Meet the Candidates Thursday, July 31, 2008: Brian Davis and Barb Davis White!

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On Thursday, July 31, 2008 The Republican Jewish Coalition of Minnesota invites you to join us in welcoming: Brian Davis, the GOP candidate running against Congressman Tim Walz in the First Congressional District and Barb Davis White, running against Rep. Keith Ellison in the Fifth Congressional District. This event will take place at the JCC - Barry Family Campus, located at 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road in Minneapolis. A Kosher meal will be served. The cost for this event is $10 for Current RJC Members and $20 for E-team and Non-current members. Please RSVP to Mark Miller mmiller@saliterman-law.com or 612-605-1015.

About Barb Davis White:

Q: Why should the community support Barb Davis White for Congress?

A: People who support Barb Davis White sometimes don’t fall in the traditional “Republican” or “Conservative” categories; we like to call them either “Barb-o-crats” or “Barb-publicans.”

These are men and women who have decided to break their traditional party allegiances to follow someone that speaks with them and for them. These individuals include professionals, service industry workers and entrepreneurs who have found it hard to make ends meet with the current Democratic infrastructure. What’s special about this group who are fathers, sons, mothers and daughters is that they are concerned about the well being of their families, diminished job opportunities, the lack educational opportunities and effective social service programs within blighted areas of north and south Minneapolis.

“People in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District want to work” says Barb Davis White. “People want to make a decent living wage that will support their families and give them the choice to invest in the future.” Welfare has not helped anyone; it has created a system of dependency and left low income families more poor; families falling on hard times have no chance to rebound due to a lack of effective strategic planning by government agencies that demand, if you lose your job and home, you have to sell your worldly goods before we can give you $211 per month.

This is a great example of what’s happening in north Minneapolis. Barb is an advocate for the single working and non-working mothers and fathers. She understands that if you are single and have children, you must work. Mothers and fathers should not be penalized for having a good job and making a livable wage. For example, if you are a working mother living in Minneapolis, and you make over $12 per hour, in some cases you don’t qualify for daycare assistance. The problem is local government agencies have not factored in the cost of gas, food and shelter as it pertains to the current economy, forcing some mothers and fathers to leave their children at home. What results is a rash of economic and societal problems that lead to shut-off notices, homelessness and the youth of the Fifth Congressional District becoming involved with gangs and crime.

When elected to Congress, Barb Davis White will address these issues and others on a federal level by asking the right questions, re-directing the current and future funding streams to create jobs, education, wealth and independence for all people in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District.

Barb Davis White understands business! As a business owner and entrepreneur, Barb understands that to create jobs there needs to be “sound business practices.” One of Barb’s missions is to create opportunities for new business in the Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District with focus on north Minneapolis, an area labeled by HUD as an “Empowerment Zone”, one of 14 in the United States. People who live in the Empowerment Zone typically are of a racial or ethnic minority and are low income. If they are employed, they often earn $20,000 less that the median income of the people living in Minneapolis.

The Empowerment Zone is designation by USDA (rural) or HUD (urban) that is based on four key principles: economic opportunity, sustainable community development, community-based partnerships, and strategic vision for change. These communities receive the same benefits as other areas, plus additional grants and tax benefits for businesses within the EZ. North Minneapolis has not gained or built capacity in the last 40 years to successfully create and sustain a business that employees 50 Black, Asians, Hispanic, Native Americans or Somalians. Barb knows that by supporting small business, youth entrepreneurial programs, new business start-ups and attracting big business to north Minneapolis, this will create jobs with good living wages, education independence and wealth for a whole community.

Voting for Barb Davis White for Congress 2008 is a vote for you to help make a better community for everyone. Don’t be tricked by the current political atmosphere. Barb encourages each and every person in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District to ask questions about what has been done by those in power. If you ask questions, you will see the only vote you can cast will be “Barb Davis White for Congress.”

Thank you for your time.

Barb Davis White Barb Davis White for Congress 2008

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