earned a license as a Merchant Marine Officer from the United States Coast - 860-240-8585 Florida Senator Dave Aronberg - 850-487-5356 Florida Representative Gayle Harrell Gayle B. Harrell (born 1943, Nashville, Tennessee) currently serves as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 81st district, where she has served since 2000. - 772-221-4904 Kansas Representative R.J. Wilson - 620-230-0304 Kansas Representative Ed O'Malley - 913-262-0449 Maryland Delegate Bob Zirkin - 410-841-3342 Massachusetts Representative James Eldridge - 617-722-2060 Massachusetts Senator Robert Hedlund - 617-722-1646 Michigan Representative Gary Woronchak - 517-373-0847 Michigan Representative Jennifer Elkins - 517-373-8962 Michigan Representative Steve Tobocman Steven Tobocman is a politician from the state of Michigan. He is a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. A Democrat, he represents the 12th district in south-western Detroit. He is one of only a few Jewish members of the Michigan House. - 517-373-0823 Minnesota Representative Lynne Osterman - 651-296-4176 Minnesota Representative Tony Sertich - 651-296-0712 Nebraska Senator Adrian Smith - 402-471-2802 Nevada Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie - 402-471-2720 Nevada Senator Dina Titus - 702-798-8348 Nevada Assemblyman Rod Sherer - 775-727-2400 New Mexico Senator Steve Komadina - 505-893-2840 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Assemblyman Ryan Karben - 845-624-4601 New York Assemblyman Andrew Raia - 631-261-4151 North Dakota Representative Mary Ekstrom - 701-239-9326 Ohio Representative Geoff Smith - 614-644-6005 Ohio Representative Fred Strahorn - 614-466-2960 Pennsylvania Representative Jeff Coleman - 724-763-3222 Pennsylvania James Wansacz - 570-451-3110 Utah Representative David Litvack - 801-359-5211 Washington County Executive Aaron Reardon - 425-388-3460 |
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