🐦 Nov 9 at 6:30PM - Sen. Sanders, DNC official to raise money for Vermont Dems
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and the deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee are scheduled to appear together at a fundraiser for the Vermont Democratic Party.
The Vermont independent and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota are slated to appear at the event on Thursday evening in Burlington. Also attending will be U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, both Vermont Democrats.
The appearance at the party's Autumn Harvest Festival at the Echo Center on the Lake Champlain waterfront comes after Democrats got a boost from election wins around the country on Tuesday.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/sen-sanders-dnc-official-raise-money-vermont-dems-51030797
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U.S. Representative Keith Ellison is coming to Burlington on November 9th for our Vermont Democratic Party Autumn Harvest Festival! Get your ticket today, and take advantage of the Early Bird Discount! ($75 tickets now available for $50). www.vtdemocrats.org/autumnharvest2017
Join Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Peter Welch, and hundreds of grassroots Democrats in welcoming this important and inspiring leader to Vermont.
Congressman Ellison has represnted the 5th District of Minnesota since he was first elected in 2006. The immediate past chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Ellison was the first Muslim elected to Congress. In February 2017, he was unanimously elected as Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Thursday, November 9 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
1 College St, Burlington, Vermont 05401
https://www.facebook.com/events/708912205971984/