I am a native Austinite and lifelong Democrat. I graduated from the Univ. of Texas in 1987, worked at Forbes and Texas Monthly magazines as a reporter/writer, and now manage real estate investments in Austin and Kauai. With the re-election of Donald Trump in 2024, I felt compelled to get involved in Democratic politics as a TCDP precinct chair.

It's clear that basic American freedoms such as free speech, the right to protest, and freedom of the press, as well as core democratic principles like voting, civil, and LGBTQ rights are under attack. I believe that the power of the people is truly greater than the people in power, but only if we all exercise that power and participate in our democracy.

John Anderson