I am proud to announce that I am officially endorsed by Women Winning!  I believe it is important for more women to run for politics and I am happy to do this to increase the number of women running.  We need the perspective of women in our political landscape.  Women make up 51% of our population and have been drastically underrepresented historically.

I am honored to stand up as a woman in Crystal who cares, is able to commit to my city, and to take on this incredibly important task of running to serve our city.  I hope you will also find it important to have more women representing us in Crystal.  Please stand with me and give me your vote on Tuesday, November 6th!

I had the chance to take an intro to Beekeeping class, presented by The BeezKneez in Minneapolis.  We were able to tour a working apiary on an urban farm in Minneapolis and get in close to see the bees.  We were in protective beekeeper suits of course.  I even got to hold a frame of bees!  It probably held 300-400 bees on it while I was holding it!  The bees were very docile and it was a wonderful experience!

I would support allowing apiaries within the City of Crystal.  These bees provided a valuable pollinating function on this urban farm, produced wonderful local honey for sale, and help to assist honey bee populations which have been in decline throughout the U.S. recently.  And all of this is invigorating the economy of Minneapolis through urban agriculture as this company operates throughout the city.  What an inventive business model for these Minneapolis citizens!

I'm holding the bee hive frame with hundreds of bees!

My campaign has really gotten off on a good start.  I’m working hard to get my message out to  local residents.  I have been door-knocking and flyering (with lots more to come!).  I want the residents of Crystal to know that I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to put into the council.  I really care about our community.  I live here, I’m raising my kids here;  there’s nothing more important than making the place we live a good, safe, vibrant place to live.

With the primary coming fast on August 14th, 2012, I need my message to get out fast.  I count on your support to help me get through, and I know I can count of the residents of the City of Crystal to help me out.  I am one of you.  I am the candidate who will be here to truly listen to you and advocate on the City Council to get the voice of the residents heard.  This has been one theme that I’ve been hearing as I’ve been out talking to my neighbors, that the city has not been responsive to the needs and concerns of the people in Crystal.  I would like to try to change this and make the City Council and the city employees listen to residents and have a better forum to hear and respond to these views.

I would like to see a lot of my yard signs out in the community, supporting a new direction and energy, in our City Council.  Help me to make a real change and bring our voice to the City Council!  E-mail me at laura@lauralibby.org or call me at 763-670-2721 if you would like a sign in your front yard!