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The 134 Team
Jan 191 min read
Watch the U.S. Senate Rural Debate
If you did not get a chance to watch the debate live yesterday evening, here is the link to watch the debate on YouTube....
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The 134 Team
Jan 164 min read
The 134 PAC Rural Debate Preview
This coming Thursday's debate will be moderated by James Decker, the Mayor of Stamford, Texas. We asked him because he is extremely...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jan 11 min read
Happy New Election Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2024 is upon us. It is the year for primary and general elections. If you live in an 80/20, 70/30 or even a 60/40...
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The 134 Team
Dec 13, 20231 min read
The 134 PAC Primary GOTV Grant Application Period is Now Open
We have begun accepting applications for The 134 PAC Primary GOTV grants. You can review the criteria and access the application on our...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Dec 10, 20234 min read
What Tony Hawk Taught Me About Politics
Never vote in a Republican Primary Well, that is not exactly what he said, but I will get to the point in a minute. First, as many of...
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The 134 Team
Dec 1, 20232 min read
A Good Problem to Have
As many of you know, we have been providing reimbursement grants for 100% of the filing fee for rural Democrats to get on the primary...
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The 134 Team
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Put Turkey Tamales On Your Menu
As we prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow, we thought it only appropriate to clear the historical record. If history is written by the...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Nov 11, 20233 min read
With Friends Like This...
Barbara Kingsolver, the award winning novelist of Demon Copperhead once said, "We [rural people] are the last demographic that...
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The 134 Team
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Next Party Line Call is this Thursday
Did you miss the last one? November's Party Line call is this Thursday November 9 at 7:00 p.m. If you haven't registered to receive the...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Oct 20, 20233 min read
Where Did We Put The Welcome Mat?
I live in San Angelo, Texas. It is not the reddest place in Texas, but it runs a good race. Most of my friends are not Democrats. They...
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The 134 Team
Oct 6, 20231 min read
The 134 PAC Filing Fee Grant Applications Are Now Open
We are excited to open our Filing Free Grant Applications for the Democratic Primary March 5, 2024. If you are thinking about running...
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The 134 Team
Sep 30, 20231 min read
The 134 PAC's U.S. Senate Scorecard
Dear Candidates for the Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate, We are watching, we are judging, and we will be scoring every candidate...
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The 134 Team
Sep 20, 20235 min read
A Low Cost Primary Growth Campaign
Goals and Aims Our primary aim as an organization is to grow and strengthen the presence of Democrats in rural counties in Texas. This...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 16, 20232 min read
The "Party Line" Starts October 12.
Do you feel like you are the only Democrat where you live? Trust us. You aren't. But it in a lot of rural counties it can seem that...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 9, 20233 min read
Forget The General Election
HOT TAKE ALERT: RURAL DEMOCRATS ARE DOING IT WRONG I do a lot of thinking and writing about the challenges of rural Democrats and rural...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 6, 20233 min read
Join the Resistance
Before we can formulate an overall strategy to grow the Democratic Party in rural Texas, we must identify what the biggest obstacle to...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 2, 20231 min read
2024 Primary Grant Information is Online
This morning we posted our 2024 primary grant process information on our website. Here is the link: https://www.the134pac.org/2024-prim...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 30, 20232 min read
Is there Racial Gerrymandering at the County Level in The 134?
We often hear about challenges to redistricting and gerrymandering of congressional and state house and senate districts. We never hear...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 16, 20233 min read
What We Do
We received a recent request for more information about what we do. Sometimes we get so caught up in doing things we forget to share...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 4, 20234 min read
On Being Toto
Because of how I am, the path I have chosen, and what I believe is best for Texas, and the Texas Democratic Party I catch a little flack,...
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