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Why Texas Democrats Need Rural
The familiar drumbeats to ignore rural and focus only on urban Democratic strongholds in 2024 have already begun. The first response I...

Jon Mark Hogg
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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All Politics is Local
There is a lot of hang-wringing and debate going on among Democrats all over the state right now in the wake of the 2022 election results....

Jon Mark Hogg
Nov 15, 20223 min read
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Glad that is out of the way
Okay. Glad that is over. National and statewide elections themselves have very little to do with building a Democratic Party for rural...

Jon Mark Hogg
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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Nobody Knows What They Are Doing
I am going to say the quiet part out loud. Nobody knows how to win an election as a Democrat in rural Texas, at least not in deep red...

Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 24, 20222 min read
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Gerrymandering = Legalized Cheating
Something for All Texans to think about as Friday Night lights have begun. Football has rules that are administered by Referees. A game...

Charlie Stenholm
Sep 19, 20222 min read
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A Guy Can Dream Can't He?
Driving back from our successful organizing meeting in Gaines County late last night I started thinking about the huge needs for...

Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 9, 20223 min read
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A Plan To Rebuild in Rural Texas
When the party Chairman joined us for our fundraiser event in Amarillo in July, he told me that while he knew that I had been critical of...

Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 4, 20225 min read
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Upcoming Events
Friday August 19 we will be with the Kerr County Democrats in Kerrville, Texas for their meeting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday August 27 at 10:00...

Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 14, 20221 min read
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A County Hopping Campaign
By Jon Mark Hogg, Co-Founder of The 134 PAC There were 85 people who voted in the 2022 Democratic Primary in Dawson County (Lamesa) Texas....

Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 12, 20221 min read
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How to Revive your County Party
by Cathy Collier, Gillespie County Chair "I didn’t know there WERE any Democrats in… (fill in your county’s name)" If you have ever had...

Cathy Collier
Aug 10, 20226 min read
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Project Dawson County
Dawson County sits just south of Lubbock on the South Plains. The county seat is Lamesa, Texas. It does not have any Democratic elected...

Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 3, 20221 min read
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A Tale of Three Horses
I know a large coalition of rural Democrats and women were counting on a sea change in the direction of the Texas Democratic Party after...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 16, 20224 min read
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Tired of Talk? Come Talk to Us.
Many people going to the Democratic State Convention have asked us if we will caucus at the convention. Our answer? Not exactly. We...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 12, 20221 min read
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Standing Room Only!
It was standing room only in Amarillo last night for our summer event/fundraiser - Rockin' to Save Rural Texas. Over 500 people showed...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 11, 20221 min read
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The 134 PAC awards $1,500 grant to Kendall County Democratic Party
CONGRATULATIONS to the Kendall County Democratic Party for being the first recipient of a 134 PAC Grant for rural Texas. The Kendall...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 1, 20221 min read
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jun 28, 20220 min read
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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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jun 2, 20221 min read
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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....

Cathy Collier
May 25, 20223 min read
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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...

Jon Mark Hogg
May 20, 20221 min read
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