Presentation by: Tom Seymour Former - State Senator A Review of the North Dakota Legislature

1. Presentation by: Tom Seymour Former - State Senator A Review of the North Dakota Legislature Senator Tom Seymour Minot, North Dakota 5th District tom@minot.com www.legis.nd.gov

2. Minot Legislative Districts ------------3 – 5 – 38 - 40

3. Your Mission Statement • Money • Media • Message

4. Party Nomination / SignaturesName on the Ballot • A Complete Filing Must Include: • 1. A Petition/containing signatures equal to 1% of the population of the legislative district not to exceed 300 signatures • OR a Certificateof Endorsement (SFN 17196); • From your District 3-5-38-40 Political Party and you include: • 2. An Affidavit of Candidacy (SFN 2703); • 3. A Statement of Interests (SFN 10172).

5. Candidate Search

6. The Candidate Search • What Kind of Candidates are We Looking For • What Incentives are There For Candidates to Run for Office • What Procedure Should You Use In Contacting Potential Candidates • Will You Give Release Time to an Employee to Run For Office • I am a candidate –Final Decision-Can I Win?

7. Television Ad

8. Building A Campaign Organization • Planning • Fundraising – Xmas list, Employees, etc. • Preparing Campaign Materials – Poll List • Developing and Maintaining a Web site ---------www.seymour-senate.us • Building Support – letter to the editor • Reaching Voters – invites to meetings and Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, etc..

9. 1998Campaign Ad

10. Campaign Elements (Movies From Web site) • Writing A Campaign Plan • The Kick-off Social At Your Home • Campaign Materials – examples on Web site • Fundraising – Start Early • Building Name Recognition – Your Local Group View the TV, Radio, and Newspaper Ads • Get Out The Vote Campaigns • Lobbyists – David Crothers • Care and Feeding of Volunteers • Team – Signs, TV, Radio Ads

11. Door to Door Item

12. Campaign Ad With Capitol

13. Office of Management and Budget Budget Projects Pam Sharp, Director Tammy Dolan ND Office of Management and Budget State Agency and Analyst Lists Tammy Marthaller Dolan – MSU Graduate

14. The Governor’s BudgetJack DalrympleJohn "Jack" Dalrymple (born October 16, 1948, in Minneapolis, MinnesotaYale Graduate --- BS1992 – US Senate Candidate

15. The Legislative Council Jim Smith – Director Jay E. Buringrud – Assistant Director John Walstad – Code Revisor Allen H. Knudson – Legislative Budget http://www.legis.nd.gov/

16. The ND Senate Chamber

17. Governor John Hoeven Lt. Governor Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader President Pro Tempore House Majority Leader House Minority Leader House Speaker Senate Assistant Leader Senate Assistant Minority House Assistant Leader House Assistant Minority Senate and House Staff Governor’s Staff The Leadership – President Clip …

18. State Leadership Legislative Leadership

19. Assistant Senate and House Leaders

20. President Pro Tempore

21. Appropriations Committees with Minot Legislators / Governor

22. Give Your Legislator Support • Photo in Your Newsletter • Photo in Your Magazine • Photo during Your Company Event • Photo in Your Television Ad • Photo in Your Newspaper Ad • Photo in Your Brochures • Accompany Door to Door • Find Campaign Sign Locations

23. Parties • The State Democratic Party • The State Republican Party • Your Local District Organization • Your Congressional Delegation • The Legislators that You Know • The Lobbyists you Know • Legislative Staff You Know • The Leaders that You Know

24. You and Your Faculty Contacts • Friends and Relatives • Memberships and Boards • Helped during the campaign

25. Definition of Lobbying Influencing, or attempting to influence, legislative action through oral or written communication with legislative officials. Soliciting others to influence or attempt to influence legislative action. Attempting to obtain the good will of legislative officials.

26. Agriculture, Appropriations, Education Finance and Taxation, Government and Veterans Aff Human Services, IBL, Judiciary, Natural Resources Political Subdivisions, Transportation Constitutional Revision -- Maybe 2011Standing Committees

27. How A Bill Becomes law • Bill Preparation • Bills are usually prepared by Legislative Council for introduction by a legislator. If a bill is not prepared by the Legislative Council, the bill must be reviewed by the Legislative Council for proper form and style.

28. Bill Introduction • After the preliminary business of opening a session the presiding officer (the Lieutenant Governor in the Senate and Speaker in the House) calls for an introduction of bills. Any legislator may hand the bill to the bill clerk.

29. Committee Assignment and Introduction • The presiding officer refers the bill to the proper committee. In committee, the bill is explained and discussed. • The presiding officer assigns bills to committee with the approval of the majority leader

30. Bill Signing - Governor

31. Legislative Session Strategy • Unlimited Letters to Constituents • Meet with the Party Caucus • Email on a regular Basis • Leave a telephone message at home • Go to committee meetings • Take a legislator photo in committee meeting • Dinner and Lunch • Be in Capitol eating area early in morning • Gift and Personal card to Senate Desk • Letter to the Editor Promoting the Legislator • Legislator has the “VOTE” - Power Among Peers

32. During the Legislative Session • Take the Legislator’s Spouse to Dinner • Send the Legislator’s Spouse a gift from Your Business • Go to The Legislative Session at 6:00am and visit with the Legislators present • Go to the Hotel Lounge in the Session City Where Most Legislators Stay and Visit • Compliment Your Legislators on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

33. 2011 Legislative Review

34. Historic Legislative Session Unprecedented and Unparalleled in many respects • Landmark funding of priorities • Healthy reserve for the future • Broad-based tax relief, reform, and simplification • Tax Incentives for Businesses

35. Technology and Communication • E-mail is best way to go – tseymour@nd.gov • Always remember to include your name and physical address on any correspondence • Your State’s Legislative Web site • At home 10-20 letters per day • Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, etc…

36. Web sites • www.seymour-senate.com • http://web.ndak.net/seymour/ • Movies • Ads

37. The Social Media – Web2.0

38. Created by Dustin Moskovitz and Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 as a way for their fellow Harvard students to stay in touch. • Has more than 300 million users • Provided in over 70 languages • More than 8 billion minutes are spent on the Facebook homepage everyday • www.facebook.com

39. Created by Jack Dorsey in 2006 • Micro-blogging site • Allows users to make posts up to 140 characters long • Comparable to text messaging but online • www.twitter.com -- SenTomSeymour

40. Created by 3 former PayPal employees in 2005 • Video sharing website • Non-registered users can watch videos using a search engine will registered users can upload and view videos • Flip Camera and Droid • www.youtube.com • Search for Senator Tom Seymour

41. BLOGS • Type of website maintained by an individual that creates entries • Usually can control who sees blogs • http://senator-tom-seymour.blogspot.com/

42. You Can Do – What Has Been Said • Get To Know Your Legislators • Personal Relationships Build Trust • Try To Meet Face to Face • Remember Our States Have A Citizen Legislature • Make Good Use of Time, Be Brief (Coffee) • Democracy Does Not Work Without Citizen Involvement

43. Citizen Legislature • During non-session, remember that they have other jobs as well • Legislators Are Not Experts in Every Subject *Speak in layman’s terms * Remember that People like stories - Awards

44. Team Work Pays Off

45. Washington, DC Leadership Tom Seymour, PhD Professor-SRT Director - Alderman

46. 2009: Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why • 13, 800 Lobbyists Registered in DC • $ 3.5 billion spent in 2009 on lobbying • 8,000 bills introduced / 400 pass in two years • Earmark • President and Party Leaders – 78% • Former Members of Congress – 63% • Congressional Committees – 60% • Lobbying Expenditures – 52% • Trade Associations – 50%

47. Your Challenge – Legislative Support in Three Areas • Money • Media • Message • Have Fun !!