Why Boyd Richie Is Running for State Party Chair

by: Damon McCullar

Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 08:27 AM CDT

Dear Fellow Democrats,

This week, thousands of Democrats will gather in Fort Worth because they care deeply about our Party and the future of Texas. They will take time off from their jobs and away from their families because they know that Texans deserve better than the culture of corruption and cronyism that has been created by one party rule of Perry, DeLay and Craddick.

Texas Democrats are fighting back with the strength of our convictions and a belief that our future is as bright as our proud past. Every Democrat from our statewide nominees to grassroots activists and elected leaders agree that we must make changes to continue rebuilding our Party and elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

Over the past two months, real progress has been made at the Texas Democratic Party and more is on the way. Our Party has begun to make the fundamental changes needed to become a service-based organization that will provide tools and resources for candidates at all levels as well as precinct and county chairs.

We must work every day of the year, not just in the final months leading up to an election, to spread our positive Democratic message to all voters and combat the half-truths and inaccuracies spread by Republicans. We will work every day to win this November then go to work immediately to begin to recruit candidates for 2008 and give them the tools to win.

I’m proud of the work that’s been done, but much work remains. Today, I’m asking for your vote for State Party Chair…and your help. To win, we must join together to take on the Republicans as a unified Party without sacrificing the diversity that makes us stronger.

As I’ve traveled throughout Texas and spoken with many of you, I’ve seen your enthusiasm know that you’re ready to work. I’m ready to work with you, listen to you and have already started making the necessary changes and reforms to rebuild the Texas Democratic Party.

I hope that you will join me. Together, we can, and will, win elections and change the course of our state and nation.

Your friend and fellow Democrat,

Boyd L. Richie
Young County Democratic Attorney
www.boydrichie.com
 

Elected Officials and Candidates

Chris Bell, Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee
State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
State Senator Royce West
Former Speaker State Representative Pete Laney
State Representative Rafael Anchia
State Representative Garnet Coleman
State Representative Jim Dunnam
State Representative Juan Escobar
State Representative David Farabee
State Representative Stephen Frost
State Representative Pete Gallego
State Representative Ryan Guillen
State Representative Mark Homer
State Representative Chuck Hopson
State Representative Armando Martinez
State Representative Jim McReynolds
State Representative Richard Raymond
State Representative Allan Ritter
State Representative Sylvester Turner
State Representative Marc Veasey

Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia
Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton
Cherokee County Attorney Craig Caldwell
Houston City Councilmember and DNC Member Sue Lovell
Former Congressman Max Sandlin
Former Congressman Charles Stenholm
Former Supreme Court Justice Jack Hightower
Collin County Commissioner Candidate Bill Baumbach
State Representative Candidate, Dist. 64 John McLeod

Party Officers And Activists
TDP Vice Chair Gabrielle Hadnot
TDP Secretary Ruby Jensen
TDP Vice Chair of Finance Dennis Speight
Former State Party Chair Bob Slagle
Former State Party Chair Molly Beth Malcolm
Texas YD Executive Vice President Matthew Dempsey
Past Texas YD President Steven Bollinger

Organizations
Dallas County Young Democrats
Progressive Populist Caucus Steering Committee Recommendation to Membership
Wichita Falls Central Labor Council

DNC Members
Norma Fisher Flores
C. Giovanni Garibay
David Holmes
John Patrick

SDEC Members Amber Anderson
Angela Brewer
Howard Burger
John Burton
Joy Demark
David Griggs
J.B. Hall
Michael Harris
Mary Hatfield
Kathleen Hawkins
Roberta Hicks
Bill Holcomb
Gary Horton
Marc House
John James
Joann Jenkins
Mary Kirkwood
Nancy Machen
Janet Mayeaux
Norma Narramore
Bill Perkison
Lemuel Price
Sheryl Roppolo
Latrice Sellers
Marvin Sutton
Kay Sweatt
Dennis Teal
Steve Tillery
Danny Trull
Kay Walker
Martha Williams

County Chairs
Tony Beaverson, Grayson
Art Brender, Tarrant
Joyce Carver, Hood
J. Larry Davis, Anderson
John Delk,  Bowie
Robert Delk, Refugio
Dave Haigler, Taylor
Tim Hoffman, Fmr. Chair, Potter
Johnnie Jones, Lubbock
Betty Kendrick, Young
Rebecca LaBreton
Gayle Ledbetter, Johnson
Ron Melugin, Cooke
Albert Marshall, Cottle
Herman Motley, Palo Pinto
Sharon Mullino, Haskell
Martha O'Bryan, Stephens
Marilyn Piatt, Baylor
Brenda Rankin, Wise
Carolyn Salsberry, Lamb
Betty Tanner, Wichita
Greg Underwood, Montague
Johnny Weaver, Rusk
Darrell Willie, Wilbarger
Alvis Yardley, Erath
Richard Yoder, Parker