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The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee is the central vehicle working to elect and re-elect strong Democrats to the Texas House. While there are dozens of Democratic groups and political action committees around the state, the HDCC is the only organization dedicated solely to building and maintaining a Democratic majority in the State House.
Democrats now hold 74 seats in the Texas House, only two seats away from a Democratic Majority. After the 2002 elections, Democrats held 62 seats. In 2004, Democrats held 63 seats. By the end of the 2006 elections, that numbered had mushroomed to 69, with the HDCC re-electing 13 Democrats in Republican-leaning and toss-up districts and defeating 6 House Republicans. By November 2008, Democrats had seen a net gain of 5 more seats in the House. Over the last two cycles, the HDCC has been the most successful Democratic political organization in Texas. Now, only two seats keep Democrats from a majority in the House.
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"From early on in the campaign all the way through Election Day, the HDCC was there to give me the support I needed to fight back against the special interests groups that were aligned against me. With the HDCC's late-breaking research, timely financial support, and their daily advice, we were able to win and get to work representing the hard working families of San Antonio and Bexar County."
-- Rep. Joe Farias (HD 118, San Antonio)
| Dems: Climate is ripe for Texas House takeover |
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By GARY SCHARRER | Chron.com | Oct. 15, 2008, 6:17AM
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AUSTIN — Texas Democrats contend the political climate is right for a stunning comeback from 2002 when they lost control of the House for the first time since Reconstruction.
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