He is the first Democrat to take on this challenge since 2008, and at 24, the 4th-youngest Texas House candidate on the ballot this year for the Democrats.
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YOU ARE CHANGING WEST TEXAS. 85 of you have chipped in $2,790 towards the 5k goal for Democrat @Spencer4Texas ! $2,210 to go! Every single dollar counts! #TheResistance can help get to that next goal! Chip in here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/spencer pic.twitter.com/SAHDakfyVc
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He is running against Tom Craddick, a Republican former Speaker of the Texas House who was first elected November 5, 1968 (yes, 50 years ago)
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The core tenant of his campaign is to reach out to all voters, particularly those who for too long either haven't been engaged, or who can't even admit publicly that they are, in fact, liberals, progressives, Democrats.
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His goal for the next two weeks is to raise the funds to send a letter to each voter in Crane County to ask each of them -- Republican, Democrat, or none of the above -- what they care about and what they'd like to see from their future State Representative.
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Donations will pay for envelopes, stamps, paper, and ink, as well as a business card and a stamped, addressed return envelope in each letter -- not to mention snacks the fantastic volunteers to put all of this together.
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At just over 1,400 addresses, your donation to
@Spencer4Texas of only $2.50 will help us reach one voter in Crane County. $25.00 will reach 10 voters. $250 will reach 100.Show this thread -
And, finally, if you'd like to sign up for campaign updates or to volunteer, please follow this link to fill out the sign-up form! http://bit.ly/2AyI1XU pic.twitter.com/jiI9TNzUqO
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