{"id":5966,"date":"2012-02-14T21:42:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T02:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lincolndemocrat.com\/?p=5966"},"modified":"2012-02-14T22:26:54","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T03:26:54","slug":"tarryl-was-once-shy-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lincolndemocrat.com\/?p=5966","title":{"rendered":"Tarryl was once shy&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;No more.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Friend, \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As couples across Minnesota celebrate their relationships on Valentine&#8217;s  Day, Tarryl and I have an extra reason to celebrate. On Thursday, we also celebrate our 27th wedding  anniversary.\u00c2\u00a0Many of you know the story of our family; Tarryl and I met in high school and, while  becoming good friends, were too shy to ask each other for a date. We finally found the courage  just after college (THANK GOD!), and got married 2 years later. <\/p>\n<p>During our marriage, we discovered each of us felt a passion  for building better communities and, in the words of the Pledge of Allegiance, seeking liberty and  justice for all. This passion has become a crucial part of our personal, professional, and political  lives. \u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nYou  can see these values throughout Tarryl&#8217;s work across Central and Northeast Minnesota over the past  25 years. Tarryl has dedicated herself to building our communities whether it was: helping  to found a local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, working to promote diversity with our Girl  Scout Council, representing seniors on legal issues for the Senior Citizens Law Project, fighting  for a better future for our kids at the Children&#8217;s Defense Fund, or helping local areas support each  other as the Executive Director for the Community Action Association.\u00c2\u00a0In 2005, Tarryl was elected  to the Minnesota State Senate and was soon selected to be the Assistant Majority Leader. Tarryl  spent 5 years representing her Senate District and visiting communities across the region to promote  DFL issues and values. In the Senate, she built a clear record of fighting for kids, seniors,  veterans, and liberty and justice for all.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarrylclark.com\/volunteer\/\">Help  send Tarryl to Congress!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During these years, she also found time to raise a family that lives the same values;  our oldest son Colin works with young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders while Nathan organizes  charitable events for Harpoon Brewery in Boston. <\/p>\n<p>As we enter 2012, the need for someone who knows how to fight for our communities  is obvious. Tea Partiers like Chip Cravaack are more concerned with dividing Americans against  each other and protecting their super-rich donors than fighting for average Minnesotans. If we  are going to take our country back, we need leaders who live our values, like  Tarryl, representing us in Congress. I know she will fight for the priorities  of our families and communities because I&#8217;ve seen her do it for the last 25 years.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>But Tarryl can&#8217;t do it alone. Join us in fighting to take  back Congress.Making phone calls, writing letters to the editor, and talking to your  friends, families, and neighbors about supporting Tarryl are just some of the things you can to restore  the priorities of our families and communities in Congress. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day, <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;No more. Friend, \u00c2\u00a0 As couples across Minnesota celebrate their relationships on Valentine&#8217;s Day, Tarryl and I have an extra reason to celebrate. 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