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Jon Mark Hogg
- Jun 21
- 1 min
Amarillo by Voodoo
July 9, 2022 6:00 p.m. @ Grand Plaza Amarillo Civic Center 801 Buchanan Amarillo, Texas Thanks to some generous sponsors, what began as a...
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The 134 Staff
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Rural County Chair Tip: Get 12 hours of early voting per day
It is the best kept secret that county chairs can get 12 hours of early voting per day during the last week of early voting in your...
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Cathy Collier
- May 25
- 3 min
County Chair Perspectives: Why Run Your Own Primary
Why would anyone in their right mind want to conduct a separate primary election? Since I am arguably not in my right mind, I’m not sure....
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The 134 Staff
- May 20
- 1 min
Tell Us About your Local Candidates
We are starting a series that will run all the way to the election in November highlighting the local Democrats running for office in...
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The 134 Staff
- May 17
- 1 min
Grant Applications Open
The 134 PAC is now accepting grant applications for county Democratic parties in The 134 and for all rural counties in Texas. Click on...
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The 134 Staff
- May 13
- 5 min
Sign Wars Part 2 - Inside the City Limits
Most battles in our Sign Wars are going to be fought inside city, corporate limits. Cities of course are self-governing political...
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The 134 Staff
- May 6
- 5 min
Sign Wars: There is Hope
Some of our county chairs have reached out seeking help in dealing with the flurry of offensive Republican signs that appear on our...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Apr 21
- 2 min
My Other Job is Traveling Salesman
So, most recently I have begun a quest to visit as many rural county chairs as I possibly can in person. Places like Gillespie, Mason,...
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The 134 Staff
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Start Planning Now!
At The 134 PAC we have been unconventional since our beginning. One thing that makes us different is we are focused on building party...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Don't Let Anybody Turn You Around
Last Tuesday evening I attended the San Angelo Chapter of the NAACP Celebrating Women dinner in support of the L.A. Raibon Scholarship...
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The 134 Staff
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Support Grant Criteria Now Online
As mentioned in the last post, the criteria for support grants are now posted on our website. From the home page click on APPLY FOR A...
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The 134 Staff
- Mar 28
- 2 min
2022 Grant Season Coming
We have been working hard to raise funds over the past several months and will be doing so for the next six months for one purpose. That...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Throwing Money Away
I was once asked by a rural County Chair what I thought about their party or club making a donation to TDP for something or other--voter...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Mar 15
- 3 min
How to Rebuild the Bench
Texas Monthly recently highlighted one of the Texas Democratic Party's biggest problems, the lack of candidates with elected experience...
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The 134 Staff
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Many Hands Make Light work
One problem rural Democratic candidates have is raising enough money to fund their races. This is the result of problems unique to rural...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Introducing The Joshua Fund
The purpose of The 134 PAC is to chip away, brick by brick, at the red Republican wall in rural Texas that every election stops...
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Jon Mark Hogg
- Jan 24
- 2 min
What to expect from "A Conversation About Rural Texas"
The 134 PAC does things different. We don't have meetings, conferences or panel discussions. We have conversations. We don't look for...
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The 134 Staff
- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min
A 134 New Year's Resolution
As we are about to start the New Year, one of our goals as an organization is to bring a lot of the resources we have been working on and...
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The 134 Staff
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
The 134 PAC Endorses Kim Olson for Chair of the Texas Democratic Party
For far too long, politicians and parties, Democrats and Republicans both, have ignored rural Texans west of I-35 and our communities...
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