[Tcdp_newsletter] Travis County Democratic Party Weekly E-Newsletter for Friday, July 25 - Friday, Aug 1, 2008

[Travis County Democratic Party Weekly Newsletter]

Travis County Democratic Party Weekly E-Newsletter

Friday, July 25 - Friday, August 1, 2008

 

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IN THIS ISSUE 

 

- Become a Precinct Chair

- Coordinated Campaign Weekly Update

- StramaRama!

- Action Book Club

- Become a TCDP Sustaining Member

- Did you know?

- Calendar of Upcoming Events

- In the News 
- Contact Info for the TCDP Offices
- Newsletter: How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe Your E-Mail 

- To Subscribers Who Use AOL

 

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BECOME A PRECINCT CHAIR

 

Below is a list of precincts where we have vacancies. The precinct numbers are divided by legislative district.

 

If your State House Representative is Dawnna Dukes, District 46 

Lacking a Precinct Chair for: 

pct 121  

pct 164  

pct 156  

pct 161

 

If your State House Representative is Valinda Bolton, District 47 

Lacking a Precinct Chair for:

pct 314  

pct 318  

pct 323  

pct 324  

pct 339  

pct 350  

pct 356  

pct 367  

pct 412  

pct 458

 

If your State House Representative is Donna Howard, District 48

Lacking a Precinct Chair for:

pct 163  

pct 218  

pct 260  

pct 279  

pct 343  

pct 370  

pct 375  

pct 378

 

If your State House Representative is Elliott Naishtat, District 49 

Lacking a Precinct Chair for:

pct 146  

pct 148  

pct 275  

pct 277  

pct 421  

pct 437  

pct 444  

pct 454  

pct 462

 

 

If your State House Representative is Mark Strama, District 50 

Lacking a Precinct Chair for:

pct 107  

pct 140  

pct 225  

pct 254 

 

 

If your State House Representative is Eddie Rodriguez, District 51 

Lacking a Precinct Chair for:

pct 123  

pct 401  

pct 404  

pct 405 

pct 420  

pct 427 

pct 439  

pct 443  

pct 452

 

The best way of helping our great State Representatives is by becoming a Precinct Chair.  Won't you help them today?

 

You, YES YOU, can have an impact at the state capitol and on national politics! Take a look at some of this information:

-It's no secret that Travis County is depended upon by statewide candidates to put them in a position to win because Travis County is so heavily Democratic.

-One-term Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn continues to be unpopular. He consistently polls way under 50% in Texas. He has been called the "least popular U.S. Senator" in the group of Republican Senators who are up for re-election in 2008. 

-Two parts of Travis County are still represented by Republican Congressmen.

 

Get involved now and you can help make the following happen: 

 

-Keep all of our Democratic state reps in office while other parts of the state elect more Democrats to take back the Texas House

-Put our candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in a position to win to continue changing the politics in Washington DC!

 

The best way of getting involved is by becoming a Precinct Chair! Make your voice heard in how your county party is run! All Democratic Precinct Chairs in Travis County automatically become members of the County Executive Committee (CEC), which is the governing body for Travis County Democratic Party.  In addition, you'll receive all the support you need to turn out the Democrats to vote in your neighborhood. With everything happening so quickly, your leadership was needed YESTERDAY! 

 

Interested? Want to learn more? Contact Garry Brown at TCDP at garry at traviscountydemocrats.org.      

 

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COORDINATED CAMPAIGN WEEKLY UPDATE

 

Thank you for attending the East Austin Block Party!  There was great music, food and Democratic fellowship with over 300 folks showing up on a hot, July evening!

 

We have registered our 1000th person this week!  There are many folks in Travis County who are either registered at a place other than where they live or they are not registered at all.  Join our all-volunteer voter registration drive to get those people registered to vote! We begin each shift at the TCDP HQ at 1107 N I-35. Volunteers are trained, formed into teams, and sent to fun locations across Austin.  All materials are provided and locations are chosen for their high volume of likely Democratic voters. 

 

Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Saturday 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

Wednesday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. 

Wednesday 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. 

 

If you want to register voters, we offer voter registrar deputization every Saturday at noon. Otherwise, volunteers can go to the Travis County Tax Office at 5501 Airport Blvd to be deputized.  Questions? Email Katherine Haenschen, Voter Registration Coordinator, at 

keh303 at gmail.com 

 

 

Travis County Coordinated Campaign Democratic Issues/Policy Meet-Up 

 

And the Monday evening 'Issues Meetings' are turning into the place to be!  

 

Featured guests in previous weeks have been State Representative Valinda Bolton who spoke about the importance of protecting the suburban environment through improved County involvement and Larry Joe Doherty, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress who spoke about the importance of Veterans' Rights, pointing out that his opponent, Michael McCaul, voted to cut $ 20 Billion from the Veterans' budget in 2005-2006.

 

Monday night's agenda features Kathy Miller, President of the Texas Freedom/Faith Network who will be discussing the language of communicating ideas, issues and policies to others, i.e. how Democrats can improve our communication skills in expressing our message to the voting public.

 

Travis County Democratic Issues/Policy Meet-Up 
DATE: Monday, July 28, 2008
TIME: 6:00pm-8:00pm
LOCATION: Travis County Democratic Party's Coordinated Campaign Headquarters, 1107 N. IH-35
CONTACT: David Kobierowski at 413-0286 or Cleanair999 at yahoo.com

 

 

Greatest Campaign Need this week is .....  Fans, fans and more fans!!!  Any type, any size.  Just bring them by:  1107 N. IH 35 (on the frontage road between East 11th & E. 12th next to the CVS Pharmacy) between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.  The hard working (but melting..) campaign staff and volunteers thank you in advance.

 

In addition to fans the campaign could really use some printers.  Again, any type, any size.  Donated or loaned makes no matter as long as they work.

 

The Coordinated Campaign phone number is 472 - VOTE (8683)

 

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STRAMARAMA!



The Mark Strama Campaign Academy is a group of over 35 students who chose to spend their summer learning about politics and grassroots organizing.  This Sunday, they will put to the test the lessons they have learned as they organize and produce StramaRama '08.

 

DATE: Sunday, July 27, 2008
TIME: 6:00 to 8:00pm
LOCATION: Threadgill's World Headquarters, 301 West Riverside Drive
CONTACT: Karl-Thomas Musselman at kt at markstrama.com

StramaRama!  Rep. Mark Strama's 2008 Campaign Academy Presents StramaRama! Featuring musical entertainment by Trish & Darin Murphy and Colin Gilmore.

Host - $100
Tickets - $20
Students - $10
Under 12- Free

Tickets are available for advance purchase online at www.markstrama.com/stramarama.

 

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ACTION BOOK CLUB

DATE: Saturday, August 2, 2008
TIME: 11:00am
LOCATION: Wells Branch Community Library, 15001 Wells Port Dr. (IH 35 North, Exit Wells Branch Parkway, West to Wells Port Dr.) 

CONTACT: Patricia Budak at politicsisit at yahoo.com

You are invited to join in the Action Book Club. After discussion of the book, members will take some sort of political action.

The Book:
OUR DAILY MEDS: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines And Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs
by Melody Petersen

 

- Learn what part your doctor plays in the marketing of drugs and what questions to ask him or her
- Discuss what we can do to protect ourselves from the dangers and the rising costs of prescription drugs

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BECOME A TCDP SUSTAINING MEMBER!

Since 2004, seven Republican-held offices within Travis County have switched to Democrats, and now, there are only four Republicans left and one of those was just appointed by Rick Perry last September! As you can see, the TCDP has stepped up to make Travis County even more Democratic!



Sustaining members are our lifeblood. They are the reason that we are open year-round (one of only five county parties in Texas that stay open year-round), have two full-time staff members, and our work has been so successful. We do not receive any funds from the national or state parties! 

 

Stand with us and other Travis County residents and support TCDP by becoming a Member.  We have two levels of membership:

 

Sustaining: minimum of $10.00 per month or $120.00 annually. 

 

Finance Council: minimum of $84.00 per month or $1,000.00 annually. Finance Council Members of the Travis County Democratic Party constitute those who contribute a minimum of $1,000 total in annual contributions separate and above any contributions for a TCDP sponsored event or for the TCDP biennial Coordinated Campaign. Finance Council members receive prominent listing on our website and in our publications as well as at Travis County Democratic Party functions. Free general admission to TCDP sponsored events is also a member benefit.

 

The Travis County Democratic Party is dependent on your generosity for everything we do!


To join the Travis County Democratic Party go online to: http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org and click on "Donate" in the red box at the bottom left of the page. Or contact us at info at traviscountydemocrats.org or 512-477-7500.     


Mailed donations for the Party should be made out to "Travis County Democratic Party" and sent to: 



TCDP

P.O. Box 684263 
Austin, TX 78768-4263

 

 

Member Updates for the week of July 17 - July 23, 2008

 

Finance Council Renewals

 

Honorable Margaret Cooper

 

New Sustaining Members

 

Kimberly Barker

David Hamill

Leashya Padma-Munyon

 

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DID YOU KNOW?

 

The Travis County Democratic Party has two other email lists: Activism and Events. These lists are used occasionally for folks who want to know more about action items and particular events respectively.

 

You may sign up for these lists at the following link: http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/newsletter.php 

 

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS



The TCDP Calendar changes almost daily as we receive new information, so we encourage you to check the calendar often. Go to: http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/calendar.php     

 

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

 

Voter Registration Driveà  Please see information about this event earlier in this newsletter within the Coordinated Campaign Update.

 

 

 

YellerDawg/Saturday Sages Democrats Meeting 
DATE:  Saturday, July 26, 2008

TIME:  11:00 AM
LOCATION:  Tres Amigos Restaurant, 1801 S. Capitol of Texas Hwy

CONTACT:  Bill McAfee at bmcafee at austin.rr.com 

 

You are invited to join the YellerDawg/Saturday Sages Democrats for their weekly meeting.

 

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

 

TIME: 6:00 to 8:00pm
DATE: Sunday, July 27, 2008

LOCATION: Threadgill's World Headquarters, 301 West Riverside Drive
CONTACT: Karl-Thomas Musselman at kt at markstrama.com

StramaRama!  Rep. Mark Strama's 2008 Campaign Academy Presents StramaRama! Featuring musical entertainment by Trish & Darin Murphy and Colin Gilmore.

Host - $100
Tickets - $20
Students - $10
Under 12- Free

Tickets are available for advance purchase online at www.markstrama.com/stramarama. 

 

 

 

Sunday, July 27, 2008

 

Precinct 316 Meeting 

DATE: Sunday, July 27, 2008
TIME: 2:00pm
LOCATION: Angel's Ice House, 21815 Hwy 71 W, Spicewood
CONTACT: Kathy Swift Albert at kathyalbert at austin.rr.com

Any resident of precinct 316 who wants to learn more about the Democrat candidates and issues for our upcoming elections is urged to join in. It is a family-friendly venue and appetizers and drinks will be available for purchase.

 

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Monday, July 28, 2008   

 

Phonebank for State Representative Valinda Bolton 

DATE: Monday, July 28, 2008
TIME: 5:00pm-9:00pm
LOCATION: Travis County Democratic Party's Coordinated Campaign Headquarters, 1107 N. IH-35 (on the East side next to CVS)
CONTACT: Kate Morrow at (512) 703-7106 or KateAMorrow at gmail.com

The Valinda Bolton Campaign is looking for volunteers to help kick off their calling program on Monday evening, any time between 5 and 9 pm. Come by after work, check out the new office, and help us make calls into Valinda's district. There will be plenty of free snacks and drinks available. Please contact Kate Morrow to sign up.

 

 

Travis County Democratic Issues/Policy Meet-Up
DATE:  Monday, July 28, 2008

TIME:  6:00pm-8:00pm
LOCATION:  Travis County Democratic Party's Coordinated Campaign Headquarters, 1107 N. IH-35
CONTACT:  David Kobierowski at 413-0286 or Cleanair999 at yahoo.com 

DATE: Monday, July 28, 2008
TIME: 6:00pm-8:00pm
LOCATION: Travis County Democratic Party's Coordinated Campaign Headquarters, 1107 N. IH-35
CONTACT: David Kobierowski at 413-0286 or Cleanair999 at yahoo.com

You are invited to join the Travis County Democratic Issues/Policy Meet-Up. This week, Kathy Miller, President of the Texas Freedom/Faith Network, will be discussing the language of communicating ideas, issues and policies to others, i.e. how Democrats can improve our communication skills in expressing our message to the voting public.

Cost: FREE

Bring food/drinks to share and bring your laptop (Laptop not mandatory).

 

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

 

Northeast Travis County Democrats Meeting 

DATE: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 
TIME: 6:30 pm Meet and Greet, 7:00 pm Meeting starts
PLACE: Travis County Community Center, 15822 Foothill Farms Loop, Pflugerville
CONTACT: Dave Taylor at 251-4645 or mrdave9735 at aol.com 

You are invited to join Northeast Travis County Democrats for their monthly meeting the last Tuesday of the month. The Community Center is located across FM 1825 from the Springhill Restaurant and behind the Lamb's Auto. 

 

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

 

Voter Registration Driveà  Please see information about this event earlier in this newsletter within the Coordinated Campaign Update.

 

 

 

TCDP County Executive Committee Meeting 

DATE: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
TIME: 6:00pm
LOCATION: Travis County Coordinated Campaign Office, 1107 N. IH-35-> NEW VENUE
CONTACT: TCDP at 477-7500 or info at traviscountydemocrats.org



TCDP Chair Andy Brown invites all precinct chairs to attend the July meeting of the 2008-2010 term of the CEC. 



All CEC meetings are open to the public. 

 

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

 

Hispanic Voter Outreach Meeting 

DATE:  Thursday, July 31, 2008
TIME:  6:00pm
LOCATION:  TCDP Coordinated Campaign Office, 1107 N. IH-35, next to CVS
CONTACT:  Sylvia Camarillo at sylvia at traviscountydemocrats.org 

Sylvia Camarillo, the Coordinated Campaign Hispanic Community Organizer, invites you to weekly meetings to plan voter registration activities geared towards the Hispanic Community.

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IN THE NEWS 
For up to date political news and commentary, please go to our web site at www.traviscountydemocrats.org and click on "Current News" 

 

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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE TCDP 

www.traviscountydemocrats.org (main web site)            

www.turntexasblue.com (campaign web site)

General contact e-mail: info at traviscountydemocrats.org              


Main Office:

Ph        (512) 477-7500

Fax      (512) 477-7769

1311 East 6th Street

Austin, TX  78702

Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

 

MAILING ADDRESS: 
P.O. Box 684263 
Austin, TX 78768-4263 

 

Andy Brown - Chair 

andy at traviscountydemocrats.org             


Elizabeth Yevich - Executive Director 

elizabeth at traviscountydemocrats.org              


Garry Brown - Assistant Director 

garry at traviscountydemocrats.org   

 

Coordinated Campaign Office:

Ph        (512) 472-VOTE (8683)

1107 N. IH-35 (on the frontage road between East 11th & E. 12th next to the CVS)

Austin, TX  78702

Monday - Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 

MAILING ADDRESS: 
P.O. Box 684263 
Austin, TX 78768-4263 

 

Andy Brown - Chair 

andy at traviscountydemocrats.org             


Ian Davis - Coordinated Campaign Manager

ian at traviscountydemocrats.org

 

Sylvia Camarillo - Hispanic Outreach Coordinator

sylvia at traviscountydemocrats.org

 

Eleanor Thompson  - African American Outreach Coordinator

eleanor at traviscountydemocrats.org

 

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