http://www.brownformissouri.com/blog/ en jason@brownformissouri.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-03T21:25:00-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/blog/entry/endorsements/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/endorsements/#When:16:54:01Z Endorsements U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill Former State Treasurer Nancy Farmer State Senator Jeff Smith Saint Louis County Councilman Michael O’Mara Maplewood Mayor Mark Langston Richmond Heights Mayor Jim Beck Former Richmond Heights Mayor Betty Humphrey Clayton Alderperson Alex Berger III Clayton Alderperson Cynthia Garnholz Clayton School Board Member Steve Singer Maplewood Richmond Heights School Board President Stephen Findley Maplewood Richmond Heights School Board Treasurer Ben Stotler Maplewood Richmond Heights School Board Secretary Sheryl Montford Maplewood Richmond Heights School Board Director Maria Langston Maplewood Richmond Heights School Board Director Rev. Nate Malone The Sue Shear Family Clayton Township Democratic Club Missouri Women’s Leadership Coalition Missouri ERA Political Action Committee Missouri Votes Conservation Missouri AFL-CIO North County Labor Legislative Club South County Labor Political Organization United Auto Workers (UAW) Communication Workers of America (CWA) Missouri Firefighters Association Professional Firefighters of Eastern Missouri I.A.F.F. Local 2665 2008-06-18T16:54:01-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/blog/entry/election-day1/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/election-day1/#When:21:25:00Z Please remember to vote this Tuesday, August 5th.  Steve needs everyone to come out and vote in order to win.  If you do not know your polling place, click here.  Need a ride to the polls?  Call the campaign office at (314) 725-4866.  We’re happy to give you a lift! That night, come wait for the results to come in at Kilkenny’s, located at 20 N. Central Ave in Clayton, right below the campaign office.  It’s our way of saying “thank you” to everyone who has helped us along the way.  Drinks and appetizers will be served. 2008-08-03T21:25:00-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/blog/entry/election-day/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/election-day/#When:19:39:00Z It’s hard to believe.  But, August 5th is less than three weeks away!  While continuing to knock on doors, spreading Steve’s progressive message, the campaign is also starting to plan for election day.  We are planning a major effort to ensure Steve wins the August 5th Democratic primary.  We need people working at polling places, calling supporters, driving voters to the polls, and much more! If you want to help our get out the vote effort, please click here. 2008-07-17T19:39:00-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/blog/entry/whats-your-best-telemarketer-story/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/whats-your-best-telemarketer-story/#When:16:07:00Z Steve Brown taught telemarketers in Missouri a valuable lesson: when we pass a law to stop you from bothering us, we mean it. As Deputy Chief Counsel for Attorney General Jay Nixon, Brown served as lead prosecutor of the “No-Call Attack Team.” He tracked down violators of Missouri’s No-Call List, and held them accountable for breaking the law. In fact, Steve was so effective at prosecuting lawbreakers that many telemarketing companies won’t call in Missouri anymore. Everyone has a great line they’ve used when a telemarketer bothers them - or at least somethiing they wished they had said after they hung up the phone. So we thought we would have a little contest, just for fun.  In the comments section of this blog entry, post the best and funniest things you have said, heard someone else say or just wish you had said to get a telemarketer off of the phone. The best responses will get a special prize from our campaign and be highlighted on the website. 2008-06-24T16:07:00-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/press-releases/entry/womens-political-organizations-endorse-brown-in-73rd/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/womens-political-organizations-endorse-brown-in-73rd/#When:22:34:00Z June 12 - St. Louis Steve Brown’s campaign for 73rd District State Representative garnered two very significant endorsements today.  Both the Missouri Women’s Leadership Coalition and the Missouri ERA Political Action Committee have offered their support for his candidacy. Brown’s campaign has emphasized his commitment to carry on the legacy of Sue Shear, his late aunt and a celebrated matriarch of progressive politics, and he says he is very gratified and humbled by the endorsements.  “I recognize that these groups usually focus their support behind women candidates, so for them to back me says a lot.  I may not look like the typical champion of women’s issues at first glance, but I am deeply committed to helping create a world where the genders of my son and daughter do not unfairly advantage or hinder their full development.  I am honored and touched that these groups have invited me to fight side-by-side with them in that effort.” Brown remarked further, “It is high time all of us recognize that so-called “women’s issues” like women’s rights, equal pay for equal work, and access to a full array of women’s health options are really people issues that affect us all.  Such issues cannot remain invisible to or misunderstood by lawmakers in Jefferson City.” The Missouri Women’s Leadership Coalition was founded in early 2001 to recruit and train women for leadership positions in the public and private sectors.  After some very successful years, the coalition of seven different MO women’s groups – including the American Association of University Women, Business and Professional Women, Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus, Missouri Women’s Network, Missourians for Choice, Missouri NOW, and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Kansas and Mid-Missouri - launched the Missouri ERA Political Action Committee to expand their political influence.  The groups have also endorsed Steve Brown’s competitor, Stacey Newman, reflecting their confidence that either candidates would serve as an effective champion for women’s issues in Jefferson City.  2008-06-12T22:34:00-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/press-releases/entry/environmental-group-endorses-brown-in-73rd/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/environmental-group-endorses-brown-in-73rd/#When:16:22:00Z June 12 - St. Louis Steve Brown has won another key endorsement in the 73rd District race for State Representative.  Citing his decades-long commitment to environmental issues and his stalwart advocacy of cleaner energy and greener development, Missouri Votes Conservation has announced its formal support of Brown’s candidacy.  “We have known Steve to be a fellow traveler for some time.  But we are especially impressed by his vision for a greener and healthier economy in Missouri,” said MVC Executive Director Mark Fogal.  Brown has made a point of talking about the opportunity to simultaneously invest in Missouri’s economy and a greener future by developing greener construction practices and more renewable energy sources.  Brown’s campaign has also been working hard to promote the passage of a November ballot initiative that would require public utilities to boost the amount of Renewable Energy they provide from less than 1% to at least 15% by 2021.  (The ballot initiative includes a stop-gap measure to prevent cost hikes greater than 2% and a model of the plan enacted in Columbia Missouri has been very successful.) Brown was delighted by the endorsement.  “I have always cared about the environment.  And with energy prices soaring and the concerns about global warming growing, I think a lot more Missourians are starting to care about how much energy we use and where it comes from.  If we seize this opportunity to invest in a greener future, we can make some real changes that help our economy and our planet at the same time.” This is the latest in a long string of endorsements for Brown including many state and local leaders, public safety organizations, and labor unions.  For a full list of official supporters, see Brown’s website at www.brownformissouri.com.  2008-06-12T16:22:00-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/press-releases/entry/steve-brown-bbq-a-big-hit-in-73rd/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/steve-brown-bbq-a-big-hit-in-73rd/#When:19:09:01Z June 9th, St. Louis On the hottest and sunniest Sunday we’ve seen this year, well over 200 people took refuge in the cool shade of a pavilion at Deer Creek (AKA “Rocket Ship") Park where Steve Brown and a long list of state and local officials served up BBQ, Mr. Wizard’s ice cream, hours of good music, and fun games for kids. Billed as the “Steve Brown Family BBQ, “ the event featured many ways for families to ensure their children’s safety and get involved in the betterment of their communities.  Families earned raffle tickets for having the safety of their kids’ car seats, bikes, and bike helmets checked by professionals.  These services were generously donated by Cardinal Glennon Hospital’s “Safe Kids” program, The St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation’s “Bike Smart” program, Big Shark Bicycle Co., and Dr. Joe Cangas of “Helmets First.” Families also earned raffle tickets for their participation in a fire safety course offered by Jennifer Stuhlman of Missouri Firefighters Local 2665 and for submitting ideas that could improve their communities.  Raffle winners won a host of prizes including T-shirts, Toys, and the Grand Prize, a kid’s bike donated by Big Shark Bicycle Co.  The elated grand-prize winner, Charity, and her father expect to go to Big Shark today to claim her bicycle. The non-political community-building event was co-hosted by Maplewood Mayor Mark Langston, Richmond Heights Mayor Jim Beck, Former Richmond Heights Mayor Betty Humphrey, Clayton Alderperson Cynthia Garnholz, Clayton Alderperson Alex Berger, Richmond Heights Council Member Paul Lore, State Senator Jeff Smith, and most of the Maplewood Richmond Heights School Board members– including Maria Langston, Steve Findley, Reverend Nate Malone, Ben Stotler, and Sheryl Montford.  Many of the co-hosts and Steve Brown himself volunteered to be dropped into a dunk tank by community members.  Attendees paid for the opportunity to splash their local leaders and the proceeds are going to “Gateway to Hope,” a charitable organization that provides treatment options to women with breast cancer who are un- or under-insured. Brown was very pleased with the event.  “To me this is what being a State Representative should be about – bringing people together as a community to take care of one another.  It’s not just about voting the right way in Jefferson City – which, of course, I plan to do.  It’s about uniting families and local and state government in common spirit and common cause.” The Steve Brown Family BBQ was certainly a big step in that direction. For more information contact Campaign Co-Manager, Nick Adams at 314-398-7070 or 2008-06-09T19:09:01-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/blog/entry/steve-brown-family-bbq-this-sunday/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/steve-brown-family-bbq-this-sunday/#When:18:17:00Z Please join Steve and his family in a day of fun for all ages!  On Sunday, June 8 from 12pm - 4pm at Deer Creek Park (3238 Laclede Station Road), Steve will be hosting a BBQ with food, music and fun!  The afternoon will feature a bike giveaway from Big Shark Bicycling Company, free ice cream, a safety corner with a complimentary bicycle and helmet check, and more!  For more information, please call the campaign office at (314) 725-4866. Co-Hosts State Senator Jeff Smith Maplewood Mayor Mark Langston Richmond Heights Mayor Jim Beck Former Richmond Heights Mayro Betty Humphrey Clayton Alderperson Cynthia Garnholz Clayton Alderperson Alex Berger III RH City Council Member Paul Lore Maria Langston of MRH Board of Education Ben Stotler of MRH Board of Education Sheryl Montford of MRH Board of Education Kurt Becker, VP of Firefighters Local 2665 Steve Findley 2008-06-06T18:17:00-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/blog/entry/campaign-update1/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/campaign-update1/#When:12:09:00Z Dear Friends, The campaign is now in full swing.  Despite the recent rainy days, my staff and I are working hard to reach every voter in this district.  Several developments have occurred in the campaign, and I wanted to keep you all updated. Our grassroots operation continues to grow.  We now have seven full-time organizers with the campaign.  These young people will be out in the district six days a week knocking on doors to spread the campaign’s message.  I have said from the beginning that it is important to connect with as many voters as possible.  Our organizers will help make that happen.  If you would like to join us, please go here.  If canvassing is not your thing, that’s okay.  We would gladly accept your support in any number of ways.  Check out the website to view all of the different ways you can help. Fortunately, our endorsement list continues to grow.  Since my last email, we have added two more locally elected officials and a handful of labor organizations.  Last month, both the current and former Richmond Heights Mayors endorsed my candidacy – Jim Beck and Betty Humphrey.  Their support is due to my hard work and dedication to the voters of Richmond Heights. I have also been honored with the endorsements of the North County and South County Labor Clubs.  These organizations represent the unified labor voice in their respective areas.  Winning their endorsement sends a strong message to the people of this district that I will fight for working class citizens in Jefferson City.  In addition to the two labor clubs, I have received endorsements from the United Auto Workers and the Communication Workers of America’s Local 6310 and 6320.  Again, it is a true honor to receive such strong backing from labor.  I look forward to promoting working-class issues as State Representative. Finally, I want to personally invite you to the Steve Brown Family BBQ.  On Sunday, June 8 from 12:00 – 4:00pm at Deer Creek Park (3238 Laclede Station Road), join my family and I for food, music, and fun!  We will be have a bike giveaway, free ice cream, and complimentary bicycle and helmet checks, as well as goody bags, games, a fire engine, and face painting.  For more information, click here (link to event description on website).  I look forward to seeing you out on the 8th! Thank you again for your support along the way.  As we head into the final two months of the campaign, it will be supporters like you that keep me going.  Please stay in touch. Sincerely, Steve Brown 2008-05-30T12:09:00-06:00 http://www.brownformissouri.com/blog/entry/afl-cio-endorses-steve/ http://www.brownformissouri.com/site/afl-cio-endorses-steve/#When:20:18:00Z In case you missed it, on May 28, the Missouri AFL-CIO endorsed Steve!  The Missouri AFL-CIO is a federation of unions in Missouri and is the state affiliate of the national AFL-CIO.  Receiving this endorsement gives another boost to Steve’s labor credentials. Steve is honored to received the endorsement, saying, “Organized labor is critical to the success of working Missourians.  Receiving the stamp of approval from the AFL-CIO, as well as other labor groups, affirms my commitment to their cause.  I look forward to working hard with organized labor on the campaign trail and in Jefferson City.” 2008-05-29T20:18:00-06:00