tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250010902011-07-07T16:22:33.458-05:00Campaign web site for Jeanette Mott Oxford, Missouri State Representative District 59.Joenoreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25001090.post-66816036916105692612010-10-06T12:43:00.000-05:002010-10-06T22:16:02.776-05:00

Friends, Allies, and Constituents, With less than a month until the Nov. 2 election, I wanted to share some helpful resources regarding some of the issues we'll be voting on, update you on the healthcare changes that were implemented in September, and announce important volunteer opportunities and community events. Ballot IssuesI have fact sheets about the following initiatives on the Nov. 2

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents, With the recent end of the Special Session called by Gov. Nixon and an important primary election approaching, this seemed like a good time to update friends, allies, and constituents (and some of you are all three!). I hope you will find the following information helpful. Summary of Special Session, 2010 After a more than 20-hour filibuster ended in the Senate,

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents, It has been a long time since I sent an electronic newsletter, and I regret the delay. Boy, do I! The delay was caused by a virus that hit my home computer on Jan. 9. Through incompetence at the place that backed up my files, my address books were lost, and a long and complicated process was set off that led to my not having a reliable home computer until late

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies, Now Is the Time for Healthcare Insurance ReformI spent the first twenty years of my work life without health insurance. Uninsured people in my family have died prematurely because of delaying care over worries about how to pay for healthcare. I have constituents who have been unable to obtain coverage for an adopted child due to a loophole in state law. I have

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies,This long-overdue wrap up of Legislative Session - 2009 is finally being sent out during Independence Day weekend, giving me the opportunity to wish each of you a very happy and meaningful holiday. May our nation continue to build on the best of our history and correct the worst of our history, always moving toward the realization of "liberty and justice for all.

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies,I recently wrote you with concerns about deep cuts that were being proposed in the state budget. The budget debate (in fact the whole budget process) in the House was a big disappointment. To read a fairly detailed summary of amendments passed in the budget debate, go to the Citizens for Missouri's Children website:http://www.mokids.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies,Missouri House of Representatives Budget Chair Allen Icet and GOP leadership are proposing over $300 million in cuts to health care and critical state services. GOP leadership must hear from you immediately if we are going to prevent these cuts. The budget bills move to the House floor the week of March 24!Rep. Icet and majority party House leaders are doing the

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies,It's Valentine's Day weekend, and it's truer than ever:What the world needs nowis love, sweet loveIt's the only thing that there's just too little of......I'm wishing you all a wonderful weekend with those you love. May our caring transform the world around us and within us.This will be a long update because a lot has been happening and because I have received

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Friends, Allies, and Contituents,On Wednesday, January 7, 2009, I was sworn in to begin my third term as State Representative for the 59th Missouri House District. I am thankful to those of you who voted for me, put up yard signs, contributed financially, or helped me in any way to be re-elected. I am also thankful to my many supporters who worked hard for Sen. Obama, and I join you in joyfully

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Friends, Allies, and Contituents, I know you're probably feeling campaign fatigue, but just like having a baby, some processes shouldn't be rushed. Many of our friends and neighbors wait until the last minute to decide how they are going to vote. The materials that I reference below may help them. Share as you may find appropriate. Vote for Change: Barack Obama for PresidentIf you missed the 27

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents,This is the third in a series of issues briefings in preparation for the Nov. 4 election. In the previous two newsletters I shared information about healthcare and the economy. The focus for this issue is education, both elementary/secondary and higher education. Here are a few important facts about Missouri's well-being under the educational policies of the

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents, In my last newsletter I began a series of briefings about key issues in Missouri and the importance of the Nov. 4 election. Healthcare was my first focus, and the current turmoil on Wall Street (and Main Street) has led me to choose jobs and the economy as Issue # 2. Here are a few facts about Missouri's economy during the Blunt era:Missourians Saw Their Grocery

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents:I wonder if you have been as glued to the Democratic and Republican national conventions as I have been for the past two weeks. Perhaps not, since I am a bit of a "political junkie" as is a common occupational hazard of being a state legislator. It has certainly been two weeks of inspiration and aggravation, hope and disappointment (sometimes at the same

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Don't forget the kick-off of Year Two of the Surrounding Our Schools With Care (SOS CARE) campaign on the first day of school for St. Louis Public Schools on Monday, Aug. 18 at 9:30 a.m. We'll be at the Fresh Start Program at Turner School, 2615 N. Billups, St. Louis, MO 63113.Among those gathering to pledge their efforts to support public education in the new school year and to demonstrate the

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Friends, Allies and Constituents -My heartfelt thanks to all who went to the polls on Tuesday. I was grateful to receive a vote of confidence from 1696 voters on August 5 (in my uncontested primary). More importantly, I asked for your support (yard signs, donations, canvassing, etc.) for Robin Wright-Jones in Senate 5, and each action you took mattered and helped produce her victory by 111 votes.

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Friends, Contituents, and Allies,I hope you have come through the summer heat and storms in good shape!The primary election season has also been full of heat and storms. It has saddened me to hear unfair attacks - like the current TV ad blaming Barack Obama for high gas prices. (Say what? How could that be Obama's fault?) I hope we will see more fairness and less spinning of facts as we approach

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents,This issue of my electronic newsletter will feature a few state and federal government updates, SOS Care news, some announcements from political campaigns in this very important August primary season (less than a month to that election!), and an invitation to celebrate my birthday with me. (I'll be 54 on July 16, but the party is July 20. Hope you'll come.)MOHELA

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies,Legislative Session 2008 ended at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 16, with the final 24 hours containing a flurry of activities. A log-jam had formed because of the Speaker blocking legislation in order to prevent repeal of "the village law" that was slipped into legislation in 2007. (The village law would have allowed developers to avoid local zoning or environmental

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies,Only ten days left in the 2008 Legislative Session - we adjourn at 6 p.m. on May 16. At this stage of the Legislative Session, I feel like I'm playing the guard position in a basketball game - arms constantly up, trying to block bad legislation. Unfortunately very few bills that I rate worthwhile are getting through, but the good news is that many bad bills also

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Friends, allies, and constituents:I know that I wrote just a week ago, but I wanted to make you are aware of some special opportunities that may mean additional income for your household. There's a fairly long legislative update for hard core political junkies near the end of this edition - it's about very strange occurrences in Jefferson City this past week. There's also an appeal to work the

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Friends, Constitutents, and Allies,Spring Break was March 14-24 for the Missouri House and Senate, so it's time for a wrap-up of the first half of the Legislative Session. Now in my fourth year as a legislator, I can say this has been the slowest year for legislative action that I have experienced. Very little of substance has been debated, other than the budget bills of the past week. We begin

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents,It's an exciting and busy time. We're finally starting to debate some important bills, and filing for re-election starts on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Will I have an opponent this year? I haven't heard any rumors yet, but we'll know for sure on the final Tuesday in March when filing closes. (If you'd like to support my re-election effort, send an e-mail to this address,

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Friends, allies, and constituents,What a difference a few days makes! When I wrote you on Jan. 21 to update you on the beginning of Legislative Session and the Governor's State of the State Address, little did I know that Gov. Matt Blunt would announce the next day that he was not running for a second term. I don't think that my characterizing his speech as full of misinformation, anemic public

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Friends, allies, and constituents,I returned to Jefferson City on January 8 for the January 9 beginning of the 2008 Legislative Session. As an election year, conventional wisdom says fewer bills will pass and less controversy may be expected overall, but early indications are that there may be quite a few fights - and that's just among the Republicans. For example, Gov. Blunt is calling for an

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Friends, constituents, and allies,As we move through the final days of 2007, many are preparing for holidays of one kind or another or making New Year's resolutions. But for members of the Missouri General Assembly, December has an additional meaning: It's almost time for the new Legislative Session! Legislative Session 2008This year we return to the State Capitol on January 9. Early indications

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Allies, constituents, and supporters,Special ("Extra") SessionOn Aug. 20 the General Assembly convened in response to Gov. Blunt's call to the "First Extra Session of the First Regular Session." In an "extra session" we are limited to the subjects named by the governor, and in this case, Gov. Blunt offered a five page call that outlined exactly what he wanted passed in two bills. (E-mail me at

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents:Happy Independence Day! I hope you and your family and friends are having a meaningful and enjoyable holiday today. Rabbi Mark Shook recently suggested in a commentary on KWMU-FM that we take some time to read the Declaration of Independence on July 4. I liked that idea, so I have done so this morning.If you'd like to read it, here's one of many links that will

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies:This JMO4Rep Update will be longer than my norm as it is my annualLegislative Session Wrap Up for 2007. I'd like to thank the manyconstituents and allies who wrote or called me about a bill or an issuethis Legislative Session. I am disappointed that little happened thisSession to truly improve the quality of life for Missourians, but I dobelieve that worse things

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents:The 2007 Legislative Session is in its final weeks as we move towardadjournment on May 18. Around 2,000 bills were filed in the House andSenate, and with time running out, there are many attempts to amendlanguage from bills that are stuck in committee onto bills that aremoving on the House floor.I was honored to have the opportunity to offer the "flat raise"

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I wanted to make you aware of the following. The text of the resolutionis available at:http://www.house.mo.gov/bills071/biltxt/intro/HCR0046I.htmMore details at:ImpeachmentPressRelease032807.pdfJMO

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents,The General Assembly begins Spring Break upon adjournment on March 16,and I can't say that I'm particularly proud of our accomplishments inthis first half. More than 700,000 Missourians are still without healthinsurance; child care is unaffordable for many workers; and a courtdecision awaits in a lawsuit in which more than half of Missouri's schooldistricts sued

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies,It is hard to believe that more than a month of the 2007 Legislative Session isalready gone. I have been very busy both in Jefferson City and at home inthe 59th District. I have toured elementary schools, researched and filedlegislation, helped to present workshops on taxation and on healthcare cuts,and much more during the past five weeks.Here are some of the

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents,Thank you for sending me back to Jefferson City as the Representative for the 59th Missouri House District! I am sorry for the delay in communicating with you since my election. The motherboard failed on my home computer, and it took about a month to shop for a replacement, get my files and addresses transferred, etc. I am glad to be back in contact with you now

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents,With so many negative advertisements on television and radio, I am sure that you, like me, are more than ready to have the election past us. Please do not become discouraged and skip voting on Nov. 7. It is so important that we take back the U.S. House and Senate and make significant progress in the Missouri Legislature as well.Electing Claire McCaskill as our

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Lunch will be provided at 1 p.m. on Sunday for all who volunteer to canvas in the 9th or 20th Wards on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 1-4 p.m. This is our chance to register voters and let folks know about important issues related to the Nov. 7 General Election ---- like that folks cannot vote straight party ticket and that there are a lot of ballot initiatives that will take time unless folks prepare

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Friends, Allies, and Constituents -There's much news in Missouri politics, and many heated political campaigns are underway. I will summarize some of the biggest stories below, but first please read these calendar items and plan to attend as many as you can:Wednesday, September 27, 20065-9 p.m.: Gateway Stonewall Democrats (GSD), an organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender

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Friends, constituents, and allies,Here are the totals for my race, according to the Board of Elections' website:JEANETTE MOTT OXFORD 1260 81.03%MARK RICE 295 18.97%Thanks to all who helped in any way, especially those who helped with door-knocking or working the polls in the St. Louis heat and

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Complete List of Endorsements as of August 4, 2006:6th Ward Democrats7th Ward Democrats8th Ward Independent Democrats Association (EWIDA)9th Ward Democrats15th Ward Independent Democrats25th Ward DemocratsAerospace District 837 PAC Committee (International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers)AFL-CIO COPEAmericans for Democratic Action, St. Louis ChapterCWA Local 6355/Missouri State

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies,Next Tuesday is Primary Election Day, and your help is needed as we move toward THE BIG DAY.First, some good news. I received the St. Louis Post-Dispatch endorsement this morning. The wording was as follows (with my age corrected in this copy): Jeanette Mott Oxford, the 52-year-old incumbent, is the clear choice over newcomer Mark Rice. She opposed cuts to

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Constituents, Friends, and Allies,With about three weeks left until Primary Election Day (Aug. 8), this edition of the JMO4Rep Update will be devoted to the 59th District House race. My campaign for re-election is going very well, thanks to the help of many on this list as well as other community leaders and volunteers. I expect a victory on August 8, and given that I only have a Libertarian

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Friends, allies, and constituents -There are less than two months left until the August 8 primary, so momentum is picking up in my re-election effort. The latest endorsements and opportunities are below as well as announcements about some important community meetings that I hope you'll help publicize -------Canvas opportunity this SaturdayVolunteers from the Progressive Vote Coalition are going

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Friends, Constitutents, and Allies,The Legislative Session ended on May 12, and given the number of pieces of bad legislation that I was playing defense against for the past few weeks, I must say that I am glad of it! With the current majority in power, the state is probably safer when the Legislature is not meeting.My greatest disappointment about this Legislative Session is that my House and

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Friends, Constituents, and Allies, May 12 is the final day of the 2006 Legislative Session. By law, the budget for the new fiscal year must be passed by this coming Friday, May 5. The final two weeks are usually marked by a frenzied pace, stacks of amendments (as legislators try to attach their favorite concepts onto any bill that may be an acceptable match), and short tempers. Anti-immigrant

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Constituents, Allies, and Supporters,Due to the "Easter Break" the General Assembly had a shorter than usual and very intense week. The highlight for me was Wednesday's executive session for the Special Committee on Energy and Environment on which I serve. My office has been flooded with calls from members of Missouri Votes Conservation, the Sierra Club, and other environmental groups, thanking

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Media ReleaseApril 20, 2006Conservation Groups Praise Rep. Oxford For Removal of Polluter Protection Language (PDF)

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Friends, Supporters, and Constitutents,Last week wins my nomination for "Most Disgusting Week" of the 2006 Legislative Session so far (although the budget bills debate of mid-March still wins Most Harmful Week 2006 to date):- We debated HB 1075, the "Sex Mis-Education" bill that includes religious doctrine and sexist oppression masquerading as science and education policy. There is some good news

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Friends and Supporters -What an exciting week in the State Capitol! Tuesday was Pro-Choice Lobby Day and Wednesday was PROMO Lobby Day for LGBT Rights. There was also a rally to raise the minimum wage (for which I am a co-sponsor). Thanks to all who came to visit me in Jefferson City this past week!It also was a very busy week for me:On Monday I did a press conference with CWA Local 6355/State

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Friends and Allies -First, for those in the St. Louis area, my partner Dorothy and I would like to invite you to our home this Saturday, March 11, 3:30-5:30 p.m. to meet Peter Downs and Donna Jones, candidates for School Board for St. Louis Public Schools.We'll have refreshments and conversation about how to improve public education. Our home is at 2910 Lemp in Benton Park, two blocks north of

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Friends and Supporters -I have long intended to send out this first update of the 2006 Legislative Session, and I apologize for its delay. The past three months have been very busy as I have worked on legislation & other strategies for:- raising the minimum wage & providing an earned income tax credit for families in poverty- improving working conditions for taxi drivers in the St. Louis area and

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Please use the PayPal "Make a Donation" button at right to make contributions.When you do, please include your employer and occupation as well as your home address for our campaign contribution reports.If you already submitted a contribution to Jeanette Mott Oxford for State Representative via PayPal...THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!Please remember to vote in the Democratic primary on

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Friends and allies -It's a busy time as I prepare for the upcoming 2006 Legislative Session. State reps can begin pre-filing bills on Dec. 1, and bills that are filed early have a better chance of receiving a committee hearing.Today I am meeting with representatives from a group of Ethiopian, Somali, and Eritrean cab drivers to discuss possible revisions in the legislation that I sponsored for

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Friends and allies,I was very active in the recent Extraordinary Session called by Gov. Blunt in that I sit on the Children and Families Committee that heard both House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1. These so called "pro-life" bills focused on making it possible to file a lawsuit against any one who assists a minor in crossing a state line to have an abortion without parental consent. The bills also

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Friends and Allies,In this edition of the update, I'd like to ask for your help two ways:1) For those in the St. Louis Region, please come out to the Medicaid Rally organized by Paraquad for Sunday, August 28, 3-5 p.m. at the Old Courthouse. (See the attached flyer.) I will be among the speakers. So many of our friends and neighbors are being hurt by the reckless actions of the GOP majority in

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Friends,There are three items that I'd like to bring to your attention as Julymelts into August:1) Yesterday the St. Louis Post-Dispatch carried a commentary that Iwrote and submitted. 2) Pro-Vote, an organization that recruits, trains, and supports progressive candidates, has a job opening.3) Earlier in my "what I'm doing this summer report," I shared that I would be attending the United Church

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Friends and Supporters -Some of you have asked, "What does a state legislator do during the part of the year when the Legislature is not in Session?" Here's a snapshot of some of the things I'm doing this summer:- Attending meetings of neighborborhood associations and ward organizations to report on my work in Jefferson City and to invite constituents to share their ideas with me.- Participating

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