Rhapsody in Blue Gala with Pete Buttigieg
Mayor Pete will be keynote speaker on Feb 14th at the Stanislaus County Democratic Party fundraiser Feb. 14 at the Assyrian American Civic Club in Turlock. All proceeds benefit local Democratic candidates. Table sponsorships, some of which include the opportunity to meet with Mayor Pete and have a professional photo taken prior to his speech, are available.
Enjoy a delicious chicken marsala and tri-tip dinner, live music and dancing, photo booth fun, and cocktails, as we hear from Pete and celebrate our great democrats at our annual awards ceremony!
Friday, February 14th
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Assyrian American Civic Club
2618 N. Golden State Blvd, Turlock
Link to purchase tickets:
Individuals and federal candidates link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/rhapsodydems
Union or state candidate link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/rhapsodyunioncandidates
Hotel Reservations link: Comfort Suites
Please use booking code: Rhapsody in Blue.
Indiana Mayor and Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg will be the speaker at the Stanislaus County Democratic Party fundraiser on February 14th. Buttigieg served two terms as mayor of South Bend, Ind., is a former Navy Reserve intelligence officer and a former Rhodes scholar.
“He’s the youngest candidate running, he’s the first openly gay candidate to mount a major campaign for the presidency, and he’s aiming to be the first mayor to go directly from city hall to the White House,” according to a New York Times profile,
Pete Buttigieg who is 38 is competing to become the Democratic nominee in the Democratic Presidential primary race against other Democrats such as Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer and a hand full of other candidates.
The event is open to the public and tickets are $75 per person, $1,200 for a table of 10 or $2,500 for a table of 10, which includes two passes for people to meet Buttigieg backstage and have their picture taken with him.
Jessica Self, Chair of the Stanislaus Democratic Party stated that ““have the ability to pick up voters here,” and “The Central Valley is a great place for presidential candidates to come” ant that the “alley has been neglected too long by national candidates.”
Jessica Self has also said “we have extended invitations to all of the Democratic presidential candidates and expects that a couple more will stop here before the March 3 primary.”
Modesto Bee article Link: https://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article239688308.html?fbclid=IwAR2Cq2FWa83_wcKgZ4biOeARHHjQVL07aDBPdzONe0Tb6fFA_MNWwKt7Hbo
