Visit DFL-endorsed candidates at meet and greet Oct. 5

   Walker area residents will have an opportunity to meet their local candidates at an informal “meet and greet” session to be held Wed., Oct. 5 from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Walker Area Community Center. Two candidates, Alan Roy who is running for the Senate District 2 seat, and Erika Bailey-Johnson, who is a candidate for Minnesota House District 2B will be available to answer questions and talk about issues important to the area. 

   The event is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments will be served. No registration is required.

   Erika Bailey-Johnson, Director of Sustainability and a teacher at Bemidji State University, promotes a fully-funded educational system, an increase in renewable energy use; wise investments in local business and family farms; and, ranked-choice voting.  She has gained widespread recognition in the Midwest for her academic and environmental work and is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe. Ms. Bailey-Johnson is the DFL-endorsed candidate for Minnesota House District 2B.

   Alan Roy is the DFL-endorsed Senate District 2 candidate. Alan is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a major in the Army Reserve. He previously served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the White Earth Nation Tribal Council.  His campaign focuses on the environment, education and the economy.  He currently resides in Ogema, MN with his wife Henny and their three children.