Progressive Populist Caucus - Steering Committee

Recommendation For Endorsement of Boyd Ritchie

Wed, 31 May 2006 17:21:15 -0400

Party Initiatives Agreed To Between The PPC Steering Committee And The State Party Chair In Consideration Of Our Recommendation For Endorsement By Our Membership At Large on 5/30/06

The following Party initiatives/reforms were agreed to by the existing TDP Chair in consideration of a recommendation from our Steering Committee to our membership at large to endorse Boyd Ritchie for Party Chair for the June ’06 through June ’08 term, at our Caucus at the State Convention on June 9, 2006.

SC Meeting Minutes Conference Call April 2006

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:36:36 -0400

May 29, 2006

John Behrman called the conference to order at 7pm, May 29, 2006, quorum was declared at 7:05pm. Meeting was held via telephone conference to

Make sure the rules defining membership in the caucus are clear with respect to voting privileges in particular. The roll for our General Caucus shall be

any as have previously executed a membership form ex officio (with voice) and
any as have or do execute a form and are credentialed delegates (with vote and voice).

Approval of the General Meeting Agenda for the convention
Recommendation to Endorse Boyd RITCHIE.

PPC SC Members in attendance: John Behrman, Linda Sandoval Foley, Sarah Gonzales, John Kelley, Henry Kight, Jaime Lewis, Linda Perez, Stan Merriman, Sonia Santana, Bob Turney, Lyn Wall.

PPC Resolution: Public Support for VVPAT

Thu, 25 May 2006 16:39:23 -0400

WHEREAS the Democratic Party is one of just two Political Parties Nominating By Primary Election (Title 10, Subtitle B, Texas Election Code) in Texas; ...

WHEREAS it exercises inherent powers (Title 10, Section 161.001); ...

SC Meeting Minutes March 2006

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:45:04 -0500

PPC Steering Committee Meeting 3/18/06

PPC SC members in attendance: Sarah Gonzales, Henry Kight, Stan Merriman, Sonia Santana, Terrence Shanks, Sheril Smith, Bob Turney - quorum reached.
PPC SC members unable to attend: Bob Dean, Ann Marie Schroeder, Jeri Segovia, Linda Perez, John Tackaberry
PPC members in attendance: Bill Baumbach, David Griggs, Lisa Harris, Mary Kay Merriman, Mehrdad Pirouz, Aimee Turney, David Van Os, Jan Wheeler
List of new PPC joining members: Nancy Russell
Guests: Rich Bailey, Melanie Cervantes, Rosie Gonzalez, Mark McCulloch, Charlie Urbina Jones, Jo McCall, Betty Richie, James Robertson, Aisha Savoy, Betsy Singleton, Don Singleton

SC Meeting Minutes January 2006

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:38:14 -0500

PPC Steering Committee Meeting 1/7/06

PPC SC members in attendance: Linda Foley, Sarah Gonzales, John Kelley, Henry Kight , Nata Koerber, Stan Merriman, Linda Perez, Sheril Smith, Bob Turney - quorum reached.

PPC Resolution: Transparent Use Of The Chair's Platform Advisory Committee

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:46:42 -0500

The Progressive Populist Caucus Recommends An Openly Transparent Use Of The Chair’s Platform Advisory Committee

WHEREAS: The Texas Democratic Party wishes to maximize participation from the grassroots in the creation of its State Party Platform;

WHEREAS: The Party is committed to open and transparent conduct of its business;

WHEREAS: The grassroots people of the Party have expressed a need for increased participation in the affairs and policy positions of their State Party and have many laudable ideas which have not previously had a venue to be expressed and State Party leadership has expressed the need for increased grassroots participation;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: that the Texas Democratic Party will deploy a gender, ethnic, lifestyle and geographically diverse group comprising the Chair’s Platform Advisory Committee to the primary task of each creating a regional hearing or “town hall meeting” to be convened prior to the commencement of SD/County conventions, or in conjunction with those conventions in locations accessible to West, Panhandle, South, Central, North, Northeast and Southwest/Gulf Coast Texas Democrats,

AND BE IT RESOLVED that these Committee members will collaborate with elected SDEC members in selecting date, time, location, venue for “testimony” and publication of meeting notices through local and State Party channels and the local media to maximize participation by Texas Democrats,

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these Committee members will prepare a succinctly written report summarizing in bullet-point form the ideas on Platform content on public policy issues for the Chair to provide to the elected State Convention Platform Committee for consideration in inclusion in and/or amendment to the existing duly constituted State Platform.

SC Meeting Minutes November 2005

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:27:43 -0500

PPC Steering Committee Meeting

November 12, 2005
Austin, TX

SC meeting called at 5:25pm, November 12, 2005

PPC SC members in attendance: Linda Foley, Sarah Gonzales, Henry Kight , Nata Koerber, Stan Merriman, Linda Perez, Sonia Santana, Terrence Shanks, Sheril Smith - quorum reached.

SC Meeting Minutes Conference Call August 2005

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 17:32:24 -0400

PPC Steering Committee Minutes
August 22, 2005

Sheril Smith called the conference to order at 8:10pm, August 22, 2005, quorum was declared at 8:30pm. Meeting was held via telephone conference to address the expenditure of money to purchase t-shirts and to discuss expenditures relating to the upcoming annual PPC meeting.

Steering Committee Job Descriptions as of Annual Meeting 2007

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:15:56 -0400

Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party
Job Descriptions – Steering Committee Officer as of Annual Meeting 2007

Chair Emeritus – The Chair Emeritus has the following duties, but is not a voting member of the Steering Committee:

SC Meeting Minutes July 2005

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:39:13 -0400

PPC General Meeting
Austin, Texas July 9, 2005

SC meeting was called to order at 4:00pm, Saturday, July 9, 2005

PPC SC members in attendance: Linda Foley, Sarah Gonzales, John Kelley, Nata Koerber, Stan Merriman, Linda Perez, Sheril Smith, Bob Turney - quorum reached.

Steering Committee Information

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 22:49:33 -0400

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Report on National PDA summit in Washington, DC January 2005

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:58:50 -0500

Firsthand report on National PDA meeting in Washington, DC:
Over 500 Activists Plan to Support Electoral Reform, Fight Funding for Iraq War
PDA Summit Participants Return Home, Excited to Enact Pro-Democracy Agenda

In spite of inclement weather that brought most activity in Washington D.C. to a standstill over the weekend, over 500 activists representing over 40 states and a variety of ages and ethnicities gathered in the city to strategize for the future of the Democratic Party.

Open Letter to John Kerry Responding to the Congressional Hearings on Ohio Voting Irregularities

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:54:03 -0500

Letter to John Kerry authorized by PPC Steering Committee

Senator John Kerry
Senate Office Building

Washington, DC January 9, 2005

Dear Senator Kerry:

Letter to DNC Pledging PPC Support of Howard Dean December 2004

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:49:34 -0500

PROGRESSIVE POPULIST CAUCUS OF THE TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
12/08/2004

Dear Texas DNC Member:

In a meeting of the Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party held in San Antonio on November 20, the assembled group of grassroots Democrats from all over Texas unanimously resolved to support Howard Dean for DNC Chair should he decide to run for the Chairmanship, and to add our voices to the many grassroots Democrats who are urging him to run. We ask you to do the same.

SC Meeting Minutes November 2004

Sat, 20 Nov 2004 18:12:29 -0500

Steering Committee Minutes November 2004

On Sat. Nov . 20, the Texas Progressive Populist Caucus (PPC) met at the Picante Grille in San Antonio. Grassroots members, regional coordinators, and steering members met to discuss strategy ideas for the coming year. The focus was on identifying activities which could result in positive change for both the PPC and the Democratic party as a whole.