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UPDATE - National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign-State by State Analysis (2/24/01)
To National Juneteenth Network, State Coordinators and Friends (2/24/01): The campaign to establish Juneteenth Independence Day as a National Holiday continues to gain great momentum as Juneteenth State Holiday Bills are being introduced throughout the country. The following states have legislators who have either introduced or plan to introduce State Juneteenth Holiday Bills or Resolutions acknowledging Juneteenth or who have committed to do so during the present state legislative sessions: Alabama - Rep. James Thomas - 334-682-9590 Arkansas - Rep. Linberg Thomas - (*contact Arkansas Juneteenth State Coordinator, Ignatius Higgins, III - 870-382-5281) California - State Senator Nell Soto - (*contact NJOF Vice-Chairman, John Thompson - 909-268-7104) Connecticut - Rep. Kenneth Green - 860-240-8566 Illinois - State Senator Barack Obama - 773-363-1996 Indiana - State Senator Billie Breaux - 317-232-9849 Iowa - Senator Jack Holveck (*contact Iowa Juneteenth State Coordinator Gary Lawson - 515-274-1433) Kentucky - Rep. Reginald Meeks - 502-852-0824 Louisiana - Rep. Willie Hunter - 318-362-5462 Maryland - State Senator Joan Carter Conway - 410-841-3145 Massachusetts - State Senator Diane Wilkerson - 617-722-1673 Michigan - Rep. Artina Tinsley Hardman - 517-373-1776 Mississippi - Rep. Robert Clark, Rep. Omari Scott & Rep. James Evans (*contact NJOF Chairman Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.) Montana - Rep. Joan Hurdle - (*contact Montana Juneteenth State Coordinator, Ruth Curtis - 406-252-7263) New Jersey - State Senator Diane Allen - 609-239-2800 and State Senator Donald DiFrancesco 908-322-5500 New Mexico - Rep. Cheryl Williams - 505-265-6089 New York - State Senator John Sampson - 718-649-7653 North Carolina - State Senator Howard Lee - 919-715-3030 Ohio - State Senator Rhine McLin - 614-466-6247 Oregon - State Senator Avel Louise Gordley - 503-986-1710 Pennsylvania - Rep. John Myers - 215-849-6896 Rhode Island - Rep. Joseph Almeda - 401-467-7033 South Carolina - State Senator Magie Wallace Glover - 843-669-6282 Tennessee - Rep. Ulysis Jones - 615-741-4575 Virginia - State Senator Henry L.Marsh, III - 804-698-7516 Wisconsin - Rep. Spencer Coggs - (*contact NJOF Board Member Adekunle Wilson - 414-614-7658) The following states recognize Juneteenth as a State Holiday: Texas - Rep. Al Edwards - 713-741-8800 (passed 1980) Florida - Rep. Alzo Reddick - 407-342-4700 (passed 1991) Oklahoma - State Senator Maxine Horner - 405-521-5598 (passed 1994) Delaware - State Senator Margaret Rose Henry - 302-577-8518 (passed 2000) Idaho - State Senator Robbi King-Barrutia - (*contact Idaho Juneteenth State Coordinator, Joel B. McNeal - 208-587-3227) (passed 2001) Alaska - Rep. Lisel McGuire - (*contact Alaska Juneteenth State Coordinator, Dino Allen - 907-269-8993) States where key state legislators have been contacted but will not support efforts for Juneteenth state holiday recognition: Washington - State Senator Rosa Franklin - 360-786-7652 To the best of my knowledge, any states or US Territories not indicated above do not have a State Senator or Representative who have agreed to introduce and support Juneteenth Holiday Bills in their states. If you know of a state legislator who will support Juneteenth legislation in any states not listed, please contact me or the Juneteenth State Coordinator with their name and phone number. Go to www.JuneteenthShoppingMall.com for a list of Juneteenth State Coordinators and their contact information. Together, we will see Juneteenth established as a National Holiday in America! "DOC" Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D. Chairman National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC) 662-247-1471 O 662-247-3364 H www.JuneteenthShoppingMall.com www.19thofJune.com www.NJOF.org www.NJCLC.com www.MyersFoundation.net |