Party Day

Jun 17
2 min read

The citizens kicked off Party day with flag raising ceremony, followed by activities including filing for office, engaging in lively House and Senate sessions, and constructing their own political parties. The walls and hallways are quickly filling up with campaign posters for every position at TBGS and you can feel the excitement in the air.

National party sponsor, Kristen Gordon, and Federal party sponsor, Sarah Lanford, were thrilled for the evening ahead. “We’re so excited for party day because it kicks off the platform building process. The girls really get the chance to talk about issues that are important to them and take action.”

After filing for precinct and state positions, the session convened for a Q&A panel with the Executive Director of Every Texan, Parisa Fatehi-Weeks. The citizens asked many questions about her career and the challenges that she faced working in male dominated fields. She noted that it’s important to learn, stumble, and grow along the way. “Don’t let those stumbles trip you up because the next thing you know you’re the boss.”

She also emphasized the importance of using your voice. “No one else has the voice that you have, there’s nothing else like it. How boring would it be if they were all the same?”

Yesterday evening at the opening ceremony Chloe Luo, former Governor of Texas Girls State, shared a similar sentiment. “I thought Girls State was going to teach me how government works. But the most important lesson I learned had nothing to do with government. It was learning what a privilege it is to have a voice.”

She concluded by reminding the citizens how important this opportunity is, and encouraged them to take full advantage. “Because somewhere in the world, there is a girl who would give anything to have the opportunities sitting in front of you today. And the best way to honor that privilege is to use it.”

On top of electing precinct and county chairs, both parties heard speeches from state party candidates, voted, and elected their 2026 Party officials. See below for the list of elected State Party Officials, and congratulations to all the citizens who took part in the elections!