Humourous article on diversity in MN campaign food

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http://www.startribune.com/465/story/168658.html
Pol's fundraiser won't be typical DFL bean feed

The meat is being removed from politics -- at least in a legislative district in St. Paul.
Doug Grow, Star Tribune
Last update: January 06, 2006 – 8:21 PM

The meat is being removed from politics -- at least in a legislative district in St. Paul.
Next month, Jesse Mortensen, a Green Party member, will kick off his campaign for state representative with a vegan fundraising banquet. That's right, not just vegetarian, but vegan, meaning food free of even eggs or dairy products.

Mortensen, 22, is a Macalester College grad who is running to fill the St. Paul seat being vacated by DFLer Matt Entenza. His campaign will be serving up an East Indian menu of chickpea and potato appetizer; a yellow lentil curry, rice, coconut spinach curry and puri, a bread used for dipping into curry.

Mortensen, who nibbles meat on occasion, gladly will accept contributions from eaters of all tastes.

"But I always hear people asking, 'Is there a vegan option?' " he said of life in his neighborhood.

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