Coordinated Campaign 2008 - Harris County Democratic Party

East End Campaign Office Opens this Saturday, July 26

The Harris County Democratic Party is proud to announce the grand opening of the first of many local campaign offices in Harris County! This Saturday, July 26th, join your friends, neighbors, and local candidates and officials as we open the doors of the the Coordinated Campaign’s East End Campaign Office at 201 Broadway (map). Come at 10 am for hot dogs and cold drinks, and at 11 am enjoy an exciting program featuring master of ceremonies Constable Victor Trevino, and raffle drawings every 15 minutes.

Many of us volunteered at this location for Senator Hillary Clinton, and we hope you will come back once more to support our Democrats up and down the ballot. The energy in our March Primary was unprecedented, and we’ll need it again to make sure that Democrats win all over the state and in our community to restore integrity and accountability to our public officials. We hope you will join us this weekend for the fun and festivities at our new East End Campaign office, so we can build momentum to Turn Texas Blue.

If you aren’t able to attend this opening, stay tuned for our West Houston Campaign Office opening next Saturday, August 2!

Calling all Precinct Chairs, Activists, and Interested Democrats!

Last week you may have received the flyer from Democracy for Houston announcing their day-long precinct development training sessions to be held at the Power Center on Saturday, July 26 from 8:00am to 4:30pm. The purpose of this message is to give you more information on the training and to encourage as many of you as possible to sign up and attend. You can register at http://democracyforhouston.org/node/274.

The training will include:

• Harris County’s Coordinated Campaign Forum - Bill Kelly, General Campaign Manager Want to work for a candidate? Get involved in one of the numerous Satellite Offices for the Coordinated Campaign effort.
• Winning One Precinct at a Time - Stan Merriman, Chair Emeritus Progressive Populous Caucus How to help a candidate, energize and organize your precinct,or help your precinct chair.
• Texas Van Training - Brian Pendleton, Regional Field Director DNC Using the computerized data base to identify supporters, swing voters,etc.
• Framing Forum - Murvin Auzenne, Democracy For Houston Executive Steering Committee Member How to deliver the Democratic message effectively.
• Deputy Voter Registrar Training - Marty Morrison, Harris County Voter Registration Office You will be deputized!
• Election Judge/Clerk Overview and Becoming a Precinct Chair - April Lloyd, Harris County Democratic Party Election Coordinator Ever wanted to work an election or be a precinct chair?
• Netroots - Getting Connected to the Internet - Panel of Netroots Activists including Charles Kuffner, OFF THE KUFF Blogger and Perry Dorrell, BRAINS and EGGS Blogger How to get the inside scoop on political happenings and the “nuts and bolts” to Netroots activism.

To sign up, you can register online at http://democracyforhouston.org/node/274. The training is free for all precinct chairs and $15 for all others which covers the cost of coffee, lunch and materials. You can pay online or send in a check. Checks may be mailed to Democracy For Houston, P.O. Box 5832, Kingwood, Texas 77325-5832 If you have any questions about this, you may contact Phillip McNutt at phillipmcnutt@democracyforhouston.org .

We look forward to seeing you this Saturday, July 26, at the Power Center, 12401 South Post Oak Road, Houston, Texas 77045 (map) from 8:00am to 4:30pm.

Candidate Spotlight: Steve Kirkland

Judge Kirkland grew up in West Texas, graduated Rice University in 1982 then worked his way through law school as a paralegal at Texaco and attended school at night. In 1990, Judge Kirkland earned a position litigating environmental cases for the company. In 1998, he left Texaco and represented residents of East Houston and Harris County in their lawsuit against the ship channel industries to clean up our air. Judge Kirkland has been active in affordable housing, historic preservation and human rights issues. Judge Kirkland has served as Municipal Court Judge since 2001, and is running for the 215th District Court of Harris County, Texas.

www.kirklandforjudge.com

Obama Nomination Celebration! Official Watch Party

Share this historic moment with other Democrats and help benefit the Harris County Democratic Party! On Thursday, August 28 at 7 pm, the Stonewall Democrats present the official Harris County Democratic Convention watch party. Come to the Renaissance Hotel, 6 Greenway Plaza East, Houston TX 77046 (map) to watch Obama’s acceptance speech on a really big screen and party with party hats, noise makers, balloons and confetti! Revenues from the event benefit the HCDP Coordinated Campaign’s effort to turn Harris County blue.

Tickets:

• Reserved table seating — $50
• General Admission — $30
• HASD Sustaining Member — $25 (reserved table)
• Youth under 18 — $15

To buy tickets, go to houstonareastonewalldemocrats.com or e-mail HoustonStonewall@gmail.com!

Precinct Project Data Entry Done!

When you start to take on a monumental project, it is sometimes hard to understand how the small steps you take will ever get you anywhere. Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers hours spent clicking a mouse, typing in a number, and recording email addresses, we are proud to announce the Harris County Democratic Party now has the most sophisticated database in Texas. Here’s what you helped us do:

• Identify over 99,000 Precinct Caucus Attendees
• Record over 97,000 Phone numbers
• Enter over 40,000 new email address

All of this has been recorded per precinct, meaning we will be able to give our local folks the best tools available to win. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again to all the volunteers who have made this project such a success and given us such strong momentum. Thanks to you, we are ready to win this November.

I would also like to personally thank Eric Ingenthron for his commitment and vision on this project. Eric, thank you for giving Democrats the tools they need to turn Harris County blue!

Bill Kelly

HCDP County Executive Committee Meeting (Precinct Chairs)

Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 6:30 pm

Harris County Jury Assembly Room

1019 Congress, Downtown Houston (map) Parking Available $3.00

The purpose of this meeting:

• Elect the Party’s nominee for Probate Judge, Position 1 on the November 4th Ballot
• Confirmation of Precinct Chairs to Fill Vacancies
• Such Other Business as may come before the meeting

Democratic Campaign Update

There are 105 days until the November 4, 2008 general election, when Harris County officially turns BLUE. There’s a lot of work to be done, and it starts with you reaching out to Democrats in your precinct. Become a Sustaining Member or volunteer for the Harris County Democratic Party today!

Turning Texas Blue starts with Harris County, and turning Harris County Blue starts with YOU! Help us communicate with every Democrat and Independent voter in Harris County by forwarding this email to your family, friends and co-workers.

 

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Big things are happening every day at the Harris County Democratic Party!Don’t delay; get involved today! The HCDP needs volunteers for all the exciting events that are coming up. From phone banking to data entry, your Party needs your help in Turning Texas Blue. To volunteer contact Jamaal Smith, Exec. Director, HCDP at 713-802-0085 or email.   

The Party continues to grow its database every month. Outreach efforts are working, but we all must keep up the momentum! Please forward this email to your list of family, friends, and Democrats, and ask them to sign up to receive these messages.

Thanks for all you do to Turn Texas Blue!

HCDP Staff

Harris County Democratic Party