Hi team,

Happy February! We have a lot of updates this month, but here are the toplines:

  • November general election Voting history is in VAN!
    • Campaigns that had general elections in 2020 AND have not renewed VAN access will have their VAN committee deactivated in 14 days - on February, 18, 2021). Don’t worry, your data won’t be lost, and we are happy to reactivate your committee later on if you run for office in the future.
  • TDP / Hustle contract has been signed -- you can now re-sign your Hustle contract at the negotiated (cheaper) rate


Voting History in VAN
Full voting history for the 2020 election is now available in the “Voting History” section when creating a list or viewing a voter’s record in VAN. Click here for more information on how to create a list using voting history or other voter characteristics.


Hustle Contracts
The TDP has signed a new contract with Hustle so all Texas VAN committees can access a negotiated rate for each text message sent. If you used Hustle in previous cycles and would like to use it again in 2021, please be sure to renew your contract so that you can access the tool. If you have any questions, please submit a help ticket. (FYI -- the negotiated rate applies whether you're renewing your contract or using Hustle for the first time). Click here to sign up for Hustle for 2021.

Survey Questions
New election cycle, new survey questions! We’ve updated our Survey Questions documentation here and a complete list of all shared cross-committee (XCmty) Survey Questions can be found here. As always, if you need any specific SQs for your committee, would like to suggest new XCmty SQs, or need any edits made, please submit a help ticket.

We also request that if you’re a candidate or if you’re IDing for the Democratic ticket that you use 2021 or 2022 cycle survey questions. If you need a SQ to be updated (or a new one to be created) please submit a help ticket.

Campaigns & PACs: Renew VAN!
Did you have an election in 2020 and you’re running again in 2021 or 2022? Or are you running for the first time this cycle? Request VAN for your campaign here: http://txdem.co/VAN-Request

Thanks for everything you’re doing to flip Texas blue! As always, feel free to submit a help ticket at txdem.co/van-help or drop us a line at vanhelp@txdemocrats.org with any questions.

All the best,
TDP Data Team