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Inspire. Unite. Achieve.
Political Action
by VP Campaign Activities Michele Samuelson
[email protected]
The Election is Over- New Year’s Resolutions
What Now? 1. Report your club’s hours on time.
The partisan November election is behind 2. Report using the online form! Bookmark it and make
it a habit! https://goo.gl/forms/Hz2zC7CSbfRmdnl22
us, but there are still campaign activities to
accomplish! In fact, this is the season that has 3. Encourage your club members to stay politically
active and engaged - follow your school district, city,
inspired the idea to call all of this “POLITICAL and county governments, the Texas Legislature, and
ACTION.” You will still be completing and Congress.
reporting campaign hours.
What Counts Now?
• Testifying at a city council, school board, or Reporting Your Hours
commissioners’ court meeting
The deadline for reporting 2018 Fourth Quarter
• Testifying in committee at the Texas Legislature Campaign Activities Hours was Tuesday,
JANUARY 15. That will be hours completed from
• Calling or writing to members of Congress
October-December.
• Calling or writing to members of the Texas
Legislature The deadline for reporting 2019 First Quarter
Campaign Activities Hours is Monday, APRIL 15.
• Calling or writing to your local elected officials That will be hours completed from January-March.
• Serving on boards or committees for local Don’t slack off on collecting hours!
governments
If you would like a program for your club on what
Nonpartisan Races in May campaign activities hours are, why we collect them,
• And don’t forget that we have non-partisan local etc., please let me know. I will be available on a
elections in many jurisdictions in May! Now is limited basis through the spring. I hope to be at
the time to recruit candidates for those roles – many of your regional workshops as well and will
you may be electing school board trustees or let you know where I’ll be!
other local officials in May, and filing for those
offices may already be underway. Ever consid- Reporting Form Reminder: We’ve put a link
ered running for office? There is no time like the to the reporting form under “Programs” on
present! the front page of the website. You do not
• Remember – TFRW clubs, club presidents, and have to log in to access the form! Please
campaign activities chairs CANNOT endorse use the form for your quarterly reports!
in non-partisan races where more than one https://www.tfrw.org/careportingform/
known Republican is running. A “known
Republican” is someone who voted in the last Questions, comments, etc., please email me at
GOP primary in Texas – so, if they voted GOP
in March 2018, they count. You can get that [email protected]
information very easily from your county GOP.
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