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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


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



Jon Mark Hogg
Jun 28, 20220 min read


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


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


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


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


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
May 17, 20221 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
May 13, 20225 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
May 6, 20225 min read


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,...

Jon Mark Hogg
Apr 21, 20222 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Apr 10, 20222 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 31, 20222 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 29, 20221 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 27, 20222 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 23, 20222 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 15, 20223 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Mar 6, 20222 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Feb 13, 20222 min read


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...

Jon Mark Hogg
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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