Texas Democratic Party Platform Hearings
Event Description:
Join your fellow Democrats who care about your State Party Platform to express your view on issues you believe should be in our Platform - State of Texas issues and National Issues impacting Texans. Click on the title of this event to read the details.
This is the first opportunity offered to Texas Democrats to have their say in a hearing before the June State Convention. Summary minutes will be given of your views to both the State Party Chair’s Platform Advisory Committee as well as the elected Platform Committee at the State convention.
Resulting from a Resolution passed at the PPC Steering Committee meeting in January 2006, the TDP will begin offering hearings around the State in April and May allowing Democrats in each region to give public testimony as to what planks they would like to see in the Party Platform. This resolution was endorsed by the Party Chair Soechting, the Grassroots Committee of the SDEC, and Party Chair Candidate Boyd Ritchie and is meant to encourage more citizen participation and also increase the visibility of the platform writing process for the TDP. Party officials are organizing the logistics.
Testimony will be welcomed from any Democrat who has participated in the the most recent Primary election; others are welcome to attend and observe. Other town hall meetings will be provided throughout the state.
Meeting Format
Presenters must be Democrats. Discussion will include a distinguished panel of SDEC members and Party leaders. Time allocated per presenter will be according to the numbers who sign up to speak; we plan on a minimum of five minutes.
SIGN UP: Email Stan.escramble('merriman','sbcglobal.net');, or call and leave your name at 713-666-8444.
More info:
Event Sponsor:
Texas Democratic Party and the Harris County Democratic Party
Event Contact Name:
Stan Merriman
Event Phone Contact Information:
713-666-8444
Event Email Address:
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