A welcoming, community-friendly kickoff to our Inaugural Texas Forward Party State Convention.
Austin, TX
Sat, April 11th 2026
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Come hear directly from inspiring independent candidates and learn how we can work together to fix what’s broken in our political system.
This is a great opportunity to meet fellow Texans and community leaders who share our Forward Party values.
This is a general public session open to anyone in the community that shares the values of the Forward Party.
SPEAKERS
gov. cHRISTINE tODD-wHITMANN
Forward Party Founding Co-Chair
Candidate for Lt. Governor (IND)
Mike Collier
Candidate for US Congress TX-38 (IND)
William Taggart
Candidate for US Congress TX-23 (IND)
Veronica Williams
KIRSTA MELTON
Candidate for Hays County DA (IND)
Candidate for TX State Senate SD-1 (IND)
STEVE CLUGSTON
SOPHIA DELORETTo-CHUDY
Texas Voter Project
The ATXelerator
WARD TISDALE
Texans for Thoughtful Politics
SHANNON FOHN
Texans for Thoughtful Politics
Holly Bohart
The League of Independent Voters of TX
LINDA CURTIS
JT Coaching
JENNY TORNOW
DAN ALLEN
Collin County Chair (FWD)
Travis County Chair (FWD)
Ed Graham
CIARA PEREZ
Cameron County Chair (FWD)
BECKY NEELY
Fort Bend County Chair (FWD)
BRANDON DAVID
Interim State Vice Chair (FWD)
If you are inspired by the morning rally and want to participate more, you can also join the information and learning sessions on April 11th!
Signature Gathering Info Session led by Linda Curtis from the League of Independent Voters of Texas
Independent Candidate & Forward Leaders Networking Lunch
Outreach for Independents Info Session
Please head to our official registration form and select all the weekend sessions you plan to attend
This rally also serves as the official launchpad for our upcoming "Independent Thinker" events, a series of grassroots signature-gathering efforts happening across the state to help get independent candidates on the ballot. We’d love for you to be part of it!
Agenda and logistics for the entire weekend can be found on the Inaugural State Convention Page