Congressman Perlmutter is reaching out to constituents to help him support his impressive door-knocking campaign. In addition to the “Ed Walks the Extra Mile” video published last month, Ed has been publishing updates every week or two to his pEDometer, which tracks his steps taken and miles walked while talking to his constituents.
Ed also sent an appeal today from Mark Udall, in which the famously backcountry-savvy Senator praises the Congressman’s steady progress:
You’ve got to respect a guy who’s been spending as much time trekking as Ed Perlmutter. While most of the miles I’ve logged have been in the high country, Ed has been tackling an equally impressive summit: talking to as many people in his district as he possibly can before the election in November.
Ed’s been keeping track of the miles he’s walked (check out his web site to see the graph), and I know that over the course of the last 803,331 steps he’s knocked on doors from Lakewood to Golden and Arvada to Thornton, and listened to his constituents’ concerns about the economy, the environment, keeping small businesses running, looking out for veterans, and making sure that everyone can access the medical care that they need.
The appeal asks for sponsors at the $25: Hiking Hero (1 mile) Level; $50: Walking Warrior (2 miles) Level; $100: Trekking Titan (4 miles) Level, and; $250: Canvassing Champion (10 miles) Level.
Check out great new campaign video from Ed Perlmutter, along with the new pEDometer, which will be tracking how many steps he takes and miles he walks to get out talking to constituents in the 7th CD of Colorado.
As part of an ongoing series of video-driven social campaigns we are producing for Congressman Ed Perlmutter, we thought it would be fun for Ed to try his hand at fast food. As a kid, Ed worked construction jobs and his experience in the food industry is limited. That might help explain his struggles on the deep fryer. But as we learned from the staff, a good smile and attitude go a long way, especially at the drive through. When it comes to talking to people, face to face, there’s no one better than Ed.
Putting people back to work is Ed’s first priority and he is going to continue to visit with local businesses and workers to look for ways to cut red tape and get people back to work. Keep an eye out for Ed’s next “Take a Congressman to Work” visit!
We also want to say a special thank you to The Bailey Company and the Arby’s staff for their patience and showing us the ropes.
Beltway Blog — Perlmutter works at Arby’s, gains perspective
By Allison Sherry
WASHINGTON — Democrat Rep. Ed Perlmutter has launched a “Take a Congressman to Work Day” contest where constituents vote on a regular business the congressman would goes and does a job for a day in his district to gain perspective on what it’s like out in the real world right now.
The real world outside Washington, that is.
Arby’s recently edged out the Denver West Hair Company for the first go-around. (Let’s hope the congressman would merely work the register and not cut, style or dye anything!) At the Arby’s on Colfax Avenue and Simms, Perlmutter worked the curly frying machine and made roast beef sandwiches.
“As you’ll see, it can get pretty hectic in the kitchen, especially during the lunch rush,” Perlmutter wrote in a newsletter to voters. “I don’t want to spoil anything for you, but it’s clear I was not meant to work a fryer.”
Congressman Ed Perlmutter has always been willing to push the boundaries of creativity. Here at OnSight, we couldn’t be happier to work for him. Below is a video we shot, edited, and distributed via the Congressman’s email newsletter to introduce social media contest we call “Take a congressman to work day.” The idea is simple, enter the contest and the winner gets to have Ed come put in a few hours at their job.
Along with utilizing Ed’s email list to generate views and signups, OnSight put together a modest package of online ads on Facebook to promote the contest.
Ed’s been keeping track of the miles he’s walked (check out his web site to see the graph), and I know that over the course of the last 803,331 steps he’s knocked on doors from Lakewood to Golden and Arvada to Thornton, and listened to his constituents’ concerns about the economy, the environment, keeping small businesses running, looking out for veterans, and making sure that everyone can access the medical care that they need.
