THE VOICE

Volume 27 . Issue 12 . December 2025

WHITNEY WHITE

President

2025 has been a long year for all of us. A year that looked back at the years of 45s first administration and said, "Hold my beer." A year that was supposed to be easy because it wasn't an election year has turned out to be a year filled with increasingly appalling behavior by the President and his administration, increasingly unimaginable atrocities committed against citizens and immigrants alike, and increasingly egregious assaults on our "small d" democratic way of life. I think one thing that has sustained us is how we come together for our meetings and our marches and our events. Thank you.

I read somewhere on the internet "Unity is community. Community is power. And that power is with the people." We are that power. So we keep speaking up and standing up and showing up in 2026.

2026

First BAD Meeting of the New Year!

Thursday, January 8

11:30 a.m.

LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED

Our speaker will be Regina Vanberg

Candidate for US House Texas District 21

Congratulations to the new 2026 Board Members!

President: Susan Dollar

Vice President: Rachel Kilgore

Secretary: Shawn Bonner

Membership: Robin Prescott

Treasurer: Melinda Huff

Publicity & Social Media: Kelly Skovbjerg

Webmaster: Andy Wine

Member at Large: Martha Barker

Member at Large: Lynn Bellow

Member at Large: Richard Caldwell

No BAD meeting in December

Instead - make plans to attend the

HOLIDAY PARTY

Sunday, December 14

4:00 p.m.

Las Guitarras Restaurant, Boerne

$25 per person

RSVP here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094DA9AE29A2F94-60551383-badand

LAURA BRAY

Kendall County Democratic Party Chair

Meet our Democratic Candidate for

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 -

Introducing Dr. Adriann Wolfe!

NOTES FROM THE CHAIR

Just before Thanksgiving, we learned that Dr. Adriann Wolfe, a U.S. military veteran and three-year resident of Boerne, plans to run for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1! Kevin has met with her several times to explain the process, and several others met shortly afterward. She has terrific qualifications and will be a great candidate!

Dr. Wolfe is a proud U.S. military veteran, educator, business consultant, and community leader. She is committed to ensuring the JP court operates with fairness, transparency, and respect for every resident.

With a career rooted in service and advocacy, Dr. Wolfe believes the court should be both firm in justice and compassionate in practice. Her campaign reflects the values of fairness, integrity, and community, with a focus on accessible and accountable local justice.

Stay tuned to this space for more details on Dr. Wolfe and information on her campaign! You can email her with questions at wolfe4jop.p1@gmail.com.

Also: be sure to check out our new Young Democrats of Kendall County group! Make sure to send it to anyone you know in that age group, and contact Leah with any questions.

RESIST!

BAD BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, December 17

5:30 p.m. at the Dem office

HOLIDAY BOOK TRADE

Bring your gently used give-away books, your holiday snacks, and let's have fun trading some new reads!

VOTER DEPUTY REGISTRAR TRAINING

Wednesday, January 7

9:30 a.m.

Kendall County Elections Office

221 Fawn Valley Drive

This training certifies attendees to register voters

in Kendall County in 2026. All certifications received in 2025 are still valid through December 2026.

If you would like to attend the training, email Peg Layton at layton.peg@gmail.com

Many thanks to Jackie and Kim Moore for hosting the Democracy Forward event at their home on November 11. Also, thanks to Georgia and Gary Miller for their efforts and for inviting BAD and KCDP members to the event.

Founder Skye Perryman (pictured below) spoke to the group about Democracy Forward's goals to leverage the collective power of people and communities to stop the law from being used in regressive ways and to build for a better future. Learn more about Democracy Forward here:

democracyforward.org

We had a packed house for the November 13 BAD meeting!

Our speaker was Josie Garcia,Texas House District 124. Josie served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years and is first active duty woman veteran to serve in the Texas House of Representatives. She was an electric speaker and fired up the crowd with her remarks and stories of her life and service!

Over 80 brave souls showed up in Bandera for the Black and White of Fascism protest on November 15! The event was a huge success, with additional support from passers-by and very litttle interference from the very small trump train that kept circling the block.

A good time was had by all at the

November 19 meeting of the BAD Book Club!

Members of Cibolo Creek Indivisible and Boerne Area Democrats pause for a photograph with Rhonda McNeill, Director of Community Programs at Hill Country Family Services, after delivering much needed food, supplies and financial donations. Texas has the highest food insecurity population in the country. One in every six households (about 5.3 million people; 18% of the Texas population) face food insecurity. Many of the affected people are children. The situation has been exacerbated by the shutdown of government food programs and, recently, by the pause in SNAP benefits. Cibolo Creek Indivisible and Boerne Area Democrats urge Americans to support government for all the people. (Left to Right – Susan Dollar, Gary Miller, Rhonda McNeill, Georgia Miller and Lynn Bellow)

CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS!

TEXAS HOUSE

District 19 – Ellen Troxclair

Phone: 512-463-0490

Email: https://house.texas.gov/members/19

Local Address: 624 N. Main St, Boerne TX 78006

District 122 – Mark Dorazio

Phone: 512-463-0646

Email: https://house.texas.gov/members/122

Local Address: 4634 De Zavala Rd, SA TX 78249

TEXAS SENATE

District 25 – (Dr.) Donna Campbell

Phone: 512-463-0125

Email: https://senate.texas.gov/memberform.php?auth=9fCNAzPuZ3ZVgORwYpMOC%2FydJRQPKU9w0d0Dw3vgCbs6XzpfOi%2BilhrUxx2r0tuuD3VELIChCEs5BtKpV3aq8n7y%2FTNMG2vcOnw6fDrzf4MPuVpyOMVSm1YJebOU&lang=en

District Address: 229 Hunters Village, Ste. 105, New Braunfels TX 78132

U.S. CONGRESS

Senator Ted Cruz

Email: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/contact/write-ted

DC office: 202-224-5922

South/Central TX office: 210-340-2885

District Office: 9901 IH-10W, Ste 950, SA TX 78230

Senator John Cornyn

Email: https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/share-opinion/

DC office: 202-224-2934

San Antonio office: 210-224-7485

District Office: 600 Navarro, Ste 210, SA TX 78205

U. S. REPRESENTATIVES

District 21 – Chip Roy

San Antonio office:

Phone: 210-821-5024

Fax: 771-200-5819

16414 San Pedro Ave, # 817, SA TX 78232

Kerrville Office:

Phone: 830-896-0154

125 Lehmann Dr, # 201, Kerrville TX 78028

DC office: 202-225-4236

Email: https://roy.house.gov/contact

District 23 – Tony Gonzales

San Antonio office:

Phone: 210-806-9920

Fax: 210-927-4903

4372 N. Loop 1604 W, # 205, SA TX 78249 (By Appt Only)

DC office:

Phone: 202-225-4511

Fax: 202-2225-2237

Email: https://gonzales.house.gov/contact

TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

District 10 – Tom Maynard

Phone: 12-763-2801

Fax: 512-763-9517

Email: tom@maynardfortexas.com

It's time to pay your

December BAD membership dues!

PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A

RECURRING DONOR!

Donations are still critical so that we can continue to support candidates, important causes, our scholarship program, and our Democratic office. Please consider becoming a recurring donor! It’s really easy to set up your recurring donation via ActBlue. Simply go to https://secure.actblue.com/ and click on Sign In to enter your information. You can also donate via a credit card, an auto-withdrawal from your bank, or by mailing a check to BAD, P.O. Box 2132, Boerne, TX, 78006.sh

T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE!

Get your latest Democratic t-shirt now!

They are $20 each and are available at the Democratic office and at our BAD meetings.

Click on any of these icons to be taken to their web pages.

GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

Let your voices be heard by attending these community meetings.

Click on any of the icons for more information.

Boerne City Council meets at 6:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 447 N. Main Street, Boerne.

The Planning and Zoning Commission meetings are held on the first Monday of each month in the Ronald C. Bowman Council Chambers at City Hall, 447 N. Main Street, Boerne.

The Kendall County Commissioner's Court meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday at 9:00 a.m. in the County Courthouse, 201 E. San Antonio Street, 3rd floor.

The Fair Oaks City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the FOR City Hall, 7286 Dietz Elkhorn Road, FOR.

The Comfort ISD Board of Trustees meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the CISD Central Office, 327 High Street, Comfort.

The Boerne ISD Board of Trustees meets on the 4th Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Administrative Offices, 235 Johns Road.

The Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at 9 Topperwein Road, Boerne.

BOERNE AREA DEMOCRATS BOARD

President: Whitney White

Vice President: Rachel Kilgore

Secretary: Robin Prescott

Treasurer: Michele Smith

Membership: Shawn Bonner

Publicity: Corrine Castillo

Webmaster: Andy Wine

Past President: Susan Dollar

Ex Officio member: Laura Bray, KCDP

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