Political acronyms can be confusing, and people often forget that not everyone is aware of what they mean. Hopefully this list will help clear up any confusion. Feel free to request any edits by emailing us.
ACA - Affordable Care Act
ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union
ADL - Anti-Defamation League
AFL-CIO - American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFSCME - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
AFT - American Federation of Teachers
AIPAC - America Israel Political Action Committee
AJ - Alternate Judge (Polling location)
BAAD Women - Bay Area Association of Democratic Women
BAND - Bay Area New Democrats
BGTX - Battleground Texas
BLM - Black Lives Matter
CAIR - Council on American–Islamic Relations
CD - Congressional District
CEC - County Executive Committee
COPE - Committee on Political Education
CPAC - Conservative Political Action Committee
CPPP - Center for Public Policy Priorities
CVPE - Community Voices for Public Education
DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
DNC - Democratic National Committee
DREAM Act - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act
DSA - Democratic Socialists of America
EJ - Election Judge (Polling location)
FEC - Federal Elections Commission
FLOTUS - First Lady of the United States
GLAAD - Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
GOP - “Grand Old Party” also known as the Republican Party
GOTV - Get Out the Vote
HBAD - Houston Black American Democrats
HCC - Houston Community College
HCDE - Harris County Department of Education
HCDLA - Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association
HCDP - Harris County Democratic Party
HCRP - Harris County Republican Party
HD - House District (Texas Legislature)
HDCC - House Democratic Campaign Committee (Texas Legislature)
HFT - Houston Federation of Teachers
HISD - Houston Independent School District
HOPE - Houston Organization of Public Employees Local 123
HRC - Human Rights Campaign
IBEW - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
JP - Justice of the Peace
LGBT - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender
LULAC - League of United Latin American Citizens
NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NARAL - National Abortion Rights Action League
NCJW - National Council of Jewish Women
NOW - National Organization of Women
NRA - National Rifle Association
OFA - Organizing for America
OFAD - Oak Forest Area Democrats
OR - Our Revolution
PAC - Political Action Committee
PBS - Public Broadcasting Service
PFLAG - Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
POTUS - President of the United States
PP - Planned Parenthood
PPTV - Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
RNC - Republican National Committee
ROADwomen - River Oaks Area Democratic Women
SBOE - State Board of Education
SCOTUS - Supreme Court of the United States
SD - Senate District
SOS - Secretary of State
SPLC - Southern Poverty Law Center
SURJ - Showing Up for Racial Justice
TCBD - Texas Coalition of Black Democrats
TDP - Texas Democratic Party
TDW - Texas Democratic Women
TEC - Texas Ethics Commission
TENT - Transgender Education Network of Texas
TOP - Texas Organizing Project
TYD - Texas Young Democrats
VAN - Voter Activation Network
VDVR - Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar
VPOTUS - Vice-President of the United States