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Next Party Line Call is this Thursday
Did you miss the last one? November's Party Line call is this Thursday November 9 at 7:00 p.m. If you haven't registered to receive the...

The 134 Team
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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Where Did We Put The Welcome Mat?
I live in San Angelo, Texas. It is not the reddest place in Texas, but it runs a good race. Most of my friends are not Democrats. They...

Jon Mark Hogg
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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The 134 PAC Filing Fee Grant Applications Are Now Open
We are excited to open our Filing Free Grant Applications for the Democratic Primary March 5, 2024. If you are thinking about running...

The 134 Team
Oct 6, 20231 min read
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The 134 PAC's U.S. Senate Scorecard
Dear Candidates for the Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate, We are watching, we are judging, and we will be scoring every candidate...

The 134 Team
Sep 30, 20231 min read
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A Low Cost Primary Growth Campaign
Goals and Aims Our primary aim as an organization is to grow and strengthen the presence of Democrats in rural counties in Texas. This...

The 134 Team
Sep 20, 20235 min read
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The "Party Line" Starts October 12.
Do you feel like you are the only Democrat where you live? Trust us. You aren't. But it in a lot of rural counties it can seem that...

Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 16, 20232 min read
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Forget The General Election
HOT TAKE ALERT: RURAL DEMOCRATS ARE DOING IT WRONG I do a lot of thinking and writing about the challenges of rural Democrats and rural...

Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 9, 20233 min read
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Join the Resistance
Before we can formulate an overall strategy to grow the Democratic Party in rural Texas, we must identify what the biggest obstacle to...

Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 6, 20233 min read
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2024 Primary Grant Information is Online
This morning we posted our 2024 primary grant process information on our website. Here is the link: https://www.the134pac.org/2024-prim...

Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 2, 20231 min read
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Is there Racial Gerrymandering at the County Level in The 134?
We often hear about challenges to redistricting and gerrymandering of congressional and state house and senate districts. We never hear...

Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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What We Do
We received a recent request for more information about what we do. Sometimes we get so caught up in doing things we forget to share...

Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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On Being Toto
Because of how I am, the path I have chosen, and what I believe is best for Texas, and the Texas Democratic Party I catch a little flack,...

Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 4, 20234 min read
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The Border is a Rural Issue
It is up to rural Democrats to solve it. As with most rural issues, Texas Democrats ceded the border to the GOP long ago. With the...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 27, 20235 min read
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NO ONE CAN BE FOR THIS!!
There are plenty of things Texans can disagree on. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM! I do not care what your political or religious beliefs are....

Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Perfect Love and Politics
Love has no fear, because perfect love casts out fear. 1 John 4: 18 One of the consistent themes we at THE 134 PAC hear traveling and...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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ROAD TOUR OF TEXAS STARTS TODAY
JOIN US IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND The 134 PAC is going on the road with Mothers4Democracy (Mothers Against Greg Abbott) and...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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Rural Democrats Need Your Help!
We hate asking for money. Most people do. But we started this PAC to advocate for and provide needed support to rural Democrats in The...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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It's the Primary Stupid!
For several years now the growing Democratic vote in Texas urban and suburban areas gave 134 Democrats like myself hope. When Beto...

Jon Mark Hogg
May 24, 20233 min read
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Shifting Focus for 2024 - Texas' U.S. Senate Race
Many of you may have been wondering what The 134 PAC has been up to since the 2022 election? Mostly licking our wounds, the same as most...

Jon Mark Hogg
May 20, 20232 min read
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Remembering Charlie
Charlie Stenholm, the pride of Stamford, Texas, former congressman, rural advocate, and good friend of The 134 PAC, passed away...

Jon Mark Hogg
May 18, 20232 min read
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