For my own information and edification

[windelina]

I was pretty on top of my elected officials in the old neighborhood, but realized I hadn't looked it up for the new house yet.

So, here are the people who represent me (supposedly):
My US Senators are Mark Dayton and Norm Coleman (I knew that without looking it up)
My US Representative is Martin Olav Sabo (I also knew that without looking it up, although I usually blank on his name and just remember "the three name guy")

I am in district 58(A) which means
My state representative is Joe Mullery
My state senator is Linda Higgins

I am in Minneapolis Ward 4, so my city councilperson is Barbara Johnson

Now, I need to do some homework on a few of those to find out who much they truly represent me.

And in closing, I could name at least three cabinet-level departments, and could've guessed at about 5 more.
The full list:
Agriculture
Commerce
Defense
Education
Energy
Health & Human Services
Homeland Secuirty
Housing and Urban Development
Interior (Gale Norton I hate you!)
Labor
State (bend over a little farther Powell)
Transportation
Treasury
Veterans Affairs (I had NO idea this department existed)
Attorney General

And of course, the Veep sits on the cabinet as well.

Thus concludes your civics lesson for the day.

Comments

[windelina.livejournal.com]

The odds of any elected official being enough of a raging liberal to truly represent me are so slim...*grin*

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

What about Ralph Nader? I think he's the only real Communist left now that Gus Hall up and died on us. ^__^

[windelina.livejournal.com]

Ralph Nader is a fool. He has some good ideas, and some valid arguments. But if he was truly serious about his political aspirations, he would lower his sights a bit (how about running for Representative? And proving you know what you're doing?). And he wouldn't take money from right-wing groups.

As it stands, he would be a terrible president. Congress wouldn't work with him, he wouldn't work with Congress.

I admire idealism, but I respect a healthy dose of realism - which Nader has yet to display in the political arena. In my very humble opinion.

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

I have to agree that he's been rather Quixotic in his political moves, and would have been smarter to start off running for Congress or maybe the Senate. I also think you're right that even if he had been elected President he would have been ineffective. There's nothing in his history that indicates any ability to work with people; he's always struck me as one of these "My way or the highway" guys.