Putting it all out on the court

By Faith Chatham - Oct. 21, 2018

I love how they fight for us with all they've got during session and then don't leave anything on the field during GOTV crunch time fighting to help other women win seats in the Texas Leg. 

Currently in the Texas Legislature:

AND SOME OF THOSE WOMEN INCUMBENTS  ARE REPUBLICANS).

That is 19% of the Texas House and 25.8% of the Texas Senate to represent women who make up 52% of the Texas Population.

In the US House and Senate Texas women are even more under represented. Here is a graphic which shows where we stand on the Federal side. We didn't gain a single seat in 2016!

YEP, THAT IS RIGHT. 2016 and 2018 have identical statistics. We did not gain one seat in 2016.

Therefore, we must vote in 2018 like our lives depend on it BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES!

On the Federal side,  Texas has two Democratic US Congresswomen (Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee) and one Republican (Kay Granger) out of 36 members of Congress and two senators. 

When we go to court, there are probably going to be Republican men hearing our cases.

Gals,we have to stop putting these men in charge of everything without sending enough women to temper what cliff's they decided to drive us over!

Looking at the importance of the campaigns of Lupe Valdez, Kim Olson and Joi Chevalier this year:

Electing Lupe, Kim and Joi would put women into 

4 out of 9 of the statewide non-judicial offices.

Electing one would give women a 22% representation,

Electing two of the three will raise it to a 33% representation.

Electing all three (if the current Railroad commissioner is re-elected) will give 52% of Texas' population 44% representation on our non-judicial statewide offices.

I applaud Rep. Celia Israel, Gina Hinojosa and Donna Howard for putting everything they have out there to make this happen. They are traveling the state helping other women GOTV in towns outside their district. Lupe, Kim and Joi are traveling over 4,700 miles in 10 days during this last GOTV crunch to meet citizens in 50 towns!

Each of us needs to stop being shy about talking to neighbors and strangers about how important this election is. 

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EARLY VOTING STARTS MONDAY, OCT. 22 

and runs through NOV. 2nd. 

ELECTION DAY IS NOV. 6th.

We should do what Willie says: 

If we don't like the clowns we elected

then when election day rolls around again,

VOTE 'EM OUT!

It's here girls!

Let's VOTE GOOD WOMEN IN 

and GET THE BAD GUYS OUT!