Guest Speakers at Kick-off on August 12th

Hello everyone! We're looking forward to seeing you all! Just wanted to provide more info about Saturday's gathering-

The program will involve mostly being in community with each other. We are excited to have a few guest speakers who will talk on various topics that are important for us here in Montana. Here is an outline of the program.

1. Welcome, Stillwater County Democrats

2. Progress Report, Tommy Flanagan

3. "Contest Every Race" Grant Report, Devin Matthews

4. Presentations from guest speakers:

-Representative Eric Matthews, HD66, Bozeman, Vice President, Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE)

-Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Founder and Executive Director, Upper Seven Law

-Sheila Hogan, Executive Director and Maddy Applebaum, Development Director, Montana Democrats

...and others, pending confirmation.

5. Comments and Closing Remarks

Here’s some more info about our guest speakers.

Representative Eric Matthews, HD66, Bozeman, Vice President, Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE).

"Working for and supporting policies and actions that improve the lives of working Montanans is important work, and work that I desire to be a part of,” says Matthews.

Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, founder and Executive Director of Upper Seven Law. Upper Seven Law is a Montana-based nonprofit law firm dedicated to holding the powerful accountable.

Before founding Upper Seven Law, Rylee Sommers-Flanagan served as Montana Governor Steve Bullock's deputy chief legal counsel, not only defeating the Trump campaign in election-related litigation, but winning two other cases against the administration over the course of a few short months.

We're so excited to hear from Sheila Hogan, Executive Director, and Maddy Applebaum, Development Director of the Montana State Democrats! Thank you Sheila and Maddy for coming down to join us!