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State Rep. Jessica Farrar to Speak at the Caucus Meeting of "Democrats Against the Death Penalty" at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention

By "Persian Cowboy"

State Rep. Jessica Farrar, a Democrat from Houston who filed a bill in the 2009 Texas legislative session to abolish the death penalty in Texas (HB 682), will speak at the caucus meeting of "Democrats Against the Death Penalty" at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Corpus Christi on Friday, June 25, 2010 in Room 225D-E at the American Bank Center. Also speaking will be Juan Melendez, who spent 17 years, 8 months and 1 day on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit.The anti-death penalty caucus was first founded at the 2004 TDP State Convention by Scott Cobb of Texas Moratorium Network. The Texas Democratic Party has endorsed a moratorium on executions in its party platform at each state convention since 2004.Jessica Farrar is currently in her 8th term as State Representative of District 148...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on June 30, 2010 (boomark / email).