David Sears | Regional Coordinator | Birmingham |
Daniel Story | Regional Coordinator | Fairhope |
Dixie Walker | Regional Coordinator | Pelham |
Kelly Franzetta | Community Contact | Birmingham |
Sam Wilson | Campus Organizer, Birmingham-Southern College | Birmingham |
Michael Yeager | Campus Organizer, Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden |
Sean Jobst | Campus Organizer, Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville |
Derek Tidmore | Campus Organizer, Northeast Alabama Community College | Rainsville |
Jackson Baker | Campus Organizer, University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa |
Visit
July 26, 2008 - Speaks to a small
group of supporters in front of the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum
in Montgomery.
Qualifying for the Ballot
PRESS RELEASE from Nader for
President 2008
News Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: (Washington) Chris Driscoll, 202-360-3273, chris@votenader.org;
(Alabama) Tom Burwell, 336-251-2196, tburwell@votenader.org
NADER/GONZALEZ CAMPAIGN TO
SUBMIT DOUBLE THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES IN ALABAMA, WELL BEFORE BALLOT
DEADLINE
Supporters of Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader Tues.,
Aug. 19, will submit petitions to to the Alabama Secretary of State's
Office, Montgomery Capitol Building, to place Mr. Nader and
running-mate Matt Gonzalez on the November 2008 election ballot.
Alabama will be the 33rd state in which the Nader/Gonzalez Campaign has
filed for a ballot line since the celebrated consumer advocate
announced his intent to run during a February 24 appearance on NBC's
"Meet the Press". To qualify to appear on Alabama's ballot, state law
requires submission of the signatures of 5,000 registered voters. The
Nader/Gonzalez campaign will submit more than 10,000 signatures, well
before the September 5th deadline.
Tom Burwell, Alabama Nader/Gonzalez 2008 Coordinator, will be available
at 11 a.m. on the front steps of the Montgomery Capitol Building to
answer news media questions.
WHO: Alabama Supporters of Nader/Gonzalez 2008
Campaign
WHAT: Turn-in of nominating petitions and press
availability
WHEN: 11 a.m., Tues. Aug. 19, 2008
WHERE: Montgomery Capitol Building, (front steps)
About Ralph Nader
Attorney, author, and consumer advocate Ralph Nader has been named by
Time Magazine one of the "100 Most Influential Americans in the 20th
Century." For more than four decades he has exposed problems and
organized millions of citizens into more than 100 public interest
groups advocating solutions. He led the movement to establish the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and
was instrumental in enacting the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Motor
Vehicle Safety Act, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and countless
other pieces of important consumer legislation. Because of Ralph Nader
we drive safer cars, eat healthier food, breathe better air, drink
cleaner water, and work in safer environments. Nader graduated from
Princeton University and received an LL.B from Harvard Law School.
About Matt Gonzalez
Matt Gonzalez was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in
2000 representing San Francisco's fifth council district. From 2003 to
2005, he served as Board of Supervisors President. A former public
defender, Gonzalez is managing partner of Gonzalez & Leigh, a
7-attorney practice in San Francisco that represents individuals and
organizations in mediation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings
before state and federal regulatory bodies. Gonzalez graduated from
Columbia University and received a JD from Stanford Law School.
About the Nader/Gonzalez Campaign
According to a CNN-Opinion Research Corp. poll conducted from July
27-29, Ralph Nader is at 6 percent nationally (equivalent to about 10
million eligible voters), higher than his highest major poll numbers
during the same time period in 2000 and approaching the 10 percent
threshold required for eligibility to participate in "America's
Presidential Debate in New Orleans," a Google-sponsored event scheduled
for September 18. In the key swing state of Michigan -- whose
Democratic voters were partially disenfranchised by the Democratic
National Committee -- an EPIC-MRA poll found Nader at 8-10 percent.
For more information on the Nader/Gonzalez campaign, visit: votenader.org.