May 2010


President’s Letter
My year as President is drawing to a close and I feel so grateful to have had such a wonderful experience. The officers, board members and committee members I’ve worked with have shown a lot of dedication to our  organization. That made my job so much easier. I would encourage everyone to become more involved in the committee work of Caucus. This is where the gears start to turn in a way that makes us successful. If we are to continue to help more women get elected and appointed to office we will need more dedicated workers to carry on.
Thank you to everyone. Onward and upward!
Glenda Pray, President

CALENDAR of EVENTS
May 1 10:30 am Annual Meeting with election of officers, Oak View Library
June 5 10:30 am General Meeting, Oak View Library
June 8 7am-7pm Primary Election


Congratulations Candidates
Congratulations to our endorsed candidates Sue Aguilar and Michelle Erpenbach on winning their races for Sioux Falls City Council. We are thrilled to have you representing our citizens. Also, we are very proud of our endorsed
candidate Clara Hart for running a great campaign in which she came in 2nd out of 5 in the At-Large A race.

Congratulations to NWPC-SD members Kent Alberty and Mike Huether on their successes as well.

Endorsement Policy Adopted
The NWPC-SD board of directors has approved an endorsement policy that meets the criteria of our national organization. The policy states that eligible candidates must be women running for office in the following races: Sioux Falls School Board elections, Sioux Falls Municipal elections, Minnehaha County elections Statewide
Constitutional office elections and State Legislative elections in districts that fall in Minnehaha County.
They must support NWPC-SD goals and purposes and these specific issues:
• Support passage of a federal Equal Rights Amendment;
• Support a woman’s right to choose an abortion;
• Support public policies that guarantee equal access to abortion and reproductive health services; and
• Support increased access to child care and other dependent care programs.

Candidates must have a past record indicating support for NWPC-SD goals, purposes and bottom line issues if she has held other elective offices. In addition they must be someone whom NWPC-SD would support regardless of the office sought.  Once a candidate is endorsed to our membership they can receive hands-on assistance from our members such as help with mailings, lit drops, yard sign distribution and/or volunteering for campaign teams.
For more information or to read the entire policy email us at nwpcsd@gmail.com.

Nominated NWPC-SD Officers
The following members have been nominated for office by the nominating committee. Election of officers will be held at the May 1 annual meeting.

President: Rebekah Cradduck
Vice President: Luanne Alberty
Secretary: Pat Curtis
Treasurer: Ann Wilson