The Obama campaign announced today it will launch African Americans for Obama in Nevada on Wednesday night. Floyd Mayweather, the International Welterweight Boxing Champion, and Mike Strautmanis, Senior Counsel to the Obama campaign, will host the Las Vegas launch event at the Ice House Lounge. African Americans for Obama will work with the campaign to reach out to African American communities across Nevada to support Barack Obama’s growing grassroots movement for change.

 

Floyd Mayweather and Mike Strautmanis will be joined by Nevada Steering Committee members State Senator Steven Horsford, Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson and Rose McKinney-James.

 

WHO:            Senator Barack Obama’s Campaign with Floyd Mayweather, Mike Strautmanis, State Senator Steven Horsford, Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson and Rose McKinney-James

 

WHAT:         African Americans for Obama Launch

 

WHERE:       Ice House Lounge

                       650 S. Main Street

                       Las Vegas, NV

 

WHEN:         Wednesday, October 24, 2007       

                       6:00 PM

 

This event is free and open to the public.  To RSVP, please email nevada@barackobama.com or call Stephen Brokaw at 702-253-2008.

 

This event is open press.  For media questions or to RSVP, please contact Jen Stutsman at jstutsman@barackobama.com or 702-308-4718.