Texas holds a rich and diverse landscape of people from all walks of life that have genuine concerns about traditional values of moral decency, responsibility in government, and sound constitutional principles being preserved and uplifted in our Texas and American societies.

Despite Texas’ apparent political clout as holder of the second largest delegation to the Electoral College and the second largest population in the United States, its position in the primary election, which is governed by political parties, is significantly and detrimentally out of balance to its general election influence.

Texas is a critically vital part of the U.S. economy, currently providing a statistically and disproportionately high contribution to the nation’s job growth, GDP, and positive production across nearly every sector of the free market. In 2010, Texas created more jobs than all other states combined.[i] Texas is the 14th largest economy in the world as of 2009[ii].

Citizens from every corner of Texas have come together to bring Texas’ influence forward as an integral part of the national primary election process through a grassroots organized presidential straw poll, called the Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll, which is designed to give Texans an appropriate voice in the Primary.

 

MISSION

The mission of the 2012 Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll initiative is to provide constitutionally-grounded Texans a voice in the 2012 Presidential Primary race prior to the traditional bias of the early caucus/primary States.

Texas Gallop, Inc is a section 527 tax-exempt, issue advocacy organization under the Internal Revenue Code.  The corporation was formed by active members of various Tea Party Organizations throughout the Greater Houston Area.

FURTHER QUESTIONS

Further questions about our event can be directed to texasstrawpoll@gmail.com.  We look forward to hearing from you!

WHO WE ARE

Board of Directors

President	Joe Pelati	Houston Tea Party Society
Vice-President	Felicia Cravens	Houston Tea Party Society
Treasurer	Bill Moore	Sugar Land Tea Party
Secretary	Kelly Horsley	Katy Tea Party
Director	Darcy Kahrhoff	Katy Tea Party
Director	Judy Schmid	Sugar Land Tea Party
Director	Dale Huls	Clear Lake Tea Party
Director	Larry Lane	Kingwood Tea Party