What a great evening for Jacob and I, getting to attend the State of the State address! We got to go because I wrote a letter to Senator Birkholz's office and Amanda Price called me back within 24 hours and let us know that she might be able to help us. In the end the Senator and Amanda helped us out and we were able to attend.
Prior to actual speech Jacob and I were invited onto the Senate floor and Jacob was able to sit at Senator Birkholz's desk and meet our Lt. Governor Cherry, both pictures above. We were also able to meet three other Senators. It was great that they took the time to come and meet Jacob - a special thanks to Senator McManus, Senator Jansen and I think the third Senator was Senator Switalski.
All in all it was a fun evening, party politics aside, it was fun for Jacob and I to watch the whole process unfold as the evening progressed.
Thank you very much to Senator Birkholz and Amanda for helping Jacob and I to attend, we hope to do so again next year!
An interesting fact for you. I wrote to Senator Birkholz and Representative Joan Bauer and Representative Rick Jones and heard back from everyone but Representative Jones. Rep. Bauer and I ended up having a great conversation on the phone, I appreciated her thoughtfulness in calling personally. I hope this is not indicative of how Rep. Jones listens to his constituency.
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