Katy @ Team TDP · [email protected]

January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM

New Year, New Plans (too cheesy?)

But seriously…   Team, we’ve got a special election coming up on January 31 — and it’s a real opportunity to flip a Texas senate seat blue by electing Taylor Rehmet. We can win this race, but only if we show up early and everywhere. This isn’t just about one district — it’s a…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

January 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM

We’re in our winter lock-in era

  Team, I could give you all of the silly cliches. New Year, New Team. Out with the old, in with the new. Less stress, more success. But I’m going to tell you something near and dear to my heart: I am so dang grateful for each and every single one of you. To the tens of t…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

January 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM

pals, this is it

  Team, Republicans are watching our totals, betting we’ll coast through the midnight deadline tonight half-asleep. I’m not gonna get emotional, but I’m wound up, we’re within spittin’ distance ($1,654 last my team checked) of our goal with just a couple hours left to close th…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM

I’ve got a confession for y’all

I’m taking accountability and we’re making huge changes.   Team, We looked back into the past: failures, lessons, wins, all of it. And we saw a huge opportunity for growth. For over 30 years, we allowed just about 50 seats to go uncontested every single election. In far too m…

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  Team TDP · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM

104 Candidates

We’ve got a full slate, ladies and gentlemen!   Team, we’ll confess something to you: Since 1994, Texas Democrats have allowed on average about 50% of open seats to go uncontested, leaving millions of Texans without the option to vote for Democrats below the top of the ticket. …

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  Katy @ Team TDP · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM

For the first time since 1974

We’re doing something special. We are not letting a SINGLE seat go uncontested.   Team, I’m so proud to announce that for the first time since 1974, Texas Democrats have a candidate running in every state and federal election in an attempt to go on the offensive and shrink Rep…

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  Finance @ Texas Dems · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM

Correct your records, please

We really need some help this week.   Hi there. We’re writing from the Finance team at Texas Democrats. We are working on our final report of the year, and Kendall flagged for us that he hasn’t seen your name come through on our end-of-year donor list yet*. Can you take a look…

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  Katy Schmader · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM

We’re all in this together!

I’m a millennial… I’m sure you can see where I’m going.   Hey friend, When I say we’re all in this together — I’m not just quoting High School Musical (though yeah, I kind of am). I really do mean it. Because this year, Texas Democrats really did show up together. From count…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM

We’re in all 254 counties

That’s right: every single one   I said what I said, team:   “If you’re a Republican and you want to represent Texans in any elected office, you’re going to have to fight us for it,” — Kendall Scudder   FUND THE FIGHT   In 2026, you will see ac…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM

Did you see this?

We need Terri, and she needs you.   Hey y’all. I wanted to make sure you saw Terri’s email below. We’re thrilled she’s on board as our new Executive Director, and really need your help to make sure her (and my!) big plans for 2026 actually happen. Check out her email and chip i…

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  Terri Burke @ Texas Dems · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM

I’d like to introduce myself

You’ll be hearing from me   Hi there, it’s a pleasure to meet y’all. My name is Terri Burke, and I’m the new Executive Director for the Texas Democratic Party. I spent more than 12 years as Executive Director of the ACLU of Texas, and you might have seen my work in outlets l…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Let’s end 2025 the way we gotta start 2026: winning.

We’re building something bigger than Texas has ever seen   Hi y’all, Kendall here. I’m reaching out because Texas Dems need your support before midnight on 12/31. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it: We’ve got two days left until it’s officially the election year, and if we don’t hit o…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM

We’re just getting started

2026 is coming. And Texas Democrats aren’t holding back.   Hey y’all, I’ve been thinking a lot about this past year — everything we were up against, and everything we managed to do anyway, all thanks to your support. Republicans tried to steamroll us with extremist policies …

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM

This isn’t just momentum — it’s a movement

We’re not waiting for 2026 to win.   Hey friend, Let me get straight to the point: we’ve got a full Democratic slate, a field strategy that covers all 38 congressional districts, and we’re ahead of schedule on precinct chair recruitment. This isn’t a warm-up year — we’re alrea…

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  Katy @ Team TDP · [email protected]

December 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM

LFG, y’all!

Are you ready for it?   Hi friend, I’m Katy, the Organizing Director here at the Texas Democratic Party. At the start of this year, we made a big commitment: We’re going to show up in every race — in every part of the state. We’re doing it. We’ve built a field strategy that…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM

3 big opportunities you need to know about

(Harris and Tarrant County Dems, we need y’all!)   Team, here are 3 exciting things you need to know about: Early voting has started in Harris County! We’re watching the races for Houston City College Trustee, District II and City Council At-Large Position 4 particularly clos…

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  Katy @ Texas Dems · [email protected]

December 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Why have MAGA billionaires been spending big bucks in Tarrant County?

Spoiler alert: it’s oil barons + big time gamblers     FIGHT FOR TEXAS DEMOCRATS   Team, you always have to follow the money. While Democrat Taylor Rehmet has a chance to make history and flip a seat blue in the January runoff election in Fort Worth, the MAGA…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Tell everyone you know in Fort Worth:

Taylor Rehmet can flip this seat   Heads up, we’ve finally got a runoff Election Day on the calendar: January 31. Just under two months until we have a real chance to FLIP A SEAT blue, time to get to work y’all. We’re mobilizing Dems in Tarrant County to get out the vote for T…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM

Thanks to you

  Team, Let’s just say it: y’all did a big thing this Giving Tuesday. Many of you showed up in so many ways — pitching in at food banks, checking on your people, and having real conversations alongside us about what it’ll take to win seats and make real change in communities…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM

This Giving Tuesday…

It’s more than just giving your money   Team, it’s Giving Tuesday, and I want to bend your ear for a minute about what this season means. While the holidays are joyful for many, they can also be tough for folks. Some don’t have family or community, some don’t have enough to ea…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM

Don’t mess with Texas Democrats

Game on! Let’s go!!   Team, y’all have been amazing this past year and shown up for us at every turn. We truly cannot thank you enough as we ramp up for the ongoing fight for fair maps, the upcoming runoff, and creating a blue wave in Texas this midterms. We’ve got you, we’ve…

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  Katy @ Texas Dems · [email protected]

November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM

We can flip a seat in 70 days…

We’ve got a fighting chance, y’all!   Y’all, as an Organizing Director, you know I love to flip a seat. In a state like Texas, where the GOP has worked so hard to suppress voters, it can be so hard to flip a red seat blue. But right now, up in Tarrant County, Dem candidate Tay…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM

We’ve got a run off, ladies and gentlemen!

All eyes are on North Texas   Friends: I need your help. The fight for fair representation in Texas isn’t over yet. Just this week, a panel of federal judges blocked Greg Abbott and Donald Trump’s rigged congressional maps. It’s a huge win — but it’s just one step in a much bi…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM

We just beat Trump and Abbott in court

But this fight is far from over   Kendall here — Chair of the Texas Democratic Party — with some huge news for y’all: A panel of federal judges just blocked Greg Abbott and Donald Trump’s illegal, racist redistricting maps. That’s right, that huge fight we put up back in August…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Thank you

$10.26   Hey, there – I know there’s a lot going on in your inbox. I’m just popping in on behalf of the Texas Democratic Party to say thank you. Earlier this week, we told you about how we want to expand our Vote-by-Mail program ahead of the 2026 midterms. It’s one of our most…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM

Checking in —

Quick note   Hey friend, Earlier this week, I told you about our Texas Dems Vote-By-Mail program. What began as a voting accessibility effort for Texas seniors in 2018 has become one of our most effective voter mobilization tools, period. This program is a massive undertaking …

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  Ethan @ Texas Dems · [email protected]

November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Introducing myself

And the data behind VBM!   Hey, Ethan here. I’m the guy on the TDP team who loves numbers and sees beauty in an Excel spreadsheet. As we move closer to the 2026 midterms, I’ve been fixated on the data behind our TDP Vote-by-Mail (VBM) program. I know, I know… You are wondering…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Vote by Mail: preparation = victory (heck yeah!)

The cost of voter mobilization   We’re less than a year from the 2026 midterms, team. You know, the election Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, and Texas Republicans tried to fix with their mid-decade redistricting plot. The Texas Democrats took a stand, Illinois Democrats came to ou…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Fired up and ready to go!

I know I am!   Hey y’all — it’s Kendall here, I’m heading the team at Texas Dems on finding ways to win seats for Democrats here in Texas, everywhere we can. On Tuesday, my job as TDP Chair took me out to the polls — voting, talking with neighbors, watching people show up for…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM

We’ll get through this, together

Check out these resources   Team, right now, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — are losing their SNAP benefits. I am pissed at this administration for putting the needs of our families last — and even angrier that Greg Abbott lets him. Texas Democrats are s…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM

It just keeps getting worse…

Check out this news and how you can help.   Hey y’all, I’m absolutely furious. Donald Trump is threatening to defy federal court orders and holding our fellow Texans hostage by refusing to ensure full payments under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Alread…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM

🗳️ I voted. Did you?

Election Day in Texas — your story matters.   Hey y’all. It’s Kendall with the Texas Democratic Party — and it’s officially Election Day in Texas. Whether you’re voting before work, during your lunch break, or after school drop-off — I hope you’ll take a minute today to share…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM

To the polls!

We’ve got tools to help you vote   I am feeling grateful, friends! If you donated over the past couple of days, thank you! If you voted at a Texas polling place: thank you! If you taught a friend or neighbor about an issue on the ballot: thank you! GOTV season is my favorite…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

October 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM

A quick update on voter turnout shows…

We can do better, here’s how:   Hey there, Early voting (and trick or treating) is happening as we speak, so I’m going to make this quick. Folks are trying their best to head to the polls, but it’s real tough given the Secretary of State’s shocking incompetence. I mean, what k…

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  Texas Dems · [email protected]

October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM

“Texas has a voter registration problem.”

  Did you see this editorial in the Austin-American-Statesman? It came out just the other day, and oh boy, they came out swingin’: “Texas voters deserve election officials who solve real problems, not invent new ones.”   WE AGREE. HELP US GET NEW ONES.   …

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  Lillian Salerno, TDP Development Officer · [email protected]

October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Here’s how we’re going to help Texas voters:

The GOP caused 3 HUGE problems   Friends — Early voting is happening RIGHT NOW, and what is the Secretary of State doing to mobilize and turn out voters? As far as we can tell… pretty much nothing that works. Honestly, their office has shown a shocking lack of accountabilit…

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  Katy Schmader, TDP Organizing Director · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Ghosted by the Secretary of State

If Greg Abbott and his allies won’t give Texans the truth, we will.   Here’s what happens when the Secretary of State refuses to do their job in an accurate, timely way: As of Saturday, just over 4% of registered Travis County voters had cast their ballots.   HELP US G…

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  Katy Schmader, TDP Organizing Director · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM

It’s a 3-step plan

And it’s SO transparent   We already know Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton don’t want Texans to use their votes or voices. They’ve got their own trick-or-treat plan — except every “treat” goes to Trump’s allies, and every “trick” is on Texas voters. GOP Trick: Control redistric…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

October 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM

The scariest thing this Halloween? Losing your vote.

Texas Republicans are up to their old tricks. Let’s fight back together.   If they’re not going to do their duly elected jobs, well, then we’ll step up and fill the gaps their incompetence has left behind.     HELP GET OUT THE VOTE IN TEXAS   In 2019, the TX Secr…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM

The question I get all the time

What can I do?   Hey there, y’all, When I’m out on the road, there’s one question folks ask me more than any other, and I bet you’ve been asking yourself the same thing. “What can I do?” I know it’s easy to scroll the headlines and your social media feed and feel hopeless — t…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

October 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM

The fight that started in Texas

Get ready for Nov. 4   Hey there, friends, When our TX House Dems fought their hearts out against Abbott and Trump’s rigged election maps, Illinois Democrats came to our aid. Then, California Democrats picked up the struggle for democracy, fighting fire with fire. Can you see…

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  Lillian Salerno @ Texas Dems · [email protected]

October 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM

We did it

  Hey friend — We did it. Thanks to hundreds of Texans pitching in from every corner of the state, we are hard at work getting our organizing team together. As Kendall and Katy both told you — these stakes are high. But you came together and gave us the boost we needed. So t…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM

4 new county chairs. One big deadline.

  Hey friend — We’re 4 county chairs closer to flipping the damn House — and we’ve got until midnight tonight to hit our goal to raise $10,000 more to keep this work going. Can we count on you to chip in? These are places where Democrats have never had local infrastructure. …

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  Katy Schmader @ Texas Dems · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM

This is actually crazy…

Folks are FIRED UP!   Hey friend — I hope you saw Kendall’s email yesterday. He’s really excited about what’s happening with Dem organizing across the state, and I am too! We’ve got real people stepping up to organize — but now we need to meet the moment to make sure they’ve g…

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

October 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM

We don’t need bullies. We need believers.

Can I count on you?   📣 We’re building local Democratic power in places where it’s never existed — but we can’t do it without your help. 👉 Chip in now to power the movement >> Hey friend, You know what’s wild? Governor Abbott is literally dispatching …

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  Organizing @ Texas Dems · [email protected]

October 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Did you see Katy’s email?

  Did you see Katy’s email? We wanted to make sure you saw it and had a chance to let us know you stand with Texas organizers. Check it out below and let us know how you feel! Begin forwarded message: Hi friend, I want to tell you about Christine. She’s a precinct chair in…

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  Katy Schmader, Texas Dems · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM

A good day in Texas

  Hi friend, I want to tell you about Christine. She’s a precinct chair in Marble Falls — a small Texas town with big democratic (and Democratic) energy. And yesterday, she hosted her very first meet-and-greet at her home 🥳. She called it a success. I call it the future of …

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

October 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM

See how your support is making a difference!

Our end-of-quarter filing is in, and Texas Democrats are showing our strength, momentum, and energy.   Trump and his Republican puppets just shut down the government — not because they had to, but because they refuse to protect Texans’ healthcare. Let’s be clear: 1.4 million …

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  Kendall Scudder · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Come on now

We’re almost at the finish line. Make sure your contribution counts before we submit our financials   Friends — a quick note before we finish up our end-of-quarter financial reporting. We are so damn close to finishing this thing, and I wanted to reach out to see if you’ll joi…

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  Texas Dems · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM

They’ve taken over the statehouse. Now it’s our turn

Texas Democrats have the momentum and energy to fight back.   For decades, the GOP has been consolidating power — banning books, privatizing utilities, erasing Black and Latino voices from the map, gutting public schools — all while hiding behind the word “freedom.” Freedom f…

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