The Sheboygan County Democratic Party will be hosting a debate between the two candidates in this year’s Democratic Primary for the 26th State Assembly District seat: incumbent Terry Van Akkeren and challenger Juan Perez.

The debate will be held at the Josephine A. Rocca Meeting Room in the Mead Public Library (710 N. 8th St.) in Sheboygan on Monday, August 23rd at 6:00pm.

The debate will be moderated by First Vice Chairperson of the Sheboygan County Democratic Party and former State Assemblyman and Senator, Cal Potter.

UPDATE:  The format of the debate has been finalized.  The candidates will be given three minutes for an opening statement.  Questions will be asked of the candidates and each candidate will be given three minutes to respond.  The first candidate to respond will be given a one minute rebuttal period.

Speaking order will be determined by coin toss and will alternate between the candidates for each subsequent question.

In addition to questions received prior to the debate, members of the audience will be able to submit questions in writing.  A panel consisting of a representative from each candidate’s campaign and a representative from the Sheboygan County Democratic Party will combine questions of a similar nature and decide which questions will be presented to the candidates.

We encourage you to submit your questions for the candidates.  We will use as many of your submissions as possible to form the program for the moderator.  Please send all question submissions to debate@sheboygandems.com.  We look forward to the debate and hope to see you there.

Update: Mayor Tom Barrett will also be joining us along the parade route.  Come and support both our Senator and our candidate for the next Governor of Wisconsin.

Sen. Russ Feingold is walking in the 57th Annual Brat Days Parade on Saturday, August 7th and we want you to join him.  Everyone is invited so please share this with friends and family.

We will meet at the Campaign Headquarters (812 Erie Ave) at 8:15am and from there head out to cover the parade route distributing Packer schedules and lapel stickers before the parade begins at 9am.  Then, we will walk in the parade alongside Russ to share our enthusiasm for Russ’s efforts on behalf of the people of Wisconsin!

In addition, we continue to need YOUR HELP on a daily basis to canvass, phone bank and complete office tasks for Russ. If you want to make a difference in this election please contact Nick to sign up to help Russ WIN in November at niles@russfeingold.org or (920)208-4553.

Come and join us in Sheboygan on Saturday, Mar 20th at 10am for our “Spring Fling” canvass for Sen. Feingold.  We will meet at the Labor Hall at 1104 Wisconsin Ave.

Help spread the word about the Senator’s campaign in Sheboygan as other supporters do the same in 57 cities across the State.  Please email or call Adrienne Roach at the Milwaukee Feingold Campaign office to RSVP for the canvass;  adrienne@russfeingold.org or (414)727-5682.

Volunteers should block out approximately 3 hours of time which will include time to get their packet and training, driving to their designated ward, 2 hours of actual canvassing and time to turn in materials/debrief.

Roger is against the war in Iraq and will work to, “create a new direction in Iraq with long-term plans for aid, trade, and development. Iraq deserves a stable government and we can support that government without our military.”

Roger will work hard to reform the health care system in the United States and will push for, “a system that covers all of our citizens, takes the burden off of small, medium, and large businesses, and provides quality, affordable coverage. ”

Please join us in supporting Roger Kittelson in his bid for the 6th CD seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and help to start real change in America.

You can find out more about Roger on his website at www.kittelsonforcongress.com including his stance on other issues important to Democrats and all citizens such as No Child Left Behind, Fiscal Rsponsibility, and other Domestic and International Issues.