1. Senate Senator Randel Christmann www.nd.gov Senator Tom Seymour www.seymour.senate.us

2. Election Results 2008 North Dakota Elections

3. The Measures on the Ballot Oil Income Tax Tobacco WSI

4. The Legislative Council Jim Smith – Director Jay E. Buringrud – Assistant Director John Walstad – Code Revisor Allen H. Knudson – Legislative Budget Roxanne Woeste – Legislative Budget

5. Office of Management and Budget Budget Projections – Pam Sharp, Director Tammy Dolan

6. The Governor’s Budget John Hoeven

7. Interim Committee Legislation Information Technology Budget and Finance Budget Section Agriculture

8. The ND Legislature –S–Senate –H–House of Representatives

9. The Leadership Governor John Hoeven Lt. Governor Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader President Pro Tempore House Majority Leader House Minority Leader House Speaker Senate Assistant Leader Senate Assistant Minority House Assistant Leader House Assistant Minority Senate and House Staff Governor’s Staff

10. Agriculture, Appropriations, Education Finance and Taxation, Government and Veterans Aff Human Services, IBL, Judiciary, Natural Resources Political Subdivisions, Transportation Constitutional Revision -- Maybe 2009 Standing Committees

11. New Legislation Hands Free for all Cell Phones Market to out-of-state students Opportunity Grant for Higher Ed Students Operation Intern - $ 1,200,000 Renaissance Zone Tax Incentives

12. The Higher Education Bill Needs Based Financial Aid - $ 14 million Deferred Maintenance facilities $ 50 million Bismarck Higher Ed Center - $ 4.5 million Minot Family Center – UND - $ 4 million Master’s in Public Health - $ 1.1 million

13. Parties The State Democratic Party The State Republican Party Your Local District Organization Your Congressional Delegation The Legislators that You Know The Lobbyists you Know Legislative Staff You Know The Leaders that You Know

14. The Internet View the Legislative Web site – nd.gov Read the Interim Committee Minutes Online Share Ideas Among Board Members & Dave Write emails to your legislators and leaders Use Google to find ideas

15. Tools

16. Make a late campaign contribution Take your local legislator to lunch Invite the legislator to tour your business Come to Bismarck and visit your legislator Take the legislator’s spouse to dinner Email you legislator about a positive Lobbying the Legislators

17. Your and Director Contacts Friends and Relatives Memberships and Boards Helped during the campaign

18. North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives -- Mandan David Crothers

19. ( December 1-3, 2008) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Yes, We can help you !!! Legislative Organizational Session