Accomplishments
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Bexar
County
Democratic
Party
Our Accomplishments:
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| May 2006 we started
with... |
Where we are now |
| No known bank
accounts and no money |
One healthy bank
account with $22,000 & one Primary account with in excess of
$150,000. |
| No office |
An attractive and
fully staffed (with volunteers) 1000 square foot office, centrally
located & easily accessible from all sections of Bexar
County. It is open 5 days per week and is large enough to
accomodate all BCDP Committee meetings. |
| A few broken down
pieces of furniture |
Our office is fully
furnished with donation from generous Democrats, a little ingenuity and
purchases. |
| Three barely
working computers |
Six fully
functioning computers with the promise of two more. |
| No lists of voters |
A master list of
almost 2500 Democrats, including over 1100 email addresses. |
| Less than $500 per
month in donations |
An actively working
Partnership Program bringing in an average of $3700 per month.
Our Partners and our Leadership Council receive full credit, both on
our website and on the wall of the BCDP office. |
| Almost $300,000 in
debts |
Except for CEC
approved monthly obligations, the BCDP is
debt free. |
| A federal PAC with
a debt of $58,000 from a lawsuit |
With the help of
Mikal Watts, this lawsuit has been dismissed and the Federal PAC is in
process of being closed. |
| A past due AT&T
phone bill of $700+ from the previous administration |
Paid in full. |
| A debt in excess of
$7000 from the Wurzbach lease |
We have explained
to the Landlord that Mr. Casias is solely responsible for this debt as
the obligation was never approved by the CEC. They are no longer
dunning us for this debt. |
| Bexar County 2006
Primary bill > $200,000 2006 Primary Final Cost Report was never completed 2006 Primary Runoff Estimate & Final Cost Report were never completed |
Carla Vela searched
the local banks in San Antonio and found 5 accounts at IBC for the
BCDP. Four accounts with a total of less than $700 were
consolidated into one account and this money was eventually transferred
into the current LNB BCDP account. This money was used to pay the
majority of the 2006 AT&T bill. The 5th account was the 2006 Primary account with approximately $99,000. Working with the Texas Secretary of State office, we received an additional $68,000. Ms. Vela went before the Commissioner's Court and requested they accept this money as full payment so we may start fresh for 2008. The court agreed and this money was paid to the Bexar County Clerk as payment in full for the 2006 Primary. |
| Democrats had no
way to contact the party or find information |
Now we have an
attractive, up to date website with a calendar of events of interest to
Democrats. Our webmaster has provided links to an incredible
amount of information, including a list of Precinct Chairs, a detailed
report of the Party's finances monthly, as well as the CEC minutes. |
| No volunteers |
More than 60 people
have signed up to volunteer. |
| No CEC involvement
or working committees |
Full CEC
involvement in all major decision making through monthly CEC meetings
and the BCDP Steering Committee. Actively working committees
include Soecial Events/Fundraising, Campaign, Precinct Chair
Recruitment, Rules, and Budget & Finance. |
| We have accomplished much in the last 18
months with the help of many hardworking Bexar County Democrats.
BUT, there is still a great deal to do as we move forward toward
turning Bexar County and Texas completely blue. Now is the time
to put our differences aside and to work with the one goal of electing
Democrats in 2008! Bexar County Democratic Party Chair
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Donated, Bexar County Democratic Party, Roberto Flores, Chair.