NEWS RELEASE
For
Immediate Release: July 23, 2008
Media Contact: Jeff Harris, 317-635-5455
"MAYORS FOR JILL COMMITTEE" ANNOUNCED
Group will assist in policy development, fundraising, voter outreach
INDIANAPOLIS
- Today Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Jill Long Thompson named 12
mayors from around the state as co-chairs of her campaign's newly created
"Mayors for Jill Committee."
The
committee will assist the Long Thompson campaign in developing policy,
fundraising and voter outreach. The leadership team has also been charged with
recruiting and engaging other Indiana mayors throughout the state in the
campaign.
"I am
honored to have the support of these outstanding public servants," said
Long Thompson. "Together we will work to rebuild our economy and bring
prosperity and opportunity to all citizens and communities throughout
Indiana."
Mayors
serving as co-chairs include: Fred Armstrong (Columbus); Rudy Clay (Gary); Doug
England (New Albany); Mike Fincher (Logansport); Tom Galligan (Jeffersonville);
Greg Goodnight (Kokomo); Tom Henry (Fort Wayne); Sally Hutton (Richmond); Mark
Kruzan (Bloomington); Steve Luecke (South Bend); Tom McDermott (Hammond) and
Jonathan Weinzapfel (Evansville).
"Jill
Long Thompson will make an outstanding Governor, and we will do everything we
can to ensure her election," said Mayor Weinzapfel, who spoke on behalf
of the group. "She understands the struggles our families and our
communities are facing and will work with us to move the state forward."
Known for
her ability to get things done, Jill Long Thompson is an accomplished public
servant. She has served as a city councilor, a Congresswoman and as Under
Secretary for Rural Development at the United States Department of Agriculture.
Long Thompson grew up on her family's farm in rural Whitley County and
was the first in her family to go to college. She received her undergraduate
degree from Valparaiso University and went on to earn a master's and
Ph.D. in business from Indiana University. A farmer and college professor
by trade, Long Thompson lives with her husband Don Thompson, a commercial
airline pilot, on their farm in Marshall County.
For
more information about Jill Long Thompson or her campaign, please visit www.hoosiersforjill.com or call
317-635-Jill.
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