POCAHONTAS suggestions to action08 at gmail dot com   updated November 24, 2007
The Campaigns in Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County
County Seat: Pocahontas
More Cities and Towns: Fonda, Havelock, Laurens, Palmer, 
Plover, Rolfe, Varina.

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Pocahontas
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POPULATION ESTIMATES (Census Bureau)
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
7,794
7,931
8,074
8,232
8,387
8,513
8,614

VOTER REGISTRATION (Nov. 1, 2007 Active)
Total (Active) Republican Democratic Non-Partisan
5,563 1,602 (28.80%) 1,376 (24.73%) 2,585 (46.47%)
0.29% of 1,912,197 active registered voters statewide.

11 precincts of 1,784 precincts statewide
Representation
Pocahontas County Elected Officials
County Officials
Democrats
Auditor Margene Bunda 
Recorder Mike Bollard 
Supervisor Paul Beneke  Clinton
Supervisor Ralph Christiansen 
State Senators 
4 John P. "Jack" Kibbie of Emmetsburg (Palo Alto County)
State Representatives
8-Dolores Mertz of Ottosen (Kossuth County)		 Republicans
County Attorney Ann Beneke 
Sheriff Bob Lampe 
Treasurer Sarah Winkler
Supervisor Jack DeWolf 
Supervisor C. Wilbur Ekstrand 
Supervisor Vincent Triggs 
State Senators
State Representatives

Local Party Leadership
Democrats
Democrats of Pocahontas County
Chair - Lois Jirgens of Laurens.
712-841-2427   loisj@longlines.com 
Treasurer - Jim Bartosh.
Secretary - Audrey Simonson.		 Republicans
Chair - Mike Diischer of Pocahontas.
712-335-4763
Co-Chair - Tony Janssen of Palmer
Secretary - Ann Beneke of Laurens.
Treasurer - Linda Mercer of Fonda.
The Campaigns in Pocahontas County
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION
6 of 2,500 (0.24%)		 % of REGISTERED REPUBLICANS STATEWIDE
0.27% (1,602 of 600,572)
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CLINTON
County Coordinator: County Supervisor Paul Beneke of Palmer  (7/26/07)
 

EDWARDS
County Chair: Calista Hammes, Pocahontas  (6/12/07)
Rural County Chair: Audrey Simonson, Rolfe  (4/20/07)
 

OBAMA
County Co-Chairs:  (9/27/07)
Julie Schossow, Laurens
Margaret McCartan, Pocahontas
Carol Harrison, Fonda

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