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Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 9, 20223 min read
A Guy Can Dream Can't He?
Driving back from our successful organizing meeting in Gaines County late last night I started thinking about the huge needs for...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Sep 4, 20225 min read
A Plan To Rebuild in Rural Texas
When the party Chairman joined us for our fundraiser event in Amarillo in July, he told me that while he knew that I had been critical of...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 14, 20221 min read
Upcoming Events
Friday August 19 we will be with the Kerr County Democrats in Kerrville, Texas for their meeting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday August 27 at 10:00...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 12, 20221 min read
A County Hopping Campaign
By Jon Mark Hogg, Co-Founder of The 134 PAC There were 85 people who voted in the 2022 Democratic Primary in Dawson County (Lamesa) Texas....
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Cathy Collier
Aug 10, 20226 min read
How to Revive your County Party
by Cathy Collier, Gillespie County Chair "I didn’t know there WERE any Democrats in… (fill in your county’s name)" If you have ever had...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Project Dawson County
Dawson County sits just south of Lubbock on the South Plains. The county seat is Lamesa, Texas. It does not have any Democratic elected...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 16, 20224 min read
A Tale of Three Horses
I know a large coalition of rural Democrats and women were counting on a sea change in the direction of the Texas Democratic Party after...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 12, 20221 min read
Tired of Talk? Come Talk to Us.
Many people going to the Democratic State Convention have asked us if we will caucus at the convention. Our answer? Not exactly. We...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 11, 20221 min read
Standing Room Only!
It was standing room only in Amarillo last night for our summer event/fundraiser - Rockin' to Save Rural Texas. Over 500 people showed...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jul 1, 20221 min read
The 134 PAC awards $1,500 grant to Kendall County Democratic Party
CONGRATULATIONS to the Kendall County Democratic Party for being the first recipient of a 134 PAC Grant for rural Texas. The Kendall...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jun 21, 20221 min read
Amarillo by Voodoo
July 9, 2022 6:00 p.m. @ Grand Plaza Amarillo Civic Center 801 Buchanan Amarillo, Texas Thanks to some generous sponsors, what began as a...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Rural County Chair Tip: Get 12 hours of early voting per day
It is the best kept secret that county chairs can get 12 hours of early voting per day during the last week of early voting in your...
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Cathy Collier
May 25, 20223 min read
County Chair Perspectives: Why Run Your Own Primary
Why would anyone in their right mind want to conduct a separate primary election? Since I am arguably not in my right mind, I’m not sure....
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Jon Mark Hogg
May 20, 20221 min read
Tell Us About your Local Candidates
We are starting a series that will run all the way to the election in November highlighting the local Democrats running for office in...
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Jon Mark Hogg
May 17, 20221 min read
Grant Applications Open
The 134 PAC is now accepting grant applications for county Democratic parties in The 134 and for all rural counties in Texas. Click on...
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Jon Mark Hogg
May 13, 20225 min read
Sign Wars Part 2 - Inside the City Limits
Most battles in our Sign Wars are going to be fought inside city, corporate limits. Cities of course are self-governing political...
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Jon Mark Hogg
May 6, 20225 min read
Sign Wars: There is Hope
Some of our county chairs have reached out seeking help in dealing with the flurry of offensive Republican signs that appear on our...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Apr 21, 20222 min read
My Other Job is Traveling Salesman
So, most recently I have begun a quest to visit as many rural county chairs as I possibly can in person. Places like Gillespie, Mason,...
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Jon Mark Hogg
Apr 10, 20222 min read
Start Planning Now!
At The 134 PAC we have been unconventional since our beginning. One thing that makes us different is we are focused on building party...
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