Close to the end of day 1 at the Democratic Convention in Houston. Spent most of the day in the Ladies Room and met men and women from all over the state.
Michelle Petty is running for the Texas Supreme Court. All 9 on the court are Republicans and have been for years. Michelle shared examples of the kind of decisions they need to make.
The court has ruled that rape cases involving health care providers have to go under the medical malpractices act which limits their rights of recovery and makes it more difficult. Historically these have been personal injury cases. Vote Michelle.
Spent time getting to know James White who is running for Senate District 8 Committeeman. Personally I am endorsing James because he will work collaboratively with the SD8 Committeewoman and will work across the county line between Dallas and Collin. He spent time in the Ladies Room.
I met some union women from Wise County and Harris County and will learn more about what their political issues are during the "Labor of Love" session tomorrow.
My session on how to activate Democrats was well-received. Several people offered their ideas of what they do in their counties to activate Democrats -- like doing outreach to recruit precinct chairs, writing letters to the editor, and offering programs at meetings on important issues like same sex marriage. One button says: Democrats: Say I Do. Stonewall Democrats were distributing these at their reception asking us to put same sex marriage in the Democratic Party Platform.
I can say the Ladies Room was :"bubbly" with sparkling wine and sparkling conversation.
Barb Walters, CPLP
Texas Democratic Women of Collin County President
president@tdwcc.org
The Ladies' Room Hospitality Suite Schedule - Hilton Hotel Room 21029 west