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| QUARTERLY MEETING
OF CLUBS AND ORGS
The quarterly meeting of Harris County Democratic Party’s Clubs and Organizations group will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at the Harris County Democratic Party Headquarters, 1445 N. Loop W. The Clubs and Orgs meeting brings together representatives of all of the Democratic clubs and organizations throughout Harris County to share with each other reports of what they have been doing, upcoming plans, and ideas for growing support and enthusiasm for Democratic causes and candidates across Harris County. All Democratic Party clubs are urged to have at least one representative present to participate in this important quarterly networking and idea-sharing meeting. DEMOCRATIC JUDGES INVESTITURE CEREMONIES An “investiture” is the ceremony whereby a person is formally installed in office and clothed with the insignia or garb of that office. When the officer is a judge, the “investiture” is the ceremony where the judge dons the robe, symbolic of judicial authority. Happily, there are a large number of judicial investiture ceremonies for Democratic judges occurring throughout the month of January. The ceremonies occur in the judge’s courtroom and typically last about 20-30 minutes. The public (and all Democrats) are cordially invited to attend these events. The investiture ceremonies presently scheduled for Democratic judges throughout the month of January are as follows:
BILL WHITE TO SEEK
U. S. SENATE SEAT
Houston mayor Bill White has announced his intention to seek the United States Senate seat expected to be vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison sometime in 2009. Former Comptroller of Public Accounts John Sharp has also announced his intention to seek that position. If Senator Hutchison does step down, the governor will appoint someone to fill the position until a special election can be held, either on November 3, 2009 (the same date as the City of Houston elections for mayor, comptroller, and city councilmember positions), should the resignation occur before mid to late September, or May 10, 2010, should the resignation occur after late September. There is no party primary to select a single candidate for each political party for a special election; all candidates of all parties will be on the ballot, and if noone achieves a majority, there will be a runoff a few weeks later. To see Mayor White’s announcement video, click here. The Harris County Democratic Party will be glad to post a similar clip from Mr. Sharp, or any other credible Democratic candidate for this position. MEETING OF PRECINCT
CHAIRS (CEC MEETING) SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 29
There will be a Meeting of Precinct Chairs (County Executive Committee Meeting) on Thursday, January 29, 2009, at 6:00 o’clock p.m. at the Harris County Jury Assembly Room, 1019 Congress. The purpose of the meeting is to hear reports from standing committees and working groups of their plans for 2009, elect precinct chairs to fill vacancies, hear a report on the results of the 2008 general election in Harris County, and consider other business which may come before the meeting. ALL PRECINCT CHAIRS ARE URGED TO ATTEND.  MESSAGE
FROM THE CHAIR
Click Here for an Archive of Gerry Birnberg's Messages
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