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Hey by Dan Forest

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:06:50 -0400

Friends -

Thank You

Thank you for your generous support of my campaign. We are settling in to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office and getting our feet on the ground. The first 120 days have been quite a run. To say that government does not run like a business is a vast understatement. We continue to turn over rocks and find new areas that need improvement or complete overhaul, but the team is up to the task.

Responsibility

While the General Assembly is in session, my duties as President of the Senate keep me somewhat tied to Raleigh, but that schedule has been filled with back to back meetings with government agencies, departments and constituents as we continue to learn the ins and outs of state government. There are truly only two positions in the state that see the government holistically and have the ability to influence all the working parts - The Governor and the Lieutenant Governor. We take this responsibility seriously.

President of Senate

As President of the Senate, I have had the unique opportunity to ratify (sign into law) several key pieces of legislation including the bill denying the expansion of Medicaid; the bill blocking the creation of a state health care exchange; a bill to overhaul the unemployment insurance system; and a bill to create a career ready track (vocational training) for high schools students.

Boards and Commissions

Along with my duties as Chairman of the E-Learning Commission, I am a voting member of the State Board of Education. I spent my first three months as the lone conservative on that board. After six new appointments by the Governor, including the new board chair, Bill Cobey, we now have a conservative majority - Expect big changes to come for education. It is time to ensure that North Carolina is #1 in the nation in education.

As a member of the State Economic Development Board, I have held numerous meetings with North Carolina business owners as well as building upon trade relationships with officials from around the world, including Great Britain, Canada, Hong Kong and Israel. We will continue to seek opportunities to export our goods and services to new countries around the world so we can grow our economy and create jobs. It is time to move North Carolina from #45 in employment to #1 in employment.

The Future

We are off to a great start but there is much more to do. While campaign season does not start for a while, we must always pay close attention to the future. I encourage you to stay involved in my office and my campaign. So many of you played a crucial role in our success as we built the strongest grassroots campaign in the state. We must begin now building for the future so we can continue to fix the problems we have here in Raleigh, and grow the economy for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Can I count on you to support my campaign today with a donation of $10, $25 or $50? Your donation will help us build for the future.

Sincerely,

Dan Forest

PS: Thank you so much for your past support! I need your help now so that we can continue to build a foundation for the future. Are you with me? Click here.

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This letter is not intended for any registered lobbyist in the state of North Carolina.

You are Invited - Dan Forest Swearing-In Celebration by Dan Forest

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:55:00 -0500

You are Invited

Dan Forest Swearing-In Celebration

Dan will be ceremonially sworn-in as North Carolina’s next Lt. Governor on January 12, 2013, and you are invited to attend. Please join Dan, Governor-Elect Pat McCrory and the Council of State members as they are sworn in to office on the Capitol Grounds in Raleigh at 11:00am on January 12th.

Immediately following the Ceremony is The Inaugural Parade. The Parade will begin at 12:30. We will also hold an Old Fashioned Pig Pickin’ Celebration for The Dan Forest Campaign Volunteers and Supporters from 12:30pm till 4:00pm. The Pig Pickin’ will be on the grounds of the Lt. Governor’s Office (The Hawkins-Hartness House) located at 310 N. Blount Street in Downtown Raleigh. The Lt. Governor’s Office is just a short walk from the Capitol. Dan and Alice will be attending this event immediately after the conclusion of the parade.

Our Pig Pickin’ is casual, family friendly and Free of Charge, BUT we do need you to RSVP for the event so we can make sure we have enough food for everyone. If you plan on attending, please email Alice Forest at alice@danforest.com

The oath taking celebration is a culmination of a week's worth of Inaugural events that you are also invited to attend. I have outlined those activities below and the ticket prices for each.

To learn more about these events or to purchase tickets, go to www.ncgovernorsball.org

The Jr. League of Raleigh is the primary sponsor of most of the Inaugural week activities.

Other Inaugural related events you might want to attend:

Council of State Reception (this is the Lt. Governor’s Gala Event)

Thursday, January 10, 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Location: Progress Energy Center for Performing Arts

2 East South Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

Entertainment: Bar Hop String Quartet

Sponsored by: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, Cisco, Duke Energy, Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians and the Hendrick Companies

Ticket price: $125

Rock-the-Ball, Sponsored by the Junior League of Raleigh

Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 9:00pm

Lincoln Theater

126 East Cabarrus Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

Ticket price: $20

Governor's Reception, Sponsored by the Junior League of Raleigh

Friday, January 11, 2013 at 6:00pm

Raleigh Convention Center Grand Ballroom

500 South Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

Ticket price: $150

Gala Presentation, Sponsored by the Junior League of Raleigh

Friday, January 11, 2013 at 8:00pm

Raleigh Convention Center Exhibition Hall

500 South Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

Ticket price: $200 (includes entrance to Ball)

Inaugural Ball, Sponsored by the Junior League of Raleigh

Friday, January 11, 2013 at 9:00pm

Raleigh Convention Center

500 South Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

Ticket price: $125

Ceremonial Inauguration Festivities & Inaugural Address

Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 11:00am

On the grounds of the NC Capitol

Free Admission

Inaugural Parade

Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 12:30pm

Downtown Raleigh

Free Admission

Dan Forest Pig Pickin’ Celebration

Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 12:30pm

310 N. Blount St.

Raleigh, NC 27601

Free Admission with RSVP to alice@danforest.com

North Carolina Governor’s Mansion Open House

Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 1:00pm

North Carolina Executive Mansion

200 North Blount Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

Free Admission

Governor's Inauguration Celebration, Sponsored by The Foundation for North Carolina, Inc.

Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 8:30pm

Raleigh Convention Center

500 South Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

Ticket price: $125 per couple

Thanks for all your hard work during our campaign. Come celebrate with us on January 12th! We look forward to seeing you then.

Hal Weatherman

campaign manager

Dan Forest for Lt. Governor

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Paid for by Committee to Elect Dan Forest

A Job Well Done for the Run Forest Run Team by Neal Harrington

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:44:51 -0500

Run Forest Run Team,

I emailed everyone some statistics on Election Day to show you the results of all of your hard work on Dan’s campaign.

I have updated those numbers below and wanted to be the first to tell each and every one you – job well done!

The Run Forest Run team is truly remarkable. – Neal Harrington

To date:

You have recruited 887 active users on MYDanForest.com – (Dan’s Social Networking Platform)
Created 83 Personal Fundraising Pages which raised $243,790.00 from 1,498 individual donations including 939 first-time donors to a political campaign.
Signed-up more than 300 volunteers
Posted more than 700 main-street endorsements
Written more than 1,100 blogs
Planned and executed 181 online events
Organized 106 online groups including one in every county across the state
Shared and promoted content from DanForest.com to Facebook and Twitter with more than 1,000,000 people resulting in 73,147 unique visitors to DanForest.com who viewed 300,605 pages

Meet your new Lt. Governor... by Neal Harrington

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:38:17 -0500

Meet your new Lt. Governor...

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Press Conference in Raleigh, November 19, 2012 by Dan Forest

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:22:05 -0500

Thank you to Linda Coleman for a hard-fought race and for years of service to North Carolina. We now begin planning transition.

Thanks to my family for their support and all they have done to make this possible