December, they say, is the month of joy, happiness, and to finish what you’ve started. And, according to Ralph Waldo Emerson, it’s also the time for remembering the past and reaching toward the future. And as Flower Mound Area Democrats, that’s just exactly what we plan to do and to incorporate into our end of year festivities and activities.
As one of the longest serving Democratic clubs in the county, we pride ourselves on offering a variety of events & activities, consistently, each and every month. We offer monthly club meetings, so you can come and socialize with your fellow Dems and be informed each meeting as we bring in speakers to present on a variety of relevant topics, host candidates for office, and provide you with ways to get better connected & more involved. We offer training opportunities. We offer volunteer opportunities. We offer community. We offer hope.
Come see all the Flower Mound Area Democrats are doing. Jump in and join us!
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
What: Join us for our end of year Holiday Party. We’ll have fun & games, party foods, arts & crafts, and lots of laughs. Everyone is welcome to bring a dish, snack, drink, or dessert to share. It’s a wonderful opportunity to come together and just play & enjoy one another’s company as we gear up to continue the fight going forward together. And just like last month, our club is collecting donations for the Denton Water Project/Denton Basic Services/Little Pantries. So please bring non-perishable items, pop-top canned goods, and/or clean/new coats, socks, gloves, blankets. Beth Porter Varma will collect our donations. Sign up & let us know you’re coming! FMAD End of Year Pot-Luck & Holiday Party
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look in the back room for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. Let us know you’re coming here: FMAD Breakfast Club
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
The chill in our November air means that Fall has finally fallen for us here in Texas, making wonderful weather for soups, volunteering, voting, and for all our club has to offer this month. If you have not voted yet, we have a special election happening right now for the 17 proposed changes to the Texas Constitution and for LISD School Board. Early Voting started on October 20th and will continue through the 31st (Halloween). The best time to vote is to vote early, so don’t miss your last chance to early vote. Election Day is Nov. 4th. More details below, including links to research those propositions, info about the candidates, & DCDP recommendations. Join us this month for our First Fridays Happy Hour, November Club Meeting, Breakfast Club, & Adopt-a-Spot Clean up. All the details are included below. And enjoy this month’s calendar (attached).
As one of the longest serving Democratic clubs in the county, we pride ourselves on offering a variety of events & activities, consistently, each and every month. We offer monthly club meetings, so you can come and socialize with your fellow Dems and be informed each meeting as we bring in speakers to present on a variety of relevant topics, host candidates for office, and provide you with ways to get better connected & more involved. We offer training opportunities. We offer volunteer opportunities. We offer community. We offer hope.
Come see all the Flower Mound Area Democrats are doing. Jump in and join us!
Last Chance for Early Voting for Special Election:
When: Mon 10/27- Fri 10/31 7am – 7pm
Where: You can vote at any polling location in Denton County during Early Voting, but here are some EV locations in Flower Mound & Lewisville:
• Flower Mound Community Activity Center, 1200 Gerault Rd • Flower Mound Senior Center, 2701 W Windsor Dr • Denton County SW Courthouse, 6200 Canyon Falls Dr.
* Thrive Recreation Center, 1950 S. Valley Pkwy., Lewisville 75067
What: This is a special election for School Board and for the Texas 2025 Proposed Constitutional Amendments. Go to www.votedenton.gov for more details on where to vote and to see your sample ballot. We support incumbent Michelle Alkhatib for LISD Board of Trustees. Here is Michelle Alkhatib’s website: www.michelle4lisd.com ***THIS IS A NON-PARTISAN RACE.*** We all helped Michelle Alkhatib get elected 2 years ago and she has been brilliant on School Board, appreciated and respected by her peers on the board, educators, PTA, parents, & students. She is a true supporter of our public schools against a state legislature that is not. A far-right group recruited her opponent to run against her simply because of her (Michelle’s) last name. Don’t let this kind of hate win here. Vote for Michelle Alkhatib. Vote for advocacy. Vote for experience.
Texas 2025 Proposed Constitutional Amendments: Prop 1 – Yes Prop 10 – Yes Prop 2 – No Prop 11 – Yes Prop 3 – No Prop 12 – No Prop 4 – Yes Prop 13 – Yes Prop 5 – Yes Prop 14 – Yes Prop 6 – No Prop 15 – No Prop 7 – Yes Prop 16 – No Prop 8 – No Prop 17 – No Prop 9 – No
***These are per recommendations of the Denton County Democratic Party. You can also check out Lone Star Left for their Ballot Guide recommendations and reasonings here: https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/texas-2025-constitutional-amendments or a non–partisan guide like The League of Women Voters.
Your vote counts, and that is especially true in low-voter-turn-out elections like these. This is where you live, and it matters who you pick to lead locally because it will absolutely affect you where you live.
Election Day Voting for Special Election:
When: Tues, November 4th, 7am-7pm.
Where: In Denton County, you can ONLY vote in your precinct’s specific voting location. You can look that up here: www.votedenton.gov Do a Voter Lookup, enter your name & birthdate, and it will tell you your precinct number, where your precinct can vote on election day, and your sample ballot.
In any election here in Denton County, if you show up at the wrong location on Election Day, you will be turned away. Election workers will try to help you find the correct location per your precinct. If you insist on voting at the wrong location, the election workers may give you a provisional ballot. However, your vote on that provisional ballot will not count. So on election day, be sure to vote in your precinct’s specific polling location.
Go to www.votedenton.gov to check your registration status, see your sample ballot, and confirm your polling locations and hours.
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
What: Join us for our monthly club meeting and a presentation on “When Faith Becomes a Weapon: Understanding Christian Nationalism’s Threat To Democracy” by our very own Josh Hatfield. Josh Hatfield is a former Christian Nationalist & LDS Minister and a current Author, Podcaster & Democratic Precinct Chair. Join us as Josh exposes the dangerous intersection of faith & political power reshaping Texas. Learn what Christian Nationalism is, why it is fundamentally un-American, and how extremist groups like the Wilks brothers, Dunn, and the True Texas Project are targeting local elections & positions to implement their theocratic agenda. Josh brings an insider’s perspective on recognizing and countering this movement’s threat at local, state, & federal levels. Q&A to follow. Additionally, with SNAP benefits expiring for thousands in this government shutdown, it’s up to us as a community to help. Please bring non-perishable items, pop-top canned goods, and/or clean/new blankets. Beth Porter Varma with Denton Basic Services will be joining us to let us know how best we can help the most vulnerable in our communities and to collect our donations. The first half hour of all our monthly club meetings is for socializing. The presentation portion of our meetings starts at 7pm. Sign up & let us know you’re coming! FMAD November Club Meeting
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look in the back room for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. Let us know you’re coming here: FMAD Breakfast Club And join us immediately afterward as we head over to our club’s Adopt-a-Spot to spend a couple minutes tidying it up. It takes less than 30 minutes to clean, it helps keep Flower Mound beautiful, and many hands make light work.
What: Join us to help Keep Flower Mound Beautiful by picking up trash at our Adopt-a-Spot. We will have everything you need (gloves, trash bags, trash pickup grabbers). It doesn’t take long, and many hands make light work.
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
It’s October and we’ve got a busy month ahead. We have a special election coming up for the Texas Constitutional Amendments and for LISD School Board. Early Voting starts on October 20th and goes through the 31st. Our club will have a booth at Flower Mound’s first ever Fall Into Flower Mound Festival the 10th-11th. We’ll be hosting a Multi-Candidate Fundraiser at this month’s club meeting on the 15th. And don’t forget about the No Kings Rally planned for the 18th. Details about all this month’s events included below.
As one of the longest serving Democratic clubs in the county, we pride ourselves on offering a variety of events & activities, consistently, each and every month. We offer monthly club meetings, so you can come and socialize with your fellow Dems and be informed each meeting as we bring in speakers to present on a variety of relevant topics, host candidates for office, and provide you with ways to get better connected & more involved. We offer training opportunities. We offer volunteer opportunities. We offer community. We offer hope.
Come see what your local Democratic party is doing. Jump in and join us!
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
What: This is Flower Mound’s answer to Lewisville’s long-running Lewisville Western Days. This brand new community event is designed to capture the charm of the season and bring residents, friends, and family together for a weekend of fun, connection, and local pride. Our club will have a booth there, so come find us! If you would like to join us at the booth and help us tell folks about our club, let us know! We will be offering free activities for the kids, like rock painting & chalk drawing & seed starting. Click this link for more information about the event: Fall Into Flower Mound Festival
FMAD October Club Meeting & Multi-Candidate Fundraiser:
What: Too many of us Dems for too long have hyper-focused on national politics & national candidates to the exclusion of all else. We’re accustomed to paying attention to national politics and opening our wallets for national candidates. We donate to presidential campaigns and anyone willing to run against Ted Cruz or John Cornyn. Meanwhile, our more local candidates are out here having to use their own money to buy expensive lit and expensive signs to try to get the word out about their campaigns and win their local races. And then we wonder why it’s hard to find good candidates to run for office. Here in our FMAD Club, we are trying to change that. That’s why we’re turning our October Club Meeting into an all-in-one fundraising event for some of our local candidates: Ernest Lineberger for CD26, Denise Wooten for TX HD63, Detrick DeBurr for TX HD65, Clare Harris for Flower Mound Town Council, Michelle Alkhatib for LISD Board of Trustees Place 6, Stephanie Draper for Denton County Commissioner Precinct 4, and Dale Frey for Denton County Commissioner Precinct 2. These are important local races (some of them non-partisan) that will affect you right where you live. So let’s open our wallets for them! Our goal is to raise a $1000 for each each candidate. Come enjoy pizza & cake & door prizes, and meet & hear directly from each of these great candidates. Each candidate will have a table you can visit, meet the candidate & pick up some lit and maybe a sign or two, and each will display a QR code you can use to donate to their individual campaigns. ***We are recommending that our members/attendees try, if they can, to donate $20 to each candidate, but our candidates will absolutely take whatever you can give.*** Local liberal-owned businesses will be providing some of our door prizes for our club meeting attendees. The event starts at 6:30 pm, with attendees being welcomed to eat & drink and meet the candidates at their tables & to donate to their campaigns. Starting at 7:00 pm, each candidate will have a chance to speak. Then at 7:45 we will draw and announce our door prize winners. Event to end at 8:00 pm. Members who cannot attend in person can still participate virtually by donating to these candidates’ campaigns online through their websites.
We have a great bench of local candidates who we really want to see get elected, so we wanted to host a fundraiser that will benefit each of them. Let us know you’re coming here: FMAD October Club Meeting & Multi-Candidate Fundraiser
***Disclaimer: Creekwood Christian Church does not financially support individual political candidates nor does it sponsor expressly political fundraising.
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look in the back room for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. Let us know you’re coming here: FMAD Breakfast Club And join us immediately afterward as we head over to our club’s Adopt-a-Spot to spend a couple minutes tidying it up. It takes less than 30 minutes to clean, it helps keep Flower Mound beautiful, and many hands make light work.
What: Join us to help Keep Flower Mound Beautiful by picking up trash at our Adopt-a-Spot. We will have everything you need (gloves, trash bags, trash pickup grabbers). It doesn’t take long, and many hands make light work.
No Kings Flower Mound When: Saturday, October 18th, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Where: Public sidewalks up & down Cross Timbers (1171) between Morriss & Long Prairie Rd (2499) in Flower Mound, TX, 75028 (Sidewalks along Cross Timbers between Sprouts, Kohls, & Kroger) What: “No thrones. No crowns. No kings.” This event is part of a national day of action to peacefully rally FOR democracy and AGAINST authoritarianism, with events just like it happening around the country and our own area including Carrollton, Denton, Frisco, Dallas, Ft. Worth, & Arlington. Congressional Candidate Ernest Lineberger will be in attendance at the event. Sue Newhouse is the organizer and host of the No Kings Flower Mound event. You can sign up through No Kings Flower Mound
Protest Do’s & Don’ts: Stay on sidewalks Stay off grass Stay off streets Park lawfully Patronize the businesses. Make it a good day for them. Do not interfere with traffic
Cross only at crosswalks Hold signs Sing/Chant Do not engage with counter-protesters Do not engage with bad-faith questioners Hydrate Clean up/leave no trash/leave no trace Leave when it’s over at 4pm Leave if there is any sign of trouble/bad actors Obey all laws & law enforcement Exercise your right to peacefully protest LAWFULLY.Early Voting for Special Election:
When: Mon 10/20 – Sat 10/25 8am – 5pm, Sun 10/26 11am – 5pm
Mon 10/27- Fri 10/31 7am – 7pm
Where: You can vote at any polling location in Denton County during Early Voting, but here are some EV locations in Flower Mound & Lewisville:
• Flower Mound Community Activity Center, 1200 Gerault Rd • Flower Mound Senior Center, 2701 W Windsor Dr • Denton County SW Courthouse, 6200 Canyon Falls Dr.
* Thrive Recreation Center, 1950 S. Valley Pkwy., Lewisville 75067
What: This is a special election for School Board and for the Texas 2025 Proposed Constitutional Amendments. Go to www.votedenton.gov for more details on where to vote and to see your sample ballot. We support incumbent Michelle Alkhatib for LISD Board of Trustees. Here is Michelle Alkhatib’s website: www.michelle4lisd.com **THIS IS A NON-PARTISAN RACE.** We all helped Michelle Alkhatib get elected 2 years ago and she has been brilliant on School Board, appreciated and respected by her peers on the board, educators, PTA, parents, & students. She is a true supporter of our public schools against a state legislature that is not. A far-right group recruited her opponent to run against her simply because of her (Michelle’s) last name. Don’t let this kind of hate win here. Vote for Michelle Alkhatib. Vote for advocacy. Vote for experience.
Texas 2025 Proposed Constitutional Amendments: Prop 1 – Yes Prop 10 – Yes Prop 2 – No Prop 11 – Yes Prop 3 – No Prop 12 – No Prop 4 – Yes Prop 13 – Yes Prop 5 – Yes Prop 14 – Yes Prop 6 – No Prop 15 – No Prop 7 – Yes Prop 16 – No Prop 8 – No Prop 17 – No Prop 9 – No
Your vote counts, and that is especially true in low-voter-turn-out elections like these. This is where you live, and it matters who you pick to lead locally because it will absolutely affect you where you live. Look Ahead…
Election Day Voting for Special Election:
When: Tues, November 4th , 7am-7pm.
Where: In Denton County, you can ONLY vote in your precinct’s specific voting location. You can look that up here: www.votedenton.gov Do a Voter Lookup, enter your name & birthdate, and it will tell you your precinct number, where your precinct can vote on election day, and your sample ballot.
In any election here in Denton County, if you show up at the wrong location on Election Day, you will be turned away. Election workers will try to help you find the correct location per your precinct. If you insist on voting at the wrong location, the election workers may give you a provisional ballot. However, your vote on that provisional ballot will not count. So on election day, be sure to vote in your precinct’s specific polling location.
Go to www.votedenton.gov to check your registration status, see your sample ballot, and confirm your polling locations and hours.
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
As one of the longest serving Democratic clubs in the county, we pride ourselves on offering a variety of events & activities, consistently, each and every month. We offer monthly club meetings, so you can come and socialize with your fellow Dems and be informed each meeting as we bring in speakers to present on a variety of relevant topics, host candidates for office, and provide you with ways to get better connected & more involved. We offer training opportunities (Precinct Chair Training, Boards & Commissions prep). We offer community service opportunities (Adopt-a-Spot Cleanups & EcoAction Days). We offer community (First Fridays Happy Hour, FMAD Breakfast). We offer hope.
Come see what your local Democratic party is doing. Jump in and join us!
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
What: This is an important training session for those who attended one of our Precinct Chair Informational Meetings in July and have either joined our local cluster as a Democratic Precinct Chair or a Captain/Helper/Volunteer. We will train you on how to work your precinct effectively to turn out the Dem vote every election every time. Not only is working your precinct fun, but it is the single most effective way to get out the Democratic vote in our precincts, our neighborhoods. This is how we do it. This is how we win. Getting out the vote one like-minded neighbor at a time. Sign up here: FMAD Precinct Chair Training
FMAD September Club Meeting
When: Wednesday, September 17th, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
What: Join us for our monthly club meeting and a presentation on “Trans101: Get to know the basics of transgender folks and common misconceptions” by our own Viviana Sanchez. We will also continue working through Timothy Snyder’s book “On Tyranny — 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.” Come learn 20 different strategies we can use to defend our democracy against an authoritarian government and preserve our freedoms. The book is available at most libraries, bookstores, and for purchase online. It’s a very short book (128 pages) that can be read or listened to by audiobook in under 2 hours. Folks who want to can feel free to read or listen to it beforehand, but it is NOT a prerequisite. We are taking it in chunks at a time. Come learn with us how to resist fascism effectively together. The first half hour of all of our monthly club meetings is for socializing. The presentation portion begins at 7pm. Let us know you’re coming here: FMAD September Club Meeting
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look in the back room for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. Let us know you’re coming here: FMAD Breakfast Club And join us immediately afterward as we head over to our club’s Adopt-a-Spot to spend a couple minutes tidying it up. It takes less than 30 minutes to clean, it helps keep Flower Mound beautiful, and many hands make light work.
What: Join us to help Keep Flower Mound Beautiful by picking up trash at our Adopt-a-Spot. We will have everything you need (gloves, trash bags, trash pickup grabbers). It doesn’t take long, and many hands make light work.
Keep Flower Mound Beautiful Fall Eco-Action Day 2025
When: Saturday, September 27th, 10 am – noon
Where: Environmental Fair – Flower Mound High School parking lot (use the Sagebrush parking lot entrance); Cleanup Meet Spot – Parking lot at Wilkerson Park, 2880 Garden Rd., Flower Mound, TX.
What: Come join with your Flower Mound neighbors for a community-wide cleanup, recycling (and shredding) drop-off, and a fun and informative environmental fair. FMAD will have a booth with free plants to give away, and a seed starting activity & a rock painting activity for the kids in the Flower Mound High School parking lot for the fair portion of the event from 10 am – noon. For more details about the EcoAction Day events, check out their website: https://kfmb.org/eco-action-dayLook Ahead…
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
August in Texas means it’s blazing hot outside, but it’s cool to be a part of the coolest club in town. We’ve got a lot of work to do and fun to have. So join us for this month of events & activities!
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
What: Lace up your choice of wheels and come skate with your fellow dems! Interskate Roller Rink has been a popular attraction and landmark in Lewisville for decades. It offers state of the art roller rink facilities, skate rentals, and a snack bar. Check out their website for more information, including admission pricing and skate rental fees and the online waiver. You can also check out their Snack Bar Menu. (They do NOT allow any outside food or drink) Kylen Munro & Viviana Sanchez will be co-hosting this event. Look for them in their Flower Mound Area Democrats shirts when you arrive. This is an informal social event. We’re not reserving party space. So seating, ultimately, will be as you find it. We’re simply showing up to hang out and skate together. Children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. Sign up for this event through Mobilize here: FMAD Skate
What: This is an important training session for those who attended one of our Precinct Chair Informational Meetings in July and have either joined our cluster as a Democratic Precinct Chair or a Captain/Helper/Volunteer. We will train you on how to work your precinct effectively to turn out the Dem vote every election every time. Not only is working your precinct fun, but it is the single most effective way to get out the Democratic vote in our precincts, our neighborhoods. This is how we do it. This is how we win. Getting out the vote one like-minded neighbor at a time. Sign up here: FMAD Precinct Chair Training
What: Join us for our monthly club meeting and a presentation on “The Propaganda Machine” given by our own Rachel Smith. This will be a powerful 30-minute talk unpacking how disinformation functions as modern propaganda using fear, conspiracy, and identity manipulation to distort truth and divide the public, while offering clear, practical tools to push back through media literacy, narrative strategy, and fact-based engagement. Be sure to bring your bottled water donations for the Denton Water Project to help keep the homeless hydrated during our brutally hot summer. We will also continue working through Timothy Snyder’s book “On Tyranny — 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.” Come learn 20 different strategies we can use to defend our democracy against an authoritarian government and preserve our freedoms. The book is available at most libraries, bookstores, and for purchase online. It’s a very short book (128 pages) that can be read or listened to by audiobook in under 2 hours. Folks who want to can feel free to read or listen to it beforehand, but it is NOT a prerequisite. We are taking it in chunks at a time. Come learn with us how to resist fascism effectively together. Let us know you’re coming here: FMAD August Club Meeting
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look in the back room for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. Let us know you’re coming here: FMAD Breakfast Club
LBJ/Obama Dinner
When: Saturday, August 23rd. Cocktail Hour 6:00 – 7:00 pm, Dinner & Program 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Where: Hilton Garden Inn, Lewisville, TX
What: Don’t miss Denton County Democrats’ biggest fundraiser. Texas’ hottest Dems are lighting up the 2025 LBJ/Obama Dinner stage — Congressman Joaquin Castro, State Rep. James Talarico, Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder, Denton County Party Chair Delia Parker-Mims, Rep. Vikki Goodwin, and a special video appearance from Beto O’Rourke — Basically the whole dream team! The event is sold out, but tickets may still become available. You can join the wait list for a chance to purchase tickets here: https://www.dentondemocrats.org/lbj-obama-dinner You can also purchase an LBJ Obama Ad. Look Ahead…
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu And let us know you’re coming: First Fridays Happy Hour
It’s July in Texas. Summer is here, she’s in the mood to bake, and — once again — she’s about to set us and forget us. So come hang out with the coolest club in town! Cuz, hot or not, there’s lots we can accomplish together. So mark your calendar for this month of FMAD meetings & events and make your plans to join us! Or use the one we’ve created and attached here for you!
**Please note that because of the Independence Day holiday, we will not be hosting a First Fridays Happy Hour for the month of July.**
Independence Fest 2025
When: Thursday, July 4th, 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Where: Bakersfield Park, 1201 Duncan Ln., Flower Mound,
What: Live music, fun activities, food trucks, and fireworks — what could be better? As we celebrate our nation’s independence, now more than ever it’s important for the Democratic party to be visible as a force for good, the only side fighting to preserve our democracy, and the best alternative to the corruption and craziness of the radical MAGA right. The FMAD Club will once again have a booth there, and we are looking for volunteers to help us set up, staff it, and take it down at the end. It’s a great opportunity to tell others about our local club! Please let leadership know if you are interested in helping. For more information about the festival, including a site map, parking & shuttle information, & FAQ, click here: Independence Fest 2025 Democratic Candidates are welcome to help staff the booth, pass out lit, and talk to voters. Sign up here for a spot and a timeslot at our FMAD booth: FMAD @ Independence Fest Contact FMAD leadership for more information.
Become A Precinct Chair — Informational Meeting
When: July 8th & 15th, 6 – 7pm, July 12th & 26th, 1 – 2pm
Where: 3861 Long Prairie Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028
What: The Blue Wave 2026 Needs You! Join us in the fight and become a precinct chair or volunteer to help one! At this informational meeting, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about what a precinct chair is, what a precinct chair does, and how easy it is to become one. Not only is it fun, but it is the single most effective way to get out the Democratic vote in your neighborhood. This is how we do it. This is how we win. One like-minded neighbor at a time.
What: Join us for our monthly club meeting! At this month’s meeting we are going to learn more about ways you can get involved in your local town/city government. Come learn about the various academies, like the Citizen’s Academy, the Citizen’s Fire Academy, & Citizen’s Police Academy, as well as Boards & Commissions. Come learn about what they do, when they meet, and when & how you can apply. Volunteering in your town/city not only connects you to the community in an important and non-partisan way, but such service can open up more opportunities for you to participate and lead in the future. We will also have Beth Porter Varma joining us to talk about the Texas Water Project and how we can support the homeless over the course of this hot Texas summer. We will be accepting donations of bottled water at our July & August meetings, so be sure to bring a case or two to donate. We will also continue working through Timothy Snyder’s book “On Tyranny — 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.” Join us as we learn about & discuss Snyder’s 20 different strategies we can use to defend our democracy against an authoritarian government and preserve our freedoms. The book is available at most libraries, bookstores, and for purchase online. It’s a very short book (128 pages) that can be read or listened to by audiobook in under 2 hours. Folks who want to can feel free to read or listen to it beforehand, but it is NOT a prerequisite. We are taking it in chunks at a time. Come learn with us how to resist fascism effectively together. Feel free to sign up and let us know you’re coming through this Mobilize link: FMAD July Club Meeting
We held an election for our FMAD Club Officer Election at our June Club meeting. Below is our updated list of FMAD Club Officers for 2025-2026.
Chair — Laura Haines
First Vice Chair — Fawn Munro
Vice-Chair Events — Mariah Martinez
Vice-Chair Communications — Rachel Smith
Vice-Chair Recruiting — Denise Wooten
Sergeant at Arms — Ron Huebner
Secretary — Debbie Chester
Treasurer — Helen Munro
Technology Director — David StanawayFMAD Breakfast Club
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look in the backroom for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. We usually go clean our Adopt-a-Spot immediately after our breakfasts, but there will be no Adopt-a-spot clean up this month nor August due to the summer heat. Clean ups will resume in September.
What: **New Activity** Lace up your choice of wheels and come skate with your fellow dems! Interskate Roller Rink has been a popular attraction and landmark in Lewisville for decades. It offers state of the art roller rink facilities, skate rentals, and a snack bar. Check out their website for more information, including admission pricing and skate rental fees and the online waiver. You can also check out their Snack Bar Menu. (They do NOT allow any outside food or drink) Kylen Munro & Viviana Sanchez will be co-hosting this event. Look for them in their Flower Mound Area Democrats shirts when you arrive and they will give you something to ID you as one of us. This is an informal social event. We’re not reserving party space. So seating is as you find it. We’re simply showing up to hang out and skate together. Sign up for this event through Mobilize here: FMAD Skate Night Look Ahead…
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu
We had a great time in May, winning some key local elections and celebrating those important successes. Democrats are running & winning in elections across the country. Momentum is growing and so is our club as more and more people are stepping up and committing themselves to getting more actively involved. So check out our June Calendar of Events and join us again this month to continue the work of resisting tyranny, recruiting, developing, & electing competent Democratic candidates, and protecting & preserving our democracy for generations to come. When we come together and work together, there’s nothing we can’t do!
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu
What: This is Carrollton’s city-wide PRIDE event, and we have been invited to join the celebration! Come celebrate diversity and let’s get to know each other better with a little glitter, good music, fantastic entertainers, and fabulous food trucks. FMAD will have a booth there with free rock painting and chalk drawing for the kids. Come find us!
What: “No thrones. No crowns. No kings.” This event is part of a national day of action to peacefully rally FOR democracy and AGAINST authoritarianism, with events just like it happening around the country, including Denton, Dallas, Sanger, & McKinney. Congressional Candidate Ernest Lineberger will be in attendance at both the Denton event & the Flower Mound event. Amanda Zubrick is the organizer and host of the No Kings Flower Mound event. You can sign up through Mobilize No Kings Flower Mound — Mobilize or this Facebook Event No Kings Flower Mound — Facebook. This is to be an entirely peaceful demonstration, and all signs as well as conduct of attendees should convey this. Our power is in our uplifted voices, our standing together in solidarity, and our continued commitment to democracy, due process, and justice for all.
What: This will be our second meeting in this great new space. Again we are thrilled that Creekwood Christian Church has graciously agreed to allow us to use their common area and facilities for our monthly club meetings. Our Denton County Democratic Party Chair Delia Parker Mims will be joining us to tell us about Project 2026 and all the many ways you too can volunteer with the DCDP to help us “Shut This Sh!t Down.” We will also continue working through Timothy Snyder’s book “On Tyranny — 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.” Come learn 20 different strategies we can use to defend our democracy against an authoritarian government and preserve our freedoms. The book is available at most libraries, bookstores, and for purchase online. It’s a very short book (128 pages) that can be read or listened to by audiobook in under 2 hours. Folks who want to can feel free to read or listen to it beforehand, but it is NOT a prerequisite. We are taking it in chunks at a time. Come learn with us how to resist fascism effectively together.
We are continuing to accept nominations for our FMAD Club Officer Election to be held at our June Club meeting. You must be a current FMAD member to be nominated, to serve, and to vote.
Below is a list of our current FMAD club officer positions, including those open to nominations:
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies.Look Ahead…
Independence Fest 2024
When: Thursday, July 4th, 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Where: Bakersfield Park, 1201 Duncan Ln., Flower Mound,
What: Live music, fun activities, food trucks, and fireworks — what could be better? As we celebrate our nation’s independence, now more than ever it’s important for the Democratic party to be visible as a force for good, the only side fighting to preserve our democracy, and the best alternative to the corruption and craziness of the radical MAGA right. The FMAD Club will once again have a booth there, and we are looking for volunteers to help us set up, staff it, and take it down at the end. It’s a great opportunity to tell others about our local club! Please let leadership know if you are interested in helping. For more information about the festival, including a site map, parking & shuttle information, & FAQ, click here: Independence Fest 2025 Democratic Candidates are welcome to help staff the booth, pass out lit, and talk to voters. As the event approaches, we will be sharing a Mobilize link so folks can sign up for a spot and a timeslot at our FMAD booth. Contact FMAD leadership for more information.
Please note that because of the Independence Day holiday, we will not be hosting a First Fridays Happy Hour for the month of July.
We won! And to quote a line from that 80s baseball sex movie Bull Durham, “I love winning, man! I [blanking] love winning! You know what I’m saying? It’s, like, better than losing?” Democrats in Denton County and several surrounding counties won key races in last weekend’s May Municipal Elections, including our very own Dr. Sheila Taylor, who not only graduated with her Doctorate in Education on Saturday, she WON re-election to our LISD School Board! She won, not just because (to quote the late great Tina Turner) she’s “Simply the best, Better than all the rest,” but because YOU voted, and because of how hard her campaign and our precinct chairs worked to get her re-elected. Dr. Sheila Taylor deserved to be re-elected. Together we ensured she was re-elected. Check out our May Calendar of Events and let’s come together this month to celebrate our wins and to continue the work together to resist MAGA locally as well as nationally, elect competent candidates, and protect & preserve our democracy for generations to come. When we come together and work together, there’s nothing we can’t do.
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here: Guitars & Growlers Menu
What: Let our GOP congressman know what we think about the chaos that his president and political party have brought to our country. Join us for another Citizens Town Hall to share your concerns about Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Veteran’s Benefits, Medical Research, School Funding, Immigration, and so much more. The DCDP and Robson Ranch Democrats have invited Rep. Brandon Gill to hear what his constituents have to say, but he has declined. But Ernest Lineberger, who has already announced he will run again against Gill for 2026, will be thereto listen to YOU. The event will be recorded and sent to Rep. Brandon Gill to make sure he hears what you have to say. You don’t have to live in Robson Ranch to attend or to speak at the event. However, seating is limited, so you must sign up to attend and speakers are limited to 90 seconds at the mic. So be sure to sign up here: Congressional District TX-26 Town Hall
What: Great news! We are thrilled to let you know we have a new long-term location for our club meetings! Creekwood Christian Church has graciously agreed to allow us to use their common area and facilities for our monthly club meetings. And Dr. Sheila Taylor won her race for re-election to LISD School Board! So join us for pizza & cake as we celebrate this big win in our new space from 6:30 to 7pm. Then at 7 we will continue working through Timothy Snyder’s book “On Tyranny — 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.” Come learn 20 different strategies we can use to defend our democracy against an authoritarian government and preserve our freedoms. The book is available at most libraries, bookstores, and for purchase online. It’s a very short book (128 pages) that can be read or listened to by audiobook in under 2 hours. Folks who want to can feel free to read or listen to it beforehand, but it is NOT a prerequisite. We are taking it in chunks at a time. Come let’s learn how to resist fascism effectively together and to celebrate our victories.
We will also be accepting nominations for our June FMAD Club Officer Election. You must be a current FMAD member to be nominated, to serve, and to vote.
Below is a list of our current FMAD club officer positions, including those open to nominations:
Chair — Laura Haines
First Vice Chair — Fawn Munro
Vice-Chair Events — Mariah Martinez
Vice-Chair Communications — Open
Vice-Chair Recruiting — Denise Wooten
Sergeant at Arms — Open — (Ron Huebner nominated)
Secretary — Open
Technology Director — David StanawayFMAD Breakfast Club
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. Immediately afterwards, consider following us over to our FMAD club’s Adopt-a-Spot for a quick trash pick-up to help us Keep Flower Mound Beautiful.
What: Join us to help Keep Flower Mound Beautiful by picking up trash at our Adopt-a-Spot. We will have everything you need (gloves, trash bags, trash pickup grabbers). It doesn’t take long, and many hands make light work.
FMAD Game Night
When: Saturday, May 30th, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Where: Home of Christi Sullivan Brown, 525 Pinebluff Dr., Lewisville, TX.
What: Come play games and socialize with your local, fun-loving, Democrats. Christi has an extensive collection of games, but feel free to bring your favorite. There will be some snacks & soft drinks and a limited bar. Feel free to bring something to share. Let’s have some fun! Look Ahead…
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here. Guitars & Growlers Menu
What: This is Carrollton’s city-wide PRIDE event, and we have been invited to join the celebration! Come celebrate diversity and let’s get to know each other better with a little glitter, good music, fantastic entertainers, and fabulous food trucks. FMAD will have a booth there with free rock painting and chalk drawing for the kids. Come find us!
Spring is a welcome change in some ways and not so welcome in others. We welcome the warm weather and green growth and bees and butterflies. We enjoy them, celebrate their return from the death & dormancy of winter. We worry about extreme weather, destructive storms, and disease-spreading insects. For these, we prepare. In this political season we’re now in and entering we do still have much to celebrate — our worker bees are buzzing about, doing the work; seeds of friendship, of change, and of protest, planted early and nurtured, are now blossoming. Those newly-emerged are finding us, flitting about, flower to flower, being nourished, finding safety in our friendly yards. But we also have much to prepare for. Stormy weather is coming. The swiftness of their development, their unpredictability, and their potential for destruction are not unknown to us. And so we prepare, we warn others, we protect, we provide, and we ready ourselves to rise to help others caught in the destructive path in the aftermath. Why? Because we are more than a club. We are a community. And together, we can weather the fiercest of storms. So mark your calendars (or use the attached calendar we have marked for you) and make your plans to join us for this month’s variety of activities, including our next informative club meeting “On Tyranny,” and make your plans to vote early in the upcoming May Joint Election. The weather and this current political climate may be savage, but if we come together and work together, we can weather these storms, protect one another, and preserve our democracy.
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here. Guitars & Growlers Menu
Keep Flower Mound Beautiful EcoAction Day 2025
When: Saturday, April 12th, 9am – noon
Where: Environmental Fair – Flower Mound High School parking lot (use the Sagebrush parking lot entrance); Cleanup Meet Spot – Parking lot at Wilkerson Park, 2880 Garden Rd., Flower Mound, TX.
What: Come join with your Flower Mound neighbors for a community-wide cleanup, recycling (and shredding) drop-off, and a fun and informative environmental fair. FMAD will have a booth with a rock painting activity for the kids in the Flower Mound High School parking lot for the fair portion of the event from 10 am – noon. And we will have a group participating in the community cleanup at the Purple Coneflower Trail from behind the IHOP to Wilkerson Park at 2880 Garden Rd from 9am – 10am. Sign up to participate in our FMAD group’s cleanup here: EcoAction Day – Sign Up for Cleanup For more details about the EcoAction Day events, check out their website: https://kfmb.org/eco-action-day
What: Join your fellow Dems as they discuss “Abundance” by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, all while enjoying some delicious Tex-Mex. Come share your views, even if you don’t read the book. Consider joining this private Facebook group (3) Sophisticated Donkey Book & Ideas Society | Facebook for more information and discussion.
FMAD April Club Meeting
When: Wednesday, April 16th, 7:30 – 8:30 pm *NOTE NEW TIME*
Where: One Way Driving School 1720 S. Edmonds Ln., Lewisville, TX, 75067 ***Our meeting space is down the stairs/ramp, not up the ramp. Small signs with FMAD on it are strategically placed just prior to the meeting to help you along ***
What: For the next couple of months, join us for an informative presentation based on Timothy Snyder’s book “On Tyranny — 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.” Come learn 20 different strategies we can use to defend our democracy against an authoritarian government and preserve our freedoms. The book is available at most libraries, bookstores, and for purchase online. It’s a very short book (128 pages) that can be read or listened to by audiobook in under 2 hours. Folks who want to can feel free to read or listen to it beforehand, but it is not a prerequisite. We will take it in chunks at a time. Come let’s learn how to resist fascism effectively together.
What: CD26 Rep. Brandon Gill refuses to hold a town hall to hear directly from his constituents, so former Candidate Lindsey Fagan and current Candidate for Congressional District TX-26 Ernest Lineberger are holding one without him. If you want to express your frustrations regarding Rep. Gill’s support of D.O.G.E, the dismantling of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veteran Affairs, the Department of Education, and Health & Human Services, if you want to speak out against Trump’s Tariffs, the SAVE Act, and illegal deportations, feel free to go and make your voices heard. Rep. Brandon Gill may not want to hear from you, but your Democratic candidates absolutely do. To sign up, click the eventbrite link below and then show up with all your like-minded friends and family. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/citizens-town-hall-meeting-for-tx-cd26-tickets-1316524453079?aff=oddtdtcreator
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. Immediately afterwards, consider following us over to our FMAD club’s Adopt-a-Spot for a quick trash pick-up to help us Keep Flower Mound Beautiful.
What: Join us to help Keep Flower Mound Beautiful by picking up trash at our Adopt-a-Spot. We will have everything you need (gloves, trash bags, trash pickup grabbers). It doesn’t take long, and many hands make light work.
Early Voting — May Joint Election
When: Tues, April 22nd – Sat., April 26th 8am – 5pm, Sunday, April 27th 11am-5pm, Mon & Tues April 28th & 29th, 7am – 7pm
Where: Early Voting Locations around Denton County, including — Flower Mound Senior Center, Flower Mound Community Activity Center, & Denton County Southwest Courthouse Go to www.votedenton.gov for the full list of polling locations.
What: These are municipal elections — This is your chance to vote for the best candidates to represent you and your values for positions on Town/City Council, School Board, and more, and, here in Flower Mound, to vote for the bond propositions that will generate funding for street improvement projects for the next 5 years, as well as funding for our parks & recreational facilities, including our trail systems and sports fields, and the expansion & renovation of the Community Activity Center. Look up your voter information, including election day polling location, and sample ballot here: www.votedenton.gov For more information from the Town of Flower Mound on the bonds, click here: Bond Election Info Election Day is scheduled for May 3rd.
FMAD Game Night
When: Saturday, April 26th, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Where: Home of Christi Sullivan Brown, 525 Pinebluff Dr., Lewisville, TX.
What: Come play games and socialize with your local, fun-loving, Democrats. Christi has an extensive collection of games, but feel free to bring your favorite. There will be some snacks & soft drinks and a limited bar. Feel free to bring something to share. Let’s have some fun! Look Ahead…
What: Come join your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here. Guitars & Growlers Menu
Election Day — May Joint Election
When: Saturday, May 3rd, 7am – 7pm
Where: Polling locations around Denton County — On election day, you can only vote in your precinct’s polling location. Go to www.votedenton.gov and do a voter lookup to find your precinct’s polling location.
What: These are municipal elections — This is your LAST chance to vote for the best candidates to represent you and your values for the positions of Town/City Council, School Board, and more, and, here in Flower Mound, to vote for the bond propositions that will generate funding for street improvement projects for the next 5 years, as well as funding for our parks & recreational facilities, including our trail systems and sports fields, and the expansion & renovation of the Community Activity Center. Look up your voter information, including election day polling location, and sample ballot here: www.votedenton.gov For more information from the Town of Flower Mound on the bonds, click here: Bond Election Info
“Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson.
With the daily deluge of distressing news since the nightmare took office, we can all surely attest to this. But rain, or dust, or shine, we’ve got work to do to save our democracy. So mark your calendars (or use the attached calendar we have marked for you) and make your plans to join us for this month’s variety of social activities, our informative club meeting “On Tyranny,” and a special FMAD Meet the Candidate event for LISD School Board Candidate Sheila Taylor. The weather and this current political climate may be savage, but if we come together and work together, we can weather these storms, protect one another, and preserve our democracy.
What: Come start the year off right by joining your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here. Guitars & Growlers Menu
FMAD March Club Meeting
When: Wednesday, March 19th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Where: One Way Driving School 1720 S. Edmonds Ln., Lewisville, TX, 75067 ***Our meeting space is down the stairs/ramp, not up the ramp. Small signs with FMAD on it are strategically placed just prior to the meeting to help you along ***
What: For the next couple of months, join us for an informative presentation based on Timothy Snyder’s book “On Tyranny — 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.” Come learn 20 different strategies we can use to defend our democracy against an authoritarian government and preserve our freedoms. The book is available at most libraries, bookstores, and for purchase online. It’s a very short book (128 pages) that can be read or listened to by audiobook in under 2 hours. Folks who want to can feel free to read or listen to it beforehand, but it is not a prerequisite. We will take it in chunks at a time. Come let’s learn how to resist fascism effectively together. Current LISD School Board Trustee and Candidate Sheila Taylor will also be joining us at this month’s club meeting to walk us through House Bills 2 & 3 regarding funding for public schools and answer some of your questions about it.
FMAD Game Night
When: Friday, March 21, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Where: Home of Christi Sullivan Brown, 525 Pinebluff Dr., Lewisville, TX.
What: Come play games and socialize with your local, fun-loving, Democrats. Christi has an extensive collection of games, but feel free to bring your favorite. There will be some snacks & soft drinks and a limited bar. Feel free to bring something to share. Let’s have some fun!
What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering up all the breakfast goodies. Afterwards, consider following us over to FMAD’s Adopt-a-Spot for a quick trash pick-up to help us Keep Flower Mound Beautiful.
What: Join us to help Keep Flower Mound Beautiful by picking up trash at our Adopt-a-Spot. We will have everything you need (gloves, trash bags, trash pickup grabbers). It doesn’t take long, and many hands make light work. Denton Together Kickoff: All In To Win
When: Sunday, March 23rd, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Where: Anderson’s Eatery & Distillery 410 N. Bell Ave, Denton, TX 76209-4249
What: Denton Together PAC is back and ready to help WIN MORE ELECTIONS! Together we are building the strongest coalition yet among Democratic clubs, elected Democrats, candidates, and YOU. We have one goal and one goal only — to WIN ELECTIONS for Democrats in Denton County. Bring your energy, your passion, and your desire to WIN, and join us as we get the party started in Denton! Please register now. Cost to attend is FREE! Meet and mingle with Democrat volunteers and leaders from around the country. Hear from current candidates and elected officials. Friends welcome! Please register now through the Signup Genius link and then share with all your like-minded friends and family. Our FMAD club will have a table there. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44ADA623A6F4CE9-55597753-denton You can learn more about Denton Together at www.dentontogether.net
FMAD Meet The Candidate — Sheila Taylor for School Board
What: Come meet and hear directly from current LISD School Board Member and Candidate for At Large Place 7, Sheila Taylor on the importance of supporting & funding our public schools, why advocacy matters, and what we can do together. Come on out, enjoy some delicious Tex Mex, and support this candidate who actually supports public education & our public schools. Look Ahead…
What: Join your fellow Dems as they discuss our next good read, “Stuck — How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity” by Yoni Appelbaum, all while enjoying some delicious Tex-Mex. Consider joining this private Facebook group (3) Sophisticated Donkey Book & Ideas Society | Facebook for more information and discussion.
What: Come start the year off right by joining your like-minded fellow Dems for a few pints, some good eats, and good times. It’s always a good time. Come get connected! The food is good and the beer selection is fabulous. You can check out their menu here. Guitars & Growlers Menu
Flower Mound Area Democrats 