Join Democrats from all across Northern Wisconsin for our annual 7th Congressional District Democratic Convention in Rice Lake on Saturday, April 29th.
Vote on resolutions, meet State Party candidates, join a best-practices campaign workshop and hear presentations by Kirk Bangstad of Minoqua Brewing and Ruth Coniff, Editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Examiner and author of "Milked."
WisDems 7th District Convention
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 10am - 4pm
Northwood Technical College Conference Center
1900 College Dr, Rice Lake, WI (map)
Register & pay via ActBlue | Google Form & send a check
Early Registration* = $30/person thru 4/21
Late registration = $35/person
*also includes an entry in early-bird door prize drawing!
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 10am - 4pm
Northwood Technical College Conference Center
1900 College Dr, Rice Lake, WI (map)
Register & pay via ActBlue | Google Form & send a check
Early Registration* = $30/person thru 4/21
Late registration = $35/person
*also includes an entry in early-bird door prize drawing!
WI 7th Congressional District Democratic Party 2022 Convention
April 29, 2023, Northwood Tech - Rice Lake, WI
Tentative Agenda - All Times Subject to Change
April 29, 2023, Northwood Tech - Rice Lake, WI
Tentative Agenda - All Times Subject to Change
- 7:30am - Doors open and Registration Begins
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8:30 - 9:30am Executive Committee Meeting (Chairs and Vice/Co Chairs)
- 10:00am - Convention Convenes:
- Call to Order
- Presentation of Colors & Pledge of Allegiance
- 10:05am Welcome - Kim Butler, Chair, 7th CD Democratic Party
- 10:10am Welcome - Pat Edwardsen, Chair, Barron County Democrats
- Approval of Agenda (1 min)
- Approval of Convention Rules Report (1 min)
- Treasurer’s Report - Kathy Kienholz (3 min)
- Secretary’s Report - Jocelyn Ford (2 min)
- Nominations & Elections Committee Report (5 min)
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Preliminary Credentials Report (1 min)
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10:30 - 11:30am - Featured Speaker: Ruth Conniff, author of Milked: How an American Dairy Crisis Brought Together Midwestern Dairy Farmers and Mexican Workers and Editor in Chief of the Wisconsin Examiner and former Editor in Chief for The Progressive. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Nation.
- 11:00am - Registration Closes
- 11:30am - Raise Alternates to Delegates if necessary
- 11:35am - Minute Speeches by Candidates for Democratic Party of WI (DPW) Leadership to be elected at DPW State Convention in June:
- State Chair, Vice Chair, First Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer
- 11:50am - 2022 7th CD Candidate Dick Ausman
- Noon -12:50pm - Break for Lunch
- Lunch with former State Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley (SD 25), followed by Kirk Bangstead, owner of the Minocqua Brewing Company and Minocqua Brewing Company PAC.
- 1:00pm - Convention Reconvenes:
- Speakers for 7th CD Party Leadership Positions: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Platform & Resolutions Committee 3 year term and 1 year Alternate Term
- Ballot #1 (7CD Leadership) Begins (closes at 2:00pm)
- 1:20 - 2:15pm - Panel Discussion “How My County Increased their Vote Share in 2022”
- 2:00 Voting for 7th CD Leadership (Ballot #1) Ends
- 2:15pm - Resolutions Debate Begins: Steve Okonek, Chair, Platform & Resolutions Committee
- Ballot #2 - Final ballot for Resolutions
- Ballot #3 (if needed) - for resolutions that are selected for Division/Revision. If needed, this ballot will be moved up before Ballot #2
- 3:45pm (or when Resolutions end) - Announce 7th CD Election Winners, Door Prize Winner
- Possible speech
- Adjournment
Rice Lake Hotel Accommodations:
- Econo Lodge
- 715-234-4444
- 1710 South Main St, Rice Lake
- Room Rate: $99 + tax
- Microtel
- 715-736-2010
- 2771 Decker Drive, Rice Lake
- Room Rate: $89.99
- Best Western
- 715-234-7017
- 2835 South Main St, Rice Lake
- Block Rate: $114.94 + tax (Mention Convention)
- Currier’s Lakeview Lodge
- 715-234-7474
- 2010 21 ¼ St, Rice Lake
- Room Rate: $120 + tax
- Holiday Inn Express
- 715-736-7444
- 824 Bear Paw Ave, Rice Lake