09.26.09
HCDP Johnson+Rayburn+Richards Annual Fundraiser, Oct. 17, 6-10pm
(JRR Dinner) benefiting Harris Co. Democratic Party (HCDP)
This is the annual fundraiser for operating expenses and to help the County Party prepare for the 2010 elections, beginning with the Primaries in March 2010. Help elect MORE Democratic judges to the county courthouse!!
JOHNSON-RAYBURN-RICHARDS DINNER
The Democratic Whip is the 3rd most powerful position in the
US House of Representatives!!
Harris County Democratic Party chair Gerry Birnberg h
as announced that Congressmember James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives, the third highest ranking Democratic position in the House, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Johnson-Rayburn-Richards Dinner, to be held Saturday, October 17, 2009, at the Hilton Americas Hotel.
Individual tickets are $140.
The annual gathering of Democratic loyalists is expected to draw more than 1,200 people this year. It will begin with a VIP reception at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner and a full program starting at 7:00 p.m., and will feature the annual silent auction. Numerous elected officials and candidates from across the state are expected to be in attendance, as are Democratic clubs and organizations and other activists from across Harris County.
Representative Clyburn was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1992, becoming the first African-American South Carolinian to serve in Congress since 1897. He has been Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and of the House Democratic Caucus. He sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee.
The role of the Whip is to “whip up” support for Democratic legislation when a vote is scheduled on the House floor and to keep Democratic members focused on their mission. (To learn more about the Whip’s position, click here.)
