Coordinated Campaign 2008 - Harris County Democratic Party

Want to make sure that our party and candidates are well-represented on Election Day? Join one of our sign distribution teams!

Come celebrate with us and numerous Democratic candidates at our Election Night Party, November 4!

And if you want to help with setup for the party, contact bill@hcdp.org.

A week from today, the election will be over. The only question is, will we be waking up to a county run by the same corrupt, incompetent Republicans, or will we wake up to a county that has been swept by Democrats?

The choice is up to us. Democrats are in a position to sweep Harris County, but we need your help right up through the election if we want to make it happen.

We’ve seen an unprecedented wave of Democratic enthusiasm and momentum this year, but we can’t rest until we get every last Democratic voter to the polls by November 4. If we make sure that every Democrat in Harris County votes, we will win. And victory starts with you.

All it takes is two hours. Will you give us two hours of your time over the next six days to make personal phone calls or distribute literature? Your contribution to our GOTV effort will make the difference on November 4.

Get involved at the office nearest you:

Every day we see more and more volunteers — both seasoned veterans and people getting involved in politics for the first time — flow into our offices helping make over 7000 calls a day!

It’s the unprecedented level of enthusiasm and momentum you see every day in our campaign offices and in your neighborhoods.

If you haven’t volunteered yet, now is your chance to join our momentum and help us to work to victory these next two weeks. We need your help more than ever to blast through the finish line, turn out Democrats, and make the difference in November.

Our eight county-wide campaign offices are open from early in the morning to late at night, and are filled with supporters like you working tirelessly to bring change to Harris County.

Call 713-802-0085 or click here to find an office near you. Give us a call today. Only with your help can we defeat decades of entrenched Republican corruption, and turn Harris County Blue.

The Houston Chronicle has had a front-row seat to the parade of Republican corruption and incompetence we’ve seen in Harris County. Now they have endorsed three of our finest Democratic challengers: Rick Noriega for U.S. Senate , Adrian Garcia for County Sheriff, and Joel Redmond for Texas House, District 144.

Houston Chronicle Endorses Rick Noriega

Noriega, a Houstonian, describes himself as a Texas Democrat. That term, once common currency in the state’s political conversation, seems to have fallen out of favor over the past several Republican-dominated years. But it resonates once more in this season of voter discontent with partisanship uber alles. Some old-fashioned moderate bipartisanship, Texas style, should be much welcomed in the Washington debate, particularly on overheated topics such as energy and immigration. Rick Noriega can provide it…Noriega is showing himself to be the model of an effective Democrat — a centrist, moderate Texas Democrat — in a time when most voters are sick of political extremes. As such, he may one day set the standard for what a strong Texas senator can be.

Houston Chronicle Endorses Adrian Garcia

In the past year the Harris County Sheriff’s Office has been buffeted by a series of issues raising questions about the ethics and management abilities of its leadership…Garcia is best suited to restore credibility and integrity to an office whose public image has been badly tarnished. The Chronicle urges voters to support him in his bid for sheriff.

Houston Chronicle endorses Joel Redmond

Running in a district with a distinctly conservative bent, the home mortgage executive has the credentials to match. Redmond, a Baylor graduate whose father is pastor of First Baptist Church Pasadena, founded the Peace by Believing Ministries, whose outreach services include helping prisoners prepare for gainful futures and assisting homeless people…he pledges to work to increase state funding for public education and opposes a voucher system that would undercut public schools.

These fine Democrats can’t win without your help — make sure you vote early, volunteer, and donate, and make sure that come November, Rick Noriega, Adrian Garcia, Joel Redmond, and all the other Democrats running for office will be elected to serve you.

Moody Park EV Rally

Featuring Lightweight Champion Juan Diaz, autographs, and photographs; Saturday, October 25 at 11:00am. Moody Park EV Location, 3725 Fulton (flyer).

Ripley House EV Rally

Featuring Lightweight Champion Juan Diaz, autographs, photographs; Saturday, October 25 at 9:00am. Ripley House EV Location, 4410 Navigation (flyer).

HCC Southeast EV Rally

Featuring Lightweight Champion Juan Diaz, autographs, and photographs; Sunday, October 25 at 4:00pm. HCC Southeast, 6815 Rustic (flyer).

Pasadena Early Vote Cookout, sponsored by Joel Redmond

Hello, this is Adrian Garcia, your Democratic candidate for Sheriff.

I wanted to invite you and your family to join me, County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia and other Democrats this Saturday, October 25th from 11 to 4 at Neighborhood Centers, located at 720 Fairmont Parkway in Pasadena for an Early Vote Rally cookout.

Don’t miss your chance to vote.

Join me this Saturday for a free lunch, entertainment and visit with great Democrats at Neighborhood Centers on Fairmont in Pasadena starting at 11am.

Bentsen/Jordan/Leland Early Vote Brunch

The Bentsen/Jordan/Leland Early Vote Brunch will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at M. C. Williams Middle School, 6100 Knox, Houston 77091. Call Doris Hubbard at 832-721-1925, Myrna Green at 713-240-3145, or Carl Whitmarsh at 713-682-8979 or email cewdem@earthlink.net for more information.

Election Day isn’t only November 4th…it is today.  Early voting has started and here’s why it is important that you do it:

No matter where you live in Harris County, you can vote at any Early Voting location.  On Nov. 4th, you can only vote in your local precinct.  With work, kids, and all the running around we do, isn’t it easier to just vote today when it is quick and easy? For a list of polling locations and times, click here.

Also, make sure you watch our Video from this weekend’s Early Vote rally, and learn why it’s important to vote, and how to make sure that you vote for change up and down the ballot.

The Coordinated Campaign challenges you to do this: send this post to FIVE FRIENDS.  If everyone does this simple, 30 second request, we will reach over 200,000 people.  Will you do your part?

Vote Democratic. Vote Early. Be the Change.

This weekend — Saturday at 10am (and 2pm at Midtown!) and Sunday at 2pm — join the Coordinated Campaign as we keep surging forward into our second weekend of blockwalking!

Last weekend we had a huge turnout all over the county, and just like last week we will bring our message of change to communities around our Midtown, Westside, East End, and Bay Area offices.

Democrats turned out in record numbers during the March primary because we know this county needs change, and it’s up to supporters like you to make sure Democrats return the polls in even greater force to change the direction of our county and our country.

The Harris County Democratic Party has spent its time and energy building the largest and most effective ground organization this county has ever seen. The only thing left is for you to join us in knocking on doors and spreading the word to your friends and neighbors that Democrats will bring the change we need.

Come do your part this Saturday at 10am (AND 2pm at Midtown) and Sunday at 2pm and help your great candidates turn Harris County blue!

Today, Wednesday, October 15, join fellow Democrats & neighbors at our third and final Presidential Debate Watch Parties! Come together to watch Senator Barack Obama take on John McCain for the last time before the election.

•    The Midtown celebration will be held at Home Plate Bar & Grill, 1800 Texas Street (map), at 7:00pm.
•    The Westside celebration will be held at Studio Movie Grill, 8580 Highway 6 North & West Road (map), at 7:00pm.
•    The East End celebration will be held at the East End campaign office at 7:00pm, and will feature entertainment by Gino and the Five Smooth Stone together with “La Princesita De Tejas”.
•    The Bay Area celebration will be held at Bay Area Democratic HQ at 7:30pm.
•    The Sunnyside celebration will be held at the Sunnyside campaign office at 7:30pm.
•    The Pinemont celebration will be held at the HCDP Pinemont HQ at 7:30pm.

Vince Ryan

Vince Ryan, who has just received the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle, is running against embattled County Attorney Mike Stafford.

A husband and father of three, successful attorney, University of Houston and Rice University graduate, has led a life of outstanding public service.  A retired Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, Vince served his country in Vietnam (1971-1972) and in Panama (Operation Just Cause, 1989-1990) and later as a Presidential appointee, unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, on the Panama Canal Commission.  Vince has served the people of Harris County first as the top assistant to now retired County Attorney Mike Driscoll and later as a Houston City Council Member.  Throughout his formal service to his country and county, he has served on numerous boards such as the Houston Area Women’s Center and The Neartown Association and continues that tradition of service currently on the Mayor’s International Affairs and Development Council/Latin America, the Houston Tampico Sister City Association and the Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association.

http://www.votevinceryan.com/