Burnt Orange Report

Where To See Your 2006 Democratic Hopefuls This Week

By Damon McCullar

TGIF folks! It's time for this week's installment of Where To See Your 2006 Democratic Hopefuls! This post has gotten long due to the number of candidates in the field. Use the extended entry to see what's going on this week and who is running for what! If anyone has any leads on candidates or knows of someone I'm leaving out, please email me or leave a comment.

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

Barbara Ann Radnofsky attended a meeting of the Houston Interfaith Alliance at Second Baptist Church in Houston on September 1st to assist in mobilizing the Houston Interfaith Community to respond to the influx of refugees from Hurricane Katrina from Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Barbara’s summary of the meeting, which was facilitated by Dr. Ed Young of Second Baptist, is set forth at http://www.radnofsky.com/blog.php?items_id=95. All volunteers in the Radnofsky campaign are encouraged to participate personally in the relief effort across Texas.

On Thursday, Field Director Robert Andrews of Austin and Deputy Field Director for Veterans Larry Romo of San Antonio represented Barbara at the Bexar County AFL-CIO Labor Day Reception in San Antonio, and Nueces County Field Coordinator Susie Smith represented Barbara at the monthly Corpus Christi TDW meeting. On Friday,. Robert Andrews and Travis County Field Coordinator Ralph Bordie, along with Kendrick Hackett of Austin, represented Barbara at the AFL-CIO Fish Fry and Reception in Austin.

Barbara will be represented or will personally attend Labor Day weekend events across Texas including the Collin County Labor Day Picnic in McKinney at Towne Lake Park in McKinney on Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m., the Labor Day Cook-Off in Pasadena at the fair grounds on Sunday, the Dallas County Democratic Party Labor Day Picnic in Fair Park, at the Food and Fiber Pavilion, from 1 till 4 p.m. on Monday, the El Paso Labor Day Breakfast, El Paso Airport Hilton, 2027 Airway Blvd., 8:00 a.m., on Monday, the Democratic Celebration of Labor Day, Cypress Pavilion, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, on Monday, the Corpus Christi Labor Council Breakfast, IBEW Hall, 9:00 a.m., and the Senate District 24 Democratic Labor Day Picnic in Lampasas which begins at 11:30 AM at Hancock Park on Rt. 281 in Lampasas on Monday.

Barbara will also be represented by Field Director Robert Andrews at the regular monthly Austin Stonewall Democrats Meeting in Austin on Tuesday, September 6th at the Magnolia Café on South Congress in Austin at 7:30, and at the first meeting this semester of the Aggie Democrats in College Station at 8:30 on Wednesday.

Barbara continues to encourage all campaign volunteers to participate personally in the relief efforts for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina across Texas, asking her volunteers to invest their time and energy in showing simple human kindness and compassion to the many women, men and children Texas is hosting.

Chris Bell
Chris Bell is a former US Congressman who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor.

9/5/2005: Chris will be the featured speaker at the Senate District 24 Democratic Labor Day Picnic in Lampasas. The picnic starts at 11:30 AM at Hancock Park on Rt. 281, and Chris will be speaking around 1 PM. Come on out and spend your Labor Day with other Hill Country Dems! You'll have a chance to meet Chris and hear him talk about his plans for the campaign ahead. Don't miss out on the fun!

9/5/2005: Chris will be stopping by the Austin County Democratic Club's Labor Day Picnic in Sealy on Monday evening. The Picnic starts at 5 PM and Chris will be speaking around 6:30 PM.

9/7/2005: Chris is honored to be travelling to Dallas on Wednesday, September 7th to take part in DFA Dallas's Summer Speaker Series at the Dallas Public Library. Democracy for America's Dallas meetup group has invited Chris to come speak about his ideas for Texas and his plans for the campaign ahead, so if you're in the Metroplex, this is a great chance to come out and meet the next Governor of Texas!

The meeting starts at 7 PM at the meeting room of the Downtown Public Library across from City Hall. For more information, please contact Juli Roland at juliro@sbcglobal.net.

9/5/2005: The Picnic is being held at City Park in Sealy. From I-10, take the Sealy exit and head north on Hwy 36 into town. At the second light (Main Street), make a left. The park is directly across the street from City Hall. For more information, contact JoBeth Hines.

Felix Alvarado
Felix Alvarado is seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor.

Felix Alvarado will be in Lampasas on the 5th, and on the 7th he is in San Angelo.

Maria Alvarado is running for Lt. Governor.

"Take Back Texas" Picnic sponsored by the Democrats of Senate District 21. Hancock Park on Highway 281 just south of downtown Lampasas. Sept. 5th. The event starts at 11:00AM.

Hot Dog Roast sponsored by the Brazos County Democratic Party, Texas
Democratic Women of the Brazos Valley, and the Brazos Valley Central Labor Council. Sept. 5th at 6:00PM, music starts at 4:00PM. Haswell Park Pavilion, 1142 East William Joel Bryan Parkway, Bryan, Texas

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

Saturday morning 9-3 I am guest speaker at North East Bexar County
Democrats.
Saturday afternoon I am guest speaker at Collin County Democrats Labor Day
picnic.
Sunday afternoon 9-4, Val Verde Democrats picnic, Del Rio.
Monday 9-5, SD 24 Democrats Labor Day Picnic and Rally, Lampasas.
Monday 9-5, Brazos Valley Central Labor Council picnic, Bryan.

Hank Gilbert
Hank Gilbert is running for Ag Commish

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

David Harris
David Harris is running for Congress in CD-06.

On September 2nd, David will be attending petition signing events in Waxahachie, Corsicana and Centerville, ending in Houston for radio and press events. (Anyone interested in assisting in the south county events, please email Michelle at FM2DC@aol.com or call 817-706-2521)

1. We are traveling to the Houston Food Bank to carry donations for them to purchase additional food immediately. Food banks will always take donations of food, but the purchase power they get as a charity far out weighs any thing that we could give them. For every $1 collected, they are able to purchase $25 in food. This is money that will go directly to feed the estimated 25,000 that will be bused to the Astrodome this weekend. If you would like to donate, any amount would be greatly appreciated. Checks can be made out to "Houston Food Bank" and we will be delivering those checks to them at noon on Friday and then volunteering a couple of hours to pack care packages for those displaced families.
2. A shelter (along with 20 others in Houston) has opened on Galveston Island at the following location:
Moody Methodist Church
2803 53rd Street
Galveston, TX
There is no way we would be able to go to the beach and not be thinking of those people that are now displaced so I wanted to pass on to you a list of what we are doing this weekend in the event that you would like to help. We are taking blankets, board games, books and toys so that the displaced children will have something to temporarily distract them. No amount of items you would be willing to donate would be too much. They have 200 people now and are expecting it to be at 300 by the weekend. Currently they are in need of items as follows: bedding (sheets, blankets and sleeping bags), clothing in good condition (need more mens clothes), new underwear (children and adults), shoes, school supplies, bottled water and drinks, non-perishable foods, toiletries (hygiene and feminine products), towels, washcloths, diapers/wipes, baby food/formula, and paper goods. David is working on getting a donated truck so we will take as much as anyone would like to collect. We will be accepting donations at our house from 5:30 to 11:00 this evening from anyone willing to bring items over. My address is as follows:
2205 Mainsail Lane
Arlington, TX 76002
Exit 360S towards Mansfield. Our neighborhood is off of 360 south, just past the TCC campus and Webb-Lynn road. (the corner of it actually begins at the corner of Webb and 360) Once you pass the campus entrance and Webb-Lynn, slow down...the houses you will see on your right behind the fence are part of Lake Port Village where I live. The only entrance into the area on 360 is a right on Port Phillip, turn in here. The first street is Mainsail, take a left here. We are the third from the last house on the right side as on Mainsail. It is a red and gray brick two story, with a red door, we have a white Kia in the drive and a wisteria vine twisted around the brick column at the front door.
My cell is 817-706-2521 if you can't find it...:)

3. If you have time during a break or at lunch, we will be delivering letters of encouragement and prayers to those people at the shelter. If you would put it in an envelope with your first name and last initial on the outside, I will deliver it to a family and bring you back their names and their story. Many of them have not yet begun to understand what has happened to them or cope with the realization that they may never return. Any words of encouragement that you would be willing to offer may make the difference for them on a day they need it.

Shane Sklar
Shane Sklar is running for Congress in CD-14.

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

Friday, September 2nd in Austin
At the AFL-CIO Hall, there will be a B-B-Q picnic. John will be there to speak to the crowd and visit fellow union members, as a guest of the National Association of Letter Carriers. John Courage is a member of the American Federation of Teachers and Texas Federation of Teachers. The picnic starts at 5:30.

Saturday September 3rd in San Antonio
John will be at the Northeast Bexar County Democrats (NEBCD) meeting at Luby's Cafeteria (on Loop 410 between Nacogdoches Rd. and Broadway). John Courage is a founder and past president of the NEBCD.
The meeting begins at 8:30 AM

Also on Saturday September 3rd, John will speak at the San Antonio Area Progressive Action Coalition (SAAPAC) meeting at Grady's Restaurant (on San Pedro Ave. at Jackson Keller 1 mile south of Loop 410). The meeting begins at 1:00 PM

Monday - Labor Day, September 5th in San Antonio
John will be meeting voters at 'A Democratic Celebration of Labor Day' At Brackenridge Park - Cypress Pavilion, (enter on N. St. Mary's. The pavilion is east of the zoo entrance.) The event runs from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Also on Monday September 3rd, in San Antonio, John will speak at the Bexar County Democratic Women's monthly meeting at Jim's Restaurant at San Pedro and Ramsey. The meeting begins at 6:00 PM, Tuesday September 6th in Austin. John plans to join the Lake Travis Democrats for their monthly meeting at Travis Co. Bridges/Roads Building, next to PECU Bldg. on 620 and Mansfield Dam
6:30 P.M. - Light Supper - pizza, salads, desserts, and drinks
7-8 P.M. - Business Meeting

Wednesday September 7th in San Antonio
The Alamo Volunteers with Courage will meet at the Oakwell Library (4134 Harry Wurzbach - 1/2 mile south of McArthur Park off Loop 410).
The meeting begins at 6:30 PM. Come find out what you can do to help this campaign!
Contact: Zada True-Courage
Phone: 210-499-5776

Nick Lampson
Nick Lampson is running against Tom DeLay for Congress in CD-22.

Friday:
Sometime around 1pm, Nick will deliver food we've collected to the Houston
Food Bank. People can drop off food at our Clear Lake office until noon
tomorrow and we'll take it up to the Houston food bank. We did not do press
on this, just trying to help out.

Saturday:
Ft. Bend County Democrats Prayer Breakfast
8:30am
16748 Quail Park
Missouri City, TX

House Meeting (get to know Nick Lampson)
8422 Manassas Ln
Houston, TX 77083

Sunday
Labor Day Cook Off
Pasadena Fair Grounds

Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar is running for re-election to Congress in the CD-31.

Richard Raymond
Raymond Rodrigez is running for re-election to Congress in the CD-31.

Ciro Rodrigez

Mary-Beth Harrell
Mary-Beth Harrell is running for Congress in the CD-31.

Andy Brown
Andy Brown is seeking the nomination 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.

Donna Howard
Donna Howard is seeking the nomination for State Representative in District 48.

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's get behind him and Keep Austin Blue.