Politics Resume

ERIC FERGUSON
5348 48th Av. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55417
phone: (612)702-8897
eric@celticfringe.net
http://www.celticfringe.net

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

John Quincy Minneapolis city council campaign 2017

• Development work on campaign web site
• Advice on electronic media

Mohamed Farah Minneapolis city council campaign 2017

• Consulted on caucus and convention process

Early Vote Organizer, DFL Coordinated Campaign 2016:

• Organized phonebanks for the coordinated campaign early vote program
• Recruited, trained and coached volunteers
• Selected targets and cut phone lists
• Arranged locations
• Ran GOTV phonebanks at St. Paul action center
• Gained expertise in absentee voting

Chair of SD63 DFL:

• Multi-unit building project to collect data on every apartment and condo in our SD
• Organized 2014 and 2016 precinct caucuses and SD conventions.
• Organized and ran doorknock to party ID no-data voters
• Off-year voter registration project to develop methods
• Provided calling lists for precinct chairs to keep in touch with caucus attendees between caucuses
• For Minneapolis DFL, helped organize 2013 caucuses and ward convention, credentials for 2014 city convention, chaired 2017 ward committee to organize caucuses and ward convention

Associate Chair of old SD62 DFL:

• Ran project to evaluate tabling at neighborhood events, like costs, number of conversations, number of mailing list sign ups (Yahoo group)
• Took over maintenance of Yahoo group, doubled number of members
• Converted DFL Links to issue forms
• Organized phone banks for district fundraiser

Other relevant experience:

• Ran Meetups/DFL Links for old SD62 DFL
• CD5 alternate to state constitution commission
• Regular volunteer at election campaign doorknocks since 2006
• While employed by the Minnesota Historical Society, became a leader of a union organizing drive, and subsequently formed internal organization for museum interpretive staff to advocate for improved working conditions
• First job after college, I worked for the DFL on the polling phone bank

EDUCATION

BA with majors in Political Science and Speech from the University of Wisconsin River Falls

Two quarters graduate school in Theatre at Minnesota State University – Mankato

Web development certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College