El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats to Hold Endorsement Roundtable
Dear Incumbents and Candidates for Elected Office: On behalf of El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats (EPSYD), I would like to cordially invite you to participate in our organization's first-ever Endorsement Roundtable Meeting and Endorsement Election. El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats is a progressive new organization that was founded last year in September to give voice to and empower young Democrats in El Paso who are gay, bisexual, lesbian, or transgendered, and their straight friends, family, and allies that share a common interest in advancing the interests of progress, equality, and justice in El Paso, Texas, at the local, state, and national level.
Since we began, our organization has achieved extraordinary success in its formation and has received a great deal of support from many powerful and influential leaders in the El Paso area who support the gay community in El Paso and their allies. El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats is officially recognized by and fully affiliated with the El Paso County Democratic Party, the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus, and National Stonewall Democrats. Our organization has over 40 paid members and over 80 gay and straight allies throughout El Paso and within our County Democratic Party.
Our Endorsement Roundtable meeting will be held on February 2, 2012 at 501 Bar and Bistro at 6 p.m. Each Incumbent or Candidate for elected office will be given at least 3 minutes to introduce themselves at the beginning of our Endorsement Roundtable and will be given additional time after their introductions to answer any questions our members might have about any of the Incumbents or Candidates that are seeking an endorsement from our organization--which is a valuable endorsement in light of the fact that El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats is the largest LGBT Democratic Party organization in El Paso County and is one of the most powerful voices for equality and progress in El Paso County.
Additionally, in order to be placed on our organization's ballot for endorsement, each candidate for endorsement must provide a written response to the following El Paso Stonewall Young Democrat Endorsement Candidate Questions:
1) What office are you running for and why are you running for that office; and
2) If you are elected, what role do you believe you and your office should play in advancing the interests of progress and equality in El Paso County?
No limit will be imposed by our organization on the length of your responses. Your responses should be e-mailed to:epsyd2012@gmail.com by 11:59 p.m. on February 9th 2012 at 11:59. Every Candidate that answers the aforementioned questions will have their responses published on our website for all of our members to read before they vote for the candidate for endorsement of their choice at: www.epsyd.org.
Further, every candidate for endorsement that provides a response to EPSYD's Endorsement Candidate Questions will be allowed to provide a picture of themselves and their logo to accompany their response on our webpage.
On February 13th, after each paid member of our organization has been given an opportunity to cast their ballot online for the candidates they endorse, El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats will announce and publish the results of our Endorsement Election on facebook; as well as on our webpage. I wish you all the best of luck in your races.
Respectfully and very Democratically yours,
Antonio Williams, J.D.
Antonio Williams, J.D.
President of El Paso Stonewall Young Democratswww.epsyd.org
epsyd2011@gmail.com
Since we began, our organization has achieved extraordinary success in its formation and has received a great deal of support from many powerful and influential leaders in the El Paso area who support the gay community in El Paso and their allies. El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats is officially recognized by and fully affiliated with the El Paso County Democratic Party, the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus, and National Stonewall Democrats. Our organization has over 40 paid members and over 80 gay and straight allies throughout El Paso and within our County Democratic Party.
Our Endorsement Roundtable meeting will be held on February 2, 2012 at 501 Bar and Bistro at 6 p.m. Each Incumbent or Candidate for elected office will be given at least 3 minutes to introduce themselves at the beginning of our Endorsement Roundtable and will be given additional time after their introductions to answer any questions our members might have about any of the Incumbents or Candidates that are seeking an endorsement from our organization--which is a valuable endorsement in light of the fact that El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats is the largest LGBT Democratic Party organization in El Paso County and is one of the most powerful voices for equality and progress in El Paso County.
Additionally, in order to be placed on our organization's ballot for endorsement, each candidate for endorsement must provide a written response to the following El Paso Stonewall Young Democrat Endorsement Candidate Questions:
1) What office are you running for and why are you running for that office; and
2) If you are elected, what role do you believe you and your office should play in advancing the interests of progress and equality in El Paso County?
No limit will be imposed by our organization on the length of your responses. Your responses should be e-mailed to:epsyd2012@gmail.com by 11:59 p.m. on February 9th 2012 at 11:59. Every Candidate that answers the aforementioned questions will have their responses published on our website for all of our members to read before they vote for the candidate for endorsement of their choice at: www.epsyd.org.
Further, every candidate for endorsement that provides a response to EPSYD's Endorsement Candidate Questions will be allowed to provide a picture of themselves and their logo to accompany their response on our webpage.
On February 13th, after each paid member of our organization has been given an opportunity to cast their ballot online for the candidates they endorse, El Paso Stonewall Young Democrats will announce and publish the results of our Endorsement Election on facebook; as well as on our webpage. I wish you all the best of luck in your races.
Respectfully and very Democratically yours,
Antonio Williams, J.D.
Antonio Williams, J.D.
President of El Paso Stonewall Young Democratswww.epsyd.org
epsyd2011@gmail.com
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