SD63 Update for August 7
In this Update:
The big primary get-out-the-vote weekend!
There’s no better time to make your first doorknock than the weekend before an election. We’ll be talking to DFLers who haven’t voted yet, making sure that everyone turns out on Tuesday for the primary.
Every conversation makes a difference! The link between asking people to vote in person, and actual turnout, is long-observed and well-studied. Let your neighbors know that their vote is important — let them know that Peggy, Ilhan, Cedrick, Sam, Emma, and all of our other candidates need their support.
Save the date for Emma’s FallFest
In all this heat the fall seems far away…but still it’s time to start making plans. Mark your calendars and tell your friends for Emma’s sixth annual Fall Fest Fundraiser and Celebration. This year it will be on Thursday, September 17th, from 6–9pm.
This year’s fest will have all of the great things that have made past fests great: live music, good food, warm and cold drinks, and plenty of s’mores. And once again it’s all in support of Emma’s people-powered politics, and winning a House majority for the DFL in November.
You can contribute to this year’s Fall Fest now. If you’re interested in serving as an event Co-Host, please email Barrett Edwards for more information.
Get involved
Ongoing
- Minneapolis board and commission openings The boards and commissions of the City of Minneapolis advise the city on a wide variety of topics: civil rights, social services, local neighborhoods, housing, budgeting, land use, and more. These all-volunteer committees advise the mayor and city council on needs from diverse points of view from across the city. Applications for upcoming vacancies are now listed on the city’s website. We have ample talent in SD63 to lend a hand — and to put our DFL values into effect!
Saturday, August 8
Get-out-the-vote doorknock in Senate District 63 Kickoffs at 10am, noon, and 2pm. 10am, East Lake Street DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and sign up)- Get out the vote at Sea Salt and Minnehaha Falls with Team Ilhan 4pm (more info and signup form)
- Doorknock with Peggy Flanagan Kickoffs at 10am, noon, and 2pm. 10am (sign up for more info)
- Doorknock with our neighbors in SD62 10am, Powderhorn Park (3400 15th Avenue South, more info and sign up)
- Doorknock with Keith Ellison, Ilhan Omar, Peggy Flanagan, and Cedrick Frazier 11am (more info and sign up)
- Doorknock with Team Ilhan, Peggy Flanagan, and Jamie Long 11am (more info and signup form)
- Southside, We Outside Community cookout with Jamison Whiting and Minneapolis elected officials. Noon, Washburn High School Field (201 West 49th Street)
Sunday, August 9
- Get-out-the-vote doorknock in Senate District 63 Kickoffs at 10am, noon, and 2pm. 10am, East Lake Street DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and sign up)
- Doorknock with Tina Smith for Peggy Flanagan Noon (more info and signup form)
- Get out the vote with Team Ilhan at the Lynx game 1pm (sign up for more info)
- Doorknock with Peggy Flanagan Kickoffs at 10am, noon, and 2pm. 10am (sign up for more info)
- Phonebank for Ilhan and Peggy Virtual joint phonebank with Team Ilhan and Team Peggy. 6pm (more info and signup form)
Monday, August 10
Get-out-the-vote doorknock in Senate District 63 Kickoffs at noon, 3pm, and 5pm. Noon, East Lake Street DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and sign up)- Doorknock with Peggy Flanagan Kickoffs at noon, 3pm, and 5pm. Noon (sign up for more info)
- Phonebank for Ilhan and Peggy Virtual joint phonebank with Team Ilhan and Team Peggy. 2pm (more info and signup form)
- Phonebank with Team Peggy Virtual event, join from anywhere. 6pm (more info and signup form)
- Windom Neighborhood Safety Walking Group 6pm, Windom South Recreation Center (5843 Wentworth Avenue, more info)
- Kenny Environmental Committee Meeting Virtual meeting. 6pm (more info,)
- Kenny Community Engagement Committee Meeting Virtual meeting. 7pm (more info,)
- Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association Monthly Board Meeting 7pm, Lake Hiawatha Recreation Center (2701 East 44th Street, more info)
Tuesday, August 11
- Get-out-the-vote doorknock in Senate District 63 Kickoffs at noon, 3pm, and 5pm. Noon, East Lake Street DFL HQ (2708 East Lake Street, more info and sign up)
- Doorknock with Peggy Flanagan Kickoffs at noon, 3pm, and 5pm. Noon (sign up for more info)
Phonebank with Team Peggy Virtual event, join from anywhere. 6pm (more info and signup form)- Seward Neighborhood Group Community Development Committee 7pm, Redesign Inc (2619 East Franklin Avenue, more info)
- Election Night Celebration with Team Ilhan Join Team Ilhan for an election night celebration! Bags are strongly discouraged to speed security at the door. 8pm (more info and RSVP form)
Saturday, August 15
Doorknock in our sister district with Sam and Emma This year our house sister district is 34A, including Rogers and part of Champlain. We’ll be supporting Jason Heaser as he turns this district blue! Join our house reps Samantha Sencer-Mura and Emma Greenman and your DFL neighbors as we help get the message out for Jason. 11am (email Barrett to sign up)
Thursday, September 17
Fall Fest Join Emma Greenman for a backyard fundraiser and celebration! Over the last six years, Fall Fest has become a favorite tradition, bringing together the friends, neighbors, and supporters who make Emma’s work possible. Let’s celebrate the community we’re building together! There will be live music, good food, warm (and cold!) drinks, and plenty of s’mores. The whole evening supports the people-powered politics we need to defend our democracy and win a DFL House majority in 2026.
You can make a contribution to this year’s Fall Fest now, or get in touch to serve as an event Co-Host, or to RSVP. 6pm
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Our meetings
The next SD63 Central Committee meeting will be on August 31, 2026, at 6:30pm
Our meetings are hybrid: the upcoming in-person session will be at Hosmer Library, 347 East 36th Street, and the online session will be via Zoom. All SD63 Central Committee meetings are open to the public.
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