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SDA Membership Meeting Rescheduled for November 28
Due to scheduling and logistical issues the Stonewall Democrats of Austin will be holding their November membership meeting on Wednesday, November 28th instead of November 14th. The meeting will be held at the Cafe Mueller restaurant located in the HEB (1801 E. 51st St, ATX 78723). The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. An agenda will be sent shortly before the meeting. We will be conducting a block walk for Natasha Harper-Madison, our endorsed candidate in the City Council District 1 run-off, on November 17th from 1 to 5 pm. Details can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/1112683885566074/ We hope to see you on the 28th. |
Early Voting for November General Elections - October 22 to November 2
On November 6th the country will vote in perhaps the most important mid-term election in recent memory. It is abundantly clear that
the Republican Administration at both the national and state level are more concerned with enacting a partisan, ideological agenda and not what is in the best interests of the country and state, therefore the Stonewall
Democrats of Austin encourages everyone to vote a straight Democratic ticket. Early Voting runs from October 22nd to November 2nd. Early, Mobile, and Election Day voting locations can be found in the files section below. In addition to the partisan races there are also a number of down-ballot non partisan elections, including City Council, Austin Community College (ACC) Board of Trustees, Austin Independent School District (AISD) Board of Trustees, and the City of Austin Ballot Propositions. Below are the Stonewall Democrats of Austin endorsements in those elections: City of Austin District 8 - Bobby Levinski District 9 - Danielle Skidmore Austin Community College Place 8 - Stephanie Gharakhanian Austin Independent School District AISD District 1 - Edmund "Ted" Gordon AISD District 4 - Zachary Price AISD District 9 - Arati Singh City of Austin Propositions Proposition A - G - For Proposition J - Against Proposition K - Against |
Candidate Forum & Endorsement Meeting October 9th at 6:30 pm
The Stonewall Democrats of Austin
will be holding the 2018 City Council, ACC, and AISD Candidate Endorsement Forum on Tuesday, October 9th in the Smith Auditorium of the
Congregation Beth Israel (3901 Shoal Creek Blvd). The
meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. In addition to the candidate elections, except for Mayor, which was done at the September 12th forum with the Liberal Austin Democrats, we will also be considering the City of Austin Propositions at this meeting. In order to be considered for endorsement a candidate must have filled out our questionnaire - see files below (we will have copies of the candidates’ responses to our questionnaire
available at the meeting). Candidates will have 3 minutes to address the membership. After we
hear from all the candidates that evening the membership will discuss each race
then cast ballots. The entire membership may participate in the candidate forum and the discussion of the candidate's positions but only those members eligible to vote as defined above may cast ballots. A 60% vote of eligible members present and voting shall be required for the endorsement of any candidate. |
Austin Mayoral Forum Hosted by Stonewall & Liberal Austin Dems - Sept 12
Be sure to join
the Liberal Austin Democrats and Stonewall Democrats at our first ever
joint Austin Mayoral Forum and Endorsement Meeting on Wednesday,
September 12th from 7-9PM at Scholz Garten at 1607 San Jacinto Blvd,
Austin. Mayor Steve Adler, Laura Morrison and Travis Duncan have all committed to attend! The candidates for Austin Mayor will be answering questions provided by each club. This will be followed by time for each of the candidates for Austin City Council, AISD and ACC to introduce themselves prior to individual club endorsement voting according to their by-laws (more details to come). We invite all candidates for Austin City
Council, Austin ISD Trustee and Austin Community College Trustee to join
us for this large gathering of progressive Democrats! In order to be eligible for consideration for endorsement, our Endorsement Rules require a candidate to submit a completed questionnaire. This questionnaire was sent to all the Mayoral candidates with Democratic voting history. Below is a compilation of the responses we received from Steve Adler, Travis Duncan, Laura Morrison, and Alex Strenger to the Stonewall Democrats of Austin Candidate Questionnaire. |
| Attachments:
2018 Mayoral Candidate responses.pdf
August 8 Monthly Membership Meeting - New Location
Please join the Stonewall Democrats of Austin on Wednesday, August 8th at 6:30 pm as we welcome candidate for Attorney General of Texas, Justin Nelson, to our first meeting at our new monthly meeting location - Hank's Austin, in East Austin (5811 Berkman Drive, #100, ATX 78723). We will have an opportunity to learn more about Justin Nelson, his campaign to replace Ken Paxton with a Texas Attorney General who has integrity, and his belief that the law should protect ALL Texans! We will also hear from David Butts from the Austin Together PAC, about the seven City of Austin Bond Propositions that will be on the November ballot. The proposed agenda is below: Featured Speaker - Justin Nelson, Democratic Nominee for Texas Attorney General City of Austin Bond Propositions - David Butts, Austin Together PAC Old Business We hope to see you there. |
No July Membership Meeting - Next Meeting: August 8
As with most of the local Travis County Democratic clubs, the Stonewall Democrats of Austin will
not have a membership meeting in July. Our next scheduled meeting will
be Wednesday, August 8th at 6:30 pm at our new location, Hank's Austin (5811 Berkman Dr. Austin, TX 78723). |
June 13 Monthly Membership Meeting
Join the Stonewall Democrats of Austin at our monthly membership
meeting on June 13th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd) beginning at
6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Senate District 14 Committeeman Andre
Treiber, who will provide an update on the State Democratic Executive
Committee (SDEC) and the upcoming State Democratic Convention in Fort
Worth. The proposed agenda is below: Call to Order Introductions Treasurer's Report Featured Speaker - SD14 Committeeman Andre Treiber Old Business New Business Announcements Adjourn We hope to see you there. |
May 16 Monthly Membership Meeting
Apologies for the late notice but due to a scheduling conflict the May Stonewall Democrats of Austin membership meeting will be held on May 16th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd) beginning at 6:30 pm instead of the usual 2nd Wednesday. Our guest speaker this month will be Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas, who will speak about the "gay panic" defense that was recently successfully used in a trail here in Travis County. We hope to see you on May 16th at Cafe Express. |
| Attachments:
May 2018 SDA Agenda.pdf
SDA May 2018 Treasurers Report.pdf
April 11 Monthly Membership Meeting
Join the Stonewall Democrats of Austin at our monthly membership meeting
on Wednesday, April 11th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd) beginning
at 6:30 pm. Our main order of business is to conduct officer elections
for the positions of Vice President and Secretary. |
County/Senate District Conventions on March 24
The County/Senate District Democratic Conventions will be held this Saturday,
March 24th. Travis County will be at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Barton Springs. Registration
begins at 8:00 am and the convention will begin at 10:00 am. For more
information: http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/county-convention/ There will be interest group caucuses throughout the day. The Stonewall caucus will at 9:00 am in Texas Ballroom 5. Precinct caucuses are scheduled for 11:30 am. Williamson County will be at Leander High School, 3301 S. Bagdad Rd, Leander. Registration
begins at 8:00 am and the convention will begin at 10:00 am. For more
information: http://www.wilcodemocrats.org/news/2100/2018-County-Convention Below are a number of resolutions that will be offered at Conventions across the state. If you want to go to the State Convention in Ft. Worth (June 21-22), you must sign up as a delegate in your precinct. |
| Attachments:
2018 Democratic Party Resolution on Discrimination in the guise of religious liberty.pdf
2018 Democratic Party Resolution on Nondiscrimination.pdf
RESOLUTION GenderIdentity_Resolution.pdf
RESOLUTION PREP_Resolution.pdf
RESOLUTION Relative to sex characteristics.pdf
TSDC RESOLUTION.pdf
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