Jerry McNerney's website

Day-of-Action a Huge Success!

This past Saturday, we hosted another great district-wide Day of Action, knocking on neighbors' doors throughout the 11th District.

The Congressman joined us at the Tri-Valley office in Dublin to help kick off the day, thanking volunteers for their time and efforts.

Volunteers knocked on thousands of doors around the area and got great feedback about the Congressman and his efforts to lower gas prices, defend our veterans, and curb the meth epidemic plaguing our communities.

Our next Day of Action will be August 9th, where we hope to knock on a few thousand more doors as we gear up for the tough election in November.

Please let us know if you think you'll be able to join your friends and neighbors across the District in spreading Congressman McNerney's vision for turning this country around!

Doug Greven
Field Director

Featured Volunteer: Steven Mayo

Among many amazing campaign volunteers, Steven Mayo stands with the best. As a Team Leader, Steven has already walked his entire precinct, registering numerous new voters while talking about what Congressman McNerney is doing to serve his constituents. He has also made phone calls, walked precincts on "Days of Action," marched in the Danville 4th of the July Parade with Congressman McNerney, and even helped out with our very successful Open House! Steven is a great example of someone who is willing to give their all to keep Jerry in office. Steven, the entire McNerney team thanks you for your hard work and for all that you do!

Huge turnouts at Tri Valley and Stockton Office Openings

In the past 2 weeks we have officially opened both our Stockton and Tri Valley campaign offices, with wonderful responses from the community. Both openings boasted great numbers of both new and returning faces, all equally dedicated to helping Jerry fight off attacks from right-wing groups poised to dump millions into this race.

Jerry did a great job as always, pumping up the crowds and meeting with constituents one-on-one to listen to their thoughts about how we can turn this country around. For me, it was a great reminder of why I work so hard here in the office--because I truly believe that Congressman McNerney is the best fit for our district and will keep us going, as a district and a country, in the right direction.

An especially touching moment on Saturday was when Jerry brought up his wife Mary to thank her for all her hard work and support as well. She works just as hard as the rest of us!

It was an inspiring afternoon, especially for some of our younger volunteers--many working on their first campaign and voting for the first time this coming November. We have a great crew of young, energetic volunteers and interns who just can't wait to hit the doors and talk to their neighbors about all the great things Jerry has done in Congress.

We'll host many more events in our offices, with the next one, our July Day of Action, on July 12th. Please let us know if you can stop by to help out!

Thank you for making our office openings such great successes!

Doug Greven
Field Director

PS--don't forget to let us know if you can come to our next Day of Action on July 12, or if you can volunteer in either of our offices! More pictures from the office opening below, and even more will be posted on our website soon!

Featured Volunteer: Diane Ravnick

Diane Ravnik has been more than a volunteer for the McNerney campaign.  She is a perfect example of what drives the campaign. She has done just about every job possible to aid Congressman McNerney's reelection.  From making calls to walking door to door in Pleasanton to even opening her home to a staffer who needed a place to stay, there is just one word to describe Diane: indispensable. From the entire McNerney staff, thank you Diane!

You did it... again!

We just got back from an exciting California Democratic Party convention in San Diego in which Congressman Jerry McNerney was greeted with great fanfare wherever he went.

From his speech at the opening reception with Chairman Art Torres and speeches before the Environmental Caucus, California Young Democrats, Labor Caucus, Veterans Caucus, and Latino Caucus as well as his appearance at the "Blue House at the Brew House" blograiser with Charlie Brown, Jerry was everywhere.

Speaking of Charlie Brown, we just wanted to let everyone know that you did it... again! A few days ago, Jerry asked thousands of you to vote for Charlie in the DFA "Grassroots  All-Star" competition. And, as Charlie's web site just announced:

You voted, blogged, called and e-mailed your friends, and most importantly, exhibited the strength of unity and purpose needed to get our country back on the right track.

Charlie Brown is Democracy for America’s 2007 Grassroots All-Star.

In San Diego over the weekend, Charlie Brown personally expressed his thanks to  Congressman McNerney for his support and all of you for voting and spreading the word across the country.

As you many of you know, Congressman McNerney won the 2006 DFA Grassroots All-Star competition -- a critically timed victory that helped our campaign raise the crucial funds necessary to hire campaign staff and get grassroots volunteers canvassing and phoning voters across the district to defeat Richard Pombo.

Very few pundits thought it was possible for McNerney to win in a district with a seven-point Republican voter registration differential. But, fueled by the grassroots and netroots, McNerney's campaign showed that character matters and people-powered politics can make a difference.

As McNerney did, Charlie Brown is running against a controversial incumbent Congressman for the second time, after losing by only 3 percentage points in 2006. Rep. John Doolittle is even more vulnerable now, as Jim Dean explains:

However, not all is going well for Republican (John) Doolittle. Since the last election, the FBI raided his personal residence and has stepped up the investigation into his dealings with convicted GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Within a week of the raid, Doolittle stepped down from his position on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

With voters increasingly disenchanted with the GOP's continued corruption in Congress, Charlie Brown is primed to replicate the grassroots success that propelled Jerry McNerney to victory in 2006.

You can find out more about Charlie Brown's campaign here.

Eden w/ McNerney for Congress

From Grassroots All-Star to Congress: Help me "pay it forward" today

In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won -- defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent.

When the pundits and power-brokers were telling us we could not defeat Pombo, thousands of Democracy for America supporters pushed back, voting to give me DFA's 2006 "Grassroots All-Star" endorsement, a crucial turning point that provided our campaign with a major financial boost.

Today, seven excellent grassroots candidates are competing to win DFA's first congressional endorsement of 2007. You can help me grow the Democratic majority in Congress in 2008 by voting for your next DFA Grassroots All-Star right now:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/allstars

DFA's early endorsement helped me win a seat in Congress, showing that bottom-up, people-powered grassroots organizing works. Your Grassroots All-Star vote changed the race, helping us attract significant early support from the netroots and crucial media attention.

Now, you can make a difference again. Democracy for America has put together a list of candidates that came extremely close last year, ran an excellent grassroots campaign, and have already thrown their hat back in the ring. These candidates need your help to finish what they started in 2006. It's up to you to decide who DFA will support next.

Please vote today for DFA's 2007 Grassroots All-Star:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/allstars

Don't stop there. We won the Grassroots All-Star competition in 2006 because our supporters spread the word about this important competition to their friends, family and neighbors. So, after you vote today, forward this message to your friends and ask them to support your candidate.

Getting out the vote is how you took back Congress in 2006 and it's how we'll grow our Democratic majority in 2008. You can get the ball rolling now by voting for your DFA Grassroots All-Star candidate today and telling your friends to do the same.

Thank you for everything you do.

Jerry McNerney
Member of Congress
2006 DFA Grassroots All-Star

Grassroots hero Bill Perkins: "McNerney’s man in Manteca"

Bill Perkins, a Democratic Party activist that spearheaded Congressman McNerney's field campaign in Manteca, just got a nice write-up in the Manteca Bulletin:

McNerney’s man in Manteca already working on 2008 re-election bid
By Jason Campbell
Manteca Bulletin
Sunday, February 4, 2007

When the election results rolled in back in November, Bill Perkins had something to smile about.

The San Joaquin County Democratic Central Committee Chairman had spent months leading up to the opening of the polls canvassing and campaigning for Jerry McNerney, who handily defeated seven-time incumbent Richard Pombo in a highly Republican district where he was pegged as a shoe-in for reelection for the majority of the campaign.

And even though McNerney has gone to Washington, Perkins’ personal commitment to the Democratic Party and his allegiance to McNerney haven’t slowed a bit.

“We’re working on the 2008 campaign right now,” said Perkins, who took a large role in Central Valley political circles after moving to Manteca four years ago. “Everybody was excited that he pulled it off, but we realized that we only had two years to make sure we were ready for the next election.”

For the majority of his younger days, Perkins always associated himself with the ideals and platforms of the Republican Party never thinking that he would at one time be throwing himself into the campaigns of rival Democrats...

Click here to read the rest of the Manteca Bulletin article.