| The muffled drumbeat of Texas Democratic grassroots efforts is music to my ears, rising ever so faintly for the coming Municipal elections. Throughout the state, thousands of clubs are conducting candidate endorsement screenings, volunteers are gathering, and a vigorous effort to uphold nonpartisan election requirements is underway.
In Dallas, no less than 20 candidates have entered the mayoral race.
One Houston Candidate that has caught my attention lately is Melissa Noriega. Vince posted a good intro article about her over at Capitol Annex.
Melissa Noriega, who is running in the special election for Place 3 at-large on the Houston City Council (the seat vacated by Shelley Sekula-Gibbs in her run for Tom DeLay's seat) is one of those progressive candidates that deserves some notice from this blog.
Most of us are familiar with Melissa Noriega because of her tenure in the House of Representatives. She served as a State Representative while her husband, State Rep. Rick Noriega (D-Houston) was in Afghanistan in 2005 and during the Special Session last year.
The daughter of an educator and writer, Melissia Noriega has lived most of her life in Houston and graduated with a BS in Psychology from the University of Houston, where she was president of Phi Mu Fraternity, and Vice-President of the Pan-Hellenic Council. She also earned a masters in Education and Counseling from the University of Houston.
A longtime Houston ISD staffer, she has worked in the Education and Research Departments, district administrative offices and Professional Development, and Parent Involvement, Leadership and Community Engagement areas of HISD.
The Fort Bend Democrats have offered their support for Mrs. Noriega, and will be hosting a dinner in honor of her and her husband on February 16th. More Info.
But what about where you live? Do you know who the Democrats are in your municipal elections? Which one do you think is the most viable candidate, and who do you plan on voting for? Have your city clubs yet joined in beating the drums of grassroots support? Let us know about it so we can help spread the word and work to turn Texas cities blue! |
