Candidate Statement:

Matt Keating, MKeating@studentsforbarackobama.com

As a currently enrolled college student, member of the GLBT caucus, Oregon community organizer, and chapter coordinator of Lane's Students for Barack Obama group, it's my honor to accept the nomination made by Eugene for Obama members to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District at the State and National level.

"Barack Obama's candidacy is more than a campaign," Rep. Neil Abercrombe says, "It's a movement." He couldn't be more accurate -- Sen. Obama has given hope to the hopeless and helped a previously disillusioned generation of Americans shed the cynism that has shackled our dreams and desires. By practicing a more positive form of politics, Barack Obama has encouraged us to embrace a sense of empowerment and civic responsibility yet to be realized in my lifetime.

Inspiration is an understatement; but it is great inspiration, energy, and enthusiasm that has propelled me to do my part by registering over 700 new Democratic voters for this 2008 election! From tabling daily at LCC, to rolling through the streets of Eugene with "Obamabot" (a modified Artoo-Detoo from a film that defined a generation for a candidate who speaks for our generation), I hope I have helped - and would like to continue to help Sen. Obama secure our Democratic Party's nomination for 44th President of the United States.

Glad to be of service . . . see ya in Denver!

Matt Keating Eugene • CD 4 • Male
Occupation	student, community organizer
Age	31
Phone	N/A
Email	MKeating@studentsforbarackobama.com
I am supporting	Obama
Candidacy	CD 4 Convention. State Convention, At Large
Communities	Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Transgendered;
Education	Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer - Lane Community College, 2008 Theatre Arts/Shakespeare Literature - LCC (Eugene, OR - 2005-2008) Politcial Science/Creative Writing - MiraCosta College (Encinitas, CA - 2003-04) Theatre Arts - Mesa College (San Diego, CA - 1999) Radio/Telvision/Film - San Jose State University (San Jose, CA - 1994-95)
DPO Programs	√ Neighborhood Leader Program
Experience	Oregon Community Organizer, Obama for Amercia (Eugene, OR - 2008) Chapter Coordinator, Lane Students for Barack Obama (Eugene, OR - 2008) Steering Committee, Eugene for Obama (Eugene, OR - 2008) Platform Convention Delegate, Democratic Party of Oregon (Eugene, OR - 2008) President, Lane Theater Arts Department's Student Productions Association (2006-2007) Director of Publicity, Student Productions Association (2005-2006) Founder, Lane Community College's Shakespeare Players Club (2006)
My Statement	Matt Keating, MKeating@studentsforbarackobama.com As a currently enrolled college student, member of the GLBT caucus, Oregon community organizer, and chapter coordinator of Lane's Students for Barack Obama group, it's my honor to accept the nomination made by Eugene for Obama members to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District at the State and National level. "Barack Obama's candidacy is more than a campaign," Rep. Neil Abercrombe says, "It's a movement." He couldn't be more accurate -- Sen. Obama has given hope to the hopeless and helped a previously disillusioned generation of Americans shed the cynism that has shackled our dreams and desires. By practicing a more positive form of politics, Barack Obama has encouraged us to embrace a sense of empowerment and civic responsibility yet to be realized in my lifetime. Inspiration is an understatement; but it is great inspiration, energy, and enthusiasm that has propelled me to do my part by registering over 700 new Democratic voters for this 2008 election! From tabling daily at LCC, to rolling through the streets of Eugene with "Obamabot" (a modified Artoo-Detoo from a film that defined a generation for a candidate who speaks for our generation), I hope I have helped - and would like to continue to help Sen. Obama secure our Democratic Party's nomination for 44th President of the United States. Glad to be of service . . . see ya in Denver!
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