Dave Pinto events ahead of the DFL convention

Dave Pinto is mailing out a schedule of meetings for his campaign, ahead of the March 23 district convention. Here's the card he is sending out:

Pinto Events

Bergstrom delegate party

Here's the invitation to Greta Bergstrom's "Thank You" party for DFL delegates

Bergstrom Event by theracefor64b

St. Paul Republicans get their mojo going

St. Paul Republicans are bringing in some big hitters to 64B this Friday.

Headlining the bill are GOP Sen. David Hann, of Eden Prairie, and the Senate minority leader. Republican Party of Minnesota chair and former legislator Keith Downey will also be on hand.

Here's the invite:

Being there: Updated candidate events in 64B

Here's an updated event list for the six 64B candidates still in the running:

Thursday, Jan. 23:

Melanie McMahon, Meet and Greet, Flat Earth Brewing Company, 2035 Benson Ave, St. Paul, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Beth Fraser, Meet & Greet, Hosted by David Mayo, Jim and Dixie Olmstead, and Mary Diaz, Wilder Park Condo, 1181 Edgecumbe Rd, Craft Room - 17th Floor, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 25th:

Beth Fraser, Meet and Greet, J & S Bean Factory, 1518 Randolph Ave., 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Dave Pinto, Randolph and Fairview Area Coffee Party, Hosted by Joan Wittman, Corondelet Village, 525 S. Fairview Ave., St. Paul, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 26th:

Greta Bergstrom, Meet and Greet, Home of Sara Erickson and Nick Vogenthaler, 724 Fairmount Ave., St. Paul, 4 to 6 p.m.

Dave Pinto, Mattocks Park Area Open House, Hosted by Bob Tracy and Julie Earl, 371 Macalester St., 4 to 6 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 27: 

Beth Fraser, Meet and Greet, Hosted by Marcia Avner, Wy Spano and former Majority Leader John Hottinger, home of Marcia Avner and Wy Spano, 1469 Edgcumbe Rd., St. Paul, 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 29th:

District 64B Candidates Forum, St. Paul Jewish Community Center, 1375 St. Paul Ave., St. Paul, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 31:

Dave Pinto, pre-caucus party, J & S Bean Factory, 1518 Randolph Ave., 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Dave Pinto, pre-caucus Kickoff Party, Hosted by former St. Paul Mayor George Latimer, 754 Linwood Ave., St. Paul, 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1st:

Melanie McMahon, Meet and Greet, Hillcrest Community Center, Upstairs Meeting Room at 1978 Ford Pkwy, St. Paul, 10:30am to 12:00 p.m.

More 64B events

Get out your calendar. There are only about four weeks left before caucuses, and the political agenda is filling up some more.

Here are the upcoming events for 64B:

Jan. 9

Gloria Zaiger meet and greet, at her home, 1917 Bohland Ave., St. Paul,  6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Greta Bergstrom fundraiser, home of Jay Benanav & Lucy Kanson, 1898 Ashland Ave., St. Paul, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Matt Freeman fundraiser, home of Carol Sime and John Grafstrom, 2130 Watson Ave., St. Paul, 6 to 7 p.m.

Jan. 11

Beth Fraser meet and greet, Espresso Royale, 475 Fairview Ave. S., St. Paul, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Jan. 12

Greta Bergstrom meet and greet, Coffee Bene, 53 Cleveland Ave. S., St. Paul, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Jan. 13

Dave Pinto meet and greet, hosted by Deborah Moses at Caribou Coffee, 2340 7th St. W., St. Paul, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 18

Gloria Zaiger meet and greet, location TBA, 10:00 a.m. to noon

Jan. 21

Dave Pinto house party at Rich Gehrman's, 2148 Eleanor Ave., St. Paul, 6 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 23

Melanie McMahon meet and greet, Flat Earth Brewing Company, 2035 Benson Ave., St. Paul, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 25th

Dave Pinto coffee party hosted by Joan Wittman, 525 Fairview Ave., St. Paul (Carondelet Village Homes), 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Jan. 31st

Dave Pinto caucus kick off party hosted by former St. Paul mayor George Latimer (754 Linwood Ave., St. Paul), 6 to 8 p.m. Alternate event from 3 to 5 p.m. for those folks who are observing Shabbat services.

Feb. 1
Melanie McMahon meet and greet at Hillcrest Rec Center, 1978 Ford Parkway, St. Paul, 10:10 a.m. to noon.

Party time: Upcoming campaign events in 64B

Campaigning is shifting gears in 64B. With the holidays over, the candidates are starting to mount gatherings around the district. 

A few are coming up soon. Here's a quick listing:

Today:

Beth Fraser meet and greet, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m, J&S Bean Factory, 1518 Randolph Ave., St. Paul.

Sunday, Dec. 29:

Gloria Zaiger meet and greet, 1 to 4 p.m., 1917 Bohland Ave., St. Paul.

Matt Freeman meet and greet and fundraiser, 4 to 6 p.m., Buca de Beppo, 2728 Gannon Road, St. Paul

Saturday, Jan. 4:

Beth Fraser meet and greet, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Quixotic Coffee, 769 Cleveland Ave. S., St. Paul.

Sunday, Jan. 5: 

Greta Bergstrom meet and greet, 4 to 5 p.m., J&S Bean Factory, 1518 Randolph Ave.

Thursday, Jan. 9:

Gloria Zaiger meet and greet, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 1917 Bohland Ave., St. Paul

Sunday, Jan. 12:

Greta Bergstrom meet and greet, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Coffee Bene, 53 Cleveland Ave. S.

Gloria Zaiger says "C'mon over!"

Gloria Zaiger is turning out to be the most prolific lit dropper of the campaign so far. Here's another letter from the would-be DFL nominee, with a brief "meet the candidate" introduction AND an invite to her house. She's holding two events there (one during the Vikings game, but who wants to watch them play the Lions anyway).

You can't see it on the PDF here, but this letter is also signed by hand. Zaiger is working it.

Zaiger Letter by theracefor64b

Freeman fundraiser Dec. 29 at Buca

Matt Freeman has a fundraiser next weekend. Here's the deets:

"Since announcing my candidacy for our District - 64B, I have been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and support from my friends and neighbors. Whether on the phones or out in the community, I have been fortunate to connect with many of you and am grateful for your feedback and ideas to build a stronger Saint Paul.

Today, I am inviting you to a meet-and-greet fundraiser at Buca di Beppo Restaurant to continue these conversations. Please join us on Sunday, December 29th from 4-6PM to hear more about my progressive vision for a stronger Saint Paul.

Together, we can meet the challenges that will define the next generation. We can ensure every student has access to a world class education- we can ensure the minimum wage is a livable wage - we can carry forward Representative Paymar's work and pass sensible gun legislation.

I hope you'll stop by on December 29th and be part of the conversation about how to accomplish our shared goals. Let me know you're attending by joining the Facebook event at facebook.com/MattFreemanforHouse.

Thanks and I look forward to seeing you on the 29th!" 

Take a look at the host list here:

And theyr'e off! Campaign events are underway

We got our first campaign event invite this morning! It's from Matt Freeman. (And it looks like he has a 651 phone number now, too.)

See the details below. And if you get one, please send it along to tim@theracefor64b.com. Unlike the campaigns, you CAN contribute to this blog anonymously, if you prefer, and I'd be happy to entertain requests to delete your identifying information.

Here's the Freeman "Meet and Greet" invite.

Freeman Meet and Greet