Monday,September4,2023
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S NEBCD Agenda OurSponsors CandidateandVendor Tables 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 LaborWoman&LaborManoftheYear 10 TexasSenatorRolandGutierrez, KeynoteSpeaker JimChesnut,IndieRecording Artist & Let’sPlay!Kids’Activities Menu 1 OurSponsors Membership Application AboutNEBCD 11
MadeleineDewar,NEBCDBoardMember;PledgeofAllegiance,Veteran JimLucas,NEBCDBoardMember 12:40 IntroduceElectedOfficialsandCandidates
D-SanAntonio,TXSD19,2024Candidate,UnitedStatesSenate
HonortheLaborWomanandLaborManoftheYear, PresentedbyCongressmanGregCasar,U.S.HouseofRepresentatives, CongressionalDistrict35
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1:25 Children’sActivitiesBegin
1:30 90MinutesofMarvelousMusicalEntertainment
1:30-3:00VisitTablesofElectedOfficials,CandidatesandVendors
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NEBCD 2 NOON DoorsOpen--CometoTheEatBrayLoveCafe
12:30 Welcome
12:50 KeynoteSpeakerSenatorRolandGutierrez
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JimChesnut,MikeTrigg,andJaimeVarela
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Sponsors
John&ZadaCourage,SACityCouncil,District9
Did You Know?
Proceeds from the Labor Day Picnic, along with NEBCD’s spring fundraiser, member dues and merchandise, are used to fund a centralized pop-up campaign headquarters in 2024 that supports all Democratic candidates and volunteers.
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MaryLouAlvarez,Judge,45thDistrictCourt
RobertMiller,ViceChair,NEBCD Srinivasan(Chino)Rao
AuroraSanchez,InMemoryofHenry,"TheFox"Munoz
LausanneWiatrowski, Co-Chair,NEBCDEvents&FundraisingCommittee
LawOfficeof PatMaloney
JavierSalazar,BexarCounty Sheriff
Antonia(Toni)Arteaga,Judge,57thDistrictCourt
U.S.SenateSponsor $500
VicePresidentialSponsor $750
PresidentialSponsor $1000
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SecurityUnderwriter $300
JanLongfellow, NEBCDEventsandFundraisingCommittee
U.S.CongressSponsor $250
GregCasar
CynthiaChapa
HenryCuellar
MarisaFlores
AngelicaJimenez
OscarKazen
MichaelMery
JustinRodriguez
PeterSakai
RoseSosa
AlbertUresti
BettyVance
LisaVance
VeronicaVasquez
ChristineVasquez-Hortick
USRepresentative,CD35
Judge,288thDistrictCourt
USRepresentative,CD28
Judge,224thDistrictCourt
Judge,408thDistrictCourt
Judge,ProbateCourt#1
Judge,144thDistrictCourt
BexarCountyComm.,Pct.2
BexarCountyJudge
Judge,289thDistrictCourt
CountyTaxAssessor/Collector
NEBCDEventsandFundraising
LawOfficeofLisaA.Vance,P.C.
Judge,ProbateCourt#2
Judge,225thDistrictCourt
Did You Know?
If we want to be competitive up the ballot, we have to be competitive down ballot too. We know you get a lot of requests for political donations, but a gift to NEBCD stays in Bexar County and serves candidates like these, who often campaign on very small budgets.
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CANDIDATE&VENDOR TABLES
RosieAlvarado
ToniArteaga
BexarCountyDemocraticParty
FrankCastro
JesseGarcia
NormaGonzales
DanielKruger
ElizabethMartinez
JerryMathis
EmmaPreciado
CarlosQuezada
AnaLauraRamirez
RonRangel
JavierSalazar
LauraSalinas
BobSalvatore
AuroraSanchez
RaulSolis
JoelSolis
CatherineTorres-Stahl
JacquelineValdes
DannickVillasenor-Hernandez
BethWatkins
Please Visit the Candidate and Vendor Tables
Candidates and vendors have staked out a table so you can find them and talk to them. This is a special opportunity in an informal setting where you can get up close and personal with candidates and officials.
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Judge,438thDistrictCourt Judge,57thDistrictCourt Judge,399thDistrictCourt ACAInsuranceServices Judge,131stDistrictCourt Candidate,73rdDistrictCourt MARInsuranceGroup BexarCountyDemocraticWomen Candidate,TXRepresentative,HD118 Candidate,73rdDistrictCourt Judge,379thDistrictCourt BexarCountySheriff Judge,166thDistrictCourt BeyondPaintingRainbows PuroBlueforTexas Candidate,SanAntonioRiverAuthority Judge,175thDistrictCourt Judge,386thDistrictCourt Candidate,73rdDistrictCourt Justice,4thCourtofAppeals
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RolandGutierrezwasfirstelectedtotheTexasHouseofRepresentativesin 2008.WhileservingintheHouse,hechairedtheHouseCommitteeon DefenseandVeterans'AffairsonappointmentfromRepublicanHouse SpeakerJoeStraus,alsoofSanAntonio.
In2020,herantorepresentDistrict19intheTexasSenateagainst incumbentRepublicanPeteFlores.OnNovember3,2020,SenatorGutierrez defeatedFlores,winningwith50%ofthevoteto47%forFlores.Hewonreelectionin2022.
AspartoftheTexasSenate,SenatorGutierrezservesontheLocal Government,VeteranAffairs,andtheWater,Agriculture&RuralAffairs committees.
SenatorGutierrez,whosedistrictencompassesUvalde,Texas,introduced fourgunsafetybillsfollowingthe2022RobbElementarySchoolshooting.
SenatorGutierrezisisrunningfortheU.S.Senateinthe2024election againstincumbentTedCruz
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IndieCountrysinger/songwriter,JimChesnut, willbejoinedbyMikeTriggandJaimeVarela. TriggisaverytalentedsongwriterandChesnut thinksofhimastheRogerMillerofthepresent age.Varelaisanextraordinaryguitaristand vocalist,especiallywithSpanishlanguage classicssuchasCielitoLindo.Thispromisesto beatrueLaborDayFiesta.
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LABORWOMAN&LABORMAN OFTHEYEAR
GREGCASAR UnitedStatesRepresentative,35thCD
CongressmanGregCasarwillpresenttheawards totheLaborWomanandLaborManoftheYear. AlabororganizerandsonofMexicanimmigrants, CongressmanCasarwasswornintoofficein January2023andservesastheWhipofthe CongressionalProgressiveCaucus.Hefightsto raisewagesformillionsofAmericanworkers, expandimmigrantrights,restoreabortionrights andvotingrights,protectveteransandseniors, andtackletheclimatecrisis
WANDA LONGORIA LABORWOMAN OFTHEYEAR
WandaLongoriataughtforover30yearsin NorthsideISDandistheFoundingPresidentofthe NorthsideAmericanFederationofTeachers, whichhasgrownintooneofthefivelargestlocal unionsinSanAntonio.SheledherLocaltofight backagainstreactionaryforcesattemptingto takeovertheschoolboardracesafewmonths ago,andasaresultofherefforts, Laborendorsedcandidateswonthreeofthefourseats.
GUILLERMO VASQUEZ
LABORMAN OFTHEYEAR
GuillermoVazquezisaleadorganizerforthe AmericanFederationofState,County,and MunicipalEmployees,organizingcityandcounty workers.HehasbeenaUnitedWayLabor Representative,ontheStaffoftheLaborer'sUnion, theAmericanFederationofTeachers,andthe NationalAFL-CIO.Hehasledunionoutreach campaignsthroughdirectmail,doorknocking, phonebanking,andtexting
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NEBCDistheoldestDemocraticclubinBexarCounty.Poweredentirelyby volunteersfor28years,NEBCDhasreliablyprovidedapop-upcommunitysupport headquartersforallDemocraticcandidates,volunteers,andvotersduringmajor electioncyclesInbetweenelectioncycles,NEBCDsponsorsongoingprogressive activitiestoencourageaneducatedelectorateandtogetoutthevote.
Andyearinandyearout,NEBCDengagesinfundraisingtosupportthisvital communityproject.Thatmeansraisingatleast$60,000everytwoyearsthrough TheLaborDayPicnic,awinterfundraiser,memberdues,andotheractivities
NEBCDhasfinancedandoperatedacampaignofficeineverygeneralelection yearsince2000andhasprovidedcampaignphonebanking,blockwalking, volunteerrecruitmentandtraining,andadministrativesupporttoallDemocratic candidatesontheBexarCountyNovemberballot.
Weknowyougetalotofrequestsforpoliticaldonations.ButadonationtoNEBCD staysinBexarCountyandservesourlocalcandidates,voters,andyouYoucan seewhereyourmoneygoes.Pleasenurturewhatisyoursbybecominga sustainingmember,makingagenerousdonation,andattendingNEBCD’sevents.
ScantheQRCodesToLearnMoreAboutNEBCD: PolAdpaidforbyNEBCD,POBox700766,SanAntonio,TX78270-0766,MelissaWilliams,Treasurer
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