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Preparing to run: SLO #1

1.  Know your district.  Go to:   http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx , and discover the district number, and who represents you in the Texas house or state senate. 

2. Go to your current representative’s page, and look at the district analyses documents.

a. What does your district look like (in terms of population, age, education, employment, election results

b. What issues arise based upon the district’s demographics (this will help you think about your platform)

Your Platform, and Party Politics:

1. Know yourself.  Take these surveys to identify your political leanings:

a. http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-party-quiz/

b. http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/

c. Submit screenshots or jpgs of your results.

2. Given your results, and your previous district analysis research, what’s your platform?  Choose at least 3 issue stands to develop.

3. Compare your issue stands with the official party platforms of your party:

a. Texas Democratic Party platform:  http://www.txdemocrats.org/our-party/texas-democratic-party-platform/  

b. Texas Republican Party platform:  https://www.texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/PERM-PLATFORM.pdf

c. Where do your ideas align with the party?

d. Where do your ideas diverge from the party

The Campaign: SLO #2

1. How much does it cost to run for office in Texas?

a. https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/01/heres-how-much-texas-candidates-spent-vote-general-election/

b. How will you raise money? (read this handy info from the Texas Democratic Party before you violate any campaign finance laws:   https://www.txdemocrats.org/act/run-for-office  )

c. What interest groups will support/oppose you?  Go to  https://votesmart.org/interest-groups/TX/#.WXjT4ojyuUk  and identify two (2) interest groups that you think will support your campaign, and two (2) who will oppose your campaign.  Explain why, referring to your platform.

2. What’s your SLOGAN? 

3.  Design a campaign sign.

4. Which newspaper, official, celebrity endorsements will you seek? Why?

5. How do you get out the vote? Given your issue stands, what voter groups do you need to target?  What is (refer back to the district analyses documents on your current legislator’s homepage