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Susie Blackmon
Dear TDW Members,

The 2009 TDW State Convention was a huge success!

I want to take this opportunity to express my thanks and gratitude to everyone who attended. You made it a success!

My Convention theme this year was “Our Future Starts Today; Building a Future with Democratic Values.”  I chose this theme because we have a new President who is so inspiring. By working together on issues that are important, then we say “YES, we can!”

We had 116 people registered representing 25 of our local chapters; from the Rio Grande Valley to the Panhandle, and from East Texas to West Texas.

I hope everyone was able to attend our informative workshops and were able to take something back to your local chapters that will help you grow and become a more viable and visible organization. This is my goal for Texas Democratic Women this year.

We have such a great opportunity to use the energy and enthusiasm that has been generated from the past year’s presidential election. We need your help to keep this momentum going and keep the political pendulum swinging back to BLUE!

As Texas Democratic Women we can continue to build our future by keeping our mission statement in mind which is to educate and prepare women to participate in the political process. This does not mean every woman should run for an elected office. We need women in all roles of the process, from being a loyal member to her local TDW chapter to precinct chair and county chair. We also need women to volunteer for civic organizations. Call your local county extension service and volunteer to serve on the county longterm planning committee or to judge the next 4-H fashion or food show. This type of volunteerism will give us visibility and a democratic voice to be heard. I believe that Texas Democratic Women was established to strive for equal representation. Our voices need to be strong when the discussion is about taking care of our families and living the American Dream.

I’d like to close this message with a quote from Jeanie R. Stanley, Ph. D., TDW’s first president. This paragraph was in her “Message from the President” that was printed in the first TDW Newsletter.
“Democratic women will continue to work with men in our party and on other political activities. We are proud of our party’s support for the full participation of women….The formation of Texas Democratic Women affirms the importance of the special contribution women can and do make to the political process. Our state and nation face tremendous challenges in the next few years. Texas Democratic Women will help our party and elected officials meet those challenges.”

Proud to be a Democrat, Prouder to be a Democratic Woman

Susie Blackmon
President, Texas Democratic Women

Mission Statement

Texas Democratic Women was organized in 1987 as one response to the growing political interest expressed by mainstream women from across the state.  TDW promotes the increased political activity and influence of Democratic women in Texas politics and government. TDW provides statewide training conferences and workshops.  In addition, the group serves as a communication network for existing Democratic women's organizations and promotes the formation of new groups. 

There are many organized groups which represent certain segments of women Democrats in Texas. Some are tied to a particular city or county in the state; others reflect particular issue agendas or ethnic groups. Some groups attract women in a specific age category or occupation.  Of course, there are professional and career women in our party, but there are also many women who work in the home or are retired. None of these organizations currently represent the broad range of women in our Party.  Texas Democratic Women works to unite this wonderful diversity of devoted women behind one common goal - the support of our Party and the involvement of women in the political process.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
  • 2010 TDW State Convention, February 27-28, Austin, Texas, at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 3401 South IH-35.  Details to follow.




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