Northwest Tarrant Progressives Minutes: General Meeting, Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by the club president, Michael Stackhouse, at

7:07 PM, with 16 members and guests present.

Minutes: The Secretary, Karen Horgan, presented the minutes from the August 2022 general meeting. The minutes were approved as presented.

Financial Report: The financial report was presented by Frederick Sehapayak, showing a cash balance of $777.65. The treasurer’s report was approved as presented.

Speakers:

Tony Coffey with Mimi Coffey’s campaign reported they need help and volunteers to do lit drops. They have identified 66,000 homes to target.

Rodney Lee, Candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, reporting on his campaign. Rodney held the job fair for CDL drivers to get licensed on September 17. It was very successful and had eight companies represented.

They will have a booth at the Train and Grain Festival and will be selling turkey legs again.

Rodney will be at the Starbucks on Saginaw Main 6:30-8:00. Stop by and Chat with Rodney.

Show your support of Rodney’s campaign by posting photos of yourself and one of Rodney’s signs on your Social Media accounts.

Mark Bauer from Northeast Tarrant Democrats announced a fundraiser and silent auction with Gloria Campos on Thursday, September 29 at the Lancaster Theater.

Upcoming Events:

Train & Grain – October 15 - NWTP will have a booth. We will be have campaign literature from Democratic candidates and information about NWTP letting people know about our club. We will have a Buried Treasure game/activity to engage people and draw them to our booth. We need volunteers to staff the booth.

Lots of candidate Block Walks, Phone Banks available, so sign up and help get Democrats elected.

Membership Renewals: NWTP will be using Act Blue for new and renewing memberships in

2022. This online option is safe, secure and easy. Visit:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/northwest-tarrant-progressives-1

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.

Northwest Tarrant Progressives Minutes: General Meeting, Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by the club president, Michael Stackhouse, at

7:00 PM, with 18 members and guests present.

Minutes: The Secretary, Karen Horgan, presented the minutes from the July 2022 general meeting. The minutes were approved as presented.

Financial Report: The financial report was presented by Frederick Sehapayak, showing a cash balance of $907.65. The treasurer’s report was approved as presented.

Speakers:

Rodney Lee, Candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, reporting on his campaign. They have been doing lots of block walking, talking to voters. He is planning a tailgating event at a

Willow Creek Park September 18th, at 2:30 pm $20 All you can eat.

Rodney is planning to host a training/job fair for CDL drivers to get licensed on September 17. Location TBD. He is also planning a private fundraiser event, if you are interested in attending, let Michael Stackhouse know.

Karroll Parker, SDEC 9 committeeman, reported that the party platform had been passed. The next state convention will be in El Paso, TX, so please plan to attend.

Karroll also mentioned a Party Telethon on Sept. 5th and The Governor Debate Watch Party on Sept 30th.

We discussed having a hybrid meeting for our monthly meetings. We would meet live and also broadcast the meeting through Zoom, or other platforms, to those who couldn't make it.

Upcoming Events:

Sting Fling* – September 10 – NWTP will have a booth. We will be registering voters and letting people know about our club. We will have some kind of game/activity to engage people and draw them to our booth. We need volunteers to staff the booth.

Train & Grain – October 15

Club Fundraiser – TBD

Membership Renewals: NWTP will be using Act Blue for new and renewing memberships in

2021. This online option is safe, secure and easy. Visit:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/northwest-tarrant-progressives-1

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.

Northwest Tarrant Progressives Minutes: General Meeting, Wednesday, July 20 2022

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by the club president, Michael Stackhouse, at

7:00 PM, with 10 members and guests present.

Minutes: Michael Stackhouse presented the minutes from the June 2022 general meeting. The minutes were approved as presented.

Financial Report: The financial report was presented by Michael Stackhouse, showing a cash balance of $907.65. The treasurer’s report was approved as presented.

Speakers:

Rodney Lee, Candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, is asking for everyone to join his effort to raise $2,000 for his campaign this month. He is asking for contributions of at least $4 but welcomes larger contributions. He has had over 200 or more that have contributed so far.

He also reported that he has out raised his opponent in the previous quarter!

He will have yard signs ready for distribution next month.

The link to Rodney’s campaign is rodneyleeforjop.com

Joshua Dipuma, new campaign manager for Mimi Coffey

Campaign updates:

She will soon have 4x8 signs and would like them to be placed in as many yards as possible.

Karroll Parker, SDEC man for District 9, discussed the state convention that ended on July 16.

He also explained how the SDEC was set to represent each state senate district 30 years ago but moving forward in the SDEC members will represent the US Congressional districts which will increase the number of representatives in the SDEC.

Upcoming Events:

SD9 Listening Event* - August 20

Sting Fling**- September 10

Train & Grain** - October 15

Club Fundraiser – TBD

*Karroll explained that he and Diana Branson will be hosting this event to talk to the voters in District 9, we are all encouraged to attend.

University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Room 114

Fort Worth, TX 76107

**There was discussion regarding a booth at Sting Fling and the Train &Grain. We will be coordinating with the Rodney Lee, Mimi Coffey, Gwen Burud and Trey Hunt campaigns.

We need to find something to hand out to visitors to our booth. We will have someone to register voters and voter registration cards. Any ideas from members are welcome.

Michael will make both Facebook Events and tie them back to the party so they will be available to all contacts.

Membership Renewals: NWTP will be using Act Blue for new and renewing memberships in

2021. This online option is safe, secure and easy. Visit:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/northwest-tarrant-progressives-1

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM.