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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carol Donovan is stepping down as Dallas County |
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Democratic Party chair in 2021, concluding a noteworthy tenure that |
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has spanned six years; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected in 2015, Ms. Donovan has guided DCDP through |
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a period of growth, working effectively with precinct chairs and |
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other elected officials; the party fielded candidates for every one |
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of the county's state representative seats for the first time in |
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2016, and State Representative Victoria Neave won her race; |
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furthermore, Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary |
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Clinton garnered 64 percent of the vote in the county; and |
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WHEREAS, Democrats won 80 percent of Dallas County races on |
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the ballot in 2018; DCDP flipped a congressional seat, a state |
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senate seat, and a seat in the Texas House, and it sent to Austin the |
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county's largest Democratic delegation of state representatives |
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since 1971; in addition, it elected its "Slate of Eight" to the |
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Fifth Court of Appeals, transforming it into a Democratic-majority |
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body; voters returned a Democrat to the district attorney's office |
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as well; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2020, DCDP retained all of its seats and gained |
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new seats on the Fifth Court of Appeals; moreover, 65 percent of |
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voters in the county chose President Joseph R. Biden; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Ms. Donovan's leadership, the number of |
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Democratic Party registrations in the county has increased and |
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turnout has climbed from 55 to 66 percent; DCDP has raised more than |
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$2.5 million, and many new precinct chairs have come on board; and |
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WHEREAS, Carol Donovan has greatly benefited the Democratic |
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Party through her tireless endeavors in Dallas County, and as she |
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embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on her accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Carol Donovan for her service as Dallas |
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County Democratic Party chair and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Donovan as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |