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Civic Awareness with LWV, open house at new State Rep's office, and happenings

Gala ticket prices go up on Feb. 22 Purchase tickets NOW! $150 per ticket  Price goes up to $200 on February 22. The Gala is a semi-formal dinner party where you get to choose from three entrees - Chicken, Salmon (gluten free) or Vegan. In order to get the dinner you ordered, please eat at your assigned table. If you have not chosen your dinner, let us know what you want - contact Urzula@gmail.com - we have to put dinner orders in by Monday. This is our biggest most important fundraiser of the year because contributions allow us to help DuPage candidates running in Municipals and it sets us up going into the '24 election season strong. There will be a cash bar, live music by the Kevin Klein Trio, mingling with elected officials, awards for "people of the year" from various Townships, the presentation of Jesse White's lifetime of service award by Governor Pat Quinn. The Jesse White Tumblers will perform live, and our keynote speaker is Kwame Raoul. It's a jam packed night of fun! We are the Party that Parties! Get tickets here Key Dates to Remember: FEB 23 - First day that mail-in ballots can be mailed to voters. FEB 23 - First day for early voting at the DuPage County Fairgrounds MAR 19 - Last day to register online to vote with the Illinois State Board of Elections MAR 20 - First day of early voting at regular polling places APR 3 - Last day for a voter to request a mail-in ballot in person at DuPage County Clerk APR 3 - End of early voting APR 4 - Election Day (Vote at any polling location in DuPage County) Some sample ballots are available so PC's should get info now or soon. Various individual township websites have candidates who share our values. Google your township website or attend a township meeting. We want every voter to have the info they need to vote the entire ballot! Also, google The League of Women Voters - several chapters are hosting candidate forums in your area. Save the date! March 24 Chili Cookoff, Progressive Beer, NCAA Party Who wants to make chili to compete in the chili cook-off? You think your chili has what it takes? There are three categories to compete in, "Most Unique Chili", "Spiciest Chili" and "Best Overall Chili". Prizes for the best chili entries. The chili cook-off is judged the "Chicago Way", attendees buy extra vote tickets for a dollar, taste the chilis, and stuff the ballot containers that go with their favorite chilis. You will want to come, watch basketball (March Madness), eat chili, cornbread, and desserts and hand out with some great people. The best part is this event is sponsored by the Minocqua Brewing Company makers of Progressive Beer. Try some "Bernie Brew" "Biden Beer" "AOC IPA" "Extinct Elephant" and more. Donation tickets are $7 for a 16 oz. beer. Find out more about MBC at minocquabrewingcompany.com. Chili makers have a $7.50 entry free, Chili eaters have a $15 entry fee, additional "vote" tickets are a dollar. Plan to buy donation tickets for beer at the cook-off. Scan the QR code or hit Get Tickets to sign up! This will be a fun time for all! Get tickets   Juliana Stratton has served our state and the people of Illinois as the state’s 48th Lieutenant Governor. The first African American woman to hold this office was first elected in 2019. Her distinguished portfolio includes leading the Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative where she advanced the principles of restorative justice and addressed the harm done by our justice system. Lieutenant Stratton chairs the Illinois Council on Women and Girls, where she has lobbied with tenacity for gender pay equity and to expanded leadership opportunities for women and girls throughout Illinois. As a member of the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council she has been asked to tackle food insecurity and increase access to telehealth to the often forgotten rural communities. She has led committees in Military Economic Development Council and the Illinois River Coordinating Council. Recently she was elected as the first African American chair on the Executive Committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association. Previously, she represented the 5th District in the Illinois House of Representatives and previously held the office as Chair of the Kenwood Academy Local School Council in Chicago.    Throughout Lieutenant Governor Stratton’s long and dedicated career, she has focused on unifying people by building consensus in order to identify and solve problems. With this plan of attack, there’s “buy in;” an ownership by the stakeholders. Stratton gained valuable experience before entering politics by establishing her own consulting firm. There she focused on alternative dispute resolution where she served as a mediator, arbitrator and administrative law judge for several government agencies. Lieutenant Governor Stratton previously served as Director of the Center for Public Safety and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Executive Director of the Cook County Justice Advisory Council, and as a Deputy Hearing Commissioner for the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection, all with a purpose of improving public safety and building stronger communities. She was also a founding board member of the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center and has served on the Board of Directors of the Juvenile Protective Association.     Lieutenant Governor Stratton was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. She is the proud graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign and DePaul University’s College of Law. She and her husband, Bryan live in the Bronzeville community and have four daughters. When she can find some leisure time, it’s spent with family by attending concerts, watching a good documentary, and training for marathons and triathlons. Illinois is proud to call Juliana Stratton our Lieutenant Governor! Would you like to spread the message about how our DuPage Democrats delivered? Please donate what you can. Donate           DPDC Membership - Join/Renewal | DPDC ByLaws | DPDC WEBSITE] Questions/concerns? Please reach out to anne@dupagedemocrats.com.

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