Bexar
County Democratic Women
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Texas Democratic Women (tdw.org)
Bexar County Democratic Party (bexardemocrats.org)
Texas Democratic Party (txdemocrats.org)
Newsletter, July 2008
Next Meeting
Monday, August 4, 2008, 6:30-8:30PM **NOTE NEW TIME**
Westfall Library, 6111 Rosedale Court in San Antonio
The program will feature volunteer opportunities with 1) several Democratic women candidates discussing their races and how we can help and 2) local Democratic club representatives discussing their campaign activities and how we can get involved. *****************************************************
The new chapter officers elected at the May meeting are listed in the left column. Also at the May meeting, new chapter bylaws were approved. The bylaws have been posted on our website (www.tdw.org/BexarCounty). If you do not have internet access and would like a copy of the bylaws, please contact Linda Allen.
The Texas Democratic Party Convention was held in Austin June 6-7. Check the TDP website (www.txdemocrats.org) for details, including the 2008 Texas Democratic Party Platform (http://www.txdemocrats.org/issues/party_platform/).
State Democratic Executive Committee Members
· Boyd Richie, Chairman, and Lenora Sorola-Pohlman, Vice Chair
· SD19 Committeeman - Albert C. Lopez, San Antonio, albert_lopez@sbcglobal.net
· SD19 Committeewoman - Diana Salgado, Del Rio, (830) 775-0241, djsalgado@msn.com
· SD21 Committeeman – Tom Walker, Tilden, (361) 566-2214
· SD21 Committeewoman – Judith A. Solis, Rio Grande City, judithsolislaw@msn.com
· SD25 Committeeman – Michael Wilson, Austin, (512) 507-8244, michael.wilson@sdec25.com
· SD25 Committeewoman – Zada True-Courage, San Antonio, (210) 499-5776, courage4courage@hotmail.com
· SD26 Committeeman – Joshua Bailey, San Antonio, baileyjoshua@gmail.com
· SD26 Committeewoman – Celine Pena, San Antonio, celina.pena@gmail.com
Part
of your
dues goes to the TDW Political Action Committee. The TDW PAC does
not donate
to federal candidates (President, U.S. Senate, and U.S.
Congress). Instead,
targeted donations are given to statewide, Texas Senate, and Texas
House candidates
(usually women). It is critically important that Democrats take
control of the
Texas Senate and House by 2010 so that they can take the lead on
redistricting
after the 2010 census. Texas Democrats also need a louder voice
in the U.S.
Congress, so TDW members are encouraged to donate to our candidate for
U.S.
Senate, Rick Noriega, and to our candidates for U.S.
Representative. A list of
candidates who will appear on the ballot in Bexar County is included in
this
newsletter.
2008 Democratic Candidates (Bexar County ballot in November)
| Office Sought | Name | Links | Other Contact Info | Republican Opponent |
| President | Sen. Barack Obama | www.barackobama.com | Sen. John McCain | |
| US Senate | Richard J. (Rick) Noriega | www.ricknoriega.com | John Cornyn (i) | |
| US Congress, District 20 | Charles A. Gonzalez (i) | www.charliegonzalez.com | Robert Litoff | |
| US Congress, District 23 | Ciro D. Rodriguez (i) | www.cirodrodriguez.com | Lyle Larson | |
| US Congress, District 28 | Henry Cuellar (i) | www.henrycuellar2008.com | Jim Fish | |
| Railroad Commissioner | Mark Thompson | www.markfortexas.com | Michael L. Williams (i) | |
| Chief Justice, Supreme Court | Jim Jordan | www.judgejimjordan.com | Wallace B. Jefferson (i) | |
| Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7 | Sam Houston | www.samhoustonforjustice.com | Dale Wainwright (i) | |
| Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8 | Linda Reyna Yañez | www.lindayanez.com | Phil Johnson (i) | |
| Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 | Susan Strawn | susanstrawn@hotmail.com | 5615
Morningside Drive, Suite 219 Houston, TX 77005 713-253-9912 |
Thomas Price (i) |
| Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 | J.R. Molina | jrmolina@charter.net | 130 North
Houston Street Fort Worth, TX 76164 817-624-4700 MySpace page at http://tinyurl.com/5h25z3 |
Paul Womack (i) |
| State Senator, District 21 | Judith Zaffirini (i) | www.judithzaffirini.com | Louis H. Bruni | |
| State Senator, District 26 | Leticia Van de Putte (i) | www.leticiavandeputte.com | none | |
| State Rep, District 116 | Trey Martinez Fischer (i) | staterep@sbcglobal.net | 2248 West
Magnolia San Antonio, TX 78201 210-734-5544 |
none |
| State Rep, District 117 | David McQuade Leibowitz (i) | www.keepdavid.com | John V. Garza | |
| State Rep, District 118 | Joe Farias (i) | www.joefarias.com | Don Green | |
| State Rep, District 119 | Roland Gutierrez | www.rolandfortexas.com | none | |
| State Rep, District 120 | Ruth Jones McClendon (i) | www.ruthmcclendon.org | none | |
| State Rep, District 122 | Frances Carnot | www.francescarnot.com | Frank J. Corte Jr (i) | |
| State Rep, District 123 | Mike Villarreal (i) | www.leaderslisten.org | none | |
| State Rep, District 124 | José Menendez (i) | peterson_judy@hotmail.com | PO Box
761780 San Antonio, TX 78245 210-473-5951 210-673-4145 |
none |
| State Rep, District 125 | Joaquin Castro (i) | www.joaquincastro.com | none | |
| Chief Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District | Catherine Stone | www.catherinestoneforchiefjustice.com | 210-271-9672 | Ann Comerio |
| District Judge, 37th District | Amber Liddell Alwais | www.always4alwais.com | David Berchelmann (i) | |
| District Judge, 73rd District | Andy Mireles (i) | 329 Mary
Louise San Antonio, TX 78201 210-335-2523 210-735-6348 |
none | |
| District Judge, 131st District | John Gabriel (i) | jgabriel11510@sbcglobal.net | 11510 Elm
Bluff San Antonio, TX 78230 210-493-5256 210-335-2521 |
none |
| District Judge, 166th District | Martha Tanner (i) | joedpiano@yahoo.com | 111
Cobblestone Court San Antonio, TX 78213 210-979-8962 210-335-2501 |
none |
| District Judge, 175th District | Mary Roman (i) | maryroman@justice.com | 9222
Greens Point San Antonio, TX 78250 210-680-9237 210-335-2527 |
none |
| District Judge, 379th District | Ron Rangel | ron.rangel@sbcglobal.net | 1423 W.
Martin St San Antonio, TX 78207 210-354-1500 |
Bert Richardson (i) |
| District Judge, 407th District | Karen Pozza (i) | karen.pozza@yahoo.com | 19107
Autumn Garden San Antonio, TX 78258 210-335-2462 |
none |
| District Judge, 408th District | Larry Noll (i) | lnoll@satx.rr.com | 135 W
Arrowhead Dr San Antonio, TX 78228 210-435-3450 210-335-2831 |
none |
| Sheriff | Amadeo Ortiz | www.ortiz4sheriff.info | Dennis J. McKnight | |
| Tax Assessor-Collector | Sylvia S. Romo (i) | syromo@sbcglobal.net | PO Box
120033 San Antonio, TX 78212 210-733-6970 |
none |
| County Commissioner, Pct. 1 | Sergio 'Chico' Rodriguez (i) | 638
Cantrell San Antonio, TX 78221 210-921-9303 210-335-2611 |
none | |
| County Commissioner, Pct. 3 | Chip Haass | chip@chiphaass.com | 8715
Starcrest Drive, #46 San Antonio, TX 78217 |
Kevin A. Wolff |
| Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, Place 1 | Monica Lisa Caballero (i) | caballero_law@hotmail.com | 410 East
Magnolia San Antonio, TX 78212 210-732-5007 210-335-2803 |
none |
| Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2, Place 1 | Steve Walker | misterbalconesheights@yahoo.com | 112
Leisure Dr Balcones Heights, TX 78201 210-731-8319 |
Marcia S. Weiner (i) |
| Constable, Pct. 1 | Ruben C. Tejeda (i) | www.rubenctejeda.com | none | |
| Constable, Pct. 2 | Val Flores | vbf315@aol.com | 401 E.
Cheryl San Antonio, TX 78228 210-223-4361 |
Johnny Bustos |
| Constable, Pct. 3 | Edward (Ed) Coleman | ecolemand@aol.com | PO Box
34388 San Antonio, TX 78265 |
Mark Vojvodich |
| Constable, Pct. 4 | Robert 'Mike' Blount (i) | robert.blount@sbcglobal.net | PO Box 154 Elmendorf, TX 78112 210-335-4950 210-633-2381 |
none |
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*Required Information
Membership Level: ()Regular-$20, ()Sustaining-$25, ()Patron-$50, ()Finance Council-$120+
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Dues are paid on a calendar year basis and are due by January 1st. Please check your mail label to see if your dues are current or if you need to renew. There is a form on the back page of this newsletter that should be filled out and mailed in with your renewal check. Please consider renewing now for 2008. Also, please consider making an extra donation to BCDW to help with printing and mailing the newsletter.