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Dallas County Democratic Party
 Weekly Roundup    
Democratic news from Dallas County
 and beyond.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014   
On To Victory

On Saturday March 22, all five Senate Districts in Dallas County held conventions to choose delegates to the State Convention here in Dallas in June. Numerous exciting speakers appeared, including Democratic candidate for Governor Wendy Davis, shown above with some of our DCDP office interns. You can find more pictures at the DCDP's own Facebook and Twitter pages.

Thanks For The Primary

Thank you to all of the over 68,000 Dallas County Democrats who voted in this year's primary. You helped choose the candidates (for the general election or for the runoff) to represent our Democratic values to the world.

Special thanks to the two dozen Early Voting Judges and dozens more Early Voting clerks who helped over 32,000 of us cast ballots; to the over three hundred Election Day Judges and many hundreds more clerks who toiled on March 4 to help another 33,000; to our County Commissioners Judge Clay Jenkins, Dr. Theresa Daniel, John Wiley Price, and Dr. Elba Garcia and their staffs (especially Dapheny Fain, Brooks Love, and Sally White) for help with voting locations and finding election judges; to Jean Ball and all those members of the Advisory Council who helped with judges; to Kris Farrell for helping train them and pinning down locations; to Edwards and Patterson Signs of Dallas for quickly producing signs (with union bugs!) showing last-minute changes to voting locations; to the several people "behind the scenes" out of the public eye, like the members of the Early Voting Ballot Board; and especially to ED Taylor Holden who walked into a hornet's nest and served as a lightning rod so that the staff could be free to work. As always, this election could not have been held without a team effort from all of these people and more.

Finally, thank you very much to all of the candidates -- winners and losers -- and their families, friends, supporters, staffers, and campaign advisors who ran all those campaigns, and to the various clubs, organizations, unions and interest groups who held forums, made endorsements, and actively worked for their choices. This is what democracy is all about: we find out from elections what the people really want (or learn that we need to better inform them next time!) This is not just how we manage to live together without bashing each other over the head. This is how we take each others' hands and march forward into a better future for us all. Thank you again.

We Need Your Help Again In The Runoff

Once more, the Democratic Party will need lots of Election Judges and clerks for the May 27 Runoff. Not everyone who could help in the primary will be available to do it again. You can sign up on line to assist us at our Election Worker Registry page here.

The War On Public Schools Goes On

From the Dallas Observer: Mayor Mike Rawlings Walked Out of a Meeting Last Night on the Dallas ISD Takeover Push

From the Dallas AFL-CIO Council: Privatization of Schools Causes Backlash (includes the TDP Resolution saying "the Texas Democratic Party stands in opposition to the "home-rule district charter" proposal now being promoted in Dallas ISD and rejects its underlying agenda of privatization of control over public schools and destruction of democratic school governance.")

11th Annual EBJ Math & Science Lectures

On Monday March 24 the 11th Annual "Eddie Bernice Johnson Math and Science Lecture Series" was held at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas, Texas.  This lecture series was started by the University of Texas at Dallas in an effort to expose Dallas-area high school students to career opportunities, and accomplished professionals in the disciplines of math and science. Congresswoman Johnson told more than 300 students in attendance "The most important aspect in being globally competitive is the development of young scientists. You have the opportunity to be our next generation of global leaders."
(Shown above: Dr. Bruce Gnade, Vice-President for Research and Chair in Microelectronics at UT Dallas; Congresswoman Johnson; keynote speaker Dr. Roosevelt Johnson, Deputy Associate Administrator for Education at NASA; and Tiffany Huitt, Principal of  the School of Science and Engineering at Townview Magnet Center.)


Runoffs

In Texas candidates must get a majority of the votes in the primary or the top two have to be in a runoff. This year that will be on May 27. Early voting will be one week only, Monday May 19 to Friday May 23. These will be the runoffs we will see in Dallas County:

US Senator: David M. Alameel and Kesha Rogers

Commissioner of Agriculture: Jim Hogan and Richard "Kinky" Friedman

State Board of Education, Dist 13: Erika Beltran and Andrea Hilburn

State Representative, Dist 105: Susan Motley and Terry Meza

Judge, Co Criminal Court No. 5: Lisa Green and Etta J. Mullin

District Clerk: Tarsha Hardy and Felicia Pitre

County Treasurer: Pauline Medrano and Bennie Elnora Brown

JP, Pct No. 4, Pl 1: Norris 'Stretch' Rideaux and Mary Abeyta

JP, Pct No. 4, Pl 2: Katy Hubener and Fred Jackson

JP, Pct No. 5, Pl 1: Sara Martinez and Melissa J. Bellan

Constable, Pct No. 5: Beth Villarreal and Michael Orozco

You can find links to the websites and the contact information for these candidates at our primary candidate filings page. Their ballot order for the runoff has been added after their names. NOTE: That list does not show websites, Facebooks, or other contact information for some of these because they have none or have not given them to us. But for US Senate, see the next article about Kesha Rogers (her opponent, David Alameel, does have his own site). For Agriculture Commissioner, Jim Hogan has no sites because he has not raised or spent any money, and says he will continue not doing so if he wins the runoff, according to this article (his opponent, Richard "Kinky" Friedman, does have his own site). For State Board of Education, Andrea Hilburn has no sites but answered questions at this page (her opponent, Erika Beltran, has her own site). For County Criminal Court 5, Etta Mullin has no sites but her bio was posted at this page (her opponent, Lisa Green, also has a page there, besides her own site). For Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2, Fred Jackson has no sites (his opponent, Katy Hubener, does have her own site).


Be Aware

One candidate in the runoff for US Senator is Kesha Rogers, a follower of convicted felon Lyndon LaRouche. Our Texas Democratic Party State Chair Gilberto Hinojosa has sent out this notice:

"Kesha Rogers is one of the candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senator in the Democratic primary -- but do not be fooled. Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat.

Ms. Rogers is part of the "LaRouche Movement," which has a history of violent rhetoric. The focus of her campaign is impeaching President Obama. Rogers has even paraded around Texas with a poster of the President with a Hitler mustache.

Rogers believes that the U.S. economy is secretly controlled by London financial institutions and she has advocated for colonizing Mars.  That's not what real Democrats stand for.

The Texas Democratic Party does not support the candidacy of Kesha Rogers or anyone that aligns themselves with the LaRouche Movement. Our State Democratic Executive Committee even issued a resolution against her campaign. Do not vote for Kesha Rogers in the primary. Rogers' candidacy is a insult to our Party, our President, our state, our Democratic values, and to all the work you are doing to move our state forward. Do not vote for Kesha Rogers.

All my best --Gilberto Hinojosa" 

 

Read the Texas Democratic Party's State Executive Committee Resolution on Kesha Rogers as a pdf at this page.

You can see a photo of one of her US Senate campaign posters with her call for impeaching Obama and her picture of him with a Hitler moustache here.

See links to more and a video of her attacks on Obama here.

Upcoming Events and Meetings
 
(For the latest updates on local events, and links to more info about these, check out the DallasDemocrats on Facebook and Twitter, and the DCDP website Calendar. To add an event or make a change or correction, contact the party office or email the editor: BillHowellDCDP AT Yahoo.com.)

Tuesday, March 25:

Dallas County Texas Democratic Women Enter parking garage at corner of Hi Line & Edison. Park on the second floor and take elevator to the first floor to check-in with staff. Meeting is held in the sixth floor Club House. (6:30 pm, 1400 Hi Line Drive at 35E)


Wednesday, March 26:

Reception for Leigh Bailey Candidate for State Representative District 108. RSVP by email to rsvp AT leighbaileyfortexas.com or 972.514.6392. (7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, 5519 Ridgedale Ave 75206)


Thursday, March 27:

North Dallas Texas Democratic Women (6:45 pm, Northaven United Methodist Church, 11211 Preston Rd, Dallas)


Tuesday, April 1:

Reception for Lisa Green Candidate for Judge, County Criminal Court No. 5. (5 PM, The Angry Dog, 2726 Commerce, Dallas)

Irving Texas Democratic Women
(6:30 pm, East China Buffet, 4023 W. Airport Fwy., Irving TX 75062)



Wednesday, April 2:

Reception for Bonnie Goldstein Judge-Elect - 44th Civil District Court. Complimentary Beverages & Appetizers. (5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Fish & Richardson, 1717 Main St, Ste 5000, Dallas, Texas 75201)




Thursday, April 3:

Annie's List Spring Reception with Leticia Van de Putte Tickets: $100.00. Sponsorships available. More information, RSVP and contribute online here.  (6:00 - 7:30 p.m., The Home of Tricia Miller [Address Provided Upon RSVP])


Saturday, April 5:

Park Cities Central Dallas Democrats (10:30 am, University Park Library, 8383 Preston Center Plaza, Suite 200, University Park, TX 75225)


Monday, April 7:

Dallas County Tejano Democrats (6:30 PM, La Calle Doce Oak Cliff, 415 W 12th St, Dallas, TX 75208)


Tuesday, April 8:

Dallas County Young Democrats (6:30 pm, The Sunset Lounge, 3030 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75204)

PVL - A New Era (6:30 pm, Thurgood Marshall Rec. Center, 5150 Mark Trail, Dallas)

Irving Democratic Club Join us for a local candidate forum to hear directly from candidates for Irving's Mayor, City Council, and School Board races prior to the upcoming local elections, which are all non-partisan in nature. Election day is May 10, and early voting begins April 28. List of candidates at this page. (7 PM, Spring Creek BBQ, 3514 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75062)

Dallas Drinking Liberally (7:30 pm, Uptown Bar, 3605 McKinney Ave, Dallas)


Thursday, April 17:

DCDP Burger Bash The Dallas County Democratic Party's annual Burger Bash. More details later. (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, DCDP HQ, 4209 Parry at Fletcher, Dallas 75223)


Saturday, April 26:

Joe Wells 66th Birthday Joe Wells is retiring as Dallas County Treasurer at the end of the year, but Joe is not retiring from the Democratic Party. Help support the 2014 Democratic ticket. Donations to the Dallas County Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign are welcomed. In 2006 We Turned Dallas County Blue. In 2014 working together We Can TURN TEXAS BLUE TOO. Hot dogs and all the fixins & birthday cake. RSVP 972-978-1440 or email to Joe.Wells AT sbcglobal.net. (3:30 PM - 6 PM, At Joe and Beth and Bob's House, 4243 Hill Top Ln. Grand Prairie 75052) 


Monday, May 19 through Friday, May 23:

Early Voting for the 2014 Democratic Primary Runoff (Hours and locations will be posted later at http://www.dallascountyvotes.org)


Tuesday, May 27:

 2014 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RUNOFF (7 AM - 7 PM, Local precinct polling places)


Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28:

Texas Democratic Party State Convention Dallas Convention Center. Sign up for more information at this page.


Tuesday, November 4:

GENERAL ELECTION FOR 2014. (7 AM - 7 PM, Local precinct polling places)

Contact:
Dallas County Democratic Party
4209 Parry Avenue, Dallas TX 75223
Phone: 214-821-8331     Fax: 214-821-0995
Website:  www.dallasdemocrats.org
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