Democratic Party of Collin County

The Democratic Party of Collin County will be holding its biennial County Convention on Saturday, March 20th, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Plano Centre, located at 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.

All local Democrats are welcome to attend.

The following individuals have met the legal requirements to appear as candidates on the 2010 Democratic Primary Ballot in Collin County to seek the nomination of the Democratic Party for the offices shown. The offices and the candidates below are listed in the order they will appear on the March 2, 2010 Collin County Democratic Primary Election ballot.

Primary voters throughout Collin County will go to their 2010 primary election day polling locations after the polls close on March 2, 2010 to hold precinct conventions to elect delegates and alternates to the 2010 Democratic Collin County Convention and adopt resolutions that will be submitted to the county convention. The following pages will provide precinct convention participants with valuable information on running the convention.

There are many reasons to vote in the 2010 Democratic Primary in Collin County -- but for starters, there are contested races on the Democratic Primary ballot for Governor, Lt. Governor, Agriculture Commissioner, Land Commissioner, and Democratic County Chair in Collin County!

Spanish Speaking High School Student Citizens Eligible to Serve
 
Election Advisory Sent by the Texas Secretary of State Emphasizes Legal Requirements for Collin County Democratic Primary Election to be Held on Tuesday, March 2nd.

The following Collin County candidates locally filed with the Democratic Party of Collin County to seek the Democratic nomination for the following offices.  The candidates' names are listed in the order that they will appear on the ballot:

On Tuesday, December 22nd a political earthquake took place when a former federal and state prosecutor, Rafael De La Garza,  formally withdrew his candidate filing for the Republican nomination for Collin County District Attorney, and officially filed as a candidate for the Democratic nomination to become the Collin County District Attorney.

At the County Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, October 27th, the Precinct Chairs in attendance approved the following appointees to the Finance Committee:  Deborah Hyatt, Larry Jackson, Tomeji Miller, and DPCC Deputy Treasurer Ray Ash.  The appointees will serve on the committee with DPCC Treasurer Oscar Peña, who serves as Finance Committee Chairman according to the DPCC Bylaws.