Lawmakers Held Accountable for Environmental Votes:
Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club Launches Voter Education Campaign

Members of the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club will gather at Gray's Lake on Tuesday, June 25th to launch the Sierra Club's environmental voter education campaign in Iowa.  The purposes of this campaign are to educate the public on the importance of environmental issues; to inform the public about the voting records of candidates in the Iowa Senate race and the District 4 Congressional race; and to urge the people of Iowa to contact our lawmakers, to hold them accountable for environmental votes and request that they vote to protect the environment in upcoming legislation.
   
As a supplement to on-the-ground work in the state, the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club will also be running television ads, starting June 26th.  The ads will highlight the voting records of candidates in the Iowa Senate race and the District 4 Congressional race.  The ads will urge Iowans to contact our lawmakers, to request that they vote to protect our country, our air, and our water, for our families and for our future.  These television ads will be previewed at the campaign launch on June 25th.


WHO:Randal Wilson and Virginia Soelberg, Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club
       Steve Veysey, past president of Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association
       Gary Lamb, past president of Iowa Farmers Union
       Other speakers to be announced

WHEN: Tuesday, June 25, 2002
           12 PM noon

WHERE: Gray's Lake in Des Moines, Terrace at South Entrance

All Sierra Club members are invited to attend!  Please pass this message on to other interested Iowans.


Erin Jordahl
Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-277-8868
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