Early Voting

This has been an exciting week! I got to cast my vote (early, I was excited) for Senate runoff for a candidate that I truly admire. I was the driving force in the Fox family that got everyone out to early vote and for the candidate of my liking. Rock the vote. Since I had some success with Twitter in the past week, my confidence was on the rise and I decided to tweet Senate hopeful Ted Cruz to let him know I cast my vote in his favor. To my surprise, I got a response! This made my week. Even thought I am quite aware that it was not actually Cruz himself who Tweeted me back, just knowing that whoever it was on his staff took the time to respond to mine and other's tweets, made me smile. I felt I had done my part in Democracy and getting a Twitter shout out was a perk too.

I also had the privilege of meeting Cruz Tuesday July 24th at GOP headquarters in Bryan. It was a great experience. It was a close and intimate setting and I was able to meet Cruz and briefly speak with him (all credit is due to my co-worker with connections who introduced me). He was genuine, friendly and humble. He stayed after his speech to gladly take pictures with all that asked. I am grateful for the experience and glad I took advantage of the opportunity. It made me even more confident in my vote.

The office was busy yesterday, one phone call after another. The people are riled up! The staff is currently trying to find a Town Hall date for Congressman Flores. I cannot wait to participate. I helped out last April, for my first ever Town Hall outing, and it was learning experience. It was definitely not like the Town Halls I had seen on television that are full of unexpected drama. This upcoming Town Hall could be different, as I have learned when answering phone calls, you can never predict a constituent's behavior.