[Tcdp_newsletter] Travis County Democratic Party Weekly E-Newsletter for Friday, August 1 - Friday, August 8, 2008
Travis County Democratic Party Weekly Newsletter
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Thu Jul 31 18:56:52 CDT 2008
Travis County Democratic Party Weekly E-Newsletter
Friday, August 1 – Friday, August 8, 2008
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Rick Noriega Travis County Office Opening Party
- Become a Precinct Chair
- Coordinated Campaign Weekly Update
- Valinda Bolton Phone Banks
- 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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RICK NORIEGA TRAVIS COUNTY OFFICE OPENING PARTY
DATE: Thursday, August 7, 2008
TIME: 6:00pm-8:00pm
LOCATION: TCDP Coordinated Campaign Office, 1107 N. IH-35
CONTACT: Rebecca at rebecca at ricknoriega.com
State Representative Rick Noriega, candidate for U.S. Senate, invites you to
the grand opening of his Travis County office.
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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 156
pct 161
pct 164
If your State House Representative is Valinda Bolton, District 47
Lacking a Precinct Chair for:
pct 314
pct 324
pct 350
pct 356
pct 412
pct 458
pct 463
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 148
pct 275
pct 277
pct 421
pct 430
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 208
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?
To find out what precinct that you live in:
1. Go to www.traviscountydemocrats.org
<http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/>
2. On the blue menu on the left, click on “Voter Registration.” You’ll
be taken to the Tax Assessor-Collector’s web site.
3. Scroll down a bit. Under “Verify Your Registration”, click on the
hyperlink “voter registration.”
4. On the Voter Verification page, click on “Search for voter by Name.”
5. Fill out the last name and first name boxes and click “go.”
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
<mailto:garry at traviscountydemocrats.org> garry at traviscountydemocrats.org.
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COORDINATED CAMPAIGN WEEKLY UPDATE
Thank you to everyone who has been diligently providing data entry at our
coordinated campaign office!
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 <mailto:keh303 at gmail.com>
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!
This week’s featured guests are consultants Mark Yznaga and David Butts.
They will lead a panel discussion regarding key issues in Local, State and
National Elections.
Travis County Democratic Issues/Policy Meet-Up
DATE: Monday, August 4, 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
is a portable AC Unit for one of
the interior offices. This would be one of those stand alone units that
typically sell for around $450 new at Home Depot. If you happen to have one
that is not being used that you could loan us until November 4th, the
employees in that particular office would be ever so grateful!
Additionally, the Travis County Democratic Coordinated Campaign is
collecting food donations for the capitol food bank, school supplies for
area school children and children's books for the people's clinic.
The Coordinated Campaign phone number is 472 – VOTE (8683)
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VALINDA BOLTON PHONE BANKS
The Valinda Bolton Campaign is looking for volunteers to help kick off their
calling program. It runs Monday – Thursday evenings, any time between 5 and
9 pm. Come by after work, check out the new office, and help make calls into
Valinda’s district. There will be plenty of free snacks and drinks
available. Please contact Kate Morrow to sign up.
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
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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/> http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org
and click on "Donate" in the red box at the bottom left of the page. Or
contact us at <mailto:info at traviscountydemocrats.org>
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 24 – July 30, 2008
New Sustaining Member
Hannah Calvert
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DID YOU KNOW?
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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>
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>
http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/calendar.php
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Larry Joe Doherty and Mark Strama Meet & Greet
DATE: Friday, August 1, 2008
TIME: 6:00pm Larry Joe Doherty will speak; 7:00pm Mark Strama will speak
LOCATION: Home of Mark "Dino" Eastwood, 13118 Kellies Farm Ln.
CONTACT: Mark "Dino" Eastwood at 218-9412 or dino1252 at sbcglobal.net
You are invited to a Meet & Greet that will showcase two of our great
Democratic candidates. Larry Joe Doherty, candidate for U.S. Congress,
District 10 will be there at 6:00pm. Later at 7:00pm, State Representative
Mark Strama will arrive.
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
Voter Registration Drive--> Please see information about this event earlier
in this newsletter within the Coordinated Campaign Update.
Action Book Club--> Please see information about this event earlier in this
newsletter.
YellerDawg/Saturday Sages Democrats Meeting
DATE: Saturday, August 2, 2008
TIME: 11:00 AM
LOCATION: Tres Amigos Restaurant, 1801 S. Capitol of Texas Hwy
CONTACT: Bill McAfee at <mailto:> bmcafee at austin.rr.com
You are invited to join the YellerDawg/Saturday Sages Democrats for their
weekly meeting.
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Travis County Democratic Issues/Policy Meet-Up--> Please see information
about this event earlier in this newsletter within the Coordinated Campaign
Update.
Barack Obama Birthday Party
DATE: Monday, August 4, 2008
TIME: 8:00pm
LOCATION: TCDP Coordinated Campaign Office, 1107 N. IH-35
You are invited to celebrate Sen. Barack Obama's birthday with other
supporters.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Capital Area Progressive Democrats Meeting
DATE: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
TIME: 5:30 pm
PLACE: AFL-CIO Building, 1106 Lavaca
CONTACT: Jerry Garcia at 940-9677 or jerrygarcia2008 at yahoo.com
Please join Capital Area Progressive Democrats for their monthly meeting the
first Tuesday of the month.
Capital Area Asian American Democrats Meeting- NEW VENUE
DATE: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
TIME: 6:30 pm Eat, Drink, Socialize, 7:00 pm Meeting
PLACE: Travis County Democratic Coordinated Campaign Office, 1107 N. I-35--
NEW VENUE!
CONTACT: Ramey Ko at ramey.ko at gmail.com
Please join the Capital Area Asian American Democrats at their meeting the
first Tuesday of the month.
Stonewall Democrats of Austin Meeting
DATE: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
TIME: 7:30 pm
PLACE: Scholz Garden, 1607 San Jacinto Blvd.
CONTACT: Rich Bailey at richgbailey at sbcglobal.net
Please join the Stonewall Democrats for their monthly meeting on the first
Tuesday of every month.
The guest speaker will be Ian Davis, Campaign Manager of the Travis County
Coordinated Campaign. Ian will talk about what the campaign is doing and how
SDA can be a part of turning Travis County even bluer and helping to provide
a winning margin of victory for Democratic candidates this November.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Voter Registration Drive--> Please see information about this event earlier
in this newsletter within the Coordinated Campaign Update.
Judge Raul Gonzalez Fundraiser
DATE: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
TIME: 5:30pm-7:30pm
LOCATION: El Sol y La Luna Restaurant, 1224 South Congress
CONTACT: Sylvia Camarillo at 784-5810
Please join Friends of Judge Raúl González, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4 for
a Fundraiser.
Sponsorship Levels: $500, $250, $100
Suggested Donation at the Door: $20
Mail checks to:
Raúl González Campaign
P.O. Box 40263
Austin, TX 78704
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Rick Noriega Travis County Office Opening Party--> Please see information
about this event earlier in this newsletter.
Capital City Young Democrats Meeting
DATE: Thursday, August 7, 2008
TIME: 6:00 pm
PLACE: Travis County Coordinated Campaign HQ at IH-35 and East 11th Street
(In the old Safeway building, next to CVS)
CONTACT: Kim Hokanson, 905-4493 or kimberlyhokanson at gmail.com
Please join the Capital City Young Democrats for their monthly meetings the
first Thursday of the month. You are invited to visit their website at
www.capcityyoungdems.org .
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IN THE NEWS
For up to date political news and commentary, please go to our web site at
<http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/> www.traviscountydemocrats.org and
click on "Current News"
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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE TCDP
<http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/> www.traviscountydemocrats.org (main
web site)
<http://www.turntexasblue.com> www.turntexasblue.com (campaign web site)
General contact e-mail: <mailto:info at traviscountydemocrats.org>
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
<mailto:andy at traviscountydemocrats.org> andy at traviscountydemocrats.org
Elizabeth Yevich – Executive Director
<mailto:elizabeth at traviscountydemocrats.org>
elizabeth at traviscountydemocrats.org
Garry Brown – Assistant Director
<mailto:garry at traviscountydemocrats.org> 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
<mailto:andy at traviscountydemocrats.org> andy at traviscountydemocrats.org
Ian Davis - Coordinated Campaign Manager
<mailto:ian at traviscountydemocrats.org> ian at traviscountydemocrats.org
Sylvia Camarillo – Hispanic Outreach Coordinator
<mailto:sylvia at traviscountydemocrats.org> sylvia at traviscountydemocrats.org
Eleanor Thompson – African American Outreach Coordinator
eleanor at traviscountydemocrats.org
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