The 2006 State Convention is right around the corner!  Join thousands of Democrats from across the state in Fort Worth at the Ft. Worth Convention Center from June 8-10 for three days of inspiring campaign speeches from our candidates, training sessions for activists and just the opportunity to spend a weekend with fellow Democrats planning for the final months until the election.  All Democrats are welcome to attend!  If you are reading this on the PAA home page, be sure to click on the title or the "Read the rest of this entry" for the whole article.

For more information, please download, read, and bring with you the 6-page handout from the pre-convention workshop for progressive delegates & alternates that was held on Saturday afternoon, June 3.  It includes the tentative schedule for the convention and caucuses (also give below), along with other important information for delegates, including a section of the most important parts of the Texas Dem. party rules for the state convention.

For additional information, see excerpts from the unofficial pre-convention newsletter ("News You Can Use") produced by the Metroplex Democrats and Harriet Irby, candidate for SDEC district 10 committeewoman.

Most of the convention activities are on Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10.  It's especially important to attend Friday afternoon, when delegates vote in their Senate District (SD) caucuses for the important positions for the SDEC, committees, etc.  Details on this will be covered in the workshop noted above.

The TDP is pleased to announce three keynote speakers at the convention:

Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth, (D) South Dakota, will be the keynote speaker for the Blue Star Breakfast. Representative Herseth is a graduate of Georgetown University, Georgetown Law Center and a former Executive Director of the South Dakota Farmers Union. She is also the daughter of a prominent political family with roots running several generations deep in the South Dakota Democratic Party. Having been elected statewide in a traditionally red state Stephanie is walking proof that committed Democrats can win anywhere.

Convention Center Floor Plans

2006 Rules for the Texas Democratic Party (including the state convention)

Tentative Schedule:

Thursday, June 8

2 p.m.      State Democratic Executive Committee Meeting, Hilton Hotel, 815 Main St., Ft. Worth

6 p.m.      Convention Kick-Off Reception, Hilton Hotel, 815 Main St. (Purchase individual tickets for $50 per person at the door.)

Friday, June 9

9 a.m.      Caucus Meetings, Convention Center

10 a.m.    Credentials Distribution begins, Convention Center

3 p.m.      Senate District Caucus Meetings, Convention Center

5-6 PM    (Not an official convention event) demonstration for Iraq withdrawal & for impeachment, outside the Convention Center. 

6 p.m.      Call to Order, Convention Center

Saturday, June 10

8 a.m.      Permanent Convention Committees Meet, Convention Center (Rules, Platform, Resolutions and Nominations for SDEC and Party Officers)

8:30 a.m. Blue Star Breakfast, Convention Center (Reserve your seat now!  Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased here)

9:30 a.m. Workshops, Convention Center

11 a.m.    Convention reconvenes, Convention Center

TENTATIVE Caucus, Workshop, & Committee Meeting Schedule (all held at the Convention Center)