Endorsements

If you would like to support my candidacy, please email carla@carlabates.org.

2008 Minneapolis DFL City Convention: Carla was endorsed by 80% of the delegates on the 1st ballot at the May 17, 2008 city convention. To read about the convention see mnblue.com

SEIU - Service Employee's International Union
     with a shout out to Locals 284 and 63! Link
Stonewall DFL Link
Women Winning Link

Mayor R.T. Rybak
Council Member Scott Benson
Council Member Sandy Colvin Roy
Council Member Elizabeth Glidden
Council Member Robert Lilligren
Senator Patricia Torres-Ray
Representative Jim Davnie
Representative Frank Hornstein

School Board Directors
Pam Costain
Peggy Flanagan
Tom Madden
Chris Stewart

Community leaders, educators, parents :
Nimco Ahmed
Judy Andersen
Julia Anderson
Anne Aronson and Mary Bock
Judy Baker
Elizabeth Bendtsen
Anne Benning
Louise Bormann
Mary Cady and Steve McCauley
Sally Centner
Adele Della Torre
Mary and Marty Demgen
Deb Dornfeld and Shep Myers
Kim Ellison
William English
James Faircloth
Judy Farmer
Elleni Fellows
Matt Filner
Matt Gladue
Sarah Greenfield
Cathy Heying
Mona Harris
Brooke Magid Hart
Holly and Joe Hatch-Surisook
Allan Hooker
Anne Hoops
Jim Jacobs
Sarah and Dave Kise
Kari Kleven
Doug Kress
Kathryn Lange-Chenoweth
Cara Letofsky
Jon Linne
Matt McGue
Judy McQuade
Lynell Mickelsen
Lyn Mitchell
Alberto Monseratte
Nancy Kessler Moore
Chris Neville
Lolly Obeda
Sandra Plume
Katherine Pollock
Anne Quincy
Paul Rohlfing
Jerome and Jean Rokke
Hussein Samatar
Dennis Schapiro
Catherine Shreves
Jessica Shryack
Sellano Simmons
David Sylvestre
Susan Sullivan and Michelle Coady
Chuck and Jennifer Tastuda
Jeff Towle
JoAnn Ulm
Karen Utter
Jen Vanek
Pat Vauk
Nancy Williams
Ruth Woods
Nicole Zajkowski

Carla's Campaign Committee

John Quincy, Campaign Manager
Claire Colliander, Campaign Treasurer
Steve Kotvis
Seth Kirk
Peggy Clark
Mary Bock
Mary Hanson
Mary McGurran
Katherine Pollock
Kate Towle

Special Thanks to

Lori Gleason at Lori Gleason Design for the lawnsigns and campaign brochure. And to Steve Kotvis and Tony Webster for the great photographs on this website and in convention literature.

Mary Hanson and Tod Foley from Progressive Photography and Design
. . . for the photograph of Carla's family and the logo design

Lani Payette for web design