Thursday, June 19, 2008

Garin, Mogk schedule local fund-raisers

Two of the 1st Congressional District's five Democratic candidates have scheduled fund-raisers / meet-the-candidate events next week.

Paulette Garin will hold hers in Racine on Wednesday, June 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Buckets, 2031 Lathrop Ave.

Garin says she has already collected 1,400 of the 2,000 signatures necessary for inclusion on the primary ballot. The filing deadline is July 8 for the Sept. 9 primary.

The other fund-raiser has been scheduled by John Mogk, the most-recently announced candidate of the five who want to run against Republican incumbent Paul Ryan. His is a wine tasting at Sommelier Wine Shop, 720 58th St., Kenosha, on Thursday, June 26, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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