Katie Naranjo Elected Travis County Democratic Party Chair

AUSTIN, TX — Former precinct chair, Democratic club president and political consultant Katie Naranjo this month was overwhelmingly elected with 63 percent of the vote by Travis County Democratic Party precinct members to serve as the next chair.

In the role of Travis County Democratic Party chair, Naranjo will fill a vacancy left after the resignation of former Chair Dyana Limon-Mercado.

“On to November!" Naranjo said in a prepared statment after her Aug. 5 election. "Democrats are poised to pick up local, state, and federal seats this November I’m thankful to be able to focus on efforts to elect Democrats from City Hall to the Halls of Congress right here in Travis County. Texas is the biggest battleground state, and Travis County can make the difference by running up the score in key races and having a big impact across our state.”

Naranjo is the former CEO of GNI Strategies, one of the few women-owned consultancies in Travis County. Over the course of her career, she has consulted for over 120 campaigns, advocacy organizations, non-profits, and progressive causes, and raised more than $8 million for Democrats in Texas. She currently works as the CEO of a home health care company and is a wife and mother to a three-month-old son.