According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence, there is virtually a 1:1 correlation between domestic abuse and financial abuse. Survivors often name financial constraints as the one of top reasons for their decision as to whether to leave an abusive partner. What’s more, financial abuse is often the first sign of domestic abuse and is used as a …
CCDP Statement on the Capitol Riot
January 6, 2021 Like all Americans, the Collin County Democratic Party is horrified and appalled by the illegal and out of control take-over of the US Capitol today by hundreds of people carrying Trump flags and other items identifying them as Trump supporters. That this violence occurred today was no accident; the President himself had encouraged a pro-Trump protest in …
County Chair’s Statement on Collin County 2020 Election Results
November 4, 2020 Mike Rawlins, County Chair As I write this Wednesday morning, I suspect a lot of you are feeling what I do – an odd mix of exhaustion, sleep deprivation, anxiety over the uncertainty of the Presidential outcome, disgust, disbelief (“not again?” for Texas, “WTF?” for Collin County) and gratitude where we can find positive things. So what …
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – May Her Memory be a Blessing
Mike Rawlins, County Chair She came to be known to many of us as “The Notorious RBG”. She was so incredibly dedicated, and seemed indestructible, persistently and insistently carrying on the work of her life’s passion through numerous personal hardships and illnesses. Until she didn’t. I think that’s one reason that her passing last Friday evening felt so unexpected, and …
Forward Together
21 July 2020 by Lulu Seikaly On July 14th, Collin County Democrats made history. We refused to be silenced in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and a complete lack of leadership from our state’s highest officials. We made our voices heard, setting an impressive new record for voter turnout. I greatly appreciate every volunteer, election worker, staffer, party …
Bill Baumbach Remembrance
June 16, 2020 Written by Deborah Angell Smith, County Chair 2003-2007 Friends, I am incredibly sad to report that we’ve lost a true leader in the Collin County Democratic Party and the progressive community in North Texas. Our dear friend, Bill Baumbach, died suddenly of natural causes (unrelated to COVID19) Wednesday night, 6/10/20, in Dallas. An evening of remembrance is …
A High Community Standard for All
Photo from 8cantwait.org by Matt Leahy State Democratic Executive Committee Member – Senate District 8 Collin County Democratic Party Precinct Chair – Precinct 50 [Editor’s note: The opinions are the author’s and do not reflect the position of the Collin County Democratic Party.] As a black man and a precinct chair in the Collin County Democratic Party, I have to …
New Rule in Memory of George Floyd
New Rule: A white person cannot be hired as a police officer, sheriff, or constable for the next five years. Inspired by Bill Maher’s New Rules segment on the HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher. This is meant more to provoke conversation rather than be a serious proposal 4 June 2020 Please note, the opinions are my own and do …
A Letter to Collin County Democrats
26 May 2020 Fellow Collin County Democrats, Over the last few weeks, we have canceled plans and transformed our lives. We have put our lives on hold to save the lives of those around us. We have built a community in the middle of a crisis. We have watched in shock and horror as our elected leaders in Collin County, …
What’s the Message
20 May 2020 by Mike Rawlins, County Chair The question that new Democratic activists almost always ask is “What’s our message?” It isn’t “not Trump” or “not Republican”. We always tell candidates to talk about what they’re for before they talk about their opponents, if they talk about them at all. And with the media covering Trump’s mishandling of the …
Liars, Scammers and Cheats! Oh My!
by Billye Johnson March 14, 2020 Who knew when we were raising a glass of champagne on December 31 2019 that 2020 would be a banner year for craziness? While certain politicians were busy pretending the coronavirus was a new version of the garden variety flu, another group was looking at it as a new way to part people from …
Sue Me
May 5, 2020 by Woot Lervisit Last week, I applied for a mail-in ballot on the grounds of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also last week, Attorney General Ken Paxton released publicly a deceptive letter about COVID-19 mail-in ballots threatening criminal charges of election fraud. In his letter, Mr. Paxton ignored the pertinent legal issue of physical immunity from COVID-19. Instead, Mr. …
LifePath Systems – Underfunded and Understaffed
April 30, 2020 By Courtney Brooks, candidate for Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 1 LifePath Systems in McKinney, TX is Collin County’s local authority for both mental health and substance abuse services. Individuals who qualify for state-funded assistance are able to get treatment based on available funding. In 1986, the Collin County Commissioner’s Court became the sponsoring agency for LifePath, providing …
You Can Help During the COVID19 Crisis
April 23,2020 During these difficult times there are those who need our help more than ever. A few local organizations you can support who do this work include: Minnies Food Pantry: Donate money by texting MINNIES to 41444 or click here to give directly. Drive & Drop items @ 661 18th St. Plano, TX 75074 Mon. & Wed. – Sat. 7:30am …
Still Time to Participate in the CENSUS 2020
April 23, 2020 By Donna Buesing, staff writer The U.S. Government’s regular Census starting day was April 1st but those who have not filled out their census form online can still do so. Every address should have received a notice regarding the 2020 Census and each address has a unique ID number. Getting started is as easy as going to …
A Better Deal For Working People
By Maury Marcus April 13, 2020 During the last quarter millennium, the democracies of the West and the Far East have experimented with three basic economic ideologies: conservative capitalism, centralized state socialism, and progressive capitalism. The verdict of history is clear. Conservative capitalism has been strong in the United States for most of its history, with the exception of the …
Victory! TEC Holds Plano Council Member Accountable
by David Smith April 13, 2020 After well over a year of legal work, the Texas Ethics Commission held then Plano Council Member Tom Harrison accountable for his apparent 2018 campaign ethics violations, and this past Friday, publicly released their findings and action. The Commission found that Harrison violated the law in accepting and not reporting anonymous donations through a …
This Pandemic is a Political Problem
by Mike Rawlins, Collin County Democratic Party Chair April 9, 2020 There’s no doubt that some people will read this title and be upset about this situation being politicized. But this is the same as complaining that it’s too soon to talk about common sense gun control after a mass shooting. If we don’t address this now we are just …
All Modern GOP Positions are Based on Lies – Smart Government
April 2, 2020 Editors Note: This editorial is the third in a series. To read the first editorial on the GOP Healthcare lies, click here. To read the second editorial on GOP Fiscal Responsibility lies, click here. As I write this, we are under a state-wide order to limit social gatherings to 10 people. Most businesses have employees working from home as much as possible. …
Thanks for Voting!
By Mike Rawlins, Newly Re-elected Collin County Democratic Chair March 12, 2020 We’ve completed yet another record turnout for the Democratic Primary. After all of the votes have been counted, we doubled the 2016 turnout and even eclipsed the record 2008 turnout. Our sincere thanks to all who voted, and particularly those who waited in line on Election Day …
Polarization, Partisanship, Tribalism, and Civility
February 20, 2020 We hear a lot in the media about polarization, partisanship, and tribalism. We constantly hear reports of voters being put off by the discord and wanting everyone to stop the division and just work together. It’s even gotten to the point that we hear Democratic candidates thinking they need to be the champions of reaching across the …
Jeff Leach Doesn’t Want to Represent You
February 11, 2020 By Manu Lail, Assistant Vice Chair I had the honor of attending the NAACP Freedom Fund Scholarship Luncheon this past weekend. As I walked to the candidate table, I saw the usual Democratic candidates like Rocio Hernandez (HD67 candidate), Lorenzo Sanchez (HD67 Candidate), and Sean McCaffity (CD3 Candidate) among many others. However, I also noticed Jeff Leach, …
Collin County Indigent Criminal Defense Plan and Ken Paxton Prosecution
By Kyle Therrian, Attorney By now, most are familiar with the never-ending, justice-delayed prosecution of Texas’ Attorney General Ken Paxton. Little known to the public, the Collin County Indigent Criminal Defense Plan could hold the key to it all. Here is a quick recap of where we are. Spring of 2015 – A criminal case is filed, and our District …
Wagging the Dog?
by Mike Rawlins, CCDP Chair January 9, 2019, Plano, TX To “wag to dog” is to purposely divert attention from what would otherwise be of greater importance, to something else of lesser significance. In presidential politics it has come to mean starting a war to divert attention away from other problems. I agree with the old advice that it’s generally …
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