North by Northwest Democrats

Just a reminder that the NxNW Democrats will not have our regular meeting in July.

We are proud, however, to be co-hosting George Lakoff and his new book, The Political Mind, at BookPeople (6th and Lamar) on Thursday, July 17th at 7PM.

Please join us for this special event (more information will be provided later.)

At our last meeting, we agreed to consider hosting a fund-raising reception before the event, to raise money for our PAC, and David Kobierowski will be heading up that effort.

If you want to assist, please contact David at cleanair999 (at) yahoo.com.

Please Join the Austin North by Northwest Democrats
For our regular May Meeting

On Monday, June 16th, at 6:00 pm

Speakers:

• Travis County Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign Coordinator - Ian Davis
• County Judge Sam Biscoe

  Threadgill’s, 6416 1/2 N Lamar Blvd.

We will have a separate room, with our own server who will provide separate checks. Everyone is encouraged to have dinner during the meeting - and bring a friend!

Please Join the Austin North by Northwest Democrats
For our regular May Meeting

On Monday, May 19th, at 6:00 pm

Note the location:

Threadgill’s, 6416 1/2 N Lamar Blvd.

We will have a separate room, with our own server who will provide separate checks. Everyone is encouraged to have dinner during the meeting - and bring a friend!

AISD:

• No candidate met the required 60% threshold for endorsement.

ACC:

• Tim Mahoney was endorsed for ACC, Place 1.

AISD Bonds:

• All three bond propositions were endorsed.

The next NxNW Democrats meeting will be on April 21 at 6:00 p.m. at newly renovated and reopened north location of Threadgill’s, 6416 1/2 N Lamar Blvd.We will try out this new location this month, and if it works out, we will schedule future meetings here. We will have a separate room, with our own server who will provide separate checks. Everyone is encouraged to have dinner during the meeting – and bring a friend!

This will be an endorsement meeting for the ACC and AISD Board contested races and the candidates for these positions will all be invited to speak.

Update: Harvey Kronberg of the Quorum Report will talk with us about the Texas Primary Results.

We hope you will join us.

Place 1 - dual endorsement of Lee Leffingwell and Jason Meeker

Place 3 - Randi Shade

Place 4 - Laura Morrison

Our endorsement meeting for city council elections will be held on March 17th at 6:00 pm

The tentative location will be at the chapel at Congregation Beth Israel

3901 Shoal Creek Blvd

Please Join the Austin North by Northwest Democrats
on Monday, February 18th, at 6:00 pm
at at La Madeleine, 3418 N. Lamar
(35th & Lamar)

Please make plans to attend.

Our speaker on Monday evening will be Representative Mark Strama.

PLEASE NOTE: an important agenda item will require a vote at this meeting: the Board of North by Northwest Democrats has voted to hold a vote at this meeting on whether to rescind the group’s endorsement of Adan Ballesteros, candidate for Constable, Precinct Two, due to evidence that he may have misrepresented his employment history at our meeting and may have been fired for misconduct by the DPS. Mr. Ballesteros has been invited to attend and respond.

President

• No Endorsement

U.S. Senator

• Richard “Rick” Noriega

U.S. Representative Dist. 10

• Dan Grant

Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 7

• Sam Houston

Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 8

• No Endorsement

Railroad Commissioner

• No Endorsement

Judge, 98th District Court

• No Endorsement

Judge, 353rd District Court

• Scott Ozmun

Judge, 427th District Court

• Jim Coronado

District Attorney

• Rosemary Lehmberg

Court at Law #8

• John Lipscombe

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Nelda Wells Spears

Commissioner Pct. 3

• Karen Huber

Constable Pct. 2

• Adan Ballesteros

Travis County Democratic Party Chair

• Andy Brown

Candidates must receive 60% of the votes cast  to earn an endorsement

Our endorsement meeting will be held on January 21st at 6:00 pm

Note the Location!

It will be held in the chapel at Congregation Beth Israel

3901 Shoal Creek Blvd

Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.