All the April showers are finally bringing us May flowers (along with the mosquitos) and it’s time for Flower Mound Area Democrats to bloom where we’re planted too. First off,a big thank you to everyone who voted and who helped get out the vote in our local Municipal Elections for Mayor, Town Council, School Board, the LISD Bond Propositions, and the newly formed Denton Central Appraisal District Board. We had some truly big wins! But we are not finished yet! The organizing work goes on! So mark your calendars for the rest of this month’s events and activities and join your fellow Democrats as we gather to socialize, celebrate, educate, and prepare to vote in November to elect EVEN MORE good, decent, qualified, democrat/democrat-leaning candidates to represent us in our local government. 

First Fridays Happy Hour

When: Friday, May 3rd 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Where: Guitars & Growlers location

What: Come join your fellow Dems for some good eats and good times. Check out their menu here. Guitars & Growlers Menu

Election Day — Flower Mound Municipal Elections Results

When: Election was Saturday, May 4th, 7am – 7pm 

Where: Your precinct’s voting location

What: 2024 Joint, General, & Special Election — This was your last chance to vote for the best candidates to represent you and your values for the positions of Mayor, Town Council, School Board, and DCAD Board of Directors and to vote for the 3 bond propositions that will generate funding to conduct maintenance, repairs, & renovations at various athletics & recreation facilities, aquatic centers, & high school stadiums across the district. AND Y”ALL TURNED OUT! Several of our recommended candidates WON, ALL of the LISD Bond proposals were PASSED

, and Prop G was defeated

! 

These were our FMAD recommended candidates: 

Denton Central Appraisal District Board Place 1: Peter Mungiguerra

Denton Central Appraisal District Board Place 2: Sophia Anwar

Denton Central Appraisal District Board Place 3: Jordan Villarreal

Flower Mound Mayor: Cheryl Moore – WON!

Flower Mound Town Council Place 4: Janvier Werner – WON!

Lewisville ISD Board District 1 (for Copper Canyon, Highland Village, northeastern Flower Mound, and northern Lewisville residents only): Michelle Alkhatib – Unfortunately did not win, but will continue to serve for the next 2 years in her current place on school board to finish out the rest of her term.

So great job, everybody! Let’s keep this momentum going strong as we head into the General Election/Presidential Election in November! When Dems vote, Dems win! 

FMAD Monthly Club Meeting

When: Wednesday, May 15th, 6:45 – 8:00 pm

Where: ***NEW LOCATION*** 1720 S. Edmonds Ln., Lewisville, TX, 75067

What: Come gather with your fellow Democrats to strategize, organize, and become better informed. Social time for the first 15 minutes. Meeting to start promptly at 7:00. Our newly sworn in Mayor Cheryl Moore and Town Councilwoman Janvier Werner have been invited to come celebrate their big wins with us and to encourage us to get involved locally in our town.

Buddy Luce will also be speaking with us about how to talk to Republicans about our democratic values. 

Rosie Curtis will be joining us to speak about the Labor Movement/Unions here in the Denton/DFW area. She is a member of the American Federation of Teachers Union, Local 2260, an executive board member of the Dallas AFL-CIO, and a former co-chair of DFW Young Active Labor Leaders. She will be presenting on how it can benefit us all as a party to learn more about the growing labor movement, and how we can become more involved with the fight for workers’ rights and labor empowerment. 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. 

The following club officer positions will be open to nominations: 

Chair — Open

First Vice Chair — Open

Vice-Chair Events — Mariah Martinez

Vice-Chair Communications — Open

Vice-Chair Recruiting — Open

Sergeant at Arms — Andrea Sanders

Secretary — Open

Technology Director — David Stanaway

*** We are meeting at this new location because the owner of our previous venue, like many other restaurant owners in the area, has decided they want everyone to purchase at least a $15 meal or for the club to pay $150 in order to reserve and use the space. This new location is free to us and can accommodate us in our usual numbers, and we will gratefully make use of it until a final decision on a venue is made by Club Leadership. This location may be a little hard to find, so signs will be strategically placed to help you along. ***

FMAD Breakfast Club

When: Saturday, May 18th, 9:00 am

Where: Texas Star Cafe 1901 Long Prairie Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75022

What: Come eat breakfast and socialize with your fellow Democrats. Look for a long table of fellow Democrats drinking coffee and ordering biscuits & gravy. 

Look Ahead…

Sophisticated Donkeys Book Club

When: Sunday, June 2nd, 4:00 – 6:00 pm 

Where: Gabriela & Sofia’s Tex-Mex, 930 Parker Square, Flower Mound, TX 75028

What: Discussing this month’s pick “How to Steal a Presidential Election” by Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman.  

See you there!

The FMAD Leadership Team

***A Quick Word on Venue Etiquette***

We are always grateful to the venues that are willing to host us for our gatherings. Out of appreciation for their willingness to host and accommodate us and out of respect to the waitstaff who work hard to serve us, let’s make sure each of us are 1) Being extra-patient with and respectful of waitstaff who are waiting upon a sometimes extra-large group of us. 2) Paying not just our tab but tipping extra (20% is reasonable, customary, and highly recommended).

We are the Flower Mound Area Democrats. Showing our appreciation and respect for the venues that host us and the service workers that serve us in these spaces is not just about ensuring our image in the community is a positive one, it’s simply the right thing to do.