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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMY LAWRENCE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR COUNTY CHAIR OF

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF COLLIN COUNTY

September 29, 2011 - Amy Lawrence announced this week her intention to file as acandidate for the County Chair of the Democratic Party of Collin County (DPCC) in theMarch 2012 Democratic primary, saying:

Democrats in Collin County need strong representation and opportunitiesto participate in activism that represents our values. This past legislativesession, the Democratic Party of Collin County remained quiet on some ofthe most important issues, like education funding and voter ID. We couldhave been using these issues to solidify and mobilize our voters. Thecurrent Party administration missed a huge opportunity.

As your candidate for County Chair, I am committed to working withyou to create an active and effective Democratic party that can drawattention to the negative impacts of the current political status quo; aDemocratic Party organization that is known in our communities,supporting other political and non-partisan organizations and buildingrelationships with everyday citizens to be engaged and give direction toour elected officials; a Democratic Party that will strengthen our influenceby broadening and diversifying our base of activists and voters; and finallya Democratic Party that fosters a cadre of qualified, electable candidateswho share our Democratic values and will work tirelessly to protect ourcommunities.

The only way we will be able to hold our elected officials accountable isby creating a strong, vibrant, financially viable and vocal DemocraticParty in Collin County that offers an alternative vision for our localcommunitiesa party that can exert influence on our currentrepresentatives and help elect qualified candidates who share ourDemocratic values.

For the past seven years, Amy has worked in support of civil and political rights abroadas a project manager in Washington, DC and later as a consultant for firms implementingmulti-million dollar foreign aid projects funded by the US government. In early 2007,Amy and her husband moved to Cairo, Egypt, where she started up the $17M USAID-funded Combating Violence Against Women and Children project and later served as theprojects operations and communications manager.

Amy Lawrence has been an active member of the local Democratic community sincemoving to Collin County in late 2008. She serves on the board of the Texas DemocraticWomen of Collin County as membership chair and as Democratic precinct chair for herelection precinct. During the 2010 election cycle, Amy served on the DPCCs

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coordinated campaign committee and chaired the Get Out the Vote committee, whichinvolved more than 150 volunteers who dedicated over 1200 volunteer hours in supportof local and state Democratic candidates.

Amy is originally from Crosbyton, Texas and graduated from Austin College in Sherman,

Texas. She married fellow Austin College graduate, Brad Lawrence, and together theyhave two young childrenFinn, age 3, and Rowan, 6 months.

You can learn more about Amy Lawrence and her campaign by visiting the campaignwebsitewww.voteamylawrence.jimdo.com.

For more information, contact Hazel Weathers at (214) 449-1103.

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