control and the Confederate flag in San Francisco, on Saturday, and Missouri, on Tuesday. The former first lady made sure her one-night engagement was worth the trip. A backyard fundraising event at the Minneapolis home of Ellen Goldberg Luger, wife of U.S. Attorney Richard Luger, reportedly came with an entry fee of $2,700 per person — the maximum amount for an individual donation. The steep ticket price wasn’t too much for a number of the state’s most prominent Democrats: Gov. Mark Dayton and former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale were both on hand, among dozens of guests.” [The Legal Ledger, 6/24/15] KEN MARTIN - DFL CHAIR After Clinton Announced Her Candidacy, DFL Party Chair Ken Martin Said “We Think That 2016 Is Going To Be The Year Of The Woman.” “Days after Hillary Clinton announced she would run for president, many Democrats are excited about her prospects for becoming the first woman to occupy the White House. In Minnesota, party leaders think Clinton's path to the Democratic nomination is so clear that they are recruiting female candidates for state and local offices, hopeful that the excitement around Clinton will spread their way. ‘We think that 2016 is going to be the year of the woman,’ DFL Party Chair Ken Martin said.” [MPR News, 4/14/15] MPR News: “In Minnesota, Party Leaders Think Clinton's Path To The Democratic Nomination Is So Clear That They Are Recruiting Female Candidates For State And Local Offices, Hopeful That The Excitement Around Clinton Will Spread Their Way.” “Days after Hillary Clinton announced she would run for president, many Democrats are excited about her prospects for becoming the first woman to occupy the White House. In Minnesota, party leaders think Clinton's path to the Democratic nomination is so clear that they are recruiting female candidates for state and local offices, hopeful that the excitement around Clinton will spread their way. ‘We think that 2016 is going to be the year of the woman,’ DFL Party Chair Ken Martin said.” [MPR News, 4/14/15] April 2015: Ken Martin And Other DFL Leaders Began Recruiting Female Candidates After Clinton Declared Her Candidacy, With Martin Noting “Having A Woman At The Top Of The Ticket Running For President And Women Candidates Running Up And Down The Ballot Throughout Minnesota Could Help Us Put A Lot Of Those Seats In Play.” “Even though the election is still 19 months away, Martin and other DFL leaders are actively recruiting women candidates for Congress…Martin said Democrats also are recruiting female candidates for several seats in the Legislature. ‘The confluence of having a woman at the top of the ticket running for president and women candidates running up and down the ballot throughout Minnesota could help us put a lot of those seats in play, including congressional seats and suburban legislative seats,’ he said.” [MPR News, 4/14/15] REP. JOHN LEWIS 2013: “IF [HILLARY CLINTON] MAKES A DECISION TO RUN, I WOULD BE WITH HER” HEADLINE: “John Lewis: I'm For Hillary Clinton In 2016.” [The Hill, 8/13/13] Rep. John Lewis In August 2013: “I Won’t Make An Endorsement, But I Will Say This: If She Makes A Decision To Run, I Would Be With Her.” “Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said Tuesday that he would support Hillary Clinton if she runs for the White House in 2016. The civil rights icon made waves during the 2008 Democratic primary when he switched his support from Clinton to President Obama but made clear in a recent interview that his support for the former secretary of State remains strong. ‘I won’t make an endorsement, but I will say this: If she makes a decision to run, I would be with her,’ Lewis told The New York Times.” [The Hill, 8/13/13] John Lewis In August 2013: “I Think Today She Is The Most Qualified Person In America To Be President.” “‘I won’t make an endorsement, but I will say this: If she makes a decision to run, I would be