Burnt Orange Report

Where To See Your 2006 Democratic Hopefuls Next Week ***UPDATE***

By Damon McCullar

TGIF folks! It's time for this week's installment of Where To See Your 2006 Democratic Hopefuls!

I had some late breaking events to post for both David Van Os and Barbara Radnofsky. Their events are below.

Chris Bell
Chris Bell is a former US Congressman who is running for Governor.

8/6/2005: Chris will be the featured speaker at the general session of the Young Democrats of America National Convention! The YDA National Convention is being held in San Francisco this year, and Chris is proud to be joining a large delegation of Texas Young Democrats making the trip west for the event. Chris will be speaking to the convention at approximately 11:30 AM PDT, during the mid-day general session.
8/9/2006: Chris will be speaking to the Katy Area New Democrats Organization (KANDO) on the evening of Tuesday, August 9. The meeting starts at 7 PM at the Fort Bend County Library at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy.
8/14/2005: Join us at a rally in Austin on the afternoon of Sunday, August 14 as Chris formally launches his campaign for governor! Chris is inviting his friends and supporters from all across Texas to come take part in the festivities and hear him lay out his vision for the campaign ahead! RSVP on the Chris Bell website so that they can keep in touch with you as the launch party approaches! The launch rally will begin at 2 PM on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, near the the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue in the East Mall. Our thanks to the University Democrats for sponsoring the event! We're going to have buses to bring people up from Houston, so be sure to tell us if you want a ride. And if you're in another city and want to help us organize carpools, let us know!

David Van Os
David Van Os is running for Attorney General. Check out his new website.

8/5/2005: Hidalgo County Democratic Party Luncheon
McAllen with Howard Dean
8/5 and 8/6/2005: DNC Hispanic Summit San Antonio
8/5 8/7/2005: Democracy School Austin
8/9/2005: Statewide Campaign Steering Committee Meeting Austin
8/10/2005: West University Democrats Houston, Guest Speaker
8/11-8/13/2005: Texas AFL-CIO Convention Houston
8/13/2005: Meet and Greet at Private Residence Galveston

Barbara Radnofsky
Barbara is running for Senate against Kay Bailey Hutchinson.

Barbara will be represented August 5th by Edinburgh Attorney Victor Carrera at a Democratic Party Rally in McAllen featuring Howard Dean, from 10 to 2.

Barbara will be represented by Norma Fisher Flores of El Paso, a member of the DNC, Larry Romo, of Texas Democratic Veterans, and State Field Director Robert Andrews of Austin at the DNC 2005 Hispanic Summit this weekend in San Antonio at the Hyatt Riverwalk.
There will be a fundraising reception for Barbara in Houston Sunday at the home of Esther & Woody Fox, 5607 Jackwood, Houston 77096. RSVP to Linda Rabinowitz at 713.729-5631.

Barbara will be speaking to the Texas Young Democrats and Jefferson County Democrats in Beaumont Monday August 8th from 7 to 8, Pipe Fitters Local #195 (3184 HWY 69N Nederland 77627). Contact Joe Deshotel 409.781.4651 for more information.

Field Director Robert Andrews will be representing Barbara at a meeting of the Burnet County Democrats in Burnet at the Burnet County Democratic Party Headquarters. 104 Washington Street, in Burnet at 7:00 on Thursday August 11th.

John Courage
John Courage is running for Congress in the CD-21.

8/5/2005: John will be at the DNC/Hispanic Leadership Summit Reception with Howard Dean at Plaza Juarez located by the San Antonio Riverwalk. The reception is hosted by Congressman Charlie Gonzalez.
8/6/2005: John will spend the day at the DNC/Hispanic
Leadership Summit at the Hyatt Regency hotel in San Antonio.
8/7/2005 John will attend the DNC/HLS grassroots training
program also at the Hyatt Regency hotel.
8/9/2005 John will be in Austin at a meeting of the South Austin Democrats at the Little Mexico Restaurant, 2304 South 1st Street. He
will do a meet and greet 5:30 to 6:00 PM

Alsoo on Tuesday the 9th John will attend in Austin, a meeting of the Vote Rescue group (a voting rights coalition). The meeting will be at Vinny's Italian Cafe from 6:00 - 8:00PM.

Nick Lampson
Nick Lampson is running against Tom DeLay for Congress in CD-22. He has no events planned for this week.

Charlie Thompson
Charlie is a retired Naval Flight Officer exploring a run for Congress in CD-5

Andy Brown
Andy Brown is an Austin lawyer running for State Representative in District 48.

Andy Brown will be blockwalking this weekend. Come meet Andy, talk to West Austin voters, and work on your tan! Contact Marc at 636-4345 or at marc@voteandy.com for more information.

Dan Barrett
Dan is runing for State Representative in District 97.

Diane Henson
Diane is running for the 3rd Court of Appeals

Charles Baird
Charles is running for the 299th district court here in Austin. Let get behind him and Keep Austin Blue.

That's it for this week folks. If any other 2006 Democratic Hopefuls would like to have your events featured in this weekly post or on Burnt Orange Report, please contact me via email with your schedules or any campaign announcements. None of the candidates listed have been endorsed by Burnt Orange Report and if there is anyone running in the same race and would like equal billing, by all means contact me and I will list your name and events.