ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Natalie
Hi! Nice to meet you! I’m Natalie King, and I’m running for re-election as Chair of the Montgomery County Democratic Party. I’m a 27-year resident of Texas and an 20-year resident of Montgomery County.
I'm a retired union member, NATCA, and spent 27 years with the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller.
THE JOURNEY
My political origin story starts in 1976, age 9, when I wanted Jimmy Carter elected for one very serious reason: President Ford kept interrupting my TV shows. Priorities.
More importantly, my dad modeled public service IRL—volunteer firefighter, paramedic, cop, and town council member. Lesson learned early: democracy doesn’t run itself. Regular people have to show up, even when nobody’s clapping.
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I stuck with politics, earned a B.A. in Political Science and History in 1989, then went to work for the FAA, where the HATCH Act kept me politically grounded. That ended in 2000, when the Supreme Court hit “Ctrl+Alt+Delete” on democracy. I stopped spectating and started organizing—especially at the local and county level in Texas. I’ve been an MCDPTX volunteer since 2016, campaigning up and down the ballot.
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I retired and immediately went from “federal employee” to “professional pain-in-the-neck for injustice,” showing up for public schools, LGBTQ Texans, BLM, religious freedom, immigrant communities, and way too damned many people who have been murdered by our government for being anywhere near adjacent to those standing up for justice and exercising their freedom of speech against the policies of He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. Because silence is never neutral.
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I’ve worked elections, served as Precinct Chair, Convention Chair, committee member, Treasurer for 3.5 years, and since June 2024, Chair of the Montgomery County Democratic Party. As Treasurer, I modernized our finances (yes, we retired the flash drives), tightened compliance, and focused on transparency and continuity—because institutions matter.
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Then came 2024: a 100ish-day presidential campaign, zero downtime, and a volunteer surge that hit like a DDoS attack. We rebuilt onboarding mid-flight, restarted Working Wednesdays, and turned chaos into action—postcards, flyers, phones, and real work. Messy? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely.
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And yes—there was that time we had to explain Texas Election Law to our own County Judge after he called the wrong election body based on advice from “election integrity” hobbyists. Wrong meeting. Wrong authority. One phone call could’ve fixed it. Instead, we mobilized to prevent a last-minute election meltdown. Democracy: defended.
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I show up. I read the damn rules. I do my best to fix the system, and you'll probably hear profanity slip out of my mouth if you're nearby. If strong language upsets you, I recommend ear muffs or pearls to clutch.
If you want sparkle, hire a decorator. I’m here to make it run. We’re just getting started. Buckle up.
MISSION STATEMENT
“Sure, burn it down is easy. Annihilate it is easy. Razing things to the ground is easy.
Trying to fix what’s broken is hard. Hope is hard.”
- Loki Laufeyson (Loki, S2, Ep10)
I’m sure that most people do not find inspiration in a quote from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I’m not like most people. Our Constitution, the bedrock of our Democracy, was created in such a way that we wouldn’t need to raze things to the ground when we find the need for change.
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Two years ago I wrote that to fix things nationally, we need to start locally. Like Tip O'Neill famously said, "All politics is local." I went on to state that we need to identify and encourage candidates to run for every position on the ballot. I still believe that.
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Two years ago, here in Montgomery County, we had Democratic candidates running in 13 races, 6 of them contested. Even with that small number, we had a lot of enthusiasm going. Our final numbers were disappointing, to say the least. I believe we could have doubled the Democratic turnout in November if we had the number of races filled that we do now in 2026.
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In 2026 we have Democrats running in:
Every Federal and Statewide race. Every single one of them. That's 28 races in MoCo. 12 of them are contested.
We also have Dems running for County Judge, and Justice of the Peace Pct 1 as well as a contested Dem County Chair race.
Dems running in 31 races in our "red" county, 13 of them in contested races. That's real progress in two years. There's still a lot of room for improvement.Anybody know a Democrat with a law degree willing to run for any judge position? Anybody? "Beuller?"
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But we're not yet done asking the question, “Have you ever thought of running for office?” We have non partisan positions to fill coming up soon. City Council and some Mayor positions are on the May ballot for Conroe, Cut N Shoot, Montgomery, Magnolia, Oak Ridge North, Panorama Village, Patton Village, Roman Forest, Shenandoah, Splendora, Woodbranch, Woodloch, The Woodlands Township, and more. There are also School Board positions up for election this year too: Conroe, Magnolia, Montgomery, New Caney, Splendora, Willis, and Lone Star College Trustees. Heck we've even got Utility Board positions coming up: Chateau Woods MUD, Porter, The Woodlands Road, and last but not least, the Montgomery County Hospital District.
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Everyone knows someone who would be a great fit as a public servant. Let us know at CampaignSupport@mcdptx.org.
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Change is hard. Hope is hard. I’m inviting you to come with me on this journey. Right here. Local. Our home. Find your Glorious Purpose. The first ripples of our wave have reached our county shores.