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U.S. Senator and Governor — We
have won 11 out of 14 races for
U.S. senator and governor:
- U.S.
Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri in 2006 –
providing the 51st vote for majority control of the U.S. Senate
- U.S.
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois in 2004 –
including a tough 7-way primary in which
Obama won 53% of the vote
- U.S.
Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado in 2004
- U.S.
Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa in 2002, 1996, 1990 and 1984 – defeating an
incumbent U.S. Senator and three incumbent congressmen in the process
- U.S.
Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island in 2002 and 1996
- Governor
Tom Vilsack of Iowa in 2002 and 1998 – the first time his party won Iowa’s
governorship in 32 years, since 1966
WE ALSO INDEPENDENTLY
HELPED ELECT IN CLOSE RACES:
- Governor
Bill Ritter of Colorado in 2006
- U.S.
Senator Jon Tester of Montana in 2006
- Governor
Jim Doyle of Wisconsin and 2006 and 2002
- Governor
Brian Schweitzer of Montana in 2004
- U.S.
Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington in 2000
Other
Elected Officials
- U.S.
Representative Mark Udall of Colorado in 2006
- U.S.
Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota since 2000
- Lt.
Governor Bill Halter of Arkansas in 2006 (including a tough 4-way primary
and 2-way primary run-off)
Referenda
— We
have won 27 of our last 29 referenda
campaigns:
- Defeated a state TABOR (Taxpayer Bill or Rights) initiative
in Nebraska to
restrict state government taxing and spending powers in 2006
- Helped defeat a gay marriage ban in Arizona in 2006
- Defeated state constitutional restrictions on school
spending in Colorado in 2006
- Passed an increase in the state minimum wage
in Montana in 2006
- Passed a state constitutional amendment to
require 10% renewable energy in Colorado in 2004
- Passed a state ballot initiative in Montana in
2004 to increase the state tobacco tax for health care coverage
- Passed a state constitutional amendment to enact
sweeping campaign finance reform in Colorado in 2002
- Passed a state ballot initiative in Montana in
2002 to dedicate half the state's tobacco settlement funds for tobacco
prevention and other health purposes
- Defeated
a state constitutional amendment that would have required a
legislative super-majority for any state tax increase in Iowa in 1999
- Defeated
a state constitutional amendment that would have limited state
spending in Iowa in 1999
- Passed
a statewide ban on animal trapping in Colorado in 1998
- Passed
a referendum to continue video lottery to preserve education funds in
South Dakota in 2006
and 2000
- Won
all three referenda for Stanford University in Palo Alto, California
- Passed
a school bond issue in Washoe County (Reno, Nevada)
- Passed
a school bond issue in Madison, Wisconsin
- Passed
a bond issue for a new recreation center in a major Denver Metro
county
- Defeated
an initiative to repeal a city ban on smoking in restaurants in
Salina, Kansas
- Passed
an initiative to ban smoking in all indoor public places in Helena,
Montana
- Passed a comprehensive initiative to ban smoking in
restaurants and bars in Lincoln, Nebraska
Primaries
and Run-offs
— We
win tough primaries and run-offs for non-incumbents:
- Won
a 4-way primary and a tough 2-way primary run-off for Lt. Governor
Bill Halter in Arkansas in 2006
- Won
a 7-way primary for U.S. Senate in 2004 in Illinois for then State
Senator Barack Obama with 53% of the vote.
- Won
a 4-way primary and a tough 3-way general election for Congresswoman
Betty McCollum in St. Paul in 2000.
The third candidate was former Democrat turned independent Reform Party candidate Tom Foley, endorsed on TV by
Governor Jesse Ventura
- Won
a 2-way primary from 17% behind for Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack in his
first statewide 1998 election
- Won
a 5-way primary and a 2-way run-off for Dane County (WI) Exec Kathleen
Falk in 1997
- Won
a 5-way primary and a 2-way run-off for Congressman Ken Bentsen in Houston
in 1994
We
win difficult elections despite being heavily outspent:
- Won
a primary election for U.S. Senate in 2004 in Illinois despite being
outspent 6-1
- Won
a Houston congressional election in 2000 despite being outspent 3-1
- Won
the general election for governor of Iowa in 1998 despite being
outspent 3-2
- Won
the primary election for governor of Iowa in 1998 despite being
outspent 3-2
- Won
an open Wisconsin congressional election in 1996 despite being
outspent 2-1
- Won
an open Houston congressional election in 1994 despite being outspent
5-1
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