THE 2022 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY IS SET | The Texas Capitol; Credit: Getty Images/iStock photo | With the Candidate Filing Deadline of December 13 now past, we have a view of our slate of candidates for the Democratic Primary, scheduled for March 1, 2022. Candidate filings are available on the Texas Secretary of State website. All names are included here in the order they are listed on the SOS website. Visit our CCDP Elections Page for details about the Democratic Primary election. All of our districts have been completely gerrymandered in the 2021 redistricting process; visit the Texas Tribune's "Find Your New District" page to confirm your new districts. | |
Federal Offices
Neither of our two Senate seats is up for election, so the only Federal campaigns that affect Collin County are the three Congressional seats that are in the county. (I) = Incumbent
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State Lege/State Board of Education/Collin County Offices | |
KNOCK DOORS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE CCDP! | |
Hey True Blue Democrats! The Primary Election is starting NOW.
We are getting ready for a Blue 2022 RIGHT NOW. Can you help us knock on doors this Sunday in the brand new HD66?
We have Democratic Candidates to elect! This is the first step in our 3-step process to turn Collin Blue in 2022:
Step 1 - ID & Register as many Democrats as we can
Step 2 - Get them out to vote
Step 3 - Celebrate
Come with us on Saturday to help ID our Dem voters. Training provided - and we will pair everyone up - no one walks alone. Bring your smart device, some water & wear your comfortable shoes.
Register via the buttons below - Saturday, December 18, and Sunday, December 19.
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LOOKING FOR THE IDEAL GIFT FOR THE DEM ON YOUR SHOPPING LIST? HOW ABOUT A DISCOUNT? | |
TRUE BLUE TEXANS: Wouldn't you like to receive these gifts this holiday season? And how about a discount? Our holiday present to you: 17% off apparel, mugs, and signs.
Use code COLINHLDY when checking out to get the discount - good through December 31!
All profit supports the Coordinated Campaign for 2022 as we register and reach out to more Democrats to expand our base.
Whether you've been naughty or nice, you'll look great in your True Blue Texans merch!
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This holiday season, the CCDP is asking Collin Democrats to donate money to Minnie's Food Pantry.
You can help Minnie's in two ways!
- Look through this Amazon list and add food to your cart. Select "JT Snowden's Gift Registry Address" for shipping.
- Can you donate a few dollars to help us reach our goal of $250?
All of the money that the CCDP raises for this initiative will be donated to Minnie's Food Pantry. The food drive runs through Saturday, December 18, so please donate today. Thank you so much!
Minnie's Food Pantry remains a source of not only food but hope for all those they serve. Learn more about Minnie's here.
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CCDP SUPPORTS DOUGLASS VISIONS HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE |
Join the CCDP as we partner with Douglass Visions to brighten children's Christmas with toys. Your donation, no matter how small, will go a long way towards making a child smile this Holiday season!
Douglass Community Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit human services agency that is active in advocating and intervening for families and individuals experiencing problems with day-to-day crises.
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COVID Update: Collin County has 135,270 confirmed Covid cases. That’s 1,617 more cases than I reported last week and 1,190 of our Collin residents have died (an increase of 15 people who died since last week). Just because the death rate is down is no reason to get complacent! The word from skilled nursing facilities is that post-Covid patients – almost all unvaxxed – are overtaxing their resources, including lots of healthcare provider burnout. Patients are spending months recuperating and are dealing with negative effects to a number of areas, including their kidneys, lungs, and heart. They’re also experiencing a decrease in cognitive abilities and problems with neurological functioning. Some are paralyzed. Here’s my weekly broken-record plea: Wear. Your. Mask.
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State-Wide: Since COVID is still a problem, you’d think school districts would do everything they can to secure the safety of their students and staff. You’d be wrong. An $800 million federal grant for COVID testing in Texas schools is being largely unused. Reasons for the refusal to use the money include logistical hurdles and paperwork issues, families uninterested in getting their children tested on campus (because then they’d have to quarantine and not be able to infect others), and a dearth of campus nurses to administer the tests. I looked at several Collin ISDs to see if any have used their allotted millions. Of the Allen, Frisco, McKinney, and Plano ISDs, only Allen used any at all. They used $4,800 out of the over $2 million they were given. The schools need to do better. Start contacting your school boards...
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County Commissioner’s Court: There were some interesting items on the agenda for the court’s meeting on December 6th. One item involved the salary for a non-licensed counselor or therapist victim advocate for the sheriff’s department. Why is this position unlicensed? It requires working closely with people in the throes of trauma, yet they aren’t demanding the appropriate background and training?! Does this employee even have a background in mental health or is she coming from law enforcement? This drives me crazy! It’s like having EMTs be the only providers in the ER. A similar position, a counselor or therapist victim’s advocate within the District Attorney’s office, has more reasonable requirements, including a bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience in Victim Services. The Sheriff’s Crime Victim Advocate requires neither. These people either don’t understand or don’t care about mental health....
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Allen ISD Board of Trustees: They went over their 2022 Health and Safety Measures for Covid. Sure enough, they’re the exact same procedures they already don’t follow. Helpful. Susan Oligner was unanimously appointed to Place 2 on Board to fill the vacancy left by David Noll’s death from Covid. Olinger was a previous Trustee from 2012-2018 and will not run for office. That means the seat will be open for anyone wanting to run for office during the May 2022 election. The window to file for election for the Board of Trustees opens on Jan. 19 and closes on Feb. 18. Election Day is May 7. Given this board’s terrible track record in keeping students and staff safe from Covid and cyber hacking, we need good people to run...
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Richardson ISD Board of Trustees: Superintendent Jeannie Stone is resigning after serving in her position since 2017. During her tenure, she created a Department of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and an official equity policy. She also worked to decrease disparities affecting students of color, like in gifted classes. While Stone isn’t saying why she’s leaving, it’s likely due to the unrelenting hostility from Republicans angry (and confused) about CRT and mask mandates. The Texas Association of School Administrators expressed fear that a number of leaders may be stepping down due to burnout and exhaustion caused by the pandemic and crazy parents. If the worst among us succeed in running off healthcare providers and educators, what public servants will we have left? The police? That will go well.
| LWAN: If you enjoy reading these columns, please join LWAN (men welcome). I can’t write these columns without a lot of help! If we want true change, we must know what’s going on. That means monitoring every city council and school board in Collin County. This is something anyone can do and it’s interesting work. Please contact me and let me know if you’re interested. | |
CCDP JOINS WITH LULAC FOR THE 17TH ANNUAL
CENA EN EL BARRIO
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CCDP Outreach Committee Chair Beatriz McKnight (l) and CCDP volunteers Jo'Anna Snowden (c) and Alan Wilkerson (r). Not shown: Paul Pear (taking the photo!) |
The CCDP Outreach Committee joined LULAC at the 17th Annual Cena en el Barrio on Saturday, December 11 to distribute food and gifts to families in need.
Learn about LULAC Collin County and LULAC
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The CCDP office at 1915 Central Expy #150 in Plano will reopen in December on a limited basis – we'll staff our office Saturday, December 18 from 12 – 2 p.m. We'll post expanded January 2022 hours soon.
As always, when not in the office, our staff are working from home and available by telephone at 972-578-1483 or the web at collindemocrats.org.
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