John Kerry-Campaign Organization, Minnesota
John Kerry for President Inc.
On December 4, 2002, Sen. Kerry filed papers with the FEC establishing John Kerry for President Inc., an exploratory committee.  James M. Jordan served as the national campaign manager through November 9, 2003; he was replaced by Mary Beth Cahill, who previously served as chief of staff to Sen. Edward Kennedy. 

John Kerry for President Inc. Minnesota Leadership

Minnesotans for John Kerry
Kerry-MN


Campaign Headquarters: 8100 Wayzata Blvd., St Louis Park (just outside St. Paul)

Campaign Coordinator Ken Martin
Campaign manager of Buck Humphrey's campaign for Minnesota Secretary of State in 2002.  Deputy state director of Al Gore's presidential campaign in Minnesota in 2000.  State field director for the Minnesota DFL Party, 1997-1999.  Kansas Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign 1996.  Graduate of the University of Kansas with a B.A. in political science and history. 
 
 
Political Director Jack Ryan
Headed up Kerry's Mason City office during the Iowa caucus campaign.
 
 
Field Director Angelique Pirozzi
Served as GOTV director on Kerry's Iowa caucus campaign starting November 2003 and earlier, from January-June 2003, as Iowa field director/caucus manager.  Campaign manager of the Kerry Committee, Sen. Kerry's re-election campaign in 2002.  Previously, she directed the Democrats' coordinated campaign in Wisconsin in Fall 2000, and earlier was deputy caucus director for Iowans for Gore.  Pirozzi worked on the Clinton/Gore campaign in New Hampshire in 1996. 

Field Staff: Sara Stephenson, Pat McQuillin, Joshua Eickmeier, Casey Slaughter, Greg Martin, George Twigg, Catherine Rollins, Heidi Kraus, Steve Bruno
 
 
 
Communications Director Bill Burton
Communications director for Kerry's Wisconsin primary campaign.  Press secretary for Rep. Dick Gepardt's presidential campaign in Iowa starting in May 2003.  Previously served as press secretary to Sen. Tom Harkin, 2001-03.
 
Press Secretary Cyril Dadd
Director of research/press assistant for Kerry's Iowa caucus campaign, then press secretary for his Wisconsin campaign.  Recently earned Master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.  Worked as an intern with the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, and project coordinator with Africare in South Africa.  B.A. from Tulane University.  Originally from Massachusetts. 
 
Deputy Press Secretary Matt Slutsky
Served as a Polk County field officer on Kerry's Iowa caucus campaign.  Graduate of Northeastern University, 2003. 
 
 
 
Volunteer Coordinator Jim Bootz
from Chaska.

-Linda Wilkinson-from Inver Grove Heights.

-Betty Folliard-former state House member from Hopkins.
 
 
Minnesotans for Kerry
Steering Committee 
as of Feb. 20, 2004

Campaign Chairs
Vice President Walter Mondale
U.S. Senator Mark Dayton
Mike and Ann Ciresi 
Sam and Sylvia Kaplan
Vance and Darin Opperman 

Newspaper Endorsements
St. Paul Pioneer Press (02/29/04) 
West Central Minnesota Tribune (03/01/04)

Co-Chairs
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (MN-4) 
Gov. Wendall Anderson (Former Minnesota Governor)
Roger Moe (Former Senate Majority Leader) 
Hubert H. "Buck" Humphrey ('02 Sec. Of State Candidate)
Skip Humphrey (Former Minnesota Attorney General) 

Sen. Don Betzold (District 51) 
Sen. Dick Cohen (District 64) 
Sen. Sharon Marko (District 57) 
Sen. Ann Rest (District 45, Asst. Majority Leader) 
Sen. Dallas Sams (District 11) 
Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon (District 7) 
Sen. Leroy Stumpf (District 1)

Rep. Ron Latz (District 45)
Rep. John Lesch (District 66) 
Rep. Carlos Mariani (District 65)
Rep. Lyn Carlson (District 45) 
Rep. Mike Nelson (District 46)
Rep. Len Biernat (District 59) 
Rep. Michael Paymar (District 64)
Rep. Matt Entenza (House Minority Leader, District 64) 
Rep. Nora Slawik (District 55)
Rep. Alice Hausman (District 66) 
Rep. Cy Thao (District 65)
Rep. Sheldon Johnson (District 67) 
Rep. Scott Wasiluk (District 55)
Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher (District 60) 
Rep. Dan Larson (District 63) 

Amy Klobauchar (Hennepin County Attorney)
Comm. Susan Haigh (Ramsey County Commissioner)
Comm. Peter McLaughlin (Hennepin County Commissioner)
Comm. Rafael Ortega (Ramsey County Commisioner) 
Comm. Victoria Reinhardt (Ramsey County Commisioner)

Jerry Janezich (Former State Senator & US Senate Candidate)
Joan Campbell (Former Minneapolis City Councilmember)
Betty Folliard (Former State Rep.) 
Neal Thao (Former Saint Paul School board member)
Bill Wilson (Former Saint Paul City Councilmember) 

Jackie Stevenson (Democratic National Committeewoman) 
Greg Knutson (Democratic National Committeeman)
Ken Foxworth (Democratic National Committeeman) 
Georgianna Ruzich (3rd Congressional District Chair)
Jim McDonough (2nd Congressional District Chair) 
Crystal Parkin (1st Congressional District Secretary)
Jonette Engan (Former 2nd Congressional District Chair)
Wayne Pulford (SD 7 Chair) 
Rod Hanson (Kandiyohi County Chair)
Deb Hogenson (Nobles County Chair) 
Lance Peterson (Dodge County Chair)
Art Anderson (Freeborn County Chair) 
Pat Higgens (Mower County Chair)
Lynn Wilson (Olmstead County Chair) 
Karen and Les Tlougan (DFL State Exec. Comm. Member)
Mark Fredrickson (Olmstead County Associate Chair) 

Susan Vento (Community Activist and Lobbyist) 
Megan Thomas (Former Chair of Stonewall DFL)
Kathleen Flynn Peterson (DFL Benefactor) 
Tom Borman (DFL Benefactor)
Melissa Hortman (DFL House Candidate)

Minnesota Professional Firefighters Association
Will Steger (Famous Explorer)


County
as of Feb. 23, 2004
Aitkin County
Bob Lewis, Aitkin County Democratic Chair
 

Dakota County
Mike and Ann Ciresi
 

Dodge County
Crystal Parkin (1st Congressional District Secretary)
Lance Peterson (Dodge County Democratic Chair)
 

Freeborn County
Art Anderson (Freeborn County Democratic Chair)
 

Hennepin County
U.S. Senator Mark Dayton
Sam and Sylvia Kaplan
Vice President Walter Mondale
Vance and Darin Opperman 
State Senator Don Betzold (District 51)
State Representative Len Biernat (District 59)
Tom Borman (DFL Benefactor)
Joan Campbell (Former Minneapolis City Councilmember)
State Representative Lyn Carlson (District 45)
Betty Folliard (Former State Representative)
Ken Foxworth (Democratic National Committeeman)
Commissioner Susan Haigh (Ramsey County Commissioner)
Melissa Hortman (DFL House Candidate)
Hubert H. "Buck" Humphrey ('02 Sec. Of State Candidate)
Skip Humphrey (Former Minnesota Attorney General)
State Senator Steve Kelley
State Representative Margaret Anderson Kelliher (District 60)
Amy Klobuchar (Hennepin County Attorney) 
State Representative Dan Larson (District 63)
State Representative Ron Latz (District 45)
Commissioner Peter McLaughlin (Hennepin County Commissioner)
State Representative Mike Nelson (District 46)
Kathleen Flynn Peterson (DFL Benefactor)
State Senator Ann Rest (District 45, Asst. Majority Leader)
Georgianna Ruzich (3rd Congressional District Chair)
Jackie Stevenson (Democratic National Committeewoman)
 

Kandiyohi County
Jonette Engan (Former 2nd Congressional District Chair)
Rod Hanson (Kandiyohi County Democratic Chair)
State Senator Gary Kubly (20th District)
 

Meeker County
Greg Knutson (Democratic National Committeeman)
 

Mower County
Pat Higgens (Mower County Democratic Chair)
 

Nobles County
Deb Hogenson (Nobles County Democratic Chair)
 

Olmstead County
Mark Fredrickson (Olmstead County Democratic Associate Chair)
Lynn Wilson (Olmstead County Democratic Chair)
 

Pennington County
State Senator Leroy Stumpf (District 1)
 

Polk County
Roger Moe (Former Senate Majority Leader)
 

Ramsey County
Governor Wendall Anderson (Former Minnesota Governor)
State Senator Dick Cohen (District 64)
State Representative Matt Entenza (House Minority Leader, District 64)
State Representative Alice Hausman (District 66)
State Representative Sheldon Johnson (District 67)
State Representative John Lesch (District 66)
State Representative Carlos Mariani (District 65)
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (MN-4)
Commissioner Rafael Ortega (Ramsey County Commissioner)
State Representative Michael Paymar (District 64)
Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt (Ramsey County Commissioner)
State Representative Cy Thao (District 65)
Neal Thao (Former Saint Paul School board member)
Megan Thomas (Former Chair of Stonewall DFL)
Susan Vento (Community Activist and Lobbyist)
State Representative Scott Wasiluk (District 55)
Bill Wilson (Former Saint Paul City Councilmember)
 

Rice County
Jim McDonough (2nd Congressional District Chair)
 

St. Louis County
Jerry Janezich (Former State Senator & US Senate Candidate)
Wayne Pulford (SD 7 Chair)
State Senator Yvonne Prettner Solon (District 7)
 

Wadena County
State Senator Dallas Sams (District 11)
 

Waseca County
Karen and Les Tlougan (DFL State Executive Commissioner Member)
 

Washington County
State Senator Sharon Marko (District 57)
State Representative Nora Slawik (District 55)



 
 
 

Steering Committee as of August 18, 2003

Campaign Chairs
Sam & Sylvia Kaplan 
Mike & Ann Ciresi 
Vance and Darin Opperman

Co-Chairs
Gov. Wendall Anderson 
Sen. Assistant Majority Leader Ann Rest
Sen. Dick Cohen
Sen. Steve Kelley
Rep. Michael Paymar
Hubert “Buck” Humphrey
Susan Vento
Betty Folliard
Jackie Stevenson - DNC member
Greg Knutson - DNC member
Megan Thomas
Neal Thao
Ruth Usem

Supporters
Michelle Courtright Bjork 
Thor Bjork 
Jim Bootz 
Darin Broton 
Curt Butturff 
Ed Caffrey 
Chris Cagle
Cathy Daniels
Clint Faust
Peggy Flanagan
Mark Frederickson
Rod Hansen
Josh Hawkins
Mary Jo Kitto
Ken Martin
Jim McDunough
Andrea Mokros
Kathleen Murphy
James Schulstad
Jill Sletten
Lynn Wilson
Don Zwach

and
Will Steger-explorer and environmentalist, particularly known for his feats in dogsled exploration; lives in a solar home in Northern Minnesota. Nov. 2003
 

Hubert H ("Buck") Humphrey IV
DFL nominee for Secretary of State in 2002.  State Director of the Minnesota Gore/Lieberman 2000 campaign.  Previously worked as Manager of Government Affairs at AgriBank, FCB.  Graduate of American University (1993); Masters in Public Administration from the Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
 
 

 

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