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The Iowa Democratic Party is seeking nominations for the 8th annual Hall of Fame scheduled for Saturday, June 2, in Cedar Rapids.

First, its so good to see the IDP doing anything outside of Des Moines. Here's hoping this starts a trend.

Each year, two individuals are inducted into the Hall of Fame and placed in a photo gallery at the headquarters. There are several categories:

Outstanding Elected Official Hall of Fame Award
Criteria: This award is presented to an elected official whose tremendous support and dedication influenced both the State of Iowa and the Democratic Party. The nominees for this award may be selected from all levels of government including elected officials of the United States or State of Iowa, and county elected officials.

Outstanding Supporter Hall of Fame Award
Criteria: This award will honor an individual who has supported the Iowa Democratic Party and all aspects of Democratic politics throughout the years. This individual has selflessly been a resource to Iowa Democrats through means of organizational efforts, monetary support, volunteer work, and overall steadfast dedication.

Minnette Doderer Award for Outstanding Leadership
Criteria: Presented in recognition of outstanding leadership as a Democratic Party Activist.

Jim Lodwick Award for Outstanding State Central Committee Member
Criteria: Presented in recognition of outstanding leadership as a Democratic State Central Committee Member.

Bob Creech Award for Outstanding Democratic Party Chair
Criteria: Presented in recognition of outstanding leadership as a Democratic Party County Chair.

Dixon Terry Award for Outstanding Democratic Party Activist
Criteria: Presented in recognition of outstanding service as a Democratic Party activist.

Rising Star Award
Criteria: Presented to someone who has recently become very involved in Democratic politics in Iowa and shows promise to become an outstanding activist.

Those wishing to nominate someone for any of the seven awards listed above, should prepare a statement as to why the person deserves the award and either fax or email the documents to Carissa Swanstrom at 515-244-7292 or cswanstrom@iowademocrats.org. Nominations must be received by Monday, April 16.

We were considering nominating either Deeth or Miller, but there doesn't seem to be any blogger categories. Sorry guys!