Updated: Jan 24, 2025
Our special guest speaker for the January meeting will be Daryl Slusher, editor and publisher of The Austin Independent.
Our program is planned tol be a discussion with Brian Peña about The Democratic Party Chair race and other topics as noted in the memo below.
[Note for our calendars: Commissioner Brigid Shea is programmed for our February 15th meeting.]
The Northeast Travis County Democrats Club endorses:
Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz for President and Vice-President of the United States.
Vote For on Travis County Proposition A.
Cole Wilson for Place 7 - Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Stephanie Gharakhanian for Place 8 - Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Julie Ann Nitsch for Place 9 - Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Vote For on Austin Independent School District - Proposition A
Kevin Foster for District 3, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees
Lynn Boswell for District 5, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees
Vanessa Fuentes for District 2, City of Austin, City Council
Krista Laine for District 6, City of Austin, City Council
Kimberly Holiday for Place 3, City of Pflugerville, City Council
In each other contest in this vote, no candidate met the 65% threshold for endorsement by the club.
Context: NETCo Dems members in good standing were invited to vote on endorsement by the Club for these selected contests that appear on the November 2024 ballot in Travis County and for which the Club had not previously endorsed in this election cycle:
United States of America President and Vice-President
Travis County Proposition A
Austin Community College Board of Trustees
Austin Independent School District Proposition A
Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees
City of Austin Mayor and City Council Members
City of Pflugerville City Council Members
The list of previously endorsed candidates can be found at:
Updated: Aug 21, 2024
