Category: Dean Phillips

Dean Phillips to Moderate Climate Change and Clean Water Issue Forum

Free educational forum to be held on Wednesday, September 26 in Wayzata

Excelsior, MN – Dean Phillips will moderate a free and open-to-the-public panel discussion focused on climate change and clean water on Wednesday, September 26. The solutions-focused educational forum will feature a variety of leading voices on the environment.

Event details:

“Everyone’s Invited! Issue Forum” – Climate Change and Clean Water

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Location: Wayzata High School
Doors Open: 5:15 PM
Event Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Special Guests

  • Greg Page, CEO of Cargill
  • Kate Knuth, former MN State Representative and member of the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
  • Della Schall Young, clean water professional and founder of Young Environmental Consulting LLC
  • Lia Harel, Hopkins High School student and Earth Club president

Phillips has been endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters, the Sierra Club, and Clean Water Action.

Phillips for Congress Releases New TV Ad and Digital Video

“Phone Booth” highlights Paulsen’s Big Pharma money and record of inaccessibility after “Bigfoot” video with similar message goes viral online

Excelsior, MN – Phillips for Congress today announced the release of its latest TV ad, entitled “Phone Booth,” which highlights Congressman Erik Paulsen’s record of avoiding his constituents while becoming the 6th biggest taker of special interest money in Congress, including more than $1.6 million from insurance and drug companies alone.

In the ad, Dean Phillips helps constituents call Congressman Paulsen’s office from a working phone booth – a relic of the past almost harder to come by than the Congressman himself. The campaign also posted a video of some of those conversations, in which Paulsen’s constituents were repeatedly told the Congressman was unavailable to meet or talk, and had no public events scheduled. Continue reading “Phillips for Congress Releases New TV Ad and Digital Video”

Reality Check: Phillips Ad Finds Bigfoot Looking For Rep. Paulsen

NOTE: For those who’ve tried to participate in the tele-townhalls, we know that it’s like calling in to a radio program.  There’s a screener who decides which questioners will be allowed to speak (it’s rarely been anyone who doesn’t parrot GOP positions).  And, any request for follow ups to questions aren’t fulfilled.  Those who have gotten one-on-one time with Rep. Paulsen have found that what he says in those meetings a lot of the time aren’t what he does on the floor of the U.S. House.  And, what can we say about those “Congress on Your Corner”?  They were never announced to the public in more than hours in advance.  By the time people found out about them, Rep. Paulsen had usually left the location.  

 

Paulsen, super PAC teamed up to tear Phillips down with lies

To the Editor:

Here we are, about two months away from midterm election day and the voters of Minnesota’s Third District are on the edge of their seats. We are paying attention to our candidates and determining who will be the best representatives of our interests. But instead of seeing incumbent Erik Paulsen put his best foot forward, we see attack advertisements, special interest money and smear politics.

This has to end. The Congressional Leadership Fund Super PAC and Erik Paulsen have teamed up to try to tear down Dean Phillips’ reputation with lies. Is that how campaigns should run? It’s incredibly misleading and quite honestly annoying. I don’t want our candidates filling the voters’ minds with falsehoods. Let’s provide facts only, please.

Here are some facts: Dean Phillips is a business owner who is passionate about getting money out of politics, saving the environment, making health care accessible to all and much more. He is being attacked for not providing health care to his employees at Penny’s, but he does, in fact, provide for all full-time employees. Continue reading “Paulsen, super PAC teamed up to tear Phillips down with lies”

Join Dean Phillips’ movement

To the Editor:

I’m incredibly proud of the progress Dean Phillips has made in our communities here in Minnesota’s Third District. He decided to run because he was disappointed in the state our government is in and he’s come so close to the election.

I can feel the excitement coursing through the Phillips campaign. Every one of the six parades my boys (2 and 4) and I have marched in has been fun, exciting, and inspiring. This campaign is like no other. ‘Change is coming’ they say, and I truly believe it. Dean Phillips is a passionate citizen, successful business owner, eco-friendly, candidate who has my full support.

Volunteering with this campaign creates friendships, conversation, and camaraderie. Most importantly, it creates community. By creating this community, we learn how representation should really work. We learn how important our actions as voters are. From phone-banking, parades, door-knocking, etc. there’s a place for everyone to help. If I can get my two boys to go door knocking with me and have fun doing it, you can too! Continue reading “Join Dean Phillips’ movement”

Dean Phillips to Host “Women for Dean” Event Featuring NARAL Political Director

Phillips reaffirms commitment to women’s reproductive rights and economic security as the first votes are cast in the 2018 General Election

Plymouth, MN – This Saturday at 9:00 AM, Dean Phillips will join NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Political Director, Nicole Brener-Schmitz, for a “Women for Dean” reception and door knock. Voters are invited to hear from Dean and Nicole about what’s at stake in this election, ask questions, and share what’s important to them.

Where: Plymouth DFL Office, 187 Cheshire Lane N, Suite #700, Plymouth, MN 55441

When: Saturday, September 22, 2018

Reception: 9:00 AM

Doorknock: 10:00 AM

Who: Dean Phillips (CD3 Candidate), Nicole Brener-Schmitz (NARAL Political Director) and area voters

Two major political handicappers find Minnesota’s Third District slipping out of Erik Paulsen’s grasp

© Greg Nash

Heading into the 2018 midterms, it was clear 3rd District Rep. Erik Paulsen was in for the fight of his political life: Although the Republican congressman has easily won five terms in this moderate, west metro district, opposition to President Donald Trump runs high here, and national Democrats have put it high on their target list as they go all-in on a campaign to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

With less than 50 days to go until the election, though, Paulsen may be in for more than just a tough fight: Two major election forecasters said this week that it’s more likely than not that the congressman will be out of a job next January.

The Cook Political Report and the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics are two of the most prominent outlets that assess the competitiveness of U.S. House, Senate, and governor’s races. To this point, they had rated the contest between Paulsen and Democratic challenger Dean Phillips as a “toss-up,” along with about two dozen other House races around the country.

View the complete September 20 article by Sam Brodey on the MinnPost website here.

Paulsen Ad Quotes WCCO’s Pat Kessler Out Of Context

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new campaign ad from Republican Congressman Erik Paulsen is generating a lot of comments from WCCO’s viewers, and questions about whether the ad is legal.

That’s because WCCO-TV’s own Pat Kessler is actually featured in the ad, edited in a way that makes it seem as though he’s endorsing Paulsen’s attacks on Democratic candidate Dean Phillips.

Kessler reported that it is a “wildly out-of-context ad,” which took what he actually said and edited it to make it sound like he said something different.

View the complete September 20 article by Pat Kessler on the WCCO.com website here.

Paulsen, super PAC teamed up to tear Phillips down with lies

To the Editor:

Here we are, about two months away from midterm election day and the voters of Minnesota’s Third District are on the edge of their seats. We are paying attention to our candidates and determining who will be the best representatives of our interests. But instead of seeing incumbent Erik Paulsen put his best foot forward, we see attack advertisements, special interest money and smear politics.

This has to end. The Congressional Leadership Fund Super PAC and Erik Paulsen have teamed up to try to tear down Dean Phillips’ reputation with lies. Is that how campaigns should run? It’s incredibly misleading and quite honestly annoying. I don’t want our candidates filling the voters’ minds with falsehoods. Let’s provide facts only, please.

Here are some facts: Dean Phillips is a business owner who is passionate about getting money out of politics, saving the environment, making health care accessible to all and much more. He is being attacked for not providing health care to his employees at Penny’s, but he does, in fact, provide for all full-time employees. Continue reading “Paulsen, super PAC teamed up to tear Phillips down with lies”

A vote against Trump is a vote for decency

To the Editor:

Donald Trump routinely criticizes the media, attacks long-standing American institutions, diverts attention from serious issues that affect all Americans, insults anyone who criticizes him or his ideas and lavishes praise on dictators. He contributes to and encourages divisiveness and animosity in our country.

What can we actually do to stop or curtail Trump’s regressive agenda, since he will likely be around for several years? The answer is quite simple. First, we need to think about and act on the following critical issues that impact all of us, which Trump and his avid supporters champion but are not supported by most Americans.

A vote against Trump is a vote for: Continue reading “A vote against Trump is a vote for decency”