Brief Description:
Currently I am the Assistant Director of the Travis County Democratic Party (TCDP).

As a native Texan, I and my family moved around quite a bit to places like Denver, Colorado, New Orleans and Lafayette, in Louisiana, and McAllen, Texas. I am fortunate to have grown up around such diverse populations, and it has contributed greatly to who I am as a person today.

I worked on my first political campaign serving as the volunteer coordinator for the Bill Clinton primary campaign in Denver in 1992. Later that year, I worked on both a U.S. Senate and a state house district write-in campaign.

After moving back to Austin, I was privileged to be on the staff of Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s first campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. I served as a Congressional Aide in his District Office here in Austin from 1999 to 2001. In 2002, I moved from Austin a second time and was hired as the first field organizer in Des Moines, Iowa for the Iowa Democratic Party’s statewide coordinated campaign.

The following year I started my first tour of duty with the Travis County Democratic Party. I am currently on my second tour of duty. In between, I went to Washington D.C. to work for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest GLBT rights organization in the country, as a regional field organizer for 13 western states plus Texas and Arkansas. As part of my duties, I came back to Austin to help during the last three weeks of the No Nonsense in November Campaign in 2005.

I came back to Austin and to the Travis County Democratic Party after 13 months at HRC. As the Assistant Director for the last 2+ years, I can count as part of my accomplishments that I have recruited dozens of precinct chairs and trained them, I have increased TCDP sustaining members by over 35%, and I (together with three other staff members) have just put together the largest county convention in Texas and in TCDP history.

If Elected to Office:
I have a history of working with diverse groups, listening to their issues, and not only taking their concerns to decision-makers but advocating for their positions. Simply, I will continue doing this as your SDEC member. Additionally, I want to continue Travis County’s progressive voice on the SDEC. Coming from a county party stand point, the rules are, at times, confusing, cumbersome, and contradictory. I want an opportunity to change this and make the rules more understandable and clear for everyone.

I believe that I bring a unique voice to the SDEC. I ask for your support.

Contact Information
Garry Brown
garry@garrybrown.org
512-289-7678