As Texas Suburbs Diversify, Democrats See An Opportunity For 2020
Looking around the inaugural meeting of the Fort Bend County Young Democrats, there’s clear evidence that the face of Texas is changing.
About 60 young adults — almost all minorities — are crammed into a side room of a bubble tea cafe in the Houston suburbs on a steamy August evening. As local and congressional candidates make their pitch to the new group, there are roaring cheers — and a sense of optimism that wasn’t here even a decade ago.
Ali Hasanali, a 30-year-old assistant district attorney, has been involved in local politics in his hometown since 2010, and he remembers a much lonelier scenario back then.
“My first Democratic Party meeting, there was maybe 15 of us. I was probably the youngest person there by three decades. I was definitely the only Asian-American in the room,” Hasanali said. “We didn’t have enough people to run for office, let alone participate in getting people out to vote.”
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