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David de la Fuente is a senior at Southern Methodist University where he is double majoring in Sociology and Political Science. Born and raised in Dallas, David has been following politics since the 2000 Presidential Election, and became active in Dallas area politics during the 2006 Midterm Elections. Since then he has volunteered and interned on presidential, gubernatorial, congressional, state house, mayoral, county judge, judicial, initiative, and coordinated campaigns. He served as President of the SMU College Democrats for five semesters (Spring 2009 – Spring 2011) and as the Political Affairs Director of Texas College Democrats for the 2010-2011 board. David also currently serves as the Deputy Southwest Regional Director for College Democrats of America and sits on the Board of Directors for the Dallas County Young Democrats. In his free time, David is an avid tennis fan and foodie.

 

Alex Clark hails from Sherman, TX and is a Political Science major and Community Service & Policy minor at Austin College. Starting in high school as an intern, precinct captain, and delegate for Barack Obama in the primaries, he has since become very active in Democratic politics. Since then he has worked as the President of his Young Democrats club, New Media Spokesman of the Melancon for U.S. Congress campaign, Regional College Coordinator of the Bill White for Texas campaign, Communications Director for the Texas College Democrats, and as the College Democrats of America Faith Caucus Chair. At Austin College he is the Student Body President as well as a member of the Posey Leadership Institute, Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society, Chi Tau Chi Greek ecumenical brotherhood, and Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity. Outside of school and politics, he maintains the local Young Life club–a non-denominational ministry for high school students that has provided good clean fun since 1941.

Trenton is a sophomore at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, majoring in Political Science, minoring in Philosophy, and is in the Pre-Law program. He serves as Treasurer for the Baylor Democrats Chapter and is a card-carrying member of the NAACP and ACLU. While living in Lone Jack, Missouri, he volunteered with the successful campaign, Jay Nixon for Governor. In August of 2008, he attended the Democratic National Convention with the Presidential Youth Leadership Conference and moved to Bushland, Texas upon arrival from the convention. Aside from his involvement in politics, Trenton is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, certified storm spotter with the National Weather Service, and intends to earn a teacher certificate either after undergraduate or Law School. In spare time, Trenton enjoys movies, time with close friends, and the adventures of country life.

Elise Miller is a third-year student at UT majoring in sociology with a minor in government. She hails from Dallas, TX where she first became involved in politics as a volunteer for a State House campaign in 2006.  Since then, Elise has held internships with John Edwards for President, Perla Cavazos for Austin City Council, and Progressive Capitol Group. She has been active in her home chapter since her freshman year where she has served both as Fundraising Committee Chair and as Treasurer. In her leisure time, Elise enjoys baking, dancing, and playing with dogs.

Amber E. Hastings is a Political Science Major at Texas Tech University. She has been involved in Democratic politics since 2004, when living in Iowa allowed her to meet Democratic Primary candidates. A stint in California further cemented her beliefs. Since moving to West Texas in 2007, Amber has kept the Democratic message alive by being one of a handful of students supporting then-Senator Obama in her Amarillo high school. She is a founding member of the Tech Student Democrats and has served as Secretary since its creation. She has been extremely involved with voter registration and policy-based events at Texas Tech to combat the conservatism that runs rampant in Lubbock. In addition to politics, Amber enjoys television and eating.

Christie Squiers is a Government major at the University of Texas at Austin from Lufkin, Texas.  She got her start in Democratic politics by joining the University Democrats and helping campaigns in the 2012 election cycle.  She interns at Annie’s List, a political organization that is dedicated to electing Democratic women to state office, and also works at the Women’s Shelter of East Texas.  Along with TCD Programs Director, Christie is also involved with her local chapter of college Democrats, a member of the College Women’s Political Caucus, and the Assistant Director of the Women’s Resource Agency at UT.  In her spare time, Christie enjoys eating, making people laugh, and watching trashy TV.

Garry Jones is from Madison, Wisconsin and a Political Science major, with an emphasis in Pre-Law studies, at Texas Wesleyan University. Garry has been active in Democratic politics since 2008 when he served as an intern for the Obama campaign in Madison, Wisconsin. Since that time, he worked as the State Director of Students for Bill White and a Neighborhood Team Leader with Organizing for America. He is also an at-large representative on the Texas Wesleyan Student Government Association, an active member of the Texas Wesleyan World of Leaders, and an officer with Texas Wesleyans’ Baptist Student Ministry. In his free time, Garry enjoys watching sports, trying new food, and keeping up with what is going on in the world.

Elizabeth Joyce is a May 2011 graduate of Baylor University, born and raised in the Houston-area.  She received her BA in Anthropology and minored in both History and Environmental Studies.  Elizabeth remembers being the only Democrat in her 6^th grade class in 2000, arguing with everyone why Al Gore should be elected.  Since being at Baylor, her interest in social issues peaked and she became active in Baylor Democrats at the beginning of her junior year.  Shortly after, she became Treasurer and currently serves as the outgoing President of Baylor Democrats.  Elizabeth plans to attend Texas A&M University in the fall to pursue a Masters of Art in Anthropology.

Ryan Lofton Payne is a graduating senior at Texas State University class of 2011.  Ryan was the first President of Texas College Democrats to not hail from the University of Texas.  During his administration Texas College Democrats made a name for themselves across the state and nation with innovations like the TCD iPhone app, increased Facebook presence, and one of the quickest transitions in TCD history.  TCD history was changed again when over 20 students and 13 universities from across Texas attended the College Democrats of America National Convention in North Carolina.  During the 2010 election, TCD created a competitive election strategy and had the foresight to predict that Dallas county could turn blue, focusing attention to the county by holding the second annual Fall Conference in Dallas.  TCD strengthened its ties to the state party as well as organizations, such as the Burnt Orange Report, during Payne’s tenure and with the Texans for Tomorrow campaign TCD reached out to activate conservative college Democrats. Nationally, Texans now are more involved with the national organization holding a variety of chairmanships and appointed positions. Ryan is currently serving as College Democrats of America Southern State Party Outreach Coordinator and Chairman of the Constitution Committee. Ryan’s two proudest accomplishments while President were bringing in DNC Vice-Chair Linda Chavez-Thompson to TCD as the very first Honorary Chair and being able to work alongside such a dedicated and visionary executive board.  Ryan will graduate in May 2011 with Bachelors degrees in History and Political Science.